Felt Club this Sunday in LA

Via Mister Jalopy at Dinosaurs and Robots:

As close as we come to a corporate D+R meeting, Mark Frauenfelder, Jenny Hart and I [Mister Jalopy] will all be at Felt Club this Sunday. All it takes is a trip to another craft fair to realize that Felt Club is a full 1000% cooler than those other pikers. Jenny will be teaching embroidery, but only to those who sign up early. Two classes, 10 people each, buy a starter kit at the Felt Club info table. Get there early, suckers!

Pillowcase project for my mom from Vital Organs pattern

I took Jenny's embroidery class at Austin Maker Faire and have been embroidering ever since.

Why embroider?

• It is a lot of bang for buck. Learn one simple stitch and you can go far.
  
• You can embroider while you half watch television. It turns out this is the perfect amount of attention to devote to TV.
  
• I am not an illustrator but I find that even doodles look fantastic when embroidered as it brings a nice formality to even the most basic drawings.
  
• Too butch to embroider? Whatever, dude! Tools are tools.
  

Felt Club, Los Angeles, Sunday November 16th

(Did I mention there is a full bar? There is. Crafters throw down.)

[#1 posted by Antinous , November 14, 2008 1:34 PM]

I though it said 'Nom'. I guess that's on the brain pillowcase.

[#2 posted by nanuq , November 14, 2008 2:23 PM]

This isn't a fetish thing, is it? If so, ick.

[#3 posted by Mark Frauenfelder , November 14, 2008 2:44 PM]

Nanuq@2: "This isn't a fetish thing, is it?"

Why on Earth would you think that?

[#4 posted by danwarning , November 14, 2008 3:44 PM]

That looks like a Vanessa Davis drawn poster! Neat!

[#5 posted by nanuq , November 14, 2008 4:25 PM]

"
Nanuq@2: "This isn't a fetish thing, is it?"

Why on Earth would you think that?"

Well, felt as in.. er, never mind.

[#6 posted by ornith , November 14, 2008 6:48 PM]

I second the observation that embroidery is great for half-watching TV. I'm not much a fan of the kitchtastic line-art style, but I do silk-shading and goldwork.

[#7 posted by kidmissile , November 14, 2008 7:52 PM]

"Too butch to embroider? Whatever, dude! Tools are tools."

Indeed! But to help some guys break out of the shell, check out the Manbroidery flickr pool. :)

[#8 posted by corvi42 , November 15, 2008 6:46 AM]

The first rule of Felt club is you don't talk about Felt club.

The second rule of Felt club is you don't talk about Felt club!

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[#9 posted by marymac23 , November 15, 2008 9:39 AM]

the pillowcase looks great!

[#10 posted by Hans Davies , November 15, 2008 12:32 PM]

I wish we had a Felt club in Tallahassee!!!!

[#11 posted by Lea Hernandez , November 15, 2008 12:45 PM]

The great thing about embroidery is you can do fantastic things as you expand your repertoire.

[#12 posted by wolfiesma , November 15, 2008 2:16 PM]

I made a felt board recently. I just attached blue felt to a cork board. The board looks fine, but my aquatic life leaves something to be desired. Actually, the seaweed came out okay. But my fish, "dolphins", a deformed starfish... its all pretty lame. Of course, if you try to move one eyeball- some people put up such a fuss.

I was just wondering if anyone had success with a preschool style felt board with characters. Are there good stencils to be had? What is easy to make?

Oh, and can you even imagine the possibilites with animation you could do?