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Lillian Russell Designs is a collection of blog posts chronicling Fiber Artist Lillian Russell’s personal exploration of wet and nuno felting techniques. Felt making is older than weaving or spinning and dates all the way back to the Bronze Age.

Lillian Russell Designs
Brown Marble Bag
Nov 21

Nov 21 Brown Marble Bag

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Season One, Technique

This is the final post to season one blog! It has been an emotional journey writing this season.

Pointy Flap Bag
Nov 14

Nov 14 Pointy Flap Bag

Lillian Russell
Season One, Technique, Exhibits

What was special about this bag was that my mom and I had a girl’s weekend with a blending board and every time I see a piece; I think of the fun we had making the mix together.

Blue Cotton Butterflies
Nov 7

Nov 7 Blue Cotton Butterflies

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Technique, Season One

For this square I used the surface design technique of nuno cotton quilt felting along with adorning gems (resist technique) in the background.

Darkened Butterflies
Oct 31

Oct 31 Darkened Butterflies

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Technique, Season One

I would have given anything for my grandmother to have seen the color effect happening in this square.

Wings Flapping
Oct 24

Oct 24 Wings Flapping

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Technique

Wings Flapping is by far the most complicated piece I have done to date.

Pink Silk Butterflies
Oct 17

Oct 17 Pink Silk Butterflies

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Technique, Season One

My first square – Pink Silk Butterflies – was a high stakes piece. I only had one shot at making this square because I would not find another piece of china silk in time and Grandma would have truly loved this technique.

Grandma's Butterflies
Oct 10

Oct 10 Grandma's Butterflies

Lillian Russell
Personal Story, Exhibits, Season One

I’m going to walk you through how I conceived the idea behind my award-winning piece Grandma’s Butterflies.

Tribute to a master fiberist, my grandma.
Oct 3

Oct 3 Tribute to a master fiberist, my grandma.

Lillian Russell
Exhibits, Personal Story, Season One

Today’s post is going to weave together my grandmother and mother’s connection to my first show with a few special memories of my grandmother included.

Taking the Plunge
Sep 26

Sep 26 Taking the Plunge

Lillian Russell

Today I plunged into the pool with other fiber arts bloggers! Follow me through my exploration of felting techniques.

 
 

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