My Christmas Give-away is over

Merry Christmas to you awesome folks! 
My Christmas Lottery is finished by now. Thank you everyone for your participation, it was a lot of fun for all of us, I believe. Thanks for your likes, heartwarming comments and shares, too! 

I do anticipate plenty of new Warm Feet Felt woollen stuff coming out next year; I make lots of sketches and am planning a new collection of vests in the near future. Also, I'm very excited about the possibility of working mainly with the pure British wool from now on! This wool is really top quality.

Meanwhile, let me announce the winners.
The winners of my Christmas'12 Lottery are.... :-)

ELENA ZAKHAREVICH

and

JOTKA JURZAK


Congratulations!!!

Two days left to go!

 Hello there guys! My Christmas Lottery is already half way through. 
I'm very excited to meet you all, and I try to keep an accurate record of all participants names :-)
On December 23rd, 6 pm London time we're going to find out who's the winner. He or she can choose a fantastic, absolutely unique scarf from those 6 scarves on the picture 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=495679867139595&set=a.495679863806262.112244.450776701629912&type=1&relevant_count=1

Those of you who're interested but are not on the record yet -- it's not too late to join in, but hurry, only two days left to go until my Christmas give-away is finished! 
To join, simply leave a comment to the lottery post (link above) and share it with your friends. Merry Christmas to all of you! Cheers!

Julia xx

Here it comes... a GIVE-AWAY from Warm Feet Felt!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone! I’m so excited!

The New Year is around the corner. There’s holly on the doors, tinsel on the trees and flickering of candle lights in the windows. So much festivity 

in the air... and, on top of that, I am starting a CHRISTMAS LOTTERY!

The winner will get one of those beautiful scarves FOR FREE (you choose which one!)
Why not get one of those unique garments as a gift for Christmas?

So, if you want to participate, here’re the rules: you share my Facebook post with your friends out there on Facebook

MY FACEBOOK GIVE-AWAY

and leave a comment with your name, so I can put you on record of participants. On December 23rd I will write all your names on tiny sheets of paper and pick the winner randomly. Then I’ll send off the winner's scarf from London via Royal Mail (I ship at my expense).

Go ahead, share and comment!
Julia xx

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Welcome to Camden Christmas Fair

I'm very pleased to announce that I'm taking part in Camden Christmas Fair in London. The event will take place in The Colonel Fawcett pub ( http://www.thecolonelfawcett.co.uk/ ) situated in 1 Randolph Street, Camden, five minutes walk from Camden Town station. I'm inviting you to pop in and have a look at my goodies on December 2nd, between 3 and 9 pm. This is going to be my first real-life stand, showing off brooches and scarves, mittens and bags :-) 
Londoners, come and say hello! I'll be happy to see you all :-)

"London" vest

After beating around a bush for some time, I had finally decided to make a vest. Yes, it was not an easy decision after being stuck mainly in accessories :-) Making clothes seemed to be an entirely new dimension to me. It was not easy to choose a color either -- first I considered gray, then green... And then the weather started getting colder and colder. 

Spontaneously, having stumbled upon a lovely beige piece of silk in the felting supplies shop, I bought it together with beige wool roving perfectly matching it, kick-starting thus the process of creating this vest. 
I find this color extremely charming! It is so simple and bright, with a slight shade of peach pink to it. The vest appears very minimalistic, without any decor, adorned just with delicate silk lining on the inside.

Fits sizes 44-46 rus (38-40 eur). Made out of superfine Merino wool and 

hand dyed Margilan silk.

The true autumn scarves

Well, September is here and I've made a couple of scarves in indian summer pallette. Although one of them is typically bright orange and rust red, autumn can be not only about the fiery leaves on the trees :-) The second scarf (first on the picture) has subdued, sort of rainy day gamut -- fine purple, olive and bluish green, dark brown; cold heavy sky, fallen leaves, wet soil. It seems to be even more autumn-like than the orange one. But I surely love them both equally!

Happy autumn!

Approximate measurements: 190x15 ---> 74,8"x5,9".

Approximate measurements:195x15 cm ---> 76,7"x5,9".

Foxberry cobweb shawl

I'm very much into cobwebs recently :-)
This one is a tender, delicate foxberry red  large loop scarf..  as thin as felt can be!
Also can be worn as a shawl.
Measures 79x35-40 cm ---> 31,1"x13,7"-15,7".

Something new

The "Butterfly dance" scarf.

196x17-29 cm ---> 77,1"x6,6"-11,4" (the widest part). 

"Foxberry" nunofelted scarf.

Approximate measurements: 172x27 cm ---> 67,7"x10,6" (without the silk fringe); the fringe is approx. 7-13 cm long ---> 2,7"-5,1" long.

