Suzanne Stapleford

I am a self taught fiber artist. I took many oil painting classes at Delaware Valley College in Bucks County, PA. Moving to CT in 2016 has inspired my creativity into the fiber arts. The Quilted Ewe in New Hartford has some great classes and their open sewing classes allow me to bring my felting machine for inspiration and the company of other creators. I acquired quite a bit of wool straight off the sheep. My husband and I used the fermented suit method of cleaning the wool after skirting the wool. The challenge of keeping the puppy away from the wet wool was an arduous task. I have spent many hours hand carding and machine carding, along with dying the wool in a crock pot. My art skills already included silk dying. I plan to use nuno felting with silk and cheese cloth. I also am combining sublimation on polyester fabric which my husband and I have learned to do. Sublimation is printing on fabric with ink which turns into a gas and becomes part of the permanent fabric. My goal is to sell nuno felted and felted objects retail while also using sublimation printing. With out the support of my husband Ted I would not have been able to accomplish my work. I am at a period where enjoying my work along with making a profit is within my goal. The fiber festival at the Big E might be my first show in 2018. I am hoping to find another artist to go in on a booth with me and their products. I am also able to provide to the consumer mugs or polyester white fabric with personalized sublimation creations. I can also print signatures on polyester which can be added to a finished product.

Suzanne Stapleford

Hawk wrap

by Suzanne Stapleford

Fox wrap

by Suzanne Stapleford

I am the walrus

by Suzanne Stapleford

All natural black wrap

by Suzanne Stapleford

Snow creature scarf

by Suzanne Stapleford

Stork hand puppet

by Suzanne Stapleford

Rabbit hand puppet

by Suzanne Stapleford

Geese hand puppets

by Suzanne Stapleford

Ornaments

by Suzanne Stapleford

Ornaments

by Suzanne Stapleford

Suzanne Stapleford

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