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Feltmaker Connie Flynn has led 25 Norfolk women who have contributed to a touring protest banner that demands an end to violence against women. She has worked with Norfolk Library…
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Felt Matters Editorial Committee | Call Out
Could this be you? We are planning to expand the Felt Matters Editorial Committee and are looking for two or three volunteers to join the team. You will be part…
Felting together again in Appeltern, the Netherlands
Last weekend, I attended the celebration of the 30th birthday of the Dutch Feltmakers Group, the ViltKontaktgroep, from the Netherlands.We organized 2 days, full of workshops and enough time to…
Members Day at Frampton on Sunday 3rd October
Val and I ran a second members' day at Frampton on Sunday, and again we met in the lovely airy hall in a suitably socially-distanced and safe way. We had…
Wanted | Discovering Feltmaking Mentors
Interested in volunteering for the International Feltmakers Association? Are you a maker of quality felt? A good communicator? Keen to share your feltmaking skills with others? Then this could be…
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…
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…