Stab Things Into Existence Blog (Anna's Place of Holding)
- Life Happens but we don't stop
This is the fiber that started it all...
Heartfelt.
Heartfelt. Heart felted. Feeling heart. I don’t know about you, but these days, my heart has taken a bashing or two…hundred. The world has become so closed off, so remote, and so distant, that my heart sometimes feels like it shrunk three sizes. (My apologies to Dr. Seuss.) And that’s when I need to remind myself to refocus, redirect, and refill my heart. Often that is possible just by the simple act of needle felting a heart. I always find my spirit begins to brighten up when I’m creating hearts, particularly if I am able to use a riot of...
NEW YEAR-WHAT DOES 2020 HAVE IN STORE?
Cozy Up and Felt with a Bowl Full of this...
The difference between Craft Felt & Wool Felt
When I am asked if I use craft felt in any of my classes, I like to let my students know what the differences are between craft felt and wool felt. For starters, craft felt is created with manmade fibers, mostly plastic and synthetic fibers, which have been needled and/or heat processed to cause the fibers to adhere to one another. Wool felt is made primarily or entirely from natural animal fibers, mostly, sheep wool. Wool felt is more expensive than craft felt, and for good reason: animals require care and feeding in order to produce their wool over and...
Spine Surgery knocked GenCon OUT!
I’ll be launching something cool this fall, and if you want to have access to me for felting classes, tips and tricks, special events, etc., then head over to www.stabthingsintoexistence.com and leave your email address. My friends who give me their emails will be the FIRST in line for this new project, The FELTit Experience.