felting
Felt is the oldest textile fabric.
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It has a romantic history... a pointed felt hat was found dating from the ninth century BC... a felt bonnet was found on a 4,000 year-old Chinese mummy known as the Beauty of Loulan... and a 2,300 year-old plush swan from Siberia was one of many items found in the frozen tombs in the Pazyryk Valley the Altai Mountains in Siberia.*
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Today, modern felt is found in diverse forms... from artwork
to yurts, clothing to toys.
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It is soft, durable and therapeutic to create.
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*​​Source Credit: Feltmaking, Deborah McGavock and Christine Lewis
My Techniques
Nuno Felting
Nuno Felting is the process of creating a new fabric from wool fiber and a loose weave fabric. Silk, cotton and other natural fibers work best. The process is similar to wet felting.
Wet Felting
Wet Felting uses wool fiber (typically fine Merino wool), water, soap and agitation to create fabric. Often I add silk or viscose to bring shine and texture to the fabric.
Needle Felting
Needle Felting uses special needles with barbs to force the wool to attach to itself. You literally stab the needle repeatedly into the wool to create 3D shapes, or flat 2D images.