About Sheila Smith
Sheila Smith is an experienced and well qualified teacher of feltmaking.
- Very experienced feltmaker.
- Sound understanding of how and why wool felts and the techniques employed in feltmaking.
- Qualified teacher who has been teaching feltmaking workshops since 1991.
- Venues in the UK and abroad, as far away as Australia and New Zealand).
- 1998 - 2001 Chair of the International Feltmakers Association.
- Widely published (see below).
Sheila is particularly interested in creating different effects within the felt by employing a variety of techniques. She enjoys combining a range of fibres and fabrics with the wool to produce innovative fabrics for wearable art. These fabrics can then be enhanced by the use of dyes which give rise to interesting effects arising from the diverse fibres.
Sheila's lectures and workshops focus on tested techniques and the results they can produce with various materials. They can be targeted at any ability level from beginner to advanced.
Publication History
2008:- 'Embellish, Stitch, Felt' by Sheila Smith (Batsford 2008) ISBN:978-1-906388-05-8
A full guide to new 'dry' felting techniques using a variety materials and equipment.
Step by step instructions for both beginners and experienced feltmakers
2006:- 'Felt to Stitch' by Sheila Smith (published by Batsford)
Creative Feltmaking for Textile Artists.
A comprehensive reference work written as part of a series of 'textile art' books published by Batsford.
'Feltmaking - the Whys and Wherefores' Publisher & Joint author (with Freda Walker)
1995:- (1st edition) This was recognised as a sound technical reference book.
2005:- substantially rewritten by Sheila and Freda Walker. NOW OUT OF PRINT.
2002:- Series of 3 Booklets
- Introduction to Feltmaking
- Felt without Seams
- Beyond the Basics
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