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Colorful, Highly-textured, Hand-felted Accessories of Hand-dyed Wool, Permanently Moth-proofed

In the immortal words of "Singin' in the Rain" screen star, Lina Lamont,

"If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as if our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin'."

 

Ruth Walker, Feltmaker

 

Ruth Walker, Feltmaker


>   Schedule: Future, Present & Past  
>   Inquire within  
>   Establishments of Availability  
>   "Brim with a Twist" Examples  
>   Purse with Two & One-Half Pockets  
>   Pouch w/Dual-Action Cord  
>   Co-ordinating Pairs of Products  
>   Ever-Insulating Teapot Domes  
>   From the Asteroid Belt: Planet Pincushions  
>   Good Golly: Great Balls O' Felt!  
>   What to do If: Care Index  
>   Product Descriptions & Retail Prices  
>   Workshops & Demonstrations  
>   Useful & Possibly Even Educational Links  
>   Your Comments, if You're Not Too Shy  
>   Contact Information  

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Ruth E. Wiedenhoeft Walker  
Ruth Walker, feltMaker  
573-815-0485  

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Royal Blue wi/Duppioni Plaid Silk
Royal Blue wi/Duppioni Plaid Silk
Ruth Walker, feltMaker Columbia,MO

  • Current & Upcoming:

  • Kunstlerhaus: Featured along with Suza Wooldridge, 4 January - 5 February. 207 E. First St., Hermann, Missouri 65041, 573-486-2303. Our statement: "Our work is clearly about color, texture, & function. We've chosen to work with wool for its great affinity for dyes, ability to insulate, & ease of care. Wooldridge paints fabric, heat-sets the dyes, then pole-wraps & over-dyes the resulting pleats; jacket construction follows. Walker dyes wool fibers, silk & mixed fiber yarns, then hand-felts coordinating accessories." Featurette from Hermann's newspaper

  • "Artist Statement" feature in upcoming March 2010 issue of ORNAMENT Magazine. Stay tuned!

  • American Craft Council Show, St. Paul RiverCentre, 16-18 April 2010. Booth 2106 with Suza Wooldridge. Invited artists.

  • Estes Park Wool Market June 9-12, 2010 including felting workshops and booth.

  • 27th Annual Taos Wool Festival, 2-3 October 2010. Vendor.
  • Somewhat Recently, Depending on Your Definition of "Recently"...

    • One of A Kind Show & Sale, Chicago, December 3-6, Chicago Merchandise Mart. Invited artist; booth number is 8-9095. This is in the 8000 aisle of the golden-hued "Fashion District" as shown on the following map, which you will need to read with your very best bifocals &/or your dissecting microscope: Floor plan overview (pdf).

    • FALL TRUNK SHOW with Brooks Ltd. in Lakewood, Colorado, September 24-26.

    • 19TH ANNUAL ART TO WEAR SHOW at the Cambridge Artists' Co-op at 59A Church St., Cambridge, Massachusetts. 24 September - October 25.

    • 26th ANNUAL TAOS WOOL FESTIVAL, 3-4 October 2009, Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico, Booth 57. Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4 in all types of weather!

    • UNCOMMON THREADS, TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL ONE-OF-A-KIND WEARABLE ART FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON sponsored by The Fine Line Creative Arts Center of Chicago, Illinois. Invited artist. 18 October 2009.

    • 8th Annual ARTstravaganza! with The Best of Missouri Hands Juried Artist Members. Friday Evening 4:00 to 9:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM At the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105

    • Midwest Felting Symposium at the end of July through the beginning of August in Madison, Wisconsin. I'll be selling wonderful fibers that I've dyed and mothproofed. There is a fabulous line-up of teachers (I'll be taking a couple of classes); you should get registered.

    • Workshop: Roll a Ball, Felt a Purse with Two & a half Pockets Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contact Deb Tewell for further information.

    • Estes Park Wool Market juried artist, June 13-14, 2009, Estes Park, Colorado.

    • Workshop: Felt a Design-Award-Winning Pouch. Estes Park Wool Market, Thursday, June 11th, 2009.

    • Smithsonian On-Line Auction. From April 15th through April 28th you can bid for fine craft, proceeds to benefit the Smithsonian's educational mission. Items available this year include a Ruth Walker, Feltmaker hat, as requested by the Smithsonian Women's Committee. (The proceeds from the hat I donated two years ago to this auction went to gorilla reproduction research.)

    • Workshop: Roll a Ball, Felt a Hat, April 22nd, 2009, hosted by the Zumbro River Fiber Arts Guild, Oronoco, Minnesota. Contact Carolyn Barsness (or 507-269-7074) for details.

    • American Craft Council American Craft Show in St. Paul, April 17 - 19, 2009, St. Paul RiverCentre. Combining space once again with Suza Designs, Booths 604-605.

    • Booth 417, American Craft Council 2009 Baltimore American Craft Show, February 24 – 26, Wholesale, & Febrary 27 - March 1, For The Public, Baltimore Convention Center. As the Council’s flagship show, it is a must-attend event for the public and wholesale buyers alike. Hope to see you there!

    • Visitation Academy Visiting Artists Day, 9 February 2009, St. Louis, Missouri. Contact Fine Arts teacher Sue Lorenz for further information.

    • "Hat-i-tude!" January's Featured Artist at Bluestem Missouri Crafts, 13 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Missouri. Reception January 23rd.

  • Juried Artist Member, The Best of Missouri Hands
    • Dedicated to hand-felting colorful, highly textured, useful wool felt objects, well crafted and suitable to their purpose and to your delight.
    • We use local, other domestic and foreign wool breeds to suit the uses to which they are put.
    • Merino and other fine breeds such as Blue-faced Leicester, Cormo, Rambouillet/Merino, Romney/Merino and other fine breed crosses are used for the ground felt, while the lustrous and extravagantly coiled locks of the Wensleydale, Blue-faced Leicester, and Lincoln sheep provide embellishments along with various yarns and open-weave silk or cotton fabric.
    • For long-term protection all items have been permanently moth-proofed.
    Wholesale and Retail Inquiries welcome.




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    Schedule: Future, Present & Past  |  Inquire within  |  Establishments of Availability  |  "Brim with a Twist" Examples  |  Purse with Two & One-Half Pockets  |  Pouch w/Dual-Action Cord  |  Co-ordinating Pairs of Products  |  Ever-Insulating Teapot Domes  |  From the Asteroid Belt: Planet Pincushions  |  Good Golly: Great Balls O' Felt!  |  What to do If: Care Index  |  Product Descriptions & Retail Prices  |  Workshops & Demonstrations  |  Useful & Possibly Even Educational Links  |  Your Comments, if You're Not Too Shy  |  Contact Information


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