whew..we're back

Turkey had a slight gliche with Blogs for a while but the blogs are finnally open!
We have been increasingly busy here at Ikonium Studio with our small production of felt wearables and teaching. Spring has spring hre in Istanbul with tulips and tourists everywhere!. The most enjoyable part of having a shop in an intenational city like Istanbul is the interesting people we meet from sll over the world. We are having fun increasing our langusage skills.

sold Sally's dress

We sold the first felt vest dress now we have another finnished!!! They are comming nice.....my next plan is for some lovely indigo blue silk that we just re dyed.

Santa Fe

Our dear friend Ercan Nalkiran of Rug Man of Santa Fe hosted us for 3 days of felt wokshops at his shop. We enjoyed our visit and our students crafted some nice felt pieces. You can see photos through the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/kristifelts/SantaFe2010?feat=email#
I will add more photosas they come in ....

Hat Making Workshop with Mehmet Girgic July 17, 2010

Feltmaster Mehmet Girgic will offer a 1 day hat making workshop at Ikonium Studio.
Learn to craft a seamless hat with personal design using organic natural dye wool.
Mehmet is a noted craftsman for his work in making sikke (hats) worn by whirling dervish durring sema. Mehmet will teach layout and hand rolling techniques for functional art .
Class size is limited, contact Theresa at: felter508@yahoo.com for registration

Mehmet Girgic carpets

www.videolife.tk/city.taskale/

Many of the carpets for sale in Ikonium Stuio are woven by our weavers in the Turkish city of Taskale..take a look at this video from the lovely city of Taskale

Felt Yurt at the Maryland sheep & Wool Festival

Mehmet enjoyed his visit to see Lady Liberty and a localfisherman reel in a big striper!

Mehmet and I put up the Tukish felt yurt at the Marylad Sheep and Wool festival and it was enjoyed by many!

Mehmet had some bonding time with Susan McFarland's little lamb.

It was kind of hot weatherbut the customers finally came around !