Not feltmaking, but of interest concerning sustainability and textiles: For over two decades, Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir (Thorvaldsdottir) has conducted her own research and experiments to learn how to preserve seaweed as a material to use in art and design.
Working with seaweed is a craft, she says. “It is not ‘just take this and design out of the blue’. You have to know the material, you have to listen to the material, so it takes time.”
Katrin Thorvaldsdottir via Guardian article.
To learn more, visit her website – https://katrinthorvaldsdottir.com/
Also, make sure to watch this lovely video about her – https://katrinthorvaldsdottir.com/film/
There is also an interview with her at the Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/nov/09/off-the-wrack-the-designer-using-seaweed-to-create-art-and-high-fashion
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