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Creating in a space full of history for my needle-felting workshops
Join me at the historic 1893 Greenhithe Old School Building for my two upcoming needle-felting workshops.
Sarah Ritchie
Jun 14, 20251 min read


Needle-felting workshop 28 June - only 3 spots left!
Just 3 spots left in my 28 June needle-felted fibre painting workshop. Get in quick!
Sarah Ritchie
Jun 12, 20251 min read


Meet ‘Chirp’ – a mini needle-felted fibre painting
Good things come in small packages – or at least they do with ‘Chirp’, an 80mm x 80mm fibre painting.
Sarah Ritchie
Jun 12, 20251 min read


A close-up of needle-felted bookmark design: Whisker
Join me in my 23 August needle-felted bookmark workshop and you could create a bookmark just like this one!
Sarah Ritchie
Jun 5, 20251 min read


Next needle-felted bookmark design: Whisker
Join me in my August needle-felted bookmark workshop and you could create ‘Whisker’, just like this one!
Sarah Ritchie
Jun 4, 20251 min read


You can learn to needle-felt ‘Woolly’
You can learn my unique 4-layer needle-felted painting process in one of my two in-person workshops coming up (June and August).
Sarah Ritchie
May 29, 20251 min read


A ‘Woolly’ workshop coming up
Fancy creating this ‘Woolly’ cutie? Come and join me in my August needle-felted bookmark workshop.
Sarah Ritchie
May 26, 20251 min read


Woolfest 2025 – nailed it!
Thanks to everyone who came to say “hi” to me at Woolfest this year. What a day!
Sarah Ritchie
May 25, 20251 min read


Unboxing of ‘Needle-felting with Sarah Ritchie: Fibre Painting Pattern Collection 1’
Welcome to the quietest launch in the history of book launches!
Sarah Ritchie
May 20, 20251 min read


International Feltmakers Association Felt Swap - inspired by Hundertwasser
I needed to create a fibre painting that I could swap with someone on the other side of the world…here's the result!
Sarah Ritchie
May 15, 20251 min read


Air frame needle-felting experimentation fail
I tried a new ‘air frame’ idea for needle-felting, but it didn’t work, but maybe our collective brainpower can solve my problem!
Sarah Ritchie
May 7, 20252 min read


I love this stage of needle-felting!
Of all the steps in my needle-felted painting process, this is one of my favourites!
Sarah Ritchie
Apr 27, 20251 min read


“Sheep on a Thousand Hills III” - latest commission piece
A recent commission, Sheep on a Thousand Hills III, brought the rewarding challenge of recreating a previous work in a larger size.
Sarah Ritchie
Apr 21, 20251 min read


Last pattern revealed for my upcoming needle-felting pattern book
And, finally, here’s ‘Bouquet’, the last pattern now completed for my upcoming book, “Needle-Felting with Sarah Ritchie”.
Sarah Ritchie
Mar 17, 20251 min read


What lies beneath a needle-felted painting?
Have you ever wondered what the back of one of my fibre pantings looks like? Here you go!
Sarah Ritchie
Mar 14, 20251 min read


Next needle-felting book pattern revealed – ‘Bloom’!
We are almost there – the patterns (including ‘Bloom’) have now been completed for my upcoming needle-felting book!
Sarah Ritchie
Mar 11, 20251 min read


Needle-felting book slightly delayed
The publishing date for “Needle-Felting with Sarah Ritchie: Fibre Painting Pattern Collection 1” has been moved to April. Stay tuned!
Sarah Ritchie
Mar 3, 20251 min read


‘Purr-fect’! The next pattern for my upcoming needle-felting book.
Here’s ‘Purr-fect’ 🐱 the latest pattern completed for my upcoming book, “Needle-Felting with Sarah Ritchie".
Sarah Ritchie
Feb 27, 20251 min read


First needle-felted fibre painting workshop for 2025 – done!
We had a blast at my first needle-felted fibre painting workshop for 2025, hosted by Liz Mitchell and Wool Revolution Studio.
Sarah Ritchie
Feb 26, 20251 min read


Awesome needle-felting workshop results!
It’s amazing what you can achieve in just six hours!
Sarah Ritchie
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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