Felting is one of the oldest forms of fabric making in the world.  In recent years felting has made a big comeback with many textile artists using this technique in their work. 

Felting is the making of a wool fabric by agitating unspun wool with soapy water.

There are many different techniques used to achieve a felted fabric but one of our favorites is felting onto fine tissue silk, known as nuno felting.  We have step-by-step instructions on this felting technique in our Felted and Arm-knitted Poncho Pattern.  This stunning garment is another one of many designed by Marta using her lovely hand-painted Slubby.  You can purchase the pattern and also a kit for the poncho from our online shopping cart.

We have also recently added a collection of wool tops to our shopping cart and a great Feltmaking book which takes you through many different felting techniques.