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Elevating Your Outfit With Felted Collars
I first wrote how to style a plain dress for Melanie's Brummer online magazine, One More Time Around. My name is Lena Archbold, and...
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Lena Archbold
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Creating Fine Felt. Tips & Tricks
Creating fine felt is my passion. Why choose fine felt? Fine felt is excellent for wearables. Crafting felted tunics, dresses, jackets,...
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Lena Archbold
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Nuno Felting Tips: Fabrics suitable for nuno felt
Exploring Fabrics Perfect for Nuno Felting Nuno felting is a technique where loose fibers are fused onto a fabric base, resulting in...
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Lena Archbold
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Felting & Fulling Tips
I ran a short Facebook Live talking through my felting and fulling processes tips. Please check the video link for more information: A...
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Lena Archbold
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
Mastering the Art of Felted Garments: Harnessing the Power of Wool Direction
Creating a well-fitted felted waistcoat is an art that goes beyond the realm of patterns alone. While the initial blueprint is essential,...
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Lena Archbold
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min
Elevating Style Sustainably: The Art of Up-cycling with Nuno Felt
In the world of fashion and creativity, the possibilities are boundless. Imagine transforming old garments from charity shops into...
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Lena Archbold
- Nov 3, 2023
- 3 min
How to Care for Felted Garments
Many of us create, wear, and sell felted garments, which are unique and cherished additions to one's wardrobe. Consequently, when I offer...
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Lena Archbold
- Oct 20, 2023
- 4 min
Navigating the Woolly World of Felting: Choosing the Right Wool for Your Project
It's a question we often encounter in the world of feltmaking: Which type of wool to choose? The abundance of options can be...
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Lena Archbold
- Oct 13, 2023
- 3 min
Pilling Problems: Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Felt Pilling
Pilling can occur in felted garments, just as it can in knitted or woven textiles. In many cases, it is a natural process for woolen...
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Lena Archbold
- Oct 10, 2023
- 8 min
Crafting a Path to Mental Wellness: The Healing Power of Textile Crafts
World Mental Health Day is a poignant reminder of the importance of prioritizing mental well-being in our lives. It's an occasion to...
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Lena Archbold
- Aug 26, 2023
- 4 min
Ignite Your Creative Flame: Exploring Boundless Creativity in Feltmaking
Hello, fellow feltmakers and artists extraordinaire! Are you ready to set your creativity ablaze and venture into the mesmerizing world...
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Lena Archbold
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Making a Neck Warmer Template
Before writing this blog, I looked for more neck warmer designs on Pinterest and to my surprise, I discovered a new word, a neck gaiter....
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Lena Archbold
- Aug 2, 2022
- 5 min
Margilan Silk
You will learn how to use different types of Margilan silk which is great for feltmaking. I will introduce you various projects to create.
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Lena Archbold
- Dec 4, 2021
- 2 min
Fine fibre layout and how to achieve it.
It became popular to create felt adding layers of fibre. Fibre gives the luxurious finish to felted items. How much fibre do we need to...
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Lena Archbold
- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Making Feltmaking Process Less Physical & More Fun
Feltmaking is a physical process. It can take a long time to make a wool layout and then when we are tired, we need to start the real...
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Lena Archbold
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
Let's Dye a Cobweb Scarf with Fleeces
I made many samples and many scarves with a technique of Cobweb with Fleeces using natural colours. This became part of my online class,...
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Lena Archbold
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
How to keep laminated felt smooth and prevent wool from coming aggressively through embellishment
I heard many times, 'wool ate my embellishment'. Oh yes, wool can be hungry and swallow all the beauty we planned to create. How to stop...
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Lena Archbold
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
The main wool layouts I use in my feltmaking practice.
I use five main wool layouts in my work and will share the three major layouts with you: Classical; Herringbone; and Clouds. Please check...
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Lena Archbold
- Feb 6, 2021
- 1 min
Let's ruffle, let's create ruffle scarves and play with colours
Ruffle felted scarves became another popular class. I had many questions, such as: Lena, how do you create two different sides of the the...
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Lena Archbold
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
Cobweb Felted Scarves Technique
What is Cobweb Felting? Just like the name suggests, Cobweb Felting creates a felted fabric with a 'cobwebby' texture. A cobweb felted...
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