Ikonium Studio Feltmakers

Trying to organize a list for customers to see items for sale from Ikonium Studio Iststanbul, here is my first attempt..you can tell I am NOT a computer geek....... https://docs.google.com/docu...

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This winter we have been busy making colors on knitting yarns and wool for felt making here in the studio.   We are working with both natural dye colors and fiber reactives in order to please a ...

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day trip to Büyük Ada and other islands off Istanbul...great day off inspiration for  our work ! Boats and horses and colors and textures!!!

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Crafting new artisanal striped scarves using hand dyed fabrics combined with silk/ merino wool......perfect for autumn weather. Here are the first with many more to come as they are already sold!...

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New work from Ikonium getting ready for our exhibition in Bodrum set for July...its all hands on deck Mehmet, Theresa, Sali.Unuz have all been pitching in to create new items!!It has been...

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We have been working hard at Ikonium Studio filling orders for customers getting ready to fill their shops for the influx of customers for the new season We have particularly had fun creating som...

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My Turkish Joys: Holiday Baking Classes in Istanbul : Surprisingly, I've already seen Christmas decorations here in Istanbul ! Well, technically, the decorations are for New Year's celebration...

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This bag headed to Rome this week with Carlo and the boys..always nice to have them visit the shop. They left with promises to bring fresh ricotta on their net visit!!!!!

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Rug workshop with the ladies from Holland. Leisbeth and Ann-Margot spent 3 days working on their Osman felt rugs here at Ikonium Studio. The rugs were initially kicked usng traditional Turkish me...

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Students interested in felt making workshops with Mehmet Girgic aqnd Theresa May-O'Brien at Ikonium Studio in Istanbul can contact by phone or email to arrange dates for classes. Workshops run fr...

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September has been a busy month in Istanbul with so many interesting people stopping by for a visit or shopping. Many designers have stopped by as it ..IS fashion week in Istanbul. We just realiz...

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We have been busy filling orders, teaching workshops and even a little vacation!!!...oh yes and we filmed a short blip for Japaneese tv. We love having students stopin from all over..we recently ...

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Color and students..........

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While we had the paint out..Mehmet and I went on an ebru ag..using a few different size silks..of course our favorites camme at the tail end....we like the damla(drop) effect..makes lo...

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This week I had a few students who just wanted to try experimental work with felt and ebru. First I had Caleb Calabro, fashion designer from Sydney,Australia. Caleb was interested in exploring th...

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We finnished 6 janissary hats for a group of Turkish musicians to wear on a trip to Korea. It was a group effort with a little bit of creative play at the end. We hopr to make a more traditional ...

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Pinar worked on translating her wonderful hat sketches into felt work. The sketches were based on traditional ottoman hats for women, with an obvious contemporary twist. Playing with both color a...

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I have been working on some fun slipper designs for a customer in America. Meanwhile our student Frederique from France had a workshop day making slippers here.

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playing with translating sketches in textile art

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We have been working on alot of traditional hats lately....fez, sikke, borks etc....some are more dramatic than others. We will be working on some traditional traditional kepeneks for a...

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enjoying this line of bagsnd hats ... I am just playing with silk and wool...sketchingan dcoloring..then Mehmet is playng with the blocking..

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