ABOUT MOOREND FELTS CUMBRIA
Linda - The Artist
With a background in Fine Art with a B A Hons from University of Hertfordshire, my love for textiles has been lifelong. It truly came alive when I discovered the art of feltmaking—first while working in the textile industry, and then more deeply after moving to the Lakes in 2005.
At Moorendfelts, I work primarily with soft, luxurious Bluefaced Leicester wool—a sustainable, British alternative to Merino. I hand-dye all my wool, creating a seasonal colour palette that brings each piece to life. I often use nuno felting, a beautiful technique that fuses wool and silk into intricate floral collages inspired by the natural beauty around me.
The Felt making Process
I specialise in a felting technique called Nuno Felting; it sounds very fancy, but it is basically felting wool into an open weave fabric. You can use muslin and cottons, but I prefer the luxury of silk.
I felt with blue-faced Leicester wool which I dye myself and use silk fibres to create beautiful silk scarves, collaged journals, brooches and unique accessories, the perfect gift. Many of the silks I use have been collected from second-hand shops, maybe over dyed to create new one-off pieces of textile art.
I also re-cycle wool jumpers giving them a new lease of life, creating wonderful corsages, brooches, wrist warmers, woolly jumper journals.
