About Aggy
I have been immersed in art and craft for as long as I can remember and have enjoyed the traditional wool crafts of spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and felt making over many years. I also hold a Diploma in Art and Creativity from The Learning Connexion art school, New Zealand.
Currently living close to the sea and green hills of beautiful South Devon, England, I draw much of my inspiration from nature’s beauty and am passionate about colour, form and texture. And, having explored a range of art and creative media over the years, I have found that the tactile and comforting warmth of wool, and the beauty of painting with colourful fibres, is a wonderful way to share this joy with others.
I hope you enjoy my website and gallery, and perhaps find that perfect gift for yourself or for someone special. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or any special requests. I am also happy to make custom orders if you see an item that you may like in a similar design or style, in your very own choice of colours.
Why British Wool
Did you know that the UK has more sheep breeds than any other country in the world? with over 60 different breeds, and 31 million sheep providing about 30 million kilos of fleece wool each year. British wool, with its long and rich heritage, has been used for centuries to create warm, durable clothing. It is a beautiful, versatile natural fibre, that is also sustainable, renewable and biodegradable, making it a truly environmentally friendly option.
As a fibre artist, I love using British wool to create timeless wearable felt art pieces that are not only unique and visually appealing but also warm, lightweight, and very comfortable to wear. In the same way that it works for sheep, wool regulates the temperature of the wearer by reacting to how hot or cold the wearers body is.
The British wool fibres that I use most in my wool feltmaking and handspinning are those of the British Blue Faced Leicester, Shetland, and local Devon Exmoor Blue Face sheep breeds. BFL is a beautifully fine soft wool fibre with a subtle sheen, considered by some to be the most luxurious of British wool fibres. Shetland wool is traditionally famous worldwide for its durable softness and comfort, a wonderfully versatile British wool fibre. And local Devon Exmoor BlueFace sheep provide a beautiful soft and lofty fibre that is a joy to spin and felt, and is outstanding for wearable art and handspun art yarns.
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The Process
Wool Felting
My felt art is created from pure wool and other natural fibres such as alpaca, mohair, silk and bamboo, using a process of needlefelting and traditional wet felting.
With a foam cushion as a support, I lay down layers of wool fibres into a design and then use a tool with special barbed needles to pierce through the layers of wool fibres which causes them to interlock and mat together. Once the wool fibres are sufficiently interlocked, I then move onto to traditional wetfelting. I sprinkle warm soapy water over the piece of the needlefelted “prefelt” and apply lots of friction through rolling, rubbing and wacking, to cause the fibres to shrink and interlock further.
Handspinning
To create my unique textured Handspun Art yarns I use British wool fibres, sometimes with added UK Alpaca and UK Mohair fibres, or a touch of silk and bamboo, and a small table top electric spinning wheel to handspin the fibres into colourful “singles” yarns , which I then ply into beautiful textured 2 ply art yarns using a traditional wooden drop spindle. These quality colourful art yarns are then ready to be used in any creative project, whether that be felting, weaving, knitting, crochet or any other wool and fibre craft art.