About me
I'm Hannah and I'm the creator behind Felt things.
I live in Hampshire in the UK with my ever patient husband, three little ones and a menagerie of pets.
Needle felting has been my passion for more than five years now and I love creating new makes and teaching others this wonderful craft.
My story
I discovered the therapeutic craft of needle felting in 2018. With a full on schedule it was hard to find the time to do anything for myself and I really craved that. In finding bits of time here and there it quickly grew from a hobby into a full on obsession, and then into a small business making commissions for people from all round the world.
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Wanting to share the joy it gives me with others I started designing and making needle felting kits for others to try the craft. In 2021 I started running in person workshops to teach others along with my sister in law through another small business we call Felty Bee Crafts.
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Giving others the opportunity to carve some "me time" is a huge motivation and I am passionate about helping others realise the importance of looking after their mental health by exploring their creativity and allowing time out of their daily lives.
Also in 2021 I joined forces with Kerry McIntosh, a talented author and busy mum of twins, who after her breast cancer rollercoaster, was determined to give back with gratitude and focus on a message of positivity through adversity and advocate for change.
During chemo, she wrote ‘Rory Green, Secret Agent to the Queen’, a fast-paced and immersive adventure for 7-9 year olds to keep her young readers gripped to the end and inspired beyond.
We were brought together by chance through a mutual friend and through a joint admiration of each other’s work a beautiful collaboration was born.
Kerry invited me to needle felt her characters to bring them to life to create her book cover.