Bemus Point Shop featuring knitting, beading, and estate jewelery
No Knit Felting Technique for Felted Soap.
These darling soaps are encased and decorated with wool roving which is then felted. No knitting involved. Washing with these helps exfoliate skin. When the soap is gone, simply slit casing and add another or use the decorations as a pin. They make wonderful gifts and Lyn Harris showed us how easy and fun they are to make.
The Felt Making Week-End with Carol Cypher at Imagine! was a magical and wonderful experience. Carol is delightful,kind and great fun. She is articulate and a generous expert in her field. She taught the class how exciting it is to make felt and then to embellish it with beads to make gorgeous jewelry and accessories. 
Here is a picture of Mary Jane’s bracelet. It is felted, then cut to reveal the center colors and embroidered with beads.
Carol is animated when she teaches and that contributed to everyone’s enthusiasm
Rosemary and her mom, Mary Beth woked on lovely large flowers with beaded trim . Each student was able to complete several projects and therefore learned various skills. You can learn more about Carol and the workshop at her blog http://carolcypher.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html
Everyone agreed that we want her back. She coved so much in her two day sessions including needlefelting which was more intricate and bold than most of the craft work that we have seen. She shared several types of felting techniques and tips and she brought lush samples of her extraordinary work for inspiration. Carol has taught in Japan, Australia, England, Germany and all over the US. She has published 3 books which we carry at Imagine! and which she autographed for her students. We have become big fans and look forward to her coming back in the future. Look for listings on the imagine web site.
To learn more about Carol visit her web site at www.carolcypher.com
Darcy wore this beauty home….
Carol Cypher, author of Felted Flower Jewelry, Mastering Beadwork and How We Felt, is an internationally known teacher. This winter she has travelled to Japan, Germany and London among other places. Carol is a favorite featured teacher at the Tucson Bead Fest as well as the Bead and Button show in Milwaukee, two of the nation’s biggest venues for jewelry making enthusiasts. She has developed an intriguing technique for making sculptured jewelry using no-knit felting and beaded embellishments. On May 1st and 2nd, Carol will be offering a workshop for students at Imagine! in Bemus Point.
“I can’t believe we got her to come for classes. She is in great demand” said Lyn Harris, a wonderful artist in her own right. “Lyn has attended many fiber art workshops around the country and has heard Carol lecture in the past” “Beginners and advanced students may not get this kind of opportunity soon again. The workshops are two days long and each student will learn her fascinating and fun techniques” for more information class Imagine! At 386 2244. Seating is very limited.
