Mastering Wet Felting: Create Decorative Wool Items
Constructing the Lampshade 1
A course by Natasha Smart , Wet felting artist
Joined July 2024
Joined July 2024
About the video: Constructing the Lampshade 1
Overview
“With the felted piece complete, now we can construct our lampshade. I’ll show you how to prepare the felt and then use a kit to turn it into a lampshade. Just wait until you see it in use with the lamp lit, you’ll be amazed at the transformation!”
In this video lesson Natasha Smart addresses the topic: Constructing the Lampshade 1, 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
“Here's our finished wet felted piece ready to turn into a lampshade. We're going to be using a kit which involves sticking the felt to a sticky backed plastic layer before we assemble it with rings into a drum lampshade shape. First of all, we need to prepare the felt and cut it to size. So that's what I'm going to do first. But actually, we also want the felt to be really nice and smooth. So the first thing I'm going to do is iron it. We need to make sure that our felt is nice and thin and even before we assemble it into the kit. So the first stage is to iron it. We'll look at all the othe...”
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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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