Lizet Frijters

Back in blogland

2016-07-06T20:57:00.000+10:00

I had almost forgotten that I had a blog. Life can get busy sometimes and with facebook so popular, I have rather posted stuff over there. I am still felting and dyeing and have made several new tutorials lately. Here they are:

Felted leaf scarf for beginner feltmakers

fabulous felt fringes tutorial

Nuno Felted Boa Tutorial is ready

2013-12-14T16:19:00.000+10:00

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/172928911/nuno-felted-boa-scarf-tutorial-felting

A nuno felted boa tutorial is for sale in my etsy shop tutorial section.

Buy before 21st of December and get 20% off, that makes it $8 instead of $10.

Silver By Andy

2013-12-07T00:02:00.000+10:00

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/171016806/cuff-bracelet-fine-silver-fold-formed

I thought it to be time to feature another etsy artist and look at the amazing work of Andy. Her silver work is very unusual. Here is what she writes about it:
"Unusual Funky ONE OF A KIND organic metalwork....made of .999 and .925 silver, silver and copper. Most is fold formed.
Made for the woman who is not afraid to be different...or conservative with a twist."

You can find many more items in her shop SilverByAndy on etsy

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/171058690/2013-11-fine-silver-fold-formed-earrings

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/171070086/pendant-2013-2-fine-silver-fold-formed

Filling up my etsy shop

2013-11-15T10:13:00.000+10:00

Slowly, I am adding more work to my etsy shop
Here are some photos:

Scarves for summer and winter

2013-05-09T09:32:00.000+10:00

and more scarves in my etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/lizetfrijters?section_id=5771466

A new felting tutorial is ready.

2013-04-19T07:57:00.001+10:00

I added a new nuno felted scarf tutorial to my etsy shop.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/129629128/nuno-felt-pdf-tutorial-pattern-wet

Get $3 off until 25th of April 13 with discount code TUTORIAL3

Or you can buy the finished scarflette in my etsy shop as well:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/129058048/white-and-pink-nuno-felted-scarflette

My first grandchild

2013-04-17T11:46:00.001+10:00

NEW on Etsy: Instant Digital Downloads

2013-03-28T13:54:00.000+10:00

I am so excited. I just set up my shop for instant digital downloads. From now on, when you buy a tutorial, you will receive the download link as soon as you have paid for it. No waiting time for you and easier for me. Thanks etsy.

So, all the items in the tutorial section: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lizetfrijters?section_id=6589515 are set up for instant download. Hurray!

Spring Sale

2013-03-21T16:24:00.001+10:00

Although it is not spring here in Australia, I like to be part of the springtime in the northern hemisphere and offer a discount in my etsy shop. Only for 2 days, I give 20% off everything, even the items already for sale, that is till the 22nd of March.

Spirals

2013-03-11T09:15:00.000+10:00

This spiral neckpiece made out of felt and embroidery had such a success on etsy last week. It was featured in several treasuries and got many hearts and than I sold it yesterday on the market. So if you can not find it anymore on etsy that's why.

All the ponchos, except the second one from last post, are sold.
You can find it here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/lizetfrijters?section_id=5225644 together with other ponchos. I have added some new summer ponchos from previous collections, they are especially popular locally here as a summer accessory.

A glimps into new ponchos

2013-02-08T07:06:00.000+10:00

Here are a few new ponchos that I made recently. A few of them sold straight away on etsy. Check out my poncho section to see which ones are still available:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lizetfrijters?section_id=5225644

More nuno felted scarves

2013-02-05T17:01:00.000+10:00

Lately, I have been adding quite a lot of work to my etsy shop. Here are some of the scarves:

They are all in the scarf section: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lizetfrijters?section_id=5771466

Eco printed T-shirt

2012-11-29T09:54:00.001+10:00

This is my first cotton T-shirt that I eco printed and like a lot. All the others are not so great. I used bottle brush, the red one, eucalyptus leaves and onion skins. It is also the first one that I try that isn't my size. Oh well, I will make it fit. I have some recycled cotton sheet fabric that is dyed in the same bath, I might combine both of them into a dress. The first image is the back and the second is the front.

The T-shirt was mordanted in soy milk and egg.

