Storytelling through Fibre: The Art of Trish Baer
[For Armchair & Studio Members] Profile of textile artist Trish Baer, who uses needle felting to portray iconic scenes of tales from Norse mythology.
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Tag: felting
Hazel’s Fishing Mittens: A Knitting Project
[For Studio Members] Based on Cynthia Levy’s handwritten recipe from her grandmother, a straightforward method for knitting mitts that can withstand the worst of Canadian winter weather. Knit these wool mitts oversize, then felt them for extraordinary warmth and great fit.
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Fishing Mittens Revisited: Creative Felting Solutions
[Open Access] Cynthia Levy writes about recreating a pair of her father’s fishing mittens using her grandmother’s pattern, her great-grandmother’s handspun yarn, and some creative felting solutions. Pair this with her instructions to make your own!
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How-To: Spring Prairie Wildflower Wet Felted Scarf
Beginner-friendly instructions guide you through making a wet-felted scarf with a floral design, a great excuse to start dreaming of warmer, sunnier days ahead. Gather some wool, and get felting!
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How to Make Needle-Felted Strawberries
[For Studio Members] Needle felting is a dry felting technique that uses a small barbed needle to hook and bind micro fibres in wool and other natural fibres. The bonded fibres hold shape, enabling a crafter to form shapes of any kind. Try your hand at needle felting by making a strawberry—perfect for spring!
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How to Make a Wet-Felted Bracelet
Learn how to make a wet felted shrinkage swatch and use what you learn to inform your making of a bracelet cuff with a button closure. A perfect project for beginners, most of the supplies are things you probably already have around.
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A Lifelong Exploration of Wet Felting
[Open Access] “I learned later that what I used for my first felting project was a short staple alpaca wool. It was a testament to my tenacity that it felted together at all. The short length of the fibres meant that they took a long time to interlock with each other. In retrospect, I should have sought out bubble wrap so its texture could aid in agitating the wool I should have laid the wool out in layers to make the felt even and shrink evenly, and I should have used much less water and soap to minimize the labour needed.” Magan Wilson made her first wet felting project when she was ten years old. Here, she reflects on what became a lifelong pursuit.
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Woolly Tales: The Needle-Felted Art and Magic of Holman Wang
[Open Access] Holman Wang’s unique needle-felted children’s book illustrations have been featured in more than fifteen picture books. His award-winning work combines wry wit, incredible detail, and a gentle atmosphere to create an all-ages appeal. He spoke with writer Michelle Woodvine about his work, and he shared illuminating behind-the-scenes photos of how he captured some of his iconic scenes.
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