taking a little break from packing...
i'm been planning my first purchase in japan next week: a rice cooker from muji.

renegade craft fair

was this last weekend in chicago's wicker park.
as the final summer craft fair for feltcafe, it was a great way to go out with a bang.
this was my first time at the chicago renegade (last year's renegade brooklyn was my first big craft show), which has had a HUGE impact on the national d.i.y. craft scene.

i'll post more details when i get home this weekend, for now i'm still enjoying chicago!

bumbershoot
bumbershoot is a huge annual music and arts festival in seattle that happens on labor day weekend. this year, i was a vender, and very excited to be part of the inaugural indie craft marketplace presence.
this was my corner of the tent...which i shared with two awesome women, from hankie tankie and solacescents
we had a great time all weekend, and everybody--staff, vendors, customers--was so nice!

new materials, new process

felt cafe products made using organic and chemical free merino wool, from sheep raised on farm in montana, dyed by me with all-natural dyes. (ipod cozy, wrist bands, little scarflet, baby booties)
products that i made from one ounce of wool (the amount included in my kit #1)
some of the dyed roving
the dying process, inside the kettle.
the merino wool (so soft!) from beaverslide