Time for change

2012-11-20T00:23:00.000+10:00

When I read the following article, I think we need to really decide on what is the most important thing right now. Do we want to save mother earth and make it a better place to live?

http://oecotextiles.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/textile-industry-and-water-pollution-brought-to-you-by-some-of-your-favorite-retailers/

This motivates me even more to keep looking for more safer alternatives. I have already chosen to use organic wool, natural dyes, fair trade silk and organic cottons, with the use of second hand natural fibres. My next step is to grow my own dye plants, including indigo or woad and I also want to explore more of the natives for their colour potential.

Total solar Eclipse

2012-11-13T19:51:00.005+10:00

Tomorrow morning we will be privileged to see a total solar eclipse right here. That is if the weather permits. For those who cannot see it in real life, here is a webcam where you can watch it :
http://www.eclipsecairns.com/

Enjoy!

New nuno felt scarves

2012-09-15T10:47:00.000+10:00

I've been making a few new scarves in the last weeks. I am finally getting back to feltmaking after the move and trying to set up my studio in the new house. Some of them are already in my etsy shop http://lizetfrijters.etsy.com

Settling in

2012-09-14T21:45:00.000+10:00

I forgot how much work it is to move house. I am still unpacking boxes after 3 weeks now. Maybe I have too much stuff. I seem to be collecting more and more over the years.

The front of the house

and the back

and lots of trees to explore.

Moving house

2012-08-18T08:08:00.001+10:00

The time is there again. We start moving house on Monday. Leaving memories and taking some with us. Busy times....
Time for a new start.

Mangosteen dye on cotton

2012-07-22T23:50:00.001+10:00

I am so happy with the result on these 2 cotton shirts, dyed with mangosteen skins by fermentation. The colour is so much darker than I have ever achieved with the immersion method by boiling.

June special for Living Landscapes card game

2012-06-06T18:12:00.000+10:00

If you like to buy the living landscapes card game, now is the moment. It is $4 off during the month of June.

This card game is a fun and creative way to learn sustainable landscape design.

http://livingearthgames.com.au/livinglandscapes.html

Creating while cleaning

2012-06-02T09:12:00.002+10:00

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100970770/blue-and-purple-nuno-felt-shawl-one-of-a

I am cleaning up, maybe it doesn't look like that when you see these pictures. Well, this is actually my way of cleaning. I go through all my fabrics and laces and then recycle them into one of a kind wearable items. This is a fun way of cleaning, it is not fast though, but very rewarding and that is what counts for me.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100969557/red-pink-and-purple-nuno-felt-scarf

Treasures

2012-05-29T21:27:00.001+10:00

It seems about time to post something.

Well, someone gave me this copper piping a few days ago, I cut it into shorter lengths today. They will be perfect for bundling. Thank you so much Kyle.

And here is a nuno felted dress that I made a few weeks ago. First felted and than steamed with cosmos flowers and plants and rusted nails.

Circular reversible felt vest

2012-05-14T08:32:00.000+10:00

I sold this reversible circular vest yesterday on the market. I loved it, my daughter loved it and my neighbours on the market loved it. And still it went to someone else, lucky person. It is a great lesson to learn to let go. I will though make a similar one maybe this week. I love using recycled materials, lace and doilies in felt. It is such a great way to reuse them. All the colours in this one were natural dyes, lace included.

A colourful day

2012-05-07T22:58:00.000+10:00

We had a fantastic time last week, dyeing lots of samples of wool, silk and cotton in 5 different dyebaths: cosmos flowers, mango leaves, casuarina leaves, red cabbage and inga bean seeds. Although we did a lot in one day, at the end everyone saw the divers results of colour and the endless possibilities with natural dyeing. We used alum as a mordant for wool and silk. For cotton, we choose tannin rich casuarina leaves, alum and soda.

modifying baths, vinegar, ash water, iron water and copper water

The results: left, I think is casuarina, the orange ones are cosmos flowers, the right ones red cabbage. Unfortunately, I don't have more images from the finished samples.

Introduction to natural dyeing workshop

2012-04-19T00:29:00.002+10:00

I will be teaching a natural dyeing workshop (immersion dyeing) next Tuesday 24th of April in my studio. We will play around with a few plants and make lots of samples, by using different non toxic mordants, modifiers and lots more.
Here are the details:
http://lizetfrijters.com/workshops.html