Needles needing a yarn?
If your needles are itching to knit some cosy accessories for your and your loved ones, we’ve got the yarns…
leisure and activities
Creativity for a rainy day
We’re all for hunkering down inside on rainy days like these! What you need now are some crafty projects to settle in with – and Felt has some great creative ideas to keep you busy…
Porcelain buttons, inspired by nature
Christchurch designer, illustrator and ecologist Lynette of Nikau Designs creates beautiful ceramic buttons inspired by the New Zealand environment. Many of her pieces are made using handmade moulds taken from shells and sea urchins
Quiet Moments, a hand bound leather journal by Bibliographica
We are constantly in awe of Auckland artisan Louise of Bibliographica – she makes the most beautiful books with attention to every tiny detail, from the intricate hand stitches and embossing to the vintage embellishments and tea-stained pages.
Friday finds
Friday finds The Felt team sees a lot of cool stuff from Kiwi makers each week. Here’s our Friday round up of fabulous Felt finds…
Creative giving for the creative folk in your life
You just know Felt is the place to shop for the makers and crafty folk on your list – it’s a maker’s natural habitat! We’ve collected up some awesome crafty ideas for creative types to help get you started.
Exquisite symmetry: the intricate heirloom stitchwork of Teribear
Exquisite symmetry: the intricate heirloom stitchwork of Teribear
Talented Auckland stitcher Terrie Beardsworth of Teribear brings together the skills taught to her by her Danish great grandmother with a lifelong love of natural fibres, to create exquisite cross stitched journal covers and accessories with a Scandinavian flavour that delight the eye and the hand.
Family picnic
Yep, we reckon that looks like a few families we could name…
A perfect tension: the art and craft of making artists’ canvasses
A perfect tension: the art and craft of making artists’ canvasses
Artist’s stretched canvas maker Alanah Tocker freely admits she has an obsession with timber. With more than ten years of industry experience, Alanah joined Felt a year ago to offer her high quality, fully customised painting surfaces as Stretched – a very appropriate name!
One idea. Two artists. Three beautiful books.
One idea. Two artists. Three beautiful books. Auckland artists Alison Koh and Holly Roach have joined forces to create a gorgeous set of limited edition, screen printed, hand bound journals.