First lets note that it is almost impossible to take a picture of the full image on a ball.  Balls just look better in person.

This design is the heraldry of my local barony, Cynnabar.

Again I’m using the prefelt technique.   However there is a small bit of needle felting here.   The only time I use it is when making balls, and then it is only used to tack the design to the ball until it can be more properly wet felted.

turkish tulip rug

This design is another example of the prefelt technique, except this time all the pieces were cut free hand, instead of by a pattern.  There are no examples of Ottoman felt from the 16TH century, so my inspirations are coming from other textiles and pottery such as these period examples.  The first is silk and housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the plate is at the Smithsonian’s Freer Sackler.

I am so excited to announce that I will be merchanting at Baron Wars on May 8th!  Baron Wars is an SCA event held at a War of 1812 fort in Perrysburg Ohio.  Considering there were only Native Americans living in this area before the year 1600, it can be hard to find a site with good ambiance for a medieval event.  However this fort is made of timber (kind of like a big log cabin).  Its rustic feel is the perfect backdrop to the beginning of our camping season. 

For those of you coming to the event, I will be teaching felting in small groups at my merchant booth all day.  So if you would like a lesson please contact me to reserve a time and space!

For more information on Baron Wars:

http://www.marcheofthemarshes.org/baronwars.htm