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My Tips To Get It Right With Nuno Felting Sep 20, 2017

I often get questions about nuno felting, so I’d like to share a couple of tips to help you start experimenting, and to get the feeling for it, especially if it’s something entirely new for you.

Nuno felting is a very recent felting method, and it was developed when designers rediscovered felting, ...

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How To Make A Pre-Felt – Video Tutorial Sep 07, 2017

I’ve been working in a new video workshop, which I hope to finish and post in the next couple of weeks. And the video tutorial I bring you today will be part of this workshop.

I wanted to share it with you, because I know there are so many questions about how to make a pre-felt.

Hope you enjoy it!...

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9 Reasons Why Your Wet Felt Isn’t Working Aug 16, 2017

Even if you’re more experienced in wet felting, you’ll still have projects that don’t go the way you planned. Sometimes that can lead to surprising results and to discovering a new technique, but sometimes they just turn into something you’re not happy about.

So, the question is ‘what went wrong?’ ...

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How To Download The Video Workshops On ETSY Jul 27, 2017

I now know that several people have had problems finding the password for downloading the videos when they’ve bought a video workshop in my Etsy shop. So, I thought it would make sense to write a short post to make your downloads easier.

So, here’s how buying a digital item on Etsy works. After you...

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The New Video Felting Tutorial On The ENGLISH ROSE BROOCH Is Out Jun 15, 2017

The video workshop on the English Rose Brooch is available in my Etsy shop as of today. If you are more of a visual person, this is definitely the best option.

If you’d like to know more about the workshop, check out the video introduction.

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The ENGLISH ROSE BROOCH Video Workshop - Now Available May 24, 2017

About two months ago I published the English Rose PDF tutorial. But if you prefer seeing how all the details are made, there’s a huge advantage in video. And that’s why I’m now releasing the English Rose Video Workshop.

Here’s the introduction, to give you a taste of what you can expect.

The Engli...

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Here’s How It All Started May 18, 2017

Stacy Tavassoli is the creator behind Truly Majestic, a blog dedicated to arm knitting. Stacy has teamed up with her husband to found the company, based in Cumbria, England. They are committed to using eco-friendly materials and recycled packaging. Truly Majestic offers some free tutorials, introd

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Geeky Felt Facts – Wool’s Resistance To Flame May 11, 2017

I’m a felter at heart, so, like you, I love wool. I love its softness, its textures and its warmth. You know that smell when you’re wet felting? I adore that too (and I bet I’m not alone).

But wool is even more than that. It’s a wonder fiber created by Nature.

So, if you like to understand how thi...

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Pressure In Wet Felting – Part 4 May 04, 2017

TOSSING/THROWING/TUMBLING

Welcome to the last part of this series on how to apply pressure in wet felting.

This is another one of my favorite methods for fulling. Since I love working with my hands, and prefer avoiding tools, I use the TOSSING/THROWING technique in nuno felting, as well as when

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Pressure In Wet Felting – Part 3 Apr 27, 2017

POUNDING/BEATING/STOMPING

In these techniques, pressure is applied to the piece by hitting it with something. These are more aggressive methods and they make sense when you’re felting a large piece, especially if it’s a thick one, or when you want to get a particularly dense felt. In fact, this tec...

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Pressure In Wet Felting – Part 2 Apr 19, 2017

RUBBING/MASSAGING/KNEADING

1. WITH YOUR HANDS

This is probably the most intuitive method because all you need for it are your bare hands.

It’s definitely the one to use after you’ve laid the wool, and applied water and soap. You start by pressing the wool layers to get the air out of the fibers

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Pressure In Wet Felting – The Fifth Element Apr 13, 2017

In some of my latest blog posts, I’ve been talking about the factors we have to take into account in wet felting. We’ve already seen that:

  • the WOOL choice is definitely where everything starts,
  • SOAP has a fundamental function in the process,
  • and the combination of WATER and TEMPERATURE is ext
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