Dryer Sheets

Have you tried using dryer sheets in your art work? I washed out a full pack of the so called unscented ones and then put them in the dryer. I then stuffed them in a large glass jar until I was ready to use them. My husband has asthma so it's important to store anything that may contain a scent in air tight containers. I make small icebergs for art cards from these dryer sheets. The background is painted interfacing. The iceberg is a piece of dryer sheet that has been painted and stitched. Check out an earlier post for more information about my iceberg art cards.


If you are interested in using dryer sheets, have a look at the following sites:
How to paint dryer sheets at Creative textile & Quilting Arts

How to use dryer sheets in your textile art
Dryer sheets from Fiber arts and Quilting

Fibre Lace Scarves

Since the weather wasn't great, I spent the whole day in my studio. I finished the Christmas tree felted art cards and started two more fibre lace scarves. The one in the photo was done awhile ago. As you can see, this one is reversible. I like to use lots of different yarns in each scarf so whenever I travel, I search for unusual yarns and fibres. One of the places I frequent is Romni Wools in downtown Toronto. What a fabulous place for yarns and fibers! Yarns with lots of glitz and glitter usually catch my attention. Locally, Wool Trends has a nice variety of yarns.

Machine Felting

I spent the afternoon experimenting with my felting machine. The Fine Craft & Design Fair is in two weeks and I decided to create some Christmas Tree art cards. The first thing was to make a base fabric. I started with green craft felt and laid lots of decorative yarns across horizontally. These were then attached to the base by needle felting with the machine.


I made a triangle template to use as a guide to cut my trees from the needle felted fabric.

Tree trunks from a thick brown yarn was added last.

Linen with gold threads was used as a background for the finished tree. This was mounted on a blank card.

Iceberg Art Cards

Here lately, I've been making a series of 'iceberg' Art Cards. The 'iceberg' is made from painted dryer sheets and stitched onto hand painted backgrounds. The background is interfacing that goes on the tops of drapes. It can be purchased by the metre at Fabricville. I used acrylic paint. Each art card is unique. In the spring of the year, icebergs float along the coast of Newfoundland.