Wendy Bailye Workshop!

We had a great workshop at Precious Purl with Wendy Bailye from Brisbane on Monday.

 It was a challenge for new felters but great results.

Using prefelts, gorgeous cushion covers with 3D flowers were created.

Time was taken with the design process.

Wonderful results were achieved. We hope to have Wendy again next year. Stay tuned for dates and project!

Don't forget to check out my 100th post giveaway of 30th March!
I was going to draw a winner tonight but I will leave it until I return from a visit to Geelong to enjoy my son's Master's Graduation this week. Sunday 29th April is the new date, so leave those lovely comments to be in it

Great chance to do Felting with Wendy Bailye!

Last call for all would-be Felters to join us at Precious Purl this coming Monday 16th April from 10.30 to 4pm to do a much anticipated workshop with Felting Artist and Teacher Wendy Bailye from Brisbane. www.wendybailye.com

Wendy will be in Melbourne to conduct workshops with members of the Victorian Feltmakers this weekend and this is her only other teaching engagement. No experience is necessary.
This is a wonderful opportunity to work with "one of the best!"

We have several vacancies through cancellations, that we are offering at a discounted price!
See my post of 10th March for pictures and more details then phone us at 0423514668 or email! 
(for address: see my profile!) or leave a comment here with a contact email so I can get back to you quickly.

As you have stopped by, check out my previous post with a Giveaway to celebrate 100 posts! 

Leave a comment to be in it!

My 100th Post Giveaway!

Well it really is a little over 100 posts, but I promised a Giveaway and here it is!

100g of beautiful Vintage Silk Sari pieces, a gorgeous hand stitched silk and cotton 30cm square, perfect as a feature in a Quilt or a Cushion, some lovely hand sewn embellishments, 9 Hand Dyed 6 inch squares, 4 lovely buttons and 2 packs of Silk and Sparkle, suitable for card making, journal pages or what ever you imagine! What will you make with all these treasures?

                                                                                                                     

  

Many of these items are put together in India where an Australian is working with local ladies providing work for a Fair wage.

Just leave a lovely comment and I will select a winner on Sunday 22nd April to receive these gorgeous bits and pieces. Make sure I can contact you in case you are the lucky winner.

I would really like to know that people read my blog as I so enjoy putting it together, so if you also become a follower of my Precious Purl Blog, I will put your name in the draw TWICE!! Good Luck and thanks for joining in my celebration.

DON'T FORGET THE WONDERFUL FELTING WORKSHOP WE ARE RUNNING WITH 

WENDY BAILYE ON APRIL 16TH. SEE MY PREVIOUS POST AND EMAIL ME FOR MORE DETAILS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!

100th Post!! But wait..............

Yes! this is my promised 100th Post with a giveaway of gorgeous goodies, BUT, I am going to make you wait until the next post because I have something really exciting to tell you about and it cannot wait!

We at Precious Purl are excited to announce that Wendy Bailye, from Brisbane, Felter extraordinaire, fabulous teacher, an editor/contributor to FELT magazine, featured Artist at National Craft Fairs and all round lovely person is coming to run a Workshop at Precious Purl!

When:      Monday 16th April 10.30-4pm
Where:    Precious Purl, Mezzanine Level, 397 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. Take tram 112 in Collins St, Stop17

 


Content:  Participants will make an exquisitely Textured 3D Floral Cushion Cover using wool and silk fibres and fabrics,You will learn textural techniques, moulding of flower shapes and how to use a template!

 Email me (see my Profile) for all details including cost, requirements and enrolment form.


Get in early as this is Wendy's only teaching engagement in Melbourne other than for the Victorian Felters and places are limited!


See some of Wendy's amazing work at www.wendybailye.com

My next post will definitely have a Giveaway, I promise!

Just Arrived!

So many gorgeous goodies at Precious Purl!
The latest to arrive came in this gorgeous bundle, wrapped and stitched in Calico from India!

Inside was this beautiful selection of Vintage silk Sari pieces.Many are large offcuts about a metre square, beautiful patterns and plains, some bright and others in muted tones. These have been walking out of the shop as I have them priced at 80c per gram loose or packaged in 100g bags -you get so much in these as the silk is so light. Yum! Great in felting, quilting, art journals etc, etc. 

*#?* the pic is fuzzy, I need a few lessons on this camera!

The gorgous green piece, left front, has already gone! 

My next post is my 100th!! So I will include a 100g bag of these luscious silk pieces in my giveaway as part of my celebrations!

Pop back soon!

Felting Play Day!

Had a lovely day yesterday playing with Louise from Canada!
Louise's son David lives here in Melbourne and knowing his Mum's love of fibre and all things crafty and wanting to purchase some fibrey goodness for her, found Precious Purl via the web.
What a wonderful son!
 Louise loved the Aussie hand dyed wool top and coming to visit David in January, decided she had to visit  this home of "fibrey goodness!"

Well, the upshot of all this was a play day with Muslin or Cotton Gauze Felting! Thanks Louise for a fun Felting session and it was great to see you so pleased with the results and lots more lovely Aussie wool winging its way to Canada!
 We stock a range of  Treetops Colour Harmonies, First Edition Fibres, Waratah Fibres and Lara Downs own Hand Dyed range of Wool Top. See the website for many of these or visit Precious Purl.

Workshops!

YES! Workshops are happening at Precious Purl!

The first will be:  Muslin Summer Scarf with Felted Flowers.

                         Wednesday 15th February 10.30-1.30

There is only 1 space left in this class, so email me now (see my profile) for more details.
    

 

This is just a small sample piece showing you the lovely effect of felting on Muslin.

The participants in this class last year were delighted with the results.

                        

Tone on Tone was beautiful!

More details about other workshops will follow soon!

If there is a special technique or project in Felting, Knitting or Crochet that you would like to see in our workshops just let us know, as we try to accommodate all interests! 

Back soon , I Promise!