Liz Clay’s experience with wool plays a crucial role in her hand felted designs. This double-sided striped chevron cushion is the result of her hand pleated finishes and her expansion of the technique with complex surface manipulation and steaming.

Height 50 cm
Width 50 cm

Wool dictates the mark and feel of this fine felt cloth, and Liz Clay’s love for creative experimentation with British wool inspired this diamond chevron cushion. The piece is part of her collection dedicated to innovative felt making techniques.

Height 50 cm
Width 50 cm

With this matrix of hand pleated surfaces, Liz Clay exploits the shadow effect and play of light on three-dimensional felted surfaces. After a blank canvas is painted with white emulsion, each tile is juxtaposed to its neighbour to emphasise the interactions of shadows on the surfaces.

Length 80 cm
Width 80 cm
Height 5 cm

Inspired by the waterways and willow boughs near her Somerset home, Liz Clay made this wall set by individually mounting four hand felted panels within natural wood frames that expose the panels’ surface. Here Liz used hand dyed wool selected from heritage sheep breeds.

Length 45 cm
Width 45 cm
Height 4 cm

For this wall panel Liz Clay used a contemporary hand felting technique which bonds wool fibres into sheer fabrics, like silk chiffon and fine cotton gauze. Aiming to innovate with the technique, Liz layered fabrics onto a wool base to create depth and tonal variation.

Height 160 cm
Width 80 cm