Simple tips for framing felt art work professionally at home.

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…

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

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…

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 …

Creative ramblings in the Lincolnshire Wolds

These are the fantastic and imaginative creations of Richard Hanna of Ontario, Canada! This picture is of Aslan from the Chronicles of Narnia. Amazing! "Being relatively new to the medium I am still in the experimental stage. Aslan is a particularly ambitious piece that has taken many weeks of work I have learned an enormous…

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Maxine Smith - Tilly Tea Dance - Felting Art Workshops in Shropshire. Learn to create beautiful and unique felted pictures with an experienced textile artist. Visit tillyteadance.co.uk to keep up to date with upcoming workshops & events.

Carola van Dyke is a Textile Artist based on the south coast of the United Kingdom. She is inspired by close observation and appreciation of the natural world and replicates that beauty with works of thread, both in bloom and decayed, exploring her fascination with textures, mismatches, colours, lay