Felted vessels

This free felting tutorial, on how to make a vessel, involves felting on an inflatable rubber ball to create a hollow felted sphere. These step by step instructions are beginner friendly easy to follow, and takes about 4 hours to complete.

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Upright felted vessels using surface designs to add texture and interest. One of my workshop options.

I just wet-felted and finished another round, botanical-themed bowl in preparation for the 2-day Vessels & Votives Workshop which I'll be conducting here at the Grand Canyon in October. With a finished size of 10.5" (h) x 14.5" (diam.), this smaller format seems more manageable for a beginner-intemerdiate level class. Working with pre-felts can be challenging for those who've never felted before, but with so many other surface design options available, I know class participants will have no…

Does anyone remember the vessel from way back in March, seen here, that I started during the class with Sharon Costello? I’ve been working on it in bits and pieces, trying to figure out how t…

Jennie Loader Feltmaking | Inspiring image gallery | Jennie Loader Felting

My classmates' beautiful... ...and very different... ...vessels... ...and my own... ...with markings and color gradations... ...tempered by the felting process. Next time: food and wine!

I've been making a lot of new vessels in preparation for the Talmadge show on the 21st. It's been great fun to play with the colors and watch the work evolve. Here are five of the pieces I completed in October. Alpenglow 10"H Alpenglow is inspired by a friend's photo taken at sunset in the high Sierras in central California. Into the Woods 10"H Into the Woods comes from my own imagination and is really a happy accident based on the wool having a mind of its own. …