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Before you felt that piece… try this first Aug 19, 2025

Today, I want to talk to you about something that makes felt makers a little bit nervous: the S word. SAMPLES! 

While I know most of us would do anything to avoid making samples before we felt a piece, I’m – once again – going to try to persuade you to make them. 

Now, when we talk about making sa...

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When inspiration disappears: how I find my way back Aug 11, 2025

Have you ever had periods of time when you seem completely unable to have any new ideas? No good ones, no bad ones, nothing. 

You sit in your studio, you tidy up, you go through your wool, through books, through images and notes you’ve been collecting for future projects, and still nothing comes up...

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Anxious to find your own wet felting style? This may help Jun 02, 2025

Like everybody else, when I first started wet felting, I didn’t have a style or a voice. I wasn’t even thinking about having one. I was just trying to figure out how I could make the pieces I saw others do and, above all, understand how wool behaves.

If that’s where you are right now, know that eve...

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5 myths about shrinkage in wet felting May 26, 2025

Is there anything more discussed in wet felting than how to get the shrinkage you want? I don’t think so. And it’s kind of obvious, isn’t it? I mean, if wool felts by shrinking, we need to know how much it’ll shrink. Right?

The problem is so many factors influence shrinkage. So, it can all feel ove...

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Resources for intermediate felt makers May 12, 2025

After experimenting with wet felting for some time, learning the basics and maybe even felting some pieces on a resist, you may feel you’d like your felt to become more professional and well finished. Yet, you may also not know what to do to get to that next level of quality you’d like to achieve.

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3 ways to get your felt going when it’s stuck May 05, 2025

In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been making big pre-felt sheets for a piece I’m working on. And every single one of them has given me problems felting.

This can happen for several reasons. It either has something to do with the amount of soap or water, or with the temperature. When this happens, ...

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Wet felting with local wool Oct 20, 2024

When we start wet felting, there is so much to learn about the many techniques that fit under this wider umbrella, that this alone can be enough for felt makers to focus on, without ever taking a deep dive into the attributes of the fibers from different sheep breeds.

So, often it’s people who have...

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How to stiffen wet felted items Oct 13, 2024

I don’t use stiffeners often. But sometimes they can be useful, especially for sculptural wet felting. The problem with stiffeners is finding one that doesn’t make your work very hard, and still lets your felt look natural.

As in many other aspects of felt making, there are different opinions about...

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Book recommendation “The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook” Sep 15, 2024

If you were among the people who read last week’s post about the book “Schafwolle verarbeiten” and thought: “Ya, looks great, Vanda. But what will I do with a book in German?”, I’ve got you covered.

I’ve just received another book on wool I had ordered recently. This time in English. And I can assu...

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My updated supplier list for wet felting is now available for download Aug 19, 2024

You may know that for many years I’ve had a list of suppliers for wool and wet felting equipment that I offer in my courses and as a download on my website. It’s based on my own experience buying wool online, as well as on recommendations from students and followers.

Whether new felt makers email m...

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Are you getting holes in your thin felt? This may help Aug 03, 2024

This week I’m answering the question: “How do I make thin felt from 2 layers of wool without getting holes in my felt?”

The way I see it, there may be a couple of different reasons you’re getting holes in your fine felt:

  • Your layout is uneven,
  • You’re doing your layout on bubble wrap,
  • Or you’re
  • ...
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3 steps to price your felted work – Part 2 Jul 17, 2024

Today we’re looking at what I see as the last two pieces of the pricing puzzle. If you haven’t read the first part of this series, I recommend you do so, since today’s blog post builds on the first one.

But, before we start, I’d like to address the questions I got from last week’s article. They mai...

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