Wet Felting is a process that involves a loose pile of wool fibres, the addition of soapy water, massaging the fibres until they hold...

What is felt? Felt is a fabric made from wool by using friction, moisture and heat, without the use of stitching, sticking or weaving....

It's the New Year and I thought I'd take this opportunity to tell you what is so special about wool and merino in particular. I love to...

Art may be a small word but the answer is huge With the Tywi Valley Arts Trail approaching I thought it would be interesting to share...

Wool may not spring to your mind as being a 'force' of nature, but I'd like to put forward such a case as it's 'full of energy,...

Yes, it is ok for adults to play. Playing isn’t just for children – or are we all just children at heart? Playing is a means of relieving...

Take a leaf out of Norwegian philisophy.... Kari Leibowitz, a health psychologist describes this time of year as the "winter doldrums." I...

A number of years ago I travelled to India in search of vintage silk supplies from which to make nuno felted wraps and throws. I not only...

It doesn’t sound very English - so what does ‘nuno’ mean and what has it to do with wet felting? Developed in the early 90s by Polly...

It’s a mad mad world in which we’re living. Wet-felt making and other crafts, involve detailed working at a methodical pace, which is...

It seems a while since I restarted workshops from my riverside studio in mid-Wales. It’s been absolutely great to welcome people back...

How can the Japanese art of shibori be used to create fabulous shapes in wet-felting? In its simplest sense, shibori is a method of...

When I want some time off from the magic of felt-making I look to magic of a different kind – Cyanotypes. A cyanotype is an image created...

We may think that felt-making is a ‘new’ craft when we look at the array of beautiful felt art, wearable nuno-felted clothing, felt...

It’s been a long year (and a bit)! The pandemic kept us all indoor for months on end and the freedom we had before Christmas 2020 was all...

What a strange month we’ve just encountered – so sunny, but the coldest and driest April for donkey’s years! And now, as we enter May we...

I know I say this a lot and perhaps it’s a sign of getting older, but the time is flying by! Who would have thought, a year ago, that...

Where has the time gone?! These last two months have flown by and the more astute amongst you will know that I didn’t even find the time...

As the saying goes – “Only take the good things forward”. I’m delighted to announce therefore that I shall commence online ‘back to...

This time last year I was looking forward to a family Christmas at home and in the final planning stages of a trip to India which I had...