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Today we’re going to learn how to make a striped scarf using the wet felting technique, combining a fibre such as viscose with prefelt. Joining us for this beautiful tutorial is Katerina Korshun, who grew up in Kazakhstan in an artist family and, having been creative since childhood, later chose fibre art as her means […]
Handmade felt in pure wool has played a major role throughout human history. It has clothed us and sheltered us from the elements – think of yurts, for example – giving us the chance to thrive. It is an excellent thermal insulator that keeps you …
Today we’re going to learn how to make a double‑sided cushion using the wet felting technique with Bergschaf wool and viscose, together with Eva Basile, felt expert and master weaver.This cushion combines the strength of wool with the sheen o…
Christie Peters is a self-taught fibre artist who has been using water felting for the past 16 years. Margaret Jane Design is her brand and the names that compose it are those of her mother and grandmother who represent the first authentic artisans i…
The water felting technique is a universal language that creates bridges between places and cultures around the world. Daniela Balducci knows this well | daniela_infeltriscimi who has been practicing with this ancient expressive medium for years. She…
The kind of wool I mostly use in my felt creations is merino wool. During the four years I sold felted wearables at craft shows, galleries and museum stores, merino wool was the only fiber I used to make very light and soft nuno felted wearables with…
Differences between prefelts: rust-dyeingI have always been very interested and curious about prefelts, especially because there are so many kinds out there and you always wonder which one will work best for your final project. I love natural dyeing …
How to make extra cute felt fat plants
Micaela Losada from Lub Dup Felt, who has already come up with two Christmas tutorials for us, on how to make felt hearts and stars, has now made some super cute felt cacti plants for us too with nuances and sh…
DHG carded wool trial: Bergschaf vs Extra fine merino
During workshops, I am often asked by my students which wool breeds I recommend. Although I have my personal favourites, the answer of course depends entirely on what I intend to make. Different …
Viscose is a type of material that goes really well with wool. In Russia more and more people are choosing to include viscose into their felt projects as it makes the felt more elastic, reduces bobbling and creates interesting decorative effects on t…
While I was preparing my “Origami Felt” workshop, I experimented with DHG prefelt for the first time.
It immediately looked different from the other prefelts around and that I know well. Indeed, it wasn’t particularly “woolly”, which gave me the i…
Since my post in which I gave you some suggestions on how to work with carded wool was so successful, I was asked to give you some tips on working with combed wool, too.As you will see, many of the aspects that I will discuss apply not only to comb…
