Profession / role:

felt designer/artist

Company / organisation:

vilte

Website (if you have one):

http://www.vilte.net

My primary role in relation to fashion is:

Designer

I am looking to discover or buy

information, cooperation, communication, sale, resources

About me / About business or organisation:

Felting is my passion, my expression, meditation, my relation to the world.

I have been a feltmaker for the past few years, absolutely obsessed with this enchanting world of fibers... I have published a book "Veltinis" ("Felt", 2008) about felting technique in Lithuania (it is the first book in Lithuania covering this textile art).

I work with various kinds of wool and other natural fibers. I always prefer organic, sustainable materials for my felted items.
Raw wool that I use in some of my pieces comes only from small scale shepherds who love and care for their sheep.

I also practise dyeing with plants in eco friendly way. I prefer safe plants and don't use any heavy metal mordants.
When I use synthetic dyes, I also choose only approved ones by OKO TEX standarts.

I enjoy principles of slow fashion and slow art, and I support ethical fashion and design.

My main areas of work are applications of nuno felting techniques, i.e. combining wool and fabric in felt and working with raw fleece.

You can find more information and pictures on my website:
http://www.vilte.net
or visit my blog at http://viltefelt.blogspot.com
my fan page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/VK-FELT/170158051125#!/pages/VK-FELT/170158051125
twitter http://twitter.com/viltefelt

You can look through some articles covering my works here:

http://eccoeco.blogspot.com/2009/06/viltes-lithuanian-felt-magic.html

http://hautenature.blogspot.com/2009/06/haute-felt-jewelry-vk.html

http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=987

http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/03/22/lithuania-felting-artist-...

Career history / Company history:

I've been working with felt since 2006. Main fields of work are:

fashion accessories and clothes
and interior items.