Hello! Emma here today. I’ve been intrigued by all of the felted-ruffle scarves roaming around the internet. Ones like this and this and this one too. We also get a lot of questions in the shop about this sort of ruffled scarf s…
So Much Fun!
Marie and I met up again a few weeks ago and spent ANOTHER whole day photographing our inventory and, this time, some shots of the shop (we’ll show you those in another post)! Above is just a sampling of what we did – you’ll see more and more sho…
Woven
Hello everyone! It’s Hannah writing to you today. Mom’s been a busy little bee (as usual!), and has been creating new felted pieces for classes. She’s been particularly enjoying woven wet felt techniques.We call this one the “Prairie Wrap”. I love the …
A Photoshoot and the New Website!
Hello! Emma here today. A while back we had the pleasure of working with my dear friend Marie, of Permanent Glimpse Photography, and our beautiful models, Dylann and Kimberlee. The day with the Marie was the first of many scheduled da…
Espadrilles!
Look at these cute little wet felted slippers that Mom whipped up. Not only are they adorable, but they’re super comfortable and are made specifically to fit your foot. She’s teaching a class on how to make these little babies tomorrow. Give us a call …
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…
Reflections
April 7th was the anniversary of an AMAZING 6 years in business for The Little Thimble That Could. We celebrated with our yearly tradition (since we moved to High Hand) of a Student Art Show and Reception. It has been such a blessing to hav…
Lisa’s Adventures with Irit Dulman and Vilte
Hello,This time it is Lisa writing to you.In January, I went to my first out of town workshop all by myself. I loaded my jeep with all my felting and dyeing supplies and set off to the Monterey Peninsula. The workshop was with I…
Melissa Arnold and Embellishment Machines.
We are thrilled to have Melissa Arnold returning to The Tin Thimble Classroom to teach “The Embellishment Machine Unplugged” in February. Here in the shop I must admit we’ve all been a bit skeptical of embellishment or felting machines – go …
Felted Fashion Show 2012
We are thrilled to be hosting our first Felted Fashion Show! Mom, Lisa, Carin and a number of our students will be struttin’ their felted garments down the catwalk. The fashion show will be part of High Hand Gallery’s Awards Night for the A…