About me

My name is Jane Smith and in 2016, in search of a new hobby, I went to a local craft fair and bought my first felting kit. I made a passable picture using the wet felting method and then decided it needed some embellishments which I embroidered on (I was a keen embroiderer in my teens and twenties). The results were ok for a first attempt but wet felting was quite hard work and wasn't something I could easily put down and come back to later.

Then another wool felter I met suggested needle felting and, after a bit of research on the internet, the purchase of some colourful wool samples and specialist needles I soon became addicted to creating all sorts of flora and fauna. The beauty of it was I could pick it up, put it down, do whatever else needed my attention and then go back to it whenever I wanted without it all going horribly wrong!

The more I did, the better I became and eventually I began to sell my work at local craft fairs. In 2018 I managed to get a coveted stall at Clare Priory Craft Fair which was a little scary because it was so much bigger and busier than anywhere I had sold before but it went well enough for me to be invited back in 2019 and 2020 (sadly cancelled due to COVID-19).

As well as selling at fairs I also do private commissions and have made various models of pets and pictures as well as nursery mobiles on themes such as cats, superheroes, Indian elephants and Pokemon characters.