The Knitty Gritty Committee: Felter Shmelter

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Felter Shmelter

Hi my name is ______, and I'm addicted to felting. At a holiday staff party last night I was introduced to the fantastic idea of felted soaps! Beautiful, practical, and totally customizable, these sell to the average Joe for $15 at Anthropologie.

I recently purchased some fair trade olive oil soap from Palestine that I'm going to try this with. For step by step instructions, see this great tutorial from Mielke's Fiber Arts.

Sadly I do not have any wool, so I am experimenting....

***Meeting tonight! 7pm! Real Art Ways!***

1 comment:

vivi de la laineDecember 21, 2010 at 1:46 PM
I just found this cape pattern online. So I can feed the felting demon. LoL!

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/12/craft_pattern_podcast_into_the.html
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Mission Statement

The Knitty Gritty Committee is the one and only Hartford yarn bombing chapter. Our influences came from Houston's Knitta, and they deserve credit for the concept.

Yarn bombing is a type of street art which employs colorful displays of hand-made textiles placed in an urban landscape. Like most graffiti, yarn bombing isn't about destruction, but bringing art, personality and beauty to sterile environments. This opportunity allows us to make a statement against hard, cold, masculine culture by taking a widely-viewed warm and cozy feminine past-time to the streets. Perhaps we'll even bring some "mother" nature to Hartford.

Our targets include many objects in need of sweaters: trees, lamp posts, fire hydrants, fences, benches, monuments, statues, railings, and other urban objects.

All are welcome - male/female, crocheter/knitter.
Even if you don't know how to knit, all you need is a willingness to learn. We also appreciate scrap yarn donations for those unable to participate in the stitching process.

For those worried about the loss or damage of a finely knit product - don't fret. Think of it as a public service or arts donation. Odds are you'll make someone's day!

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