Mastering Wet Felting: Create Decorative Wool Items
Preparing to Felt
A course by Natasha Smart , Wet felting artist
Joined July 2024
Joined July 2024
About the video: Preparing to Felt
Overview
“In the first lesson of this unit, we’re going to look at shrinkage in wet felting. I’ll explain why it is important and how to calculate it for your projects.”
In this video lesson Natasha Smart addresses the topic: Preparing to Felt, 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
“In this lesson, we're going to make a larger flat felt piece. which you can use in lots of different ways. I'm going to show you how to make a flat piece and turn it into a beautiful lampshade. But you could also use yours to create a framed art piece like hood part, or perhaps to use as fabric to create a sewn item with. Now before we get started on our flat felt piece, we need to look at shrinkage to ensure we're making the felt the right size for what we need. Shrinkage is a vital part of felt making. We've already looked at the main stages of wet felting after the layout, so the felting...”
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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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