The lovely, talented and kind Leiko Uchiyama visited us in April, 2014 and taught a series of wonderful workshops, including a technique called ‘Pine Needle Felt’. We are always so honored when an instructor wants to come all the way to teach at our little Thimble. It is so inspiring and refreshing to have some […]
Hand Dyed Scarves and New Felted Garments by Sharon
Hello everyone! It’s Sharon here today. The scarf rack here in the shop was just about empty so I spent a day this week dyeing some new ones. I use jacquard acid dye, silk habotai and silk chiffon. This never gets old, there are so many techniques to get different effects. For students who are […]
Pine Needle Felt with Leiko Uchiyama
In April, we were thrilled to bring Leiko Uchiyama to The Thimble Classroom to share her unique felting technique, Pine Needle (or “Matsuba” in Japanses) Felt. The results were FABULOUS!A hearty “Thank You!” to Leiko for traveling over our way an…