Jo Cutts

I first discovered the world of needle felting and fell in love with it during the first Covid lockdown in 2020. It all started with a basic kit my daughter and I chose to do together. Since then I have incorporated wet felting into my pieces which I love as it gives the wool a totally different look and feel.

The needle felting process itself involves using specialist barbed needles which when stuck repeatedly into the wool results in it being bound together. Some of my larger creations have taken over 40 hours of manual labour to produce. For wet felting, it begins with layers of wool being dampened with soapy water and rolled several times to matt the fibers into one piece. I like to add embroidery to my pieces to give it a different texture to the overall picture.

I was initially drawn to the simple Waldorf style and have since developed my skills to create 2D scenes and undertaken commissions based on customers personal photographs. With countless types, styles, and objects that can be needle felted, there is always a new challenge to try out!

I exhibited at Peterborough Cathedral in 2022 which I am immensely proud of as over 8,000 people visited the exhibition. I am looking forward to exhibiting at the Northampton & Abington Park Galleries as well as Boughton House this year.

I thoroughly enjoy being a NROS member and love meeting the variety of artists who are so passionate about their work.