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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...

Lena Archbold
Feb 6, 20211 min read


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...

Lena Archbold
Nov 18, 20203 min read


Our September Project
Hi everyone, many thanks for reading and listening this v-log. I would like to introduce our September project. We will be creating a...

Lena Archbold
Sep 18, 20202 min read


Feltmaking Membership - August Update
I was on holiday for a week on a canal boat without stable internet connection and my students have been creating, learning and...

Lena Archbold
Sep 10, 20201 min read


WOW!!! Amazing prints from my talented students.
The major joy for me is to see how my students develop their skills following my online classes. Our July online class and a project was...

Lena Archbold
Aug 16, 20201 min read


Why I Use Super Fine Merino Wool
Hi, thank you for watching my video and reading this short blog. I love to create with merino and superfine merino wool. It can be...

Lena Archbold
Jul 29, 20201 min read


June Projects From My Students
Starting a feltmaking membership in June and sharing my skills and knowledge with many people who would like to learn more feltmaking...

Lena Archbold
Jul 21, 20202 min read


Let's print with leaves on silk - our July project part of the membership
Printing with leaves on silk using a mixture of medium and botanical print techniques is our July project part of the feltmaking...

Lena Archbold
Jul 4, 20201 min read


Monthly Online Classes Feltmaking Memberships
If you are like me who wants to try different projects and learn many techniques immediately, spending too much time searching for ideas...

Lena Archbold
Jun 25, 20202 min read


Silk Hankies For Felting
I am falling in love with silk hankies more and more. It is all about rich textures and colours. What are silk hankies? They are produced...

Lena Archbold
May 18, 20203 min read


Coefficient of Increase and a Percentage of Shrinkage
1. Percentage of Shrinkage Feltmakers often need to know the percentage of shrinkage, they need to know how much their piece is going to...

Lena Archbold
Jan 2, 20201 min read


Rolling felt avoiding back pain
I often hear from people, "Feltmaking makes my back bad, I can not roll felt". I would like to share my tips on how to roll felt safely...

Lena Archbold
Nov 11, 20191 min read


Let's dye silk multicoloured
Hi everyone, Here you will learn how fast to dye silk with minimum equipment. I was dyeing three types of Margilan silk, rarefied, gauze...

Lena Archbold
Oct 20, 20191 min read


Dyeing silk materials in preparation to my online class
Hi everyone. This vlog will tells you more about dye process I use to dye Margilan silk, silk laps, silk caps and silk hankies for...

Lena Archbold
Jul 10, 20191 min read


Using Sander for Felting
I have been felting with a sander for over five years and found the following advantages: 1. speed up a felting process by 60%; 2.less...

Lena Archbold
May 29, 20192 min read


Herringbone wool layout in felt making
I am often asked, 'Why does my felt not drape well?' The quality of wet felting begins with the quality of the wool layout. While there...

Lena Archbold
Feb 8, 20192 min read


It is cold outside let your hands warm up while felting together.
********************* Lena Archbold is running three workshops in February. Please read through the newsletter to find some offers....

Lena Archbold
Feb 4, 20192 min read


Dyeing Margilan silk. One, Two Three, easy....
I use Margilan silk extensively in my designs and have decided to share with you how to dye this silk fast using acid dyes. The silk is...

Lena Archbold
Nov 30, 20181 min read


Felt Laminated with Viscose...How I do.
In this blog I would like to share with you how I use viscose in my feltmaking practise. I have been following and learning from East...

Lena Archbold
Oct 13, 20181 min read


Eco Printing course: painting and printing with leaves, flowers and even weeds.
We had five amazing evenings printing with proper leaves, flowers and weeds as part of the Eco printing course I taught from my studio in...

Lena Archbold
Jul 14, 20181 min read
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