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Snowpea handmade is a small Tasmanian business creating fashion and homewares for the art lover. Every piece is lovingly handmade by either Sophie or Lisa over a number of hours, and is completely unique. All of our products are made from Australian Merino wool combined with silk or cotton, many are hand-dyed by us at home, and all are hand-felted using a technique known as 'nuno-felt'.

If you would like to know more about our work or are interested in ordering something you have seen here, please feel free to contact us at snowpeahandmade@gmail.com

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Where to find our products

Salamanca Market - we move around a bit, but are generally up the top end toward Davey St.
Every week until the end of the year (excluding Sat 18th Dec)
Salamanca Place, Hobart

Designed Made
Sunday the 5th of December
Princess Wharf forecourt, Castray Esplanade Hobart.

The Market
Sunday the 12 of December
at the Masonic Lodge - Sandy Bay Road Hobart

Alli Katz Design
shop 8 81 Salamanca Place (behind shiver me timbers)
You can find a number of our scarves and neckwarmers at this little gallery. We hope to keep our stock fresh in here, with some of our art pieces too!

The Maker
Salamanca Arts Centre

Eco Haven
Murray Street Hobart Tasmania
We are very excited to have a range of our silk and merino wool scarves hanging amongst the many beautiful garments at Eco Haven. There is loads of new stock in the shop including some amazing one-off garments so be sure to pay them a visit soon!

The Sheep's Back
Launceston

Cocoon
George Street Launceston

The Barn Market
The Civic Homespun Market
dates to be confirmed

Online in Aus Dollars at: Made it

Online in US dollars at: Etsy
cotton scarves
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silk scarves













neckwarmers




children's wear










blankets




dolls
market setup






The felting process

I thought I should start with some pics and an explanation of the process of felt making. I had a whole day to work today thanks to my wonderful husband, and I managed to finish off a couple of pieces. This scarf took me all afternoon, but I think the end result is worth the effort.

First I take my hand-dyed silk and lay down two or three layers of fine merino wool in the pattern I want.


When I am happy with the design I boil the kettle and fill a watering can with hot soapy water



I carefully cover the scarf with soap and water ensuring that my design doesn't shift


Next I cover the whole lot with bubble wrap and exhaust myself by rubbing/banging/rolling the scarf.


I have to keep checking my work and fixing the edges to keep it all as neat as possible.


Once I am satisfied that my design is holding together well it is ready to be fully felted by throwing it! The whole process can shrink the scarf by up to 40%! To finish, I rinse it and shape it before leaving it to dry.


The finished product!!

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