Featured Artist for Thursday, April 17th, 2025
Sally Bonnie From Sally Bonnie Fibre N Art (Visible Breakthrough Coaching Ltd)
About
I’m Sally, a needle felting artist, teacher, and community builder originally from Manchester and now rooted in the inspiring landscapes of the Lake District. I am a member of the International Felt-makers Association and began sharing my skills through free workshops, newsletters and workbook downloads - I love it!
After years of charity work, coaching, and teaching, especially empowering women, I’ve returned to my creative roots. Reconnecting with the amazing women from Inspire Women Oldham rekindled my passion for creating after being told I was pretty rubbish at art at school! Now, I craft unique, eco-friendly pieces from UK wool and fibre, sharing my love through teaching and storytelling.
As my creative journey unfolded, I combined my coaching and teaching skills with fibre art, giving birth to Sally Bonnie Fibre n Art!
This path has shifted me from self-doubt to confidently sharing felting techniques through online classes and courses, my "Be Brave Be Creative Private Group," a free Membership platform, and collaborations with ethical UK wool producers. I also cheerlead other creators through my Blog and Podcast Series “Threads of Inspiration”.
I'm committed to sustainable crafting, working with UK wool from rare breeds, and partnering with producers who maintain farm-to-fleece practices for my wool kits. I continue to explore, learn and challenge myself, sharing this very special connection I have that fills my heart and my mind with peace. My hope is that through my work you will find this connection too.
Featured Artist for Thursday, April 10th, 2025
Melissa (Missy) Michálek From Ohana Animal Physiotherapy
About
I wanted to do something special with my dogs fur after she passed away suddenly in November 2024 and came across a needle felting Facebook page that featured a dog that incorporated real fur. I bought myself a kit online and gave it a go and was immediately hooked! I then began creating characters from pictures off the internet and also did a few special requests before being asked to do someone's dog. Since then my pet keepsakes have really taken off and I am loving being able to bring that little bit of comfort back to grieving owners by allowing them to touch and hold something familiar instead of just looking at pictures.
Featured Artist for Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Julija Kolega Halilovic From Soul Portraits and Art
About
Employing both traditional and modern felt making techniques, Julija creates hand felted sculptural pieces of functional, decorative, and wearable art.
Her work is incredibly intuitive and unites the hands, head and the heart.
Julija Kolega Halilovic from Soul Portraits and Art Julija is a felt artist who is enchanted by the magic of turning wool fibre into a cohesive felted fabric.
Employing both traditional and modern felt making techniques, Julija creates hand felted sculptural pieces of functional, decorative, and wearable art.
Her work is incredibly intuitive and unites the hands, head and the heart.
The journey into art and wool painting started at the craft group of the Waldorf school her daughter was attending.
As a professional therapist and energy worker, this therapeutic medium opened up the whole new level of expression and communication with her clients.
For the last 6 years she is conducting the workshops for adults and children..
Featured Artist for Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Lovina Farden from FARWOOD FIBER ARTS
About
Tried a needle felting kit in 2019 and was hooked. Self taught with YouTube videos, took online classes, still learning new techniques and challenging myself by choosing next level sculptures and painting with wool. Enjoy this art as a hobby and sharing tips with local fiber artists. I have a FB page dedicated to my local community for fiber arts as a resource for suppliers and promoting festivals.
Featured Artist for Thursday, March 20th, 2025
sue edlin from Sue's Felted friends
Email Sue at sueedlin8@gmail.com
About
I started needle felting around eight years ago. I was intrigued with some little creatures I saw in a shop window when I was in Wellington, NZ and was told they were needle felted!
Coming home to New Plymouth, I could not find anyone teaching this and as was desperate to learn, I taught myself. My first works were mostly fantasy figures which I gave away to friends and family.
I eventually found some groups on Facebook and learnt a great deal with the help of other felters mostly overseas.
I joined Taranaki Creative Fibre and found a few who were interested and who had also done a little needle felting.
I was asked to take some workshops for beginners which I did, to start with rather reluctantly, as didn't feel I was good enough.
However, my pupils really enjoyed my help and word got out, I was soon in demand as a tutor locally.
By this time I had started my own Facebook page and through this was taking commissions, many for pet memorial portraits.
I enjoy making NZ native birds, have made several wall hangings as well as my recent life size "NZ native Kea , please don't feed" which I am proud to say won the most votes in the People's choice Award at Taranaki Creative Fibres Fibreworks Exhibition.
I was very fortunate to attend an international artist, Rich O Hanna's workshop on mask making in New Plymouth in January where I learnt a great deal of new techniques as well as finding I have so much more still to learn...
However, my passion for Needle Felting continues and I enjoy sharing my love with other felters.
Featured Artist for Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Elise Campbell from Full of Wool Fibre Art
About:
I was never an “artsy” person or kid. It wasn’t until I became pregnant with my daughter that I felt the urge to create. I suppose it was nesting, but I started to crochet, making little sleep sacks and things for my baby. After a couple years of crocheting my older sister, who is an incredible knitter, introduced me to needle felting. It wasn’t love at first stab - I made a very floppy and measly octopus wearing a hat! But she persisted and bought me a felting kit, and with the proper tools and instruction I fell entirely into it and haven’t looked back since!
Featured Artist for Thursday, March 6th, 2025
Bea Bródka
About:
Hi, I'm Bea, the creative force behind FforFelt. My needle felting journey began in 2010 with a random craft lesson that left me utterly hooked. Since then, I've been transforming wool into whimsical characters, lifelike animals, and custom portrait dolls. Each piece is a labor of love, inspired by nature and crafted with care in my cozy studio in Poznań, Poland.
Featured Artist for Thursday, February 27th, 2025
The Felt Pen - Minnie Hill
About:
An article about needle felting popped up on my Fb page in 2020, that dreadful year! A lady in Ireland was making beautiful felted robins and I just thought what an amazing and beautiful art form.
An article about needle felting popped up on my Fb page in 2020, that dreadful year! A lady in Ireland was making beautiful felted robins and I just thought what an amazing and beautiful art form.
A couple of years later I left full time work to care for my Mother. It was then that I took up needle felting by watching lots of YouTube tutorials and teaching myself.
Two years on I have a business called the Felt Pen, a supportive following on Face Book, an Etsy shop and I just love it! I specialise in Westies and they sell out super quickly so I now have a waiting list for them into 2026.
My plans for the future include kits and tutorials, continuing to feature the Westies but also Australian animals too
Featured Artist for Thursday, February 19th, 2025
Cara de fieltr0 - Karen Landa
About:
From restoring a 19th-century diplomatic suit in 2007 to sculpting lifelike creatures today, my journey with needle felting has been nothing short of magical. As an art and cultural heritage conservator, I first used this technique for restoration—never imagining the world it would open up for me. A decade later, I stumbled upon needle felting as a sculptural art form, and it was love at first sight. Since then, I’ve been sculpting, experimenting, and sharing the wonders of this art.
From restoring a 19th-century diplomatic suit in 2007 to sculpting lifelike creatures today, my journey with needle felting has been nothing short of magical. As an art and cultural heritage conservator, I first used this technique for restoration—never imagining the world it would open up for me. A decade later, I stumbled upon needle felting as a sculptural art form, and it was love at first sight. Since then, I’ve been sculpting, experimenting, and sharing the wonders of this art.
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