Posts Tagged ‘felt’
Interview: Discovery Tote Maker Shannon Duffy
Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:46 View CommentsShannon Duffy has studied psychology in North Carolina, woodworking in Kentucky, and jewelry making in Arizona. But a bigger influence on what she does as a crafter might be the time she spent playing with dolls in Germany. “We were stationed there with the Army. We lived near Erlangen when I was 10 to 13 [...]
Song/Craft: Synth Player and Felt-Instrument Maker Seja Vogel
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 10:14 View CommentsSong/Craft is an irregular series on music and the handmade movement.
Most musicians can point to a song, album, or concert that changed their lives. Seja Vogel can point to a craft project. “I always loved making little felt presents when I was younger, but I never thought it was something special or different,” she recalls. [...]
Sustainable Materials: Eco-Felt
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:55 View CommentsI see a lot of handmade goodies listing “ecofelt” as a material, and while I knew ecofelt comes from plastic bottles, I wanted to learn a little bit more. So, using the trusty internet, I did a bit of digging.
Kunin, an eco felt supplier, lists their fabrics as being made of eco-fi (formerly ecospun). Here’s [...]













