Wool & Tea

Thank you all so much for visiting Wool & Tea.  

At this time, the site will continue as a virtual museum of fabulous textile work from around the world.  

I will not be continuing to add more posts.

Shear Spirit is filled with gorgeous photos, 

heartwarming profiles, and great patterns. 

Visit 10 fiber farms and ranches across the U.S., 

from the Willamette Valley of Oregon to the 

coast of Maine - you'll be smitten with the people, 

places, and animals that, together, create yarn. 

Twenty projects featuring yarns from 

the farms interviewed will inspire all knitters.

How to Make a Happy Carpet

A truly charming video.

Annemie Koenen is the sweetest felting artist 

from the south of Netherlands.  

With a teaching degree from the Rudolf Steiner School, 

she began her own studio and shop in 1999.

You can meet her at the 2008 Midwest Felting Symposium

where she'll be showing felting of Mystical Creatures, 

Lizards & Reptiles, Jewelry, and Tukmenistan design.

Thread & Yarn Handing Days

Mitsuko Tonouchi 

Mitsuko rules!  She is just about the most prolific 

and explorative fiber artist I've ever seen.  

Too many pieces to include here.

Gorgeous organic assemblages of crocheted,

macramed, knitted and embroidered fibers.

Tapestries too!

Janice Rosema

If you'll be in L.A. August 5th,

don't miss out on Janice's freeform crochet workshop 

with the L.A. Fiber Guild.  

Join the adventure and create 

improvisationally with all sorts of fibers.

 

Provocative!!!

David Abey brings fashion magazines 

to new levels of gorgeous and glorious art.

Using craft punches, he creates shimmering textural forms

from advertisements, editorials, and covers.

Nuno felt with Polly Stirling

Enter the magical realm of cloaks, wraps and hats felted by textile artist 

Polly Stirling.  Assembling layers of diverse fibers, she creates wearable art 

that transforms the wearer and the viewer.

"Nuno felt is lightweight with drape and flexibility. 

There are many possibilities for transparency, exciting texture, conglomerate layering of materials with diverse characteristics, and thus great multi dimensions."

Check for upcoming workshops at Wild Turkey Felt Makers.

Enchanted by the Dragon Charmer!

Jennifer Carson is bringing middle earth to life with her sensitive 

portrayal of goblins, trolls, dragons, and more.

For her new dragon and faerie kits check out her etsy store.

I'm smitten with Jill Harrop's reclaimed cashmere and mohair sweaters.  

Just how sweet are these?!  It's the hat that got me, it says it all, 

including the name of her vision, Heartfelt Artistry

"breathing compassion and creativity back into existence".

"Ultra-feminine confections by Heartfelt, 

these one-of-a-kind recycled cashmere and mohair sweaters 

are meticulously hand-felted with a tiny needle, creating curlicue 

and scrolling stag motifs that resemble a woolly tattoo."

-National Post

João Gilberto e Tom Jobim

Just how cute and magnificent are these two?
Only Brazil's best!
We're making a brief stop in Brazil this afternoon to open the heart and soul.

Elis e Tom

Elis is considered the most gifted Brazilian singer.
Tom made Bossa Nova famous worldwide.
The arrangements are refined, elegant, and sublime. It's rare to experience
this kind of playfulness and authenticity in a duet. Performing the classic
piece by genius Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Elis e Tom is simply the best Brazilian vocal recording ever.
Sensual, astonishing, and remarkable.

Textile wizard Lizzie Houghton is a master at transforming wool into passionate wearable art. She is currently experimenting with hand rolled felt and
Nuno felting techniques with the addition of silks and velvets.
Check out her upcoming workshops in her wonderful studio by the forest.