Felt Scarves for the cooler days

A couple of recent pieces.

These scarves are made from merino wool, felted into sheer black tissue silk and maybe some silk threads here and there to give the colours lustre. A special little feature at the centre are the little felted beads. Your scarf can be worn so that it looks like a scarf with a matching necklace.  I will have a couple of these in my etsy shop from time to time so pop over and take a look.

New Felted Scarves and Coats

Here are a few nuno felted pieces I have been working on lately.
The first three are images of a long, gossamer coat. It hangs to the hips at the front then sweeps to just above the ankles at the back. The upper layer is like an extended collar/cape. Very floaty when worn. Very hard to get a good picture of this one.

 This second piece is a nuno felt scarf which incorporates layers of silk which I have dyed using shibori methods, hand dyed cotton gauze and border leicester curls, also hand dyed. All felted together with merino wool.

 Both the coat and the fringed scarf are going into an exhibition. The following nuno felt shibori scarves are listed in my etsy shop. They too are light, soft, gossamer pieces.

I have nuno felted the centre with soft superfine merino. Then stitched and gathered this section into folds and dyed it. When the stitches are removed, the folds remain creating this wonderful concertina pattern. Each gossamer scarf can be worn in a number of very different ways.

Felt Baby Booties

Now that the heat of an Australian summer seems to have passed, and the madness of the silly season has been laid to rest for another year, I have a little time to show you what I have been working on of late.
I now run workshops in my studio, so if you live on or near to the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Queensland, Australia, keep an eye on my facebook page for forthcoming events.

I have also been working on these.
My little felted baby booties
In natural wool

and coloured hues

and curly whirly pixie toes

These are all listed in my etsy shop 



Of course if you are like me, you will want a pair too. So do not despair, adult sizes coming soon.

Felt, Nuno Felt, Capes and Awards

I could almost start every post with, "Gosh I've been busy..."  but really I have. Here's some pics to prove it. My entries into this years Royal Brisbane Show - EKKA - and the sections they were in.

Felt Garment 

Accessory

Wall Hanging

Nuno Felt 

Then there are all the gossamer shawls I have been making to order.

And this very special full length one

and these are only the nuno-felts.

There are also the shibori silks

Eventually I'll get some of these listed in my Etsy shop.

Oh, and how did I go at the Show?

A Few Of My Favourite Felt Things

Here are a few of the things I have been making lately.

ABOVE: Felt flowers. 

These are bigger than my hand and make beautiful brooches, hair accessories or decor items.

ABOVE: Fairy LED lights.

Pods and Hanging Flowers with LED lights that change colours.

ABOVE: Shawl/Vest

These are a nunofelt item that works like a cross between a shawl and a vest.

They are made from hand dyed tissue silk with hand dyed merino wool felted in like leaves.

I am happy to custom make these to fit and in your choice of colours. Contact me via my etsy shop, 

Beljays Felt n Art

 if you want to know more.

Nuno Felt Shawls and Cobweb Felt Scarves

These are a few of my most recent Nuno felt shawls and cobweb felt scarves.

The pics have been taken at the lovely market stall I have on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Nuno felt shawls: merino wool felted into hand dyed cotton gauze

Cobweb felt scarves

A nuno felt shawl: superfine merino wool felted into a combination of hand dyed paj silk and tissue silk. The lacy edging is hand dyed rayon.

 If you want to buy any of these, contact me via email  beljaysfelt@gmail.com  I'll let you know if the one you are interested in is still available or we can create a custom order.

New Season Felt Scarves

We'll, the summer here in Queensland is cooling down and I can finally start making again.

I wanted to show you some pics of them here and wouldn't ya know it, I have a technical hitch. So if you would like to see a few pics of what I've been up to pop over here to my Facebook page

www.facebook.com/beljaysfelt
To see  some colourful, lightweight nuno felt shawls and  a few super soft cobweb felt scarves.

I haven't listed these on Etsy yet but if you like them, contact me via email
beljaysfelt@gmail.com

Hopefully I'll get some pics up here later today.