by Yuli | Feb 11, 2018 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
To set the scene, here’s a poem by the wonderful Matt Harvey: Much Ado about Nothing Don’t spoil the soil. You’ll foil the toil of all who shuffle round this mortal coil. Clean it from under your nails and off vegetable skin, but keep it clean from... by Yuli | Jan 3, 2018 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is now a growing phenomenon. Can we look to a similar model for more sustainable textiles? Click on the link below to read the article published in September 2016 in Felt Matters (International Feltmakers Association magazine).... by Yuli | Jan 1, 2018 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
There are some basic principles we need to consider when making lifestyle choices about the food we eat and the clothes we wear. Most articles and books about food and agriculture do not link to textiles, which in my opinion should be part of this discussions. So I... by Yuli | Oct 3, 2016 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
Click the link below to read my article published earlier this year in the International Feltmakers Association magazine, Felt Matters. It’s about how I interpreted the ancient legend of how felt making began, and turned it into a powerful experience to be... by Yuli | Jul 17, 2016 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
This article is dedicated to Tim Green, who died in February 2017 Over thousands of years humans have had such an impact on the landscape in the UK, it is hard for us to recognise now what is ‘natural’ and what is man-made. We are so used to seeing the uplands... by Yuli | Jul 16, 2016 | Articles, News, Events & Articles
Feet Felt – Yuli Sømme I was inspired by the legend of a wanderer or shepherd using scraps of wool to protect her feet as she walked and discovering the transformation from wool to felt. During a long trek through Norway I did the same and beautiful little toe... 