Addicted to British Wool.

My passion for British Wensleydale wool fiber. Here's a little history, in pictures...

Felting all types of British wool into accessories...Summer 2009






...I was learning to felt. But I managed to do a photo shoot anyway with my new pieces and the Ellis daughters of Lancaster Yarn Shop!
Wensleydale it is:-)! I gave in. Just Wensleydale for me.

Here's my British Wensleydale flowers here in Pennsylvania on the old outdoor cooker.

my flowers in the making...on Grandma's neighbor Peg's pink retro table...that is now my work table. (but where my Grandpa once drank beer and played cards)


First show with my beloved British Wensleydale flowers...December 2009 at Eastern Market.



they loved them! Ran to yarn shop for more wool in snow storm after first day of show, then raced home to make more for the next day....

May 2010- Indie show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, more prepared this time!...




June 2010 Lititz, Pennsylvania show (can't believe i pulled this cuteness off at 5 months pregnant):


and in July 2010, British Wensleydale goes downtown to the My Aunt Debbie shop (surrounded by art from many of my Indie friends....Love)...

Wensleydale drying at home...



Thomas Brendle Museum show November 2010, Mimi 3 weeks old. A consignment show. Returned to pick up my pieces after show, worker went to look for my platters, couldn't find them...then found most of the platters under a table, EMPTY! elated as I drove home with my newborn Mimi (who has her ears checked for sequins and beads at her well baby visits!)



December show 2010 at Eastern Market. with Mimi, age 9 weeks.


Max, at Christmastime, right before I ran these to the shop downtown...


Mimi with Debbie at My Aunt Debbie, 310 North Queen Street Lancaster...

and with Jeri, of Flying Fibers, amongst Wensleydale Longwool Sheepshop yarns!

Window at My Aunt Debbie, February 2011:

(British Wensleydale in storefront window, downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania!)

For Valentines of course...


and Debbie creates a cool display for my British Wensleydale...

It's spring, time for bright colors and ..bows!

Find my British Wensleydale Wool pieces at the following boutiques:

My Aunt Debbie Boutique (at Mommmalicious) Queen Street. Lancaster.
The Mandarin Rose Spa at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, Downtown Lancaster
Hello Bluebird 609 Penn Avenue West Reading, PA
felt, 13 Cale Street, London

Happy New Year 2011!

I am so excited for this new year! I've made my Resolutions List (#1 is to be happy!)

I also can't wait to bring my new ideas for flowers into fruition, and into the hands of my customers, through my retailers. My super soft Wensleydale flowers are better than ever now, and I've come up with some hand sewn centers that really make them shimmer even more!

I absolutely LOVE all my retailers. Each place is dear to me and I often create special things just for a particular shop. (for example, find my french barrettes only at felt in London.)

Each flower I make is wet felted and sewn by hand by me in my little studio, in my little house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Look for my sparkling British Wensleydale flowers at the following:


The My Aunt Debbie Boutique. 310 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA

Hello Bluebird. 609 Penn Avenue West, Reading, PA

felt, 13, Cale Street, London SW3 3QS

The Mandarin Rose Spa at the Lancaster Marriott and Convention Center, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

and at Flying Fibers, 329C Main Street Landisville, PA

and as always, on Etsy:

Have a beautiful new year! I wish you all the very best!

1000 Artisan Textiles & A Visit to Flying Fibers

I took a trip to Landisville yesterday to pick up more Wensleydale wool at Flying Fibers.
When I got home my mother in law Rebecca had a present for me, "1000 Artisan Textiles" by Quarry Books. This is the third book my art has been in, but I hadn't seen a copy yet. So I was very happy to FINALLY! see it- the hair barrette/fascinator I made in celebration of Royal Ascot week in London made the cut.

It is made using wool (from a mill here in Lancaster county),that I carded, wet felted, and hand stitched with gorgeous yarn from Rachel-Marie of KnittyDirtyGirl. I also stitched roving (aka combed tops) to it.

(what you don't see is that on the underside I humorously stitched, "I felt racy." (Royal Ascot is a famous annual horse race, for those not in the UK).

here's a pic of the original art felt that I created to make the piece. Here it is drying, late at night:

and here, Mimi and Jeri meet for the very first time...

Mimi asleep in front of the Wensleydale yarn at Flying Fibers...ahhh....

I can't believe Christmas is only one week away! there's a house to clean, presents to wrap, gingerbread cookies to make, last minute shopping, and one more felty flower delivery!!!

SWOON! A new headband Monsoon!

I can't believe it's June...so much has been going on here, and the time is flying. I finished a month of freelance work for my old company, working while Max was still in school.
Now he's out and I'm done, but I realized that I have the Lititz Craft Show coming up on Saturday June 12. It's been very busy for me personally on the home front(stop by my booth and you'll see why!)...and so this past week I dived into some new pieces.
I am so happy with these new headbands, and having so much fun with them. But like always, I just get arty and obsessed and can't stop cooking them up.
I've been back and forth to Flying Fibers this week, buying my Wensleydale wool and other bits and pieces.
Low and behold I've already sold one...and just hours after it was purchased, it went off to a wedding paired with...



this gorgeous dress from Monsoon! (photos by Irina Lawrence)
Yes, yes, it's true. This sweet girl here in Pennsylvania just combined my 100% British Wensleydale wool headband with her own fantastic dress from the British retailer! Naturally:-) It makes me want to swoon!

Get your bold headband fix next Saturday in Lititz Springs Park. See you then! XO