Big buttoned "Tricolour" bag/shoulder purse.

Approximate measurements: 35x23 cm ---> 13,7"x9". The cord is approx. 40 cm long ---> 15,7" long.

Cobwebs, clouds and poplar leaves

This is my brand new "Head in the clouds" scarf, made out of sky blue Merino wool and undyed silk cocoons. Approximate measurements: 179x23 cm ---> 70,4"x9".

And this is just a cobweb. It's made of British Wensleydale breed wool. Fibers of this wool are extremely long, glossy and curly. Decorated with strokes of golden Muga silk. It is huge, 240x30 cm ---> 94,4"x11,8".

This scarf is called "Poplar", it's made of mint color superfine Merino and decorated with patches of delicate green Margilan silk. It also has got those shimmering Mulberry silk threads.

Some of the recent shawls. The green one is a definite energy-booster, extremely bright and cheerful color mix.

On the contrary, the lilac and  blue one is subdued, cool and calm. 

The green shawl measures  170x35 cm ---> 66,9"x13,7".

The blue is  138x32 cm ---> 54,3"x12,5".

Length of fleece locks 18-20 cm ---> 7-7,8" (extra long).

Abstract flowers

"Star flowers", abstract large and medium size brooches, are made of stirdy Merino wool and pieces of fine lace,  and are absolutely seamless. The lace was felted together with the wool and got organically entangled with wool fibers, firmly attached  to the body of the flower. 

Diameter varies from 17 to 20 cm ---> 6,6" to 7,8".

Textured

Three new and entirely different  pieces.. 

This one is called "Blueberry chocolate" and is made of superfine soft Merino wool of fine dark chocolate color. The scarf is decorated on one side with patches of natural Margilan silk, claret and deep blue Tussah silk threads, and cute curly fleece locks. Measures approximately 160x26 cm ---> 62,9"x10,2".

This very large cozy shawl in pastel shades  is called "Barcelona". It's made of fine undyed Merino wool of raw oatmeal color, and covered all over with multicolor Tussah, Muga silk and viscose threads on the flip side.  The wrap has a fringe of fabulous long and colorful fleece locks. Measures 157x35 cm ---> 61,8"x13,7".

  

This one is a fun striped skinny scarf made of superfine Merino. It's covered with lovely glossy viscose threads on one side. Measures 222x12 cm ---> 87,4"x4,7".

Shepherdess

Here come some new pieces -- nunofelted shawls with wonderful texture combinations and a fringe of cute curly  fleece locks. They both are double sided, one side is velvety and warm, another's silk and glossy.

This one is ivory and golden, with crispy white fleece. Extremely airy and lightweight, very delicate..

Measures 158x33 cm ---> 62,2"x12,9".

This wrap is chocolate and oatmeal. It's more thick than the previous one, hence warmer, but still very soft and easy to drape. Measures  160x35 cm ---> 62,9"x13,7". 

Mountain top

This classy neckwarmer was made of undyed ivory superfine Italian merino wool, very warm and cozy, it's texture very soft and delicate, decorated with crispy white woolen yarn. The color is mild milky white. The scarf has two chunky polymer clay buttons handmade by me, so you can wear it in many different ways, as shown on the pics.

Approximate measurements: 102x22 cm -- 40,1"x8,6".

"Phoenix" warm and colorful bright orange nunofelted wrap shawl

"The phoenix is described as a bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self." Wiki

This cozy and large wrap shawl is dedicated to the mythological bird.. It has been handfelted from soft, top quality Italian merino wool, using patches of hand dyed Margilan silk. It's decorated with the variety of shiny Tussah silk threads, fleece locks and colorful yarn. It also has lovely rich and very spectacular texture, and is actually very warm.

Approximate measurements: 160x27 cm ---> 62,9"x10,6".

"Irish summertime" nunofelted wrap

This soft and large wrap shawl is handfelted from top quality superfine Italian merino wool (emerald, olive green, grassy green), hand dyed Margilan silk, and decorated with the variety of glossy green Mulberry silk threads. It has sensationally rich and spectacular texture yet it's quite delicate and easy to drape.

Approximate measurements: 165x35 cm ---> 64,9"x13,7".

Mid-autumn twirl

Quite a spectacular twirl of bold colors, mustard yellow and bright orange prevail :-) This large ruffle scarf goes in a set with the brooch.  Measures approximately 157x23 cm ---> 61,8"x9".

Another one is called "Midnight lady", there're dozens of shades of deep blue and dark green in it. Very soft and lightweight, decorated with blue yarn and turquoise woolen threads.