A Shop For Creative Gifts
I am constantly making beautiful creative things using the various techniques I teach. You can see some of them above and many more on my Shop pages. I’d be delighted to show you how to make them yourself if you come along to a workshop. For those of you looking for a unique, hand-made item […]
It’s not too early to think about winter woollies!
It’s a lovely warm, late-summer day as I write this, but autumn is just around the corner. Autumn officially starts on Wednesday 22nd September and with it the weather will change. Time to start thinking about warmer clothes! You probably have a selection of warmer clothes stored away, but if you fancy a change this […]
Wool In Many Colours
Wool In Many Colours and how to colour and blend fibres to use in feltmaking.
Needle felting a hare using lamb’s wool fibres
Needle felting is fun. Here is a hare, made from fluffy lamb’s wool fibres. Needle felting is finally getting more publicity and instead of being called a craft, it is classed as a valid art form. Needle felting is gaining a reputation as a fun activity for ages over 10 years, who would have guessed […]
Creativity Is Therapy
I find that Creativity is a Therapy to me, especially during lock down and Corvid -19. Keep clam and keep being creative, whichever art form that may be.
Creativity is Having Fun
In the words of Albert Einstein “Creativity is Intelligence having fun“. And Sir Ken Robinson said “Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it’s produced the most extraordinary results in human culture”. These are my two favourite quotes. Creativity – it’s good for you Finding time to do something new and creative in a […]
Needle Felting Festive Blog – Feltworld
Hello and welcome to my creative world. In previous posts, I’ve written about wet felting techniques. Wet felting is where you use soap and water to felt 100% natural lambs wool fibres together to form a durable material, the tiny hooks that are on the individual fibres link together due to the action of rubbing […]
Winter Woollies – with a difference in the Midlands UK
Winter Woollies – with a difference in the Midlands UK The clocks have gone back, any hope of an Indian summer has faded, and winter woollies are making their annual appearance. But while the weather may be drab, there’s no reason to dress in a boring way. In fact, you can dress warmly and […]
Funky Felted Footstool – Made in a Day
Make an upholstered footstool in a day Felted wool lends itself to all sorts of uses, an upholstered footstool for example. Did you know you can make upholstered footstools out of felt? OK, so not entirely out of felt – there’s a wooden frame and some foam upholstery padding as well (which I supply on […]
What is Nuno Felting?
Nuno Felted Scarves Nuno felting is such an amazing technique that will surprise and delight you at the same time. It is becoming increasingly popular as people want to learn fun creative crafts and art forms. By incorporating a silk, fine polyester or cotton with 100% wool fibres, you can achieve the most beautiful textures that […]