If you’ve been into the Thimble, you probably recognize these felted wall hangings. Sharon has felted these beautiful pieces over the past couple of years (in addition to some that have sold, and aren’t on display anymore) but just a couple weeks ago, she revamped the way in which they are displayed. Using wild plum […]
Learn to Botanical Dye with Sharon Mansfield – Small Workshops Available Now!
If you’ve been curious about how to create botanical prints, ‘eco prints’, or natural dyes, or if you have taken other workshops with limited success, we highly encourage you to join Sharon Mansfield to learn to botanical dye. Botanical printing is a big part of the Thimble. We love the process, the results and the hundreds of possibilities it […]
Felt Fest 2016 – Thank You, Everyone!
We would like to thank every instructor, student and participant at this year’s Felt Fest. It was such a great weekend surrounded by so many wonderful people and we’d like to sincerely thank you all for your patronage! I’ll share a few photos from the event in this post, but to see the entire gallery, […]
Felt Fest Instructor Profile #5: Tetyana Tverdenko
Tatyana’s classes are among some of our most popular. Whether she’s showing students how to create watercolor-like pictures in her Painting with Wool class, or felting iPad cases, we’re always inspired by her designs and thrilled to see her classes full of happy students. Read on to learn more about Tatyana’s creative process and be […]
Felt Fest Instructor Profile #4: Lisa Classon
Take a look around The Tin Thimble and you’ll find Lisa Classon’s name all throughout. From her beautiful hand spun yarns, to carefully coordinated batts, nuno felted garments and her selection of classes, Lisa adds all sorts of beauty to the Thimble. We asked her a few questions so that our customers and students could get […]
Felt Fest Instructor Profile #3: Marilou Moschetti
Marilou Moschetti has taught workshops at The Tin Thimble since 2013, and we’re honored to be hosting her again for her (super cool) Dimensional Techniques for Making Felt workshop on October 8th & 9th. Marilou is a wealth of creative energy, ideas, expression and felting knowledge and we always encourage our customers to nab a […]
Felt Fest Instructor Profile #2: Toni Lutman
Some of you may know Toni from her beautiful glasswork, and some of you may know her as The Tin Thimble’s manager/ instructor/ felted extraordinaire. Toni will be teaching a darling Wet Felted Essentials Pouch class during Felt Fest, and we wanted our students and customers to know a bit more about miss Toni. What […]
Felt Fest Instructor Profile #1 : Jo Ann Manzone of Dreamweaving Designs
We are thrilled to be hosting Jo Ann Manzone for this year’s Felt Fest. On Friday & Saturday, October 7th & 8th, Jo Ann will be teaching a workshop unlike anything we’ve had in the shop before: Fabric Painting & Nuno Felted Embellishment. We want our readers, customers and students to get to Jo Ann a […]
A Fantastic Vintage-Inspired Way to Use Ric Rac
Let’s just start by saying we have a pretty fierce love affair with ric rac here in the shop. Our friend, and long time customer, Sarah, recently stopped by the shop to purchase some goodies, ask a few questions and share some of her latest (darling) projects. Upon checking out, she plopped her purse onto the […]
The Tin Thimble’s Annual Felt & Fiber Festival: Felt Fest 2016
Hello Tin Thimble fans! Have you heard the news? Felt Fest 2016 has been scheduled for October 7th, 8th and 9th! Are you as excited as we are? We are thrilled to welcome Marilou Moschetti back to the Thimble, we haven’t had her in the shop in too long. She will be teaching a super-unique and […]