Featured Artist - Alison Rumbles Alison Rumbles studied and graduated in Painting at Edinburgh College of Art. She started with wet felting but has taken a new direction with her 3D needle felted creations. Andrew Novotny 29th August 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Nat Navenant Nathalie is a Bristol based self-taught needle felter who has always been fascinated by the weird and wonderful. She fell in love with needle felting 2 years ago because of its versatility and uses needle felting as a way to express herself. Andrew Novotny 31st July 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Tutorial Of The Month - DIY Chunky Knit Blanket This month’s tutorial comes from Stacy Tavassoli, founder of arm knitting business, Truly Majestic. Her tutorial focuses on arm knitting and how to create a rib stitch chunky knit blanket. Andrew Novotny 31st July 2018 How to Make READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Fiona Finlayson Fiona is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and her illustrations and animations always have a 3D element. After taking a needle felting course, Fiona is totally hooked on making felted animals which she fondly calls her McFelted Friends! Andrew Novotny 28th June 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Laura Courtenay Laura is a Devon based felt artist. Her inspiration is taken from the land, the seasons and the natural world in all its forms. Laura is a felt maker who enjoys playing with the varying textures of merino wool. Andrew Novotny 1st June 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Christine Allen Meet Christine Allen, our Featured Artist for May. Christine has been working with horses and dogs for over 35 years. She started her career as a competition groom in the disciplines of driving, showjumping and eventing, gaining experience all over the world, turning out horses for top-flight competitions. Andrew Novotny 30th April 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Tutorial of the month - adding long fur to a Havanese Dog May’s tutorial of the month comes from Pam Duthie, a crafting superstar with nearly 3,000 subscribers on YouTube, who follow her for her artistic inspiration. Andrew Novotny 30th April 2018 How to Make READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Louise Worthington Meet Louise Worthington, a needle felt enthusaist who has turned her passion for the British countryside and wildlife, into workshops that help to protect rare and native breeds. Andrew Novotny 29th March 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Ada Robb Ada's love of needle felting came about a few years ago, when she attempted to make a small blackbird and it was a disaster, but she never gave up! Ada ordered more wool (from World of Wool of course!) and was determined to try again and succeed! Andrew Novotny 23rd February 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Kristy Kun Kristy from Portland, USA forged her artistic mettle apprenticing as a woodworker and upholsterer during her early twenties. Her work advances the sculptural capabilities of hand-made wool felt, drawing on woodworking to create complex joinery and sculptural forms in fibre. Andrew Novotny 25th January 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Joan Prowse Ever since she was a young child, Joan has been pattern making and drawing. At the age of 6 she was drawing hand made cards for friends and family, and virtually every Christmas was an opportunity to get new pens, pencils and paper. Born to a Swiss mother and English father in Leamington Spa in 1966 Joan spent much of her childhood up until the age of 7 in Switzerland. Andrew Novotny 1st January 2018 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Pamela MacGregor Pamela is a retired middle school art teacher from the USA who began felting in 2004. In 2009 she taught her first national felt workshop and currently she is teaching out of her studio and creating exhibition work. Andrew Novotny 1st December 2017 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Shona Cammack Shona is a self-taught felter, based in Speyside, Scotland, surrounded by the nature and countryside which now inspires her work as a fibre artist. Andrew Novotny 1st November 2017 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Sarah Vaci Our featured artist for this month is Sarah Vaci who originally trained as a filmmaker and animator at the Kent Institute of Art and Design and at Goldsmiths College in London. Andrew Novotny 3rd October 2017 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Tutorial of the month - How to make a pretty flower corsage Our October tutorial from Nancy at Flights of Fancy shows us how to make a pretty flower corsage as a brooch or gift for your friends and family! Andrew Novotny 3rd October 2017 How to Make READ MORE chevron_right
Fibre Focus - Cheviot Sheep This month our Fibre Focus talks about the Cheviot Sheep that originated in the Cheviot Hills, from which this breed of sheep gets its name, on the borderline between England and Scotland. Andrew Novotny 3rd October 2017 Fibre Focus READ MORE chevron_right
Featured Artist - Eileen Williams Our featured artist for this month is Eileen Williams and she is a feltoholic! She came across needle felting very late in life, totally by accident when she visited her cousin in Ireland three years ago! Andrew Novotny 1st September 2017 Featured Artist READ MORE chevron_right
Fibre Focus - Teeswater Sheep This month our Fibre Focus talks about the Teeswater Sheep. Did you know that the principal use for the Teeswater is in the production of a crossbred ewe, the Masham? Andrew Novotny 1st September 2017 Fibre Focus READ MORE chevron_right
Tutorial of the Month - How to make a Bell Flower Nancy guides us through the process of how to make a pretty bell flower, perfect if you’re a beginner starting out on your felting hobby. These flowers are great for hanging in your garden! Andrew Novotny 28th July 2017 How to Make READ MORE chevron_right
Fibre Focus - Merino Sheep This month our Fibre Focus talks about the Merino sheep, which is an economically influential breed of sheep prized for its wool. The breed originated in Spain, but the modern Merino was domesticated in New Zealand and Australia. Andrew Novotny 28th July 2017 Fibre Focus READ MORE chevron_right
