The Dodo Blog
Last day of Etsy’s Ciber Week Sales Nov 30, 2017

Today’s the last day of Etsy’s Ciber Week Sale. This is the last chance to get original, handmade Christmas presents for a great price, while supporting Etsy sellers at the same time!

And Going The Dodo Way has a discount of up to 50% on all tutorials and workshops.

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Holiday Season Sale! Nov 20, 2017

Just a quick post to let you know that Going The Dodo Way has joined the ETSY HOLIDAY SEASON SALE.

From today until December 1, you can get any workshop for a sales price of up to 50%.

Enjoy!

 

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How To Repair A Felted Bag With A Worn-Out Pattern Nov 16, 2017

If you’ve been felting for some time, and you also use the pieces you felt, I’m sure you’ve already had this problem.

No matter how carefully you lay your wool or how resistant your piece has been felted, if you’re using it often, sooner or later its surface will be worn-out. And this is even more ...

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New Online Video Workshop – How To Wet Felt Play Fruit Oct 31, 2017

I’ve been working on this online course for some time, and I’m happy to announce, it is now available in my Etsy shop.

If you’re familiar with my workshops, you’ll find this one very different from the ones I’ve created before. Instead of teaching you how to make a particular piece, my goal here is...

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How To Recycle Felted Wool To Fill New Pieces Oct 18, 2017

Today I’ve got a short video for you.

It’s on a subject that I haven’t heard anyone talk about yet: recycling felted wool rests.

It might not seem very important to you, if you’re just starting out with felting. But if it’s something you do on a regular basis, I bet you’ve already asked yourself w...

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Sea Silk – A Craft On The Verge Of Extinction Oct 04, 2017

A couple of days ago I bumped into a short video, while browsing the internet. I was awed by what I saw and I was left wondering how I had never heard about this before.

After that, I went searching, and here is some of what I’ve discovered.

“[This] ancient thread, known as byssus, […] is mentio

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10 Ideas For Nuno Felting Exercises Sep 27, 2017

Last week I did a short introduction to nuno felting, on how to choose the right materials and a couple of other tips to help you start experimenting with the technique.

Today, I’d like to show you some examples of samples I made before I decided to felt a bigger piece, what materials I chose for t...

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My Tips To Get It Right With Nuno Felting Sep 20, 2017

I often get questions about nuno felting, so I’d like to share a couple of tips to help you start experimenting, and to get the feeling for it, especially if it’s something entirely new for you.

Nuno felting is a very recent felting method, and it was developed when designers rediscovered felting, ...

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How To Make A Pre-Felt – Video Tutorial Sep 07, 2017

I’ve been working in a new video workshop, which I hope to finish and post in the next couple of weeks. And the video tutorial I bring you today will be part of this workshop.

I wanted to share it with you, because I know there are so many questions about how to make a pre-felt.

Hope you enjoy it!...

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9 Reasons Why Your Wet Felt Isn’t Working Aug 16, 2017

Even if you’re more experienced in wet felting, you’ll still have projects that don’t go the way you planned. Sometimes that can lead to surprising results and to discovering a new technique, but sometimes they just turn into something you’re not happy about.

So, the question is ‘what went wrong?’ ...

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How To Download The Video Workshops On ETSY Jul 27, 2017

I now know that several people have had problems finding the password for downloading the videos when they’ve bought a video workshop in my Etsy shop. So, I thought it would make sense to write a short post to make your downloads easier.

So, here’s how buying a digital item on Etsy works. After you...

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The New Video Felting Tutorial On The ENGLISH ROSE BROOCH Is Out Jun 15, 2017

The video workshop on the English Rose Brooch is available in my Etsy shop as of today. If you are more of a visual person, this is definitely the best option.

If you’d like to know more about the workshop, check out the video introduction.

Are you on the Dodo email list? If so, you’ll be getting ...

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