Have you felt that you’re not happy with or off cuts from other projects? What do you do with it? One of my favourites ways to up-cycle it is to create felt beads in my washing machine while I am washing work clothes! There are...
As a feltmaker, did you know that there are many studio supplies, items of equipment and other goodies to be found inexpensively in thrift stores, aka op or charity shops? Join me for a very short video premier at 7pm GMT (Irish time) on Sunday...
Wet Felters, are you new to creating sculptural forms around a resist and looking for a comprehensive guide with clear instructions about how to felt a beautiful vessel? This long form video goes through all the necessary steps in real time to help you achieve successful...
Discover how to transform fabric, handmade felt and upcycled clothing using foraged vegetation without having to use powdered chemicals to fix the colour! As an experienced eco printer working in the 'dirty pot', my usual process involves wrapping fabric with leaves, bark or onion skins...
A question that I get asked repeatedly is how to achieve professional looking felt, felt that is well finished and will stand the test of time. If you are new to this exciting textile process please understand that it is a craft like any other....
Often it's not possible to complete a piece of felt in one day and new feltmakers are often anxious about whether they can just leave it overnight. During this short video I share how you can do this successfully so there is no need to...
I am frequently asked when is the best time to add embellishing fibres or prefelt to the surface of a felting project. Many people are anxious that these additions won't felt in and integrate with the base. Join me for this short video where I...
Prefelt may be handmade or commercially prepared and is an excellent option for adding decoration to felt. Join me for this short video where I share just a little about what it actually is and how to use it for surface decoration. Click HERE or the...
Here are a selection of photos of my wonderful participants and their work taken recently at the Geelong Textile & Fibre Forum. The title of my class was ‘Felt to Print or Print to Felt”. Everybody felted, everybody eco printed in the ‘dirty pot’ and...
For the best results felting pieces that you would like to eco print, check out my pro tips as this is something that I am passionate about! Click HERE or the image below to watch the video! ...