I had a full year of felt workshops booked along with Summer Schools at three different venues. Then Covid -19 hit and that was the end of that!! After an enforced rest due to cancelled courses I began to re-surface, Firstly it was Denman College. Having cancelled everything they had the brilliant idea to create […]
Author Archives: feltbetter
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Feb
Feb
Lots of things happening this summer in the arts and craft world. The first is Oxford Summer School which runs from the 27th July to the 1st August. I am giving an Eco print dyeing course there for three days from the 30th July to 1st August www.oxfordsummerschool.com. Three full days of experimenting with different […]
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Jan
Jan
1991 and I was depressed. The recession had take away my Interior Design and Build business leaving me kicking my heels and wondering what I should do next. Having been a lover of textiles for many years I made the decision to tackle education again. Finding a weaving course locally I graduated to a City […]
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May
May
Saturday June 8th is Razzmatazz in Woodstock when the whole town is opening itself up to have a jolly good time. There will be open gardens, pop-up restaurants, vintage stalls, antiques for sale and of course craft makers, of which I am one. The whole event is for supporting the local communities, local culture, local […]
03
May
May
I like to teach felt bag making to incorporate designs on the body of the bag. For this reason I make my bags inside out so that the designs remain fresh until the final shrinking takes place. The other reason for this is to eliminate any ‘welt’ on the outside fold of the bag if […]
03
May
May
The history of wet felting is well known and there are many lovely stories about how felt was discovered from the lonely prophet traversing the desert to Noah and his ark with all the animals. However, the story behind needle felting is less well known and maybe slightly more mundane. Needle felting was invented in […]
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Apr
Apr
The lovely people at Winghams have asked me to give an eco-print dyeing workshop for them. It will be held at The Ironworks at the Elsecar Heritage Centre, Elsecar, Barnsley in South Yorkshire. Elsecar is a lovely little village which until 1980 was still part of the coal industry. The heritage centre also has an […]
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Oct
Oct
On October 26th to 28th I will be teaching needle-felting polar bears and penguins at Denman College, Marcham in Oxfordshire. For more information go to www.denman.org.uk
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Aug
Aug
Wool Sheep’s wool makes lovely felt but there are many breeds of sheep and the felting qualities vary enormously. There are many websites that will give you advice on the type of wool which felts best for your needs and the best will be happy to discuss with you either by email or by a […]
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Aug
Aug
Felt is a non-woven textile that is made by shrinking or matting fibres together to make an impenetrable fabric, that can be cut without fraying or degrading the edges. Felt can be made from all wool fibres and other animal fibres such as alpaca, cashmere, angora and even buffalo. The basic treatment is either by […]
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