Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Felted Scarf Set for Esther

My son Max and his girlfriend Esther have already been and gone for their Christmas visit. Amazingly, they made it here to the Portland area and back to Seattle in the midst of this intense winter storm that's been ongoing. Those Greyhound bus drivers are fantastic.

I don't have many in-progress shots, but this is the present I made for Esther on the machine embellisher.

I purchased a lightweight polar fleece scarf, glove, and hat set.
First I felted little polka dots on it out of hand-dyed bamboo fiber. Then I went back and surrounded them all with this variegated rayon ribbon.
Felting on thin polar fleece is an absolute dream......

This was such a blast to do!

And she sure looks cute modeling them.

Now it is snowing hard again, so Chad, Robert, and I are hunkered down for a quiet and low key Christmas Eve and Day.........and here's some entertainment from our Jewish friends to help us celebrate Hanukkah as well....enjoy!
http://www.newlinerecords.com/hanukkah/video.html

Wishing you all peace and joy, now and in the coming year.....

19 comments :

Vicki W said...

That turned out great!

Mary Corbet said...

CUTE! I love it, Allie! What a nice gift! and so... clever!

I hope you have a very happy Christmas!

Renee Nation said...

I love the scarf and hat. The ribbon looks like it has a lot of sparkle.

Helen said...

Hi Allie,
Wishing you the warmest of fire-sides with love and happiness over this season and for 2009

May your stars always be bright,
and the winds of change never knock your baubles down!

FredaB said...

What a terrific idea. I have to pass this on to my daughter and I bet that she will be after me for a set. I wasn't sure if it would attach to the polar fleece. Must get some and try it out. Thanks for being our tester.

Merry Christmas to you all.

Hugs

FredaB

Esther Gregory said...

I really really love my scarf set. I love the colors! I've been wearing it all day (even inside)

black bear cabin said...

Happy Holidays!!!!

Cat said...

Love those polka-dots!

Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Margaret said...

What a cute outfit!

Blessings to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :-)

Marg in Mirror, AB

Possibilities, Etc. said...

Esther will treasure and wear this for many years, I'm sure - it's wonderful! You are so clever.

Kay said...

How cute! Merry Christmas, Allie.

Nathalanes Place said...

Great gift idea, but what is that machine lagrande2tall4u@hotmail.com

thanks for answering me

Anonymous said...

What a cool gift!!! Very nice! You are so talented.

Loved the you-tube, what a riot. All that was needed was a little Klezmer music...

Susan Elliott said...

This is the cutest!! God bless Esther AND your Embellisher!

JoWynn Johns said...

Just in time, and very fetching! Esther included.

Conni said...

Cute scarf set and model! Hope you are enjoying the holidays.
Love that video...

Žabacorporation said...

The scarf is pretty. I love the rainbow colours:-)
One day, maybe I'll try machine felting as well.. *envy*

Sue McGettigan said...

That is so fabulous!! I just posted a scarf set embellished with yo-yos, mind if I link to your blog too?

Wow Gold said...

Very Nice Blog.