The climate is changing. That’s the appropriate title of a felt exhibition that starts in Italy this spring and can also be visited in Germany in July. It illuminates the ecological and social effects of human influence on our environment. The city of Augsburg opened the Textile and Industrial Museum »tim« in January – read how everything there is about …
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Let yourself be inspired by felt works with wool or charming nunofelts. Dyeing wool and fabrics yourself makes for individual results – read in our tutorial how to. Maybe you already used hand-dyed fibres for our competition »Mystery« that has its finals in this issue. Hopefully you return with an interesting treasure from the »Fibres’ Labyrinth«. We want to heighten …
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In summer there were great felting events: Exhibitions like »FilzFalt« or »Flying curtains and worlds’ garments«; big felters’ gatherings in Italy (»Feltrosa«) and France (»Felletin«). The artists Dagmar Binder and Karen Betty Tobias share their about the impressions of their (felt-)journeys to Brazil and Korea. Also in autumn there are some nice events for textile arts fans. There is the …
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The variety of felt enthuses more and more fans, according to this grown popularity the FUN grew again in its volume. There’s more space left for exciting artists and their works. Follow the blossom dreams of Angelika Wolk-Gerche and get to know the lovely characters of the »Viecheria« or have a look at Petra Klischat’s funny but severe felt works …
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FUN now on 60 pages! Look forward to the portrait of the genious Jorie Johnson, Heike Reul’s gorgeous robes, Dagmar Binders authentic works, Ewa Kuniczak’s colourful objects and Birgit Nurtsch’s proposals how to become an Aphrodite! We make a visit at the studio »FaserArt« and a carding factory. Felting as therapy, selling at Etsy’s, inspirations to design scarves and surfaces …
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The series Serie »blogging and net marketing« part 3 – How to make an own album on Flickr that allows you to present your own works. A check list helps you to bulid an album for private or public use. Further the focus is on the article »There’s a felt against every illness« by Petra Kunz. The therapist gives practical …
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Part two of our series »Blogging and net marketing«: You learn how to create your personal blog. Practical tips and tricks will help you to design it creatively and how you wish and need it. Jump into the world of blogging and use that versatile medium to compare notes with other artists and to network. A further special topic is …
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Filz also becomes popular in the world of fashion. Internationalyl recognized designers integrate felting techniques in their pieces of clothes respectively accessories that appear elaborate and exciting. So you can find felt works on the catwalks in Paris or Milan by designer like Issey Miyake (Japan), Yoji Yamamoto (Japan), John Galliano (UK) and Vivienne Westwood (UK). Fashion shows on Felters’ …
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Have fun with Dorothea Fischbeck-Horacek’s felt women, the creations by »Filz & Perlen«, Christa Cebis’ embroideries and the »Wollwerkstatt«. Wander with us through the exhibitions of Birgit Vogler, Anke Scholz, Susanne Linde-Staufenbiel and Sabine Reichert-Kassube, be astonished by the world’s oldest felt discoveries and talk about »dialog filz«. Learn about Eulan® and Synthappret BAP 01 and further felt machines.

Come with us to Arendsee and South Tyrol, fly to Australia to the Felters’ Gathering, in Nora Bellows’ living room in the USA, to an Italian monastery and in Sara Lechner’s studio to her felt machine. Enjoy the filigree art works by Anja Atzert and study Marlies Piechotka’s felt philosophy. Bruno Bujack helps you to avoid pilling.