Please enjoy these links to some of my favorite resources and inspirations.
A sampling of feltmakers whose work I admire:
Inge Bauer
~http://www.ibtextiles.de/
Robin Blakney-Carlson, Luckystone Feltworks Studio
~ www.luckystonestudio.com/home.htm
Sharon Costello, Black Sheep Designs
~ www.blacksheepdesigns.com/
May Jacobsen Hvistendahl
~ http://filtmaker.no/
Polly Stirling, Wild Turkey Felt Makers
~ http://wildturkeyfeltmakers.com/PollyStirling.html
Jeanette Sendler
~ http://www.sendler.co.uk/Merchandise/Hangings.htm
Great sources for fibers and feltmaking supplies:
Dharma Trading Co.
White silks and fabric dyes for feltmakers
~ www.dharmatrading.com
Lori Flood Felted Fibers
Dyed merino roving, merino and Norwegian batts, fiber blends, silk for nuno felt
~ www.spinsterstreadle.com/
New England Felting Supply
Dyed merino wool roving, Norwegian felting batts, fiber blends, pre-felts, hand-dyed silk fabric, books
~ www.feltingsupply.com/
Northeast Fiber Arts Center
Dyed merino wool roving, Norwegian felting batts, custom felting batts, fiber blends, pre-felts, silk fabric, dyes, and felting supplies
~ www.northeastfiberarts.com/
Outback Fibers
Dyed Australian merino wool roving, silk roving, fiber blends, felting supplies, and books
~ www.outbackfibers.com/
Thai Silks
Huge selection of white silk for feltmaking in numerous weights and widths, as well as dyed and patterned silks
~ www.thaisilks.com/
Organizations and events that support feltmakers:
Felters’ Fling
An intensive week-long conference offered every two years for serious feltmakers. Top felt artists from around the world lead workshops covering a full range of artistic and technical feltmaking topics.
~ www.blacksheepdesigns.com/
Northeast Feltmakers Guild
Feltmakers meet 3 times each year at various locations in the northeast to show work, share experiences, and advance feltmaking skills; $25 annual dues.
~ www.northeastfeltmakersguild.org/
International Feltmakers Association
Membership organization offering a quarterly journal, Felt Matters; $50 annual dues.
~ www.feltmakers.com/2008/
Online Feltmakers’ Forum
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