Having just read an article in the International Feltmakers Association magazine, Echoes, from a german feltmaker who seems to have similar concerns to mine, I feel a little more encouraged to continue exploring these issues.
I don’t just want to be negative about things, but it’s a complex situation;
- We need to encourage feltmaking, but in a “real” sense, and to try to lose the hobby status…
- at the same time need to encourage “hobby” felting…
- We need some kind of (dare I say it) standard vis à vis quality… (these can be personal standards, not EU regulations.)
quote: Although there are a growing number of active feltmakers…
(the general public) ….still view our products with breathtaking scepticism and ingnorance….
Sigrid Bannier, Echoes, September 2006.