Welcome to the International Feltmakers Association

The International Feltmakers Association is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1984 to promote felt in all its forms. We are all volunteers whose job it is to continue the work of our founder, the late Mary Burkett, OBE. We welcome everyone with an interest in feltmaking from the beginner to the professional. Enjoy our website, get inspired and join us.

We hope you enjoy browsing our website. It includes many features for our visitors and many more for our members. As part of our 2022 AGM, our Chair, Mandy Nash, gave the following presentation on How To Make the Most of the IFA Website. We invite you to have a look for yourself.

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Membership of the IFA brings many benefits, including:

Our quarterly journal, Felt Matters, in print or digitally, depending on Membership Level
Videos created by internationally renowned feltmakers exclusively for IFA members
Free access to the digital archive of our journal from Echoes in 1986 through to the most up-to-date issues of Felt Matters
UK regional groups for regular meetings and workshops
International Officer and international representatives to support members worldwide
Various membership options including optional online membership for non-UK members
Access to the IFA online courses, Discovering Feltmaking
Opportunities to promote your feltwork via the Members' gallery and list your felting events and workshops on the IFA website
Exhibition opportunities
IFA Facebook group for latest IFA news and networking with feltmakers worldwide
Public and products liability insurance for UK members
Use of the IFA member logo (e.g. on your website)

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Welcome to the International Feltmakers Association

If you are a Member, remember to log in to access the full site:

Podcast

Why Join?

Felt Matters

Education

Videos

Online Exhibitions

Members Gallery

Events

Membership of the IFA brings many benefits, including:

The place where feltmakers worldwide, both experienced and beginners, join together to find useful information, advice, insights, resources and inspiration for developing their feltmaking skills and broaden their networks