Vrouw Wolle ~ Viltacademie

Hilde Moens

www.vrouwwolle.be

Hilde Moens

At the early nineties, I made my first piece of felt and I immediately got fascinated by it: creating textile by using wool, soap and water!

And still I get excited by all the possibilities of felt: the combination of wool, silk and natural fibres, discovering new techniques, using multimedia, etc … Every time when I’m dyeing the materials I want to use in a project, I feel a little bit like ‘a witch’ (a good one of course!). I like to work both 2- and 3-dimensional.

Felting for me is a permanent, personal and creative quest. Felting is something you do with love.

Together with Françoise we started our atelier Vrouw Wolle in 2002. In our atelier we organize workshops and masterclasses. We also invite renowned textile artists on a regular basis. Since 2010 we create handmade felt products under the label of ‘Vilt d’Anvers’.

Over the years I followed many workshops and masterclasses with renowned felt artists. In July 2013 I graduated successfully from the Felt School of Oberrot, Germany.