Mastering Wet Felting: Create Decorative Wool Items
About Me
A course by Natasha Smart , Wet felting artist
Joined July 2024
Joined July 2024
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Before beginning, I’d love to share my creative journey with you. So in this lesson I’m going to tell you about my background in textiles and how I discovered wet felting and teaching, and eventually turned my hobby into a career. ”
In this video lesson Natasha Smart addresses the topic: About Me , which is part of the Domestika online course: Mastering Wet Felting: Create Decorative Wool Items. Learn wet felting techniques to transform wool fiber into decorative home items like lampshades and seamless cushions.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello, i'm Natasha. I'm a wet felting artist, teacher and author. Now I was very into crafts as a child, in particular sewing, both on a machine and by hand. Which I learned from my maternal grandmother, who was a prolific textile crafter. She sewed, she did beading, knitting, crochet, And as an adult, I continued sewing, making bags in particular, and was also into patchwork quilting, and cross stitch for a time. I really wanted to explore textiles more. So in 2005, I was fortunate to be able to go part-time at my administrative job. and I started a one-year foundation course in textiles. ...”
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Course summary for: Mastering Wet Felting: Create Decorative Wool Items
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Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fiber Arts, Needle Felting
Natasha Smart
A course by Natasha Smart
Natasha Smart is a wet felting artist, teacher, and author based on the south coast of the UK. With a lifelong passion for textiles and creative crafts, Natasha transitioned from a career in training to full-time feltmaking in 2021. Her work is inspired by the textures, colors, and forms of the natural world—especially the sea and landscapes surrounding her coastal home—and is known for its vibrant color palettes and use of wool yarns as decorative elements. She has authored two books, Wet Felting and Three-dimensional Wet Felting, and continues to share her expertise through in-person workshops and online platforms.
In her creative practice, Natasha specializes in turning raw wool fibre into structured, decorative objects for the home. She is particularly drawn to practical, functional design and enjoys the problem-solving involved in felt construction. Her courses are grounded in clear instruction, thoughtful design choices, and a strong belief in making wet felting accessible and enjoyable for all skill levels.
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