After working with alpaca fibers for two weeks, I have completed all the projects and they are now at a show with the vendor, Empty Pockets Alpaca Farm, in Myrtle Beach, SC. By next Friday I hope to show some work on holiday (Christmas) projects, just for fun! Stop by at “Off the Wall Fridays” to see what other folks are working on!
Flora – Nuno and Machine Felted Alpaca Fiber with Wool felted and beaded decoration
Thee Dee I – lined pouch knit with alpaca sport yarn
Flora II – Machine felted alpaca fiber with machine felted wool applique
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Wife, mother, retired educator, emerging artist. Mary has lived in 10 states and enjoyed them all ~ Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Hawaii, California, Utah, Minnesota (return), North Carolina with long term visits to Colorado and Arizona. She likes to travel and create textile art. She has exhibited at the Page-Walker Art Gallery and History Center in Cary, North Carolina; Emerald Art Center, Springfield Oregon; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; Spartanburg ArtIst Center, Spartanburg, GA; Durham-Orange Quilt Show; Minnesota Quilt Show; the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and the Quilt Fest of New Jersey.
Mary A Ritter, Artist ~ Storyteller 
Those are all gorgeous, I particularly like the top bag. I’ve never done any felting projects, but it looks a lot of fun.
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I felt with both a Janome Felting machine and the Nuno method which uses soapy water. Since I am a beginner in working with alpaca, I will send you to a web site that has good information on the process.
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-felt-alpaca-fiber-felting-alpace-fleece-and-2505221.html
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Do you live near Greensboro?? I’ve seen the Empty Pockets folks vending at some local quilt shows this fall–but didn’t really know what to do with their stuff. Do you felt with an embellishing machine? I would love to see more on your blog about how you actually do it!
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