blackdogandgingercat

Needlefelt Kit Designer: Fibre artist: Teacher

Somerton, England On Etsy since 2014

623 Sales | 5 out of 5 stars

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blackdogandgingercat

Needlefelt Kit Designer: Fibre artist: Teacher

Somerton, England | 623 Sales

5 out of 5 stars

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Announcement    ***UPDATE***
1) The shop is still up and running during the crisis but I am only going to the post once a week in order to cut down on my movement. Therefore, please do get in touch if you have a deadline for your delivery.
2) Usually, I use second-use packaging for all orders. However, at present I am unable to source this and am therefore using new boxes. I am absorbing the cost of this into the business in order to keep your total price down.


I am a fibre artist and one-man-band small business working in rural Somerset and basically, I’m obsessed with beautiful British wool, it is my inspiration - it is at the heart of everything I do.
Because of its fabulous eco-credentials and it’s diverse properties, I love to sculpt with it or make it gossamer thin in order to make studies of the sea and passing moments, sketches in wool.
And because I love wool so much, I want others to enjoy working with it too. This is why I teach needlefelting classes and design and make needlefelt kits. I've designed them for people with a whole range of skills.
The kits for complete beginners fall into two categories:
Stage 1 - SUPER SIMPLE - for nervous beginners.
Stage 2 - BEGINNERS - perfect for anyone. These are for really learning how needlefelting works and how you can work the wool so that it becomes a wonderful, sculptural medium.
Then, as you begin to learn and want to try something a bit more complicated, I have designed:
Stage 3 - CHALLENGING – there are designed to improve your needlefelting skills, encouraging you to focus on sculptural form and more complex colour layering. They are for people who have had a bit of experience and now want to push themselves further. You could try these as a beginner but you might find them a bit frustrating and I would hate for that to happen.
Then finally, at the top of our LADDER OF LEARNING, we have:
Stage 4 - 'OH SO VERY CHALLENGING'. These are really NOT for beginners. They are for people who understand well how needlefelting works and how the wool responds.

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Last updated on 06 Apr, 2020

***UPDATE***
1) The shop is still up and running during the crisis but I am only going to the post once a week in order to cut down on my movement. Therefore, please do get in touch if you have a deadline for your delivery.
2) Usually, I use second-use packaging for all orders. However, at present I am unable to source this and am therefore using new boxes. I am absorbing the cost of this into the business in order to keep your total price down.


I am a fibre artist and one-man-band small business working in rural Somerset and basically, I’m obsessed with beautiful British wool, it is my inspiration - it is at the heart of everything I do.
Because of its fabulous eco-credentials and it’s diverse properties, I love to sculpt with it or make it gossamer thin in order to make studies of the sea and passing moments, sketches in wool.
And because I love wool so much, I want others to enjoy working with it too. This is why I teach needlefelting classes and design and make needlefelt kits. I've designed them for people with a whole range of skills.
The kits for complete beginners fall into two categories:
Stage 1 - SUPER SIMPLE - for nervous beginners.
Stage 2 - BEGINNERS - perfect for anyone. These are for really learning how needlefelting works and how you can work the wool so that it becomes a wonderful, sculptural medium.
Then, as you begin to learn and want to try something a bit more complicated, I have designed:
Stage 3 - CHALLENGING – there are designed to improve your needlefelting skills, encouraging you to focus on sculptural form and more complex colour layering. They are for people who have had a bit of experience and now want to push themselves further. You could try these as a beginner but you might find them a bit frustrating and I would hate for that to happen.
Then finally, at the top of our LADDER OF LEARNING, we have:
Stage 4 - 'OH SO VERY CHALLENGING'. These are really NOT for beginners. They are for people who understand well how needlefelting works and how the wool responds.

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7 months
New stock of emergency hugs in - 3 sizes, 3 colours - the perfect way to say “I’m thinking of you”.
Or what about getting one for yourself - we all need hugs
#needlefelt #choosewool #hugs #stockingfillers #showthelove #wool #emergencyhugs #love #felting

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  • Emergency Hugs - Bear Hugs and Dugg Huggs - British wool - Pocket full of love

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    • 8 months
    Newly listed #robins and #reindeer #specialoffer, with free uk postage and everything. What could be better for a this time of year?
    #christmas #handmadechristmas #needlefelt #felting #christmasdecorations #makersgonnamake #craft #handmade #makersmovement

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  • Robin and Reindeer Special Offer Needle Felt Kits - Handmade Christmas Special - Needle felting kits

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    £33.00 FREE UK delivery

    • 8 months
    Fancy learning to #needlefelt but feeling a little nervous? Well, I recommend these super simple #Cat #felting #kit - great for beginners
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    #fibreart #etsy #supplies #diyfeltingkit #animal #sculpture #ginger #kitty https://etsy.me/2pyyNLM

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  • Cat Needle felt kit - great for beginners

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    About blackdogandgingercat

    Sales 623
    On Etsy since 2014
    • Border Terrier needlefelt kit
    • Radish the Jack Russell
    • 33bee) Female Large-headed Resin Bee
    • The Usual Suspects: Cat, Bear, Hare, Reindeer and Herdwick Sheep
    • Cat Kit - super simples

    Sharing the needle felt love through excellent kits, teaching and sculpture

    I am a fibre artist working in rural Somerset and basically, I’m obsessed with beautiful British wool, it is my inspiration - it is at the heart of everything I do. Because of its fabulous eco-credentials and it’s diverse properties, I love to sculpt with it or make it gossamer thin in order to make studies of the sea and passing moments, sketches in wool.
    And because I love wool so much, I want others to enjoy working with it too. This is why I teach needle felting classes and design and make needle felt kits. I design kits for absolute complete ‘beginners’ to those who are looking for something with a bit more technical detail – I’ve called these ‘challenging’. And then I also offer the ‘Oh, so very challenging’ – these are for people who have had a bit of experience and now want to push themselves further.

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    • Lydia Needle

      Artist And Needle Felt Kit Designer

    Production partners

    • For Every Cloud

      Langport, England

      Donna at For Every Cloud prints the images for me

    • Instantprint

      United Kingdom

      Excellent producers of the book, wonderful customer service and beautiful products

    • Professional Artists Print supplier

      Burnham-on-Sea, England

      LFTA is a not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) that helps artists earn a living.

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    Last updated on 19 Nov, 2018
    Frequently asked questions
    Custom and personalised orders

    I love working on commissions and personal order but do get in touch with me before hand - needle felting by it's very nature is time consuming so commissions needs plenty of run up time.

    Gift wrapping and packaging

    All my kits come in a paper bag with handles and labelling on the front. For postage, kits are boxed in plain cardboard boxes without motifs or labels so that the contents are deliberately obscure - receiver will not know what is inside.
    I also offer gift wrapping if that is preferred but please get in touch so we can chat about this.

    Wholesale availability

    I do offer wholesale with my kits - just get in touch and we can discuss costs and shipping.

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