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The Funky Felter is a fiber artist specializing in traditional and modern felt making techniques. On her blog, you will see much about felt making as well as other crafty endeavors. And, of course, some personal stories to share!
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A great resource for aspiring feltmakers - The Felting and Needle Felting Forum!
Are you an aspiring feltmaker? Do you have questions about needle or wet felting techniques? Or perhaps you just want to connect with other fiber artists who love the art of feltmaking as much as yo...
Funky's Fiber Artist Spotlight on Lana de Flor! A fellow feltmaker and Etsy seller!
I've resolved to start highlighting some of my fellow fiber artists on a regular basis. There are just so many talented feltmakers that I've come across during my time on the internet. It would be a s...
Funky's Stamp of Approval for Uniquely Felt by Christine White - a wonderful feltmaking book for all levels from beginner to professional!
Starting today, I'm reviewing fiber art & feltmaking resources and supplies on a weekly basis. Then I'll pass along my "Stamp of Approval" for the things that I find particularly useful whether it be...
The popularity of felted wool beads and helpful hints on how to buy quality handmade wool beads . . .
Over the past few months I've seen a great increase in the popularity of felted wool beads. On Etsy and elsewhere, it seems that these little woolly creations have become quite the jewelry making and...
Yay! I've been featured on Handmadecrafts, an artsy crafty spanish language blog!
I just realized today that a super cool spanish language blog has featured my website in an article. The blog Handmadecrafts has a variety of tutorials and feature articles about artists and crafters...
Helpful Tips for Making Wool Felt Beads
It seems that wool beads are becoming more and more popular. Although I do sell a variety of wool beads and handmade supplies in my Etsy shop, you can easily make your own wool beads. This post is n...
It's a hatstravaganza - needle and wet felted hats!
So my latest craze is learning to make felted hats. I'm trying several methods to find out what I like best and what produces the nicest results. This includes needle felting and wet felting techniq...
Woolly beads galore!
In those little bits of time that I have, I make wool beads. It is usually in moments that I know I won't be able to complete larger projects or that I don't feel particularly creative. I make beads...
Cottage Fiber . . . my personal choice
I've been meaning to tell everyone about my favorite local (Kansas City) supplier of wool roving, yarns, and many other fiber art related materials. The name of the shop is Cottage Fiber, and its won...
I must introduce my Ecrater shop too . . .
So I was very eager to introduce my new Mintd shop, but I remembered that I had never really introduced my Ecrater shop before. I opened an Ecrater shop a while ago, probably months now. It is very ...
Yippee! 100th sale on Etsy!
I reached my 100th sale on Etsy this week! A big woohoo and yippee!! As of this month, I've had my shop, thefunkyfelter, on Etsy for a little over 6 months. I'm quite surprised and thrilled at how ...
Roses are red . . . uh, or maybe hot pink?
As far as roses go, I say bright luscious hot pink is the new red! I know that spring is upon us and summer is quickly approaching so where does that leave woolly felt?? Well, I say felt is an all y...