Not only do I love creating felted wearables, I also love selling and styling customers and showing them all the various ways to wear one of my pieces from inside out to upside down and more.
Monday, December 30, 2019
Holiday Faire in Southern California 2019
Come December, the two day Holiday Faire at Chemers Gallery in Tustin, California is the place to be. Customers wait all year long for this upscale event with over twenty artisans and epicureans. It seems to get bigger and better each year.
The event was a huge success for Karen, the gallery owner as well as all of the vendors and the customers. And Karen makes it so fun for all of us with breakfast, snacks, wine and a pizza dinner at the end of the second day. Plus there are door prizes and a silent auction to add to the festivities.
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Little handbags with inside pockets
I love creating little crossbody handbags. They don't take up much room on the table, are fairly quick to make, can use leftover scraps and are a source for endless creativity. Some of the bags have flaps and others don't. On some of the bags, I have added a thin leather twisted cord and on others I have made a felted cord so these bags are totally vegan and a terrific gift for that friend.
For these little handbags, I work from the inside out. I usually start with an inside pocket on the bottom of the back of the purse. To do this: 1. Lay out two perpendicular layers a bit larger than the pocket resist. 2. Wet out the two layers of wool and compress them with a sheet of plastic or bubble wrap. 3. Place the pocket resist on top.
4. Place roving completely over the pocket resist and extending over the edges of the main resist by about 1" all over. 5. Continue layout as you normally would do when using a resist.

Felted cords at the bottom with added beads. |
Peacock feathers felted into cords. Embellished with hand embroidery. |
Inside pocket holding a lipstick. |
4. Place roving completely over the pocket resist and extending over the edges of the main resist by about 1" all over. 5. Continue layout as you normally would do when using a resist.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Goodbye 2019 and Welcome 2020
Hello felter friends. Long time, no blogging. Guess I have been busy felting and doing other things and neglected this site for awhile. But I'm back. I traveled quite a bit in 2019, both internationally and domestically, as well as spent a lot of time felting...creating, teaching and being a student. 2019 was a stellar year for my growth as a felter.

Throughout the year, I taught several private and semi-private workshops in my studio (aka Studio 907). In June, I hosted the uber talented Nancy Ballesteros from Australia for a five day workshop where she taught us how to use the Fibonacci principle to create sensational stripe patterns. Everyone learned so much and each of us came away with a gorgeous and unique creation.
Natural Rhythms Workshop - June 2019 from Beth Marx on Vimeo.
In 2019 I was contracted again to create yet another felted costume for a character at that famous theme park in Florida (can't say, mums the word). And I was delightfully again invited to sell my felted wares at the the two day December holiday faire at the Chemers Gallery in southern California which is a high end, fun and absolutely fabulous event.
But the absolute best of the best in 2019 was partaking in the felting retreat on Gambier Island in British Columbia. For four days 24 of us lucky felt makers gathered on Gambier Island BC, Canada to be part of a felting retreat that Fiona Duthie incubated and executed by randomly selecting us from over 150 applicants. For a few hours each day, we shared techniques via mini presentations and then had day and night to felt and try out what we learned. Everything about this retreat was outstanding. I have gained so much from the experience, the least of which is a whole lot of new felting techniques. Fiona made this all happen and brought us together for a slice of heaven on earth, living in the moment and experiencing such sisterhood.
Felting Retreat with Fiona - Sept 2019 from Beth Marx on Vimeo.


My travels and love of felting will continue in 2020. I'm excited to be registered for several creative events including silk painting in Salt Spring Island with Ellen Bakker and Fiona Duthie's spring felting retreat in Shetland. I'll be teaching a four day nuno felted vest workshop at Felter's Rendezvous in March, 2020
https://www.thefeltingsource.com/The-Felter-s-Rendezvous-2020/ and hosting the acclaimed felting master Catherine O'Leary for a felted jacket workshop in October 2020....stay tuned for more on that.
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And of course, my dogs Kiza and Oliver are a huge part of my life. I love these guys. |
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