Felted art

Do you ever wonder how professional textile artists achieve a smooth, even finish to their needle felted artwork? Does your work look a little fuzzy, blobby or matted in comparison? Read on for three effective tips to get you felting like a pro.1. Stab Sensitively!Have you ever looked at your work and though "that looks a bit...stabby"? Have the holes made by your felting needle really left their impression on your work? The chances are that this is because when you stab down with your…

Anyone who tell you they don’t have a box, draw or even cupboard of failures or “ not going how I wanted to” is either in denial or hasn’t done enough yet. My tale is about one such piece. I don’t …

Simple tips for framing felt art work professionally at home.

Hello there readers! I get lots of compliments about my wet-felted background pieces and often get asked how they are made. So here’s a blog devoted to giving you an insight into the wet felting process and the tools that I use. To begin with, here are all my tools:1. Liquid soap2. Water spray bottle3. Hand washboard4. Bamboo mat5. Roller6. Net7. Bar of soap8. Wool yarns9. Coloured wool roving10 White wool roving11. White vinegar spray I begin by throwing an old towel over my work desk. This…

After finally leaving Barra, with the help of my new friends, I made my way to Garsdale Head in North Yorkshire where I had reserved a room at a B & B – Garsdale House. The workshop was i…

WIP . More layers added to build up the forest floor. I’ve felted thick mats of wool, then cut shapes of moss and felted them in to give the depth. Lots more to do ! Have a special commission I’m working on as well , something very different to work on 😊.#wip #wipfolksy #needlefeltedpicture #woolart #fibreartist #yorkartist #natureinspired #paintingwithwool #trees #folksyshop

Paolo Puck is a self-taught British artist creating whimsical needle-felted wool artworks that explore topics relating to beauty and ugliness. He uses his sculpture as a way to explore the point at which one becomes the other.

Last week Ruth sent her usual reminder that I am scheduled to publish a post on the Felting and Fibre Studio Forum, a reminder that I am always grateful for as life often gets in the way and activi…

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