IFA Felt Swap 2021
Felt connects, let’s swap again! 2020's felt swap on the theme of Light was so successful, we have decided to run another one this year. 2021's theme is Weave and…
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Felt At Home
From July to August of this year, I participated in an exhibition in the Palkki Gallery in Palokka, Finland. The exhibition was organised by the Finnish Feltmakers Organisation Filtti and…
Getting together at last
On Sunday 1st August, ten of us got together for our first members' day since the pandemic started - what a brilliant day we had. The hall at Frampton is…
Techniques Articles in Felt Matters
How often have you looked at someone else's felt work and wondered, "How did they do that?". Isn't that why we go to workshops, buy books, watch videos? We experiment…
IFA VIRTUAL Q&A WITH FIONA DUTHIE | 27 JUNE 2021
Many feltmakers around the world have been inspired by Fiona Duthie's video to make your own 'Creative Sparks' pieces. Fiona has been delighted by this truly international response, and has…
Passing the CiFT…hard work pays off
Pam Villé was inspired to embark on the CiFT (the IFA's Certificate in Feltmaking Techniques) in 2015, following an exhibition of the coursework samples presented by Nicki Parsons and Hilly…
REflect and REconnect
Our online AGM 2021 is fast approaching. We are delighted to announce another event to look forward to. On March 27th, join four former IFA Chairpersons for a stimulating and…
Annemie and Ariane talk to the IFA
As part of our AGM 2021, the International Feltmakers Association have invited feltmakers, Annemie Koenen and Ariane Mariane, to talk to our members about their practice and how it has…
AGM 2021 | Our Gift to you
No one will deny that 2020 going into 2021 has been pretty tough on everyone. One of the positive outcomes over that time has been a huge increase in online…
A Sensory Dialogue|Valérie Wartelle
It’s always tricky to talk about one’s work, and how best to convey that constant inner chit-chat of thoughts and perceptions. For some time, I had been wanting to capture…
First IFA felt swap 2020
In the last part of 2020, 32 feltmakers, IFA members from all over the world, participated in the first IFA felt swap.Participants made a piece of felt based on the…
St Saviour’s Winter Show | A Year in Lockdown
Moira Searle, a member of the IFA's Region 4, spent last March, in the first lockdown, making drawings from a family heirloom, a Victorian christening gown. This led her to…