Full Moon Wares is more than a shop. It’s a working studio, a teaching space, and a place to learn a traditional craft at a thoughtful pace.
This site and its newsletter exist to help you learn the Old World art of spun cotton—whether you’re here to make ornaments yourself, to collect finished pieces, or to do both.
Everything you see here is designed or made by me, Lisa Waring, using the same materials, methods, and standards I use in my own studio practice.
How Full Moon Wares Works
Full Moon Wares is organized around learning and making, with two levels of tutorial kits that support different stages of the craft.
Open Access Kits are designed to teach foundational spun cotton techniques. Each Open Access Kit includes a free, publicly available video tutorial, a focused project that teaches core skills such as spinning, shaping, and finishing, and an optional supplies kit with the materials needed for the project. These kits are meant to be approachable and flexible. You can work at your own pace, revisit the videos anytime, and use the techniques in other projects.
Private Workshop Kits build on those foundational skills. They include a longer, in-depth private video tutorial, more complex forms and construction methods, and carefully curated materials specific to each project. These complete kits are closer to a studio workshop experience and are best suited for makers who desire to craft at a deeper level.
Together, these two levels form a clear learning path—from first exposure to more advanced, studio-style work using a range of techniques.
Rooted in Tradition
Spun cotton has been cherished for centuries, and I follow many of the same time-honored techniques used in antique originals.
Each piece begins with simple materials—cotton, wire, and glue—and grows layer by layer through wrapping, shaping, drying, painting, and aging. My approach is informed by historical examples, but adapted so modern makers can learn the process without specialized tools. The goal is not speed or perfection, but understanding how the material behaves over time.
Made the Same Way I Work
Every kit, tutorial, and finished ornament reflects my own studio practice.
Materials are chosen carefully, from hand-dyed ribbons to vintage-inspired embellishments, so that what you make feels considered and lasting. The supplies included in kits are the same types I rely on in my original work, not substitutes or simplified versions. When you purchase a kit, you’re stepping into the same process I use myself.
Accessible, Not Simplified
Full Moon Wares is designed for beginners and experienced makers alike.
Projects are broken down clearly, without rushing or skipping steps. You don’t need prior experience to begin, but the techniques you learn are real, transferable, and foundational to the craft as a whole. You can start with a single project or return season after season, building skill and confidence over time.
A Living Studio and Community
Through tutorials, the newsletter, and Instagram (@fullmoonwares), Full Moon Wares functions as an ongoing studio space rather than a one-time class.
I share techniques, process insights, seasonal work, and examples from my own bench, and I love seeing how others interpret and adapt what they’ve learned.
Made to Be Kept
At its heart, Full Moon Wares is about making things that last.
Spun cotton ornaments are not meant to be disposable décor. They’re objects made slowly, handled carefully, and brought out year after year. Whether you’re making with a child, decorating your home, or giving a gift, these pieces are meant to become part of your own traditions.