here's some elephant fabric that's over in the shop . it's available in more colors, and with bright colored elephants on a whit...

old boar , originally uploaded by vriad_lee . i discovered this spectacular needle felted boar by flickr user vriad lee via craft . more w...

last week i visited the market at toji temple in kyoto. it happens on the 21st of every month, and is one of the biggest markets, with every...

sashiko sampler - finished pattern , originally uploaded by feltcafe . these photos are my first jab at sashiko embroidery, using a preprint...

sashiko sampler- in process , originally uploaded by feltcafe .

Sashiko sampler-supplies , originally uploaded by feltcafe .

pudding at muji , originally uploaded by feltcafe .

Koinobori , originally uploaded by merwing✿little dear . may 5th was childrens day in japan. koi nobori, or carp flags, are flown for the o...

lantern , originally uploaded by feltcafe . the shrine near where i am staying hung up these big lanterns for the several-day festival in th...

the new ikea in kobe (on port island) is very very nice. this is the fabric area, which is much larger than the seattle counter part.

well, life in a foreign country is never predictable. and yesterday the internet at the house i am staying in went out! last time this sort ...

i finally got to this book, which has some really cute animals made by needle felting. i think the most special part of this book, is that i...

oh my, all the adorable japanese craft books are a little overwhelming! this one is all about japanese sweets, made by needle felting. and i...

this book is seriously one of the cutest ever, and it's all about play food sewn from felt! i pretty much want to make every single thi...

this book is so so so cute! it's all about stuffed animals, ones that look super easy to make, and are inspired by simple line drawings...

tamar mogendorff is one of the artists i discovered in selvedge , a magazine i mentioned last week. she made all of these soft designs pic...

jewelweeds prints lovely designs on natural cloth, and sells a range of products in her shop.

my favorite felt works, by komakoma . including these wee animals with suspenders. love it! bags made of recycled fire hoses! cute japanese ...

it was a long trip, but i made it. after my connecting flight was delayed 4 hours (!) in san francisco, the flight itself was rather pleasan...