Spruill Center class - great stuff!

The class in Atlanta was great! Again, wonderful hats and purses and decorative pieces. I hope all the participants had as great a time as I did! I have just uploaded the photos to a felting class gallery so please visit the page and enjoy! The piece shown on the left was made by a student in that class.

Also, whether you are a former student in one of my classes, interested in taking a class, or just interested in felting, please visit the Fabulous Felters Google group. The group is there to provide a community of support for the students to continue their felting exploits at home. There should be some new photos and questions and tips coming (Nudge, Nudge) from past students and I will continue to post patterns, tips and class schedules.

A few new pieces

I have a gallery page started to show the pieces I am making this summer. I will be adding more pieces in September as I start to make pieces for fall, so bookmark that page and check it often.


If you visited earlier, and read the entry about my experiments with alpaca, you can see the cocoon I made with a similar design approach to an earlier piece I made. Very different - softer, and lacier, but also a little furry, which was not planned. Not so much a summer fiber then. But still nice. I had been trying to replace the long-staple Icelandic which was my first try at a cocoon, and miraculously turned out well. But Icelandic fleece is a little wiry, which is why I have been trying to find replacement. So, more trials, not that it isn't fun to play with different fibers! I still haven't done anything with the cashmere yet. More fun to come!

Updated Class Info

A new Basic Felting Class is being offered in Tampa at Taylor Art Center and the Felt Projects class is being held there instead of at Hyde Park. Email me (link on the left) if you have any questions, or call Rosie Radkte at 813-274-8364.

Also, I have now moved into a very nice house in Ballast Point with a large studio area for classes. I have offered to teach a short class in Felt Jewelry to members of Las Damas de Artes in September, so if that goes through, it will be the inaugural class for the house. I will be announcing more classes to be held here so keep checking back.

The Intro to Wet Felting workshop at the end of August (25th & 26th) is almost full - only two more spots - so go to the Spruill website to grab one of them soon - it's coming up fast!

I will be back in Atlanta again in October for 3 weeks to teach 3 classes - another Intro class as well as a Hats class and a Laminated Silk and Felt class for experienced felters.

Go to my Florida Felt website to check out the Classes page for the complete list of classes. Also see my new Fabulous Felters group for class-related tips and info. Everyone is welcome to visit the page if you are interested in felt classes, and the group has been set up specifically for my students to join and share their ongoing projects, ideas, questions and finished works. There is a link on the right sidebar to request to join the group and it's easy and fast to do.