As Autumn gives way to winter up here we have started to get organised for the months ahead. Alex has been busy building up our log stack, we have taken down and dried out the Ger that we had up over the summer and we have picked as many berries as we could find. Unfortunately, … read more…
Tag: mongolian
May’s felting course – what was made
Here are some pictures of the work from our last Felting Weekend Workshop. There were some beautiful pieces, two of Image of Red Deer the group made Mongolian style floor mats for sitting on, which were made wet felted bag using Cheviot and Shetland fleece and then a mix of naturally dyed Shetland and Cheviot … read more…
Felt-making with pony -how we did it
I thought it might be quite handy to have a few instructions in case anyone wants to try this method at home! Part of the finished wall hanging! If you have watched the short film below, it gives you some idea of how we did it. We started by washing a dyeing local fleece. … read more…
Mongolian felt making film (with a pony!)
We have finally done it -made a piece of felt Mongolian style using a pony! We think this is the first time this has been done in the UK, as we have not heard of anyone else trying it. Mongolian felting in Scotland is definitely a first! Thanks to Ian and Sasha and their family, as well as Nutmeg … read more…
