About 2 years ago, Deirdre bought a needle-felting kit, to ‘give it a go’. She did not have high hopes as she never saw herself as creative or artistic! She realised that although she cannot paint or draw, she was able to mould the wool to the shape she wanted. It was also a form of relaxation, as it distracted her from negative stress coping habits. When she started needle-felting it kept her hands busy and all these negative habits happen much less now.
Deridre crafts on the couch, spending time with her family, surrounded by piles of wool and needles! She loves using the natural resource that we have in abundance and buys from the UK as much as possible. She is hoping very soon to use wool from her brother’s farm as the core for my creations.
She gets inspiration from Scotland and her love of what she is surrounded by; Highland coos, black face sheep, seals, dolphins, Fairies, haggis and robins to name but a few of the items she has produced. She uses pictures as a guide, generally. Each piece of needle-felting will take anything from 1 hr for a very small piece with little detail, to many days, if it requires detail and shaping.
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