Una is a Felter from California, who teaches and creates wearable accessories out of her home studio. She got her felting start at a meeting of New England Feltmakers Guild in August 2004.
Una’s inspiration to start felting was necessity. She has big feet; shoes have always been a problem. She took a simple shoe making class and had a piece of her knitted felt with her. Una’s instructor suggested that she incorporate her felt into the shoes. Next thing she knew she couldn’t felt fast enough and was forced to explore the world of felting more in depth. Wet felting, needle felting, Nuno felt, color, texture, strength, flexibility, soft, hard. Oh the possibilities form and function uniting into the perfect craft!
Combining materials is the challenge for Una; she loves “figuring it all out”. From raw wool to sewing the last stitch to making it better the next time. She’s glad her necessity has taken her where she needs to go.
All of her items are hand crafted using wool fiber and the wet felting technique. Her shoes are hand stitched; leather lined and lasted onto manmade soles.
Most recently Una has been experimenting with free-form rug hooking for use as accessories, combining yarn, felt & beads.
Una is a member of:
Los Angeles Fiber Guild (President)
Northeast Feltmakers Guild
Dizzy Ewes Spinning Guild
Attended Shoe School Sept 2005
