Biography
I am an artist living in Southampton. I love working with felt, am married to a computer geek, am currently learning how to spin wool, keep an allotment with my friend and am the owner of a beautiful dog called Amina. I regularly run workshops to teach the wonderful craft of feltmaking and also enjoy visiting schools for talks and workshops.
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karen bicknell | June 19, 2007 at 7:19 pm
thank you so much rachel for the fab workshop last saturday.
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Stacey Apeitos | July 16, 2007 at 6:28 am
Congratulations on starting a blog on felting. I don’t think there are many of us around. I have one I update irregularly at http://www.layeruponlayer.com .
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Vanessa Volpe | July 31, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Hi, I have just come across your info. I have worked with colour therapy for many years, but have only recently began to explore textiles on a humble AS course – i wonder how/if this could be combined?
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sheila | February 21, 2008 at 10:16 pm
thank you for the enjoyable course.
the website for the architectural felt is http://www.claudyjongstra.com
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steph hughes | February 27, 2008 at 6:23 pm
just found your webpage and am so inspired.
shame you do not do workshops in vancouver, canada since that is my abode, as i would sign up immediately.
keep up the good design
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Barbara Stelzer | December 27, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Thank you for this informative site! I am an art teacher at a Waldorf school in Austria. They do a ton of felting at school but I am teaching at the same time and we rarely have free moments to do a workshop. My 2 kids’ only wish from father christmas this year was MORE WOOL. Well, they got their wish and now I have to keep them busy over the holidays with only extremely minimal felting experience (luckily we are all fast learners!) Now we have some great ideas to move into more 3D areas from slippers I have an idea how we could also do some hand puppets as well. As an American it is easier getting on English sites, so this was a real treat. Thanks again, and yes, you do have a beautiful dog too! and my hubby is also a computer geek so we have a lot in common!
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deb seeger | January 3, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I am a prodigal textile artist, who is gradually migrating back. I have taken several scenic routes via painting, stain glass mosaics from my original surface design art quilts body of work. I learned felting in college some 20 years ago and am gradually recalling the particulars. Your gallery is fabulous and am drawn to the stitching of the felts. Before I saw your work, it came to me I wanted to add a new dimension such as stitching and voila you have nailed it. Excellent work and I look forward to following your blog.
My photos are taken with a point and shoot thus some are poor quality.
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Martine Frampton | February 25, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Any chance you can add me to mailing list for info about workshops, I have only very basic knowledge from helping out at a workshop at my daughter’s school. Your husband’s website is just like my partner’s, who is also a computer geek:-)
best wishes
Martine