Valerian Fibres
Welcome to Valerian Fibres. Home of magical needle-felted masks, available for wearing or display!
10/11/2024
To continue my review of recent sales, this is Green Goblin, which was made in August 2020. Delighted he has found a home but I will miss his soulful eyes!
08/11/2024
This is Toby...my work for today đ. I think he's done. More pictures in the daylight!
07/11/2024
Because my masks come with a mounting pad containing the eyes, they can be worn on the head too!
04/11/2024
My range of half masks got a new nameâŚ.a young customer last weekend referred to these guys as âsniffersâ which I think is a great name for them. Have a look at www.valerianfibres.com if you would like to see more information
02/11/2024
Just a week ago we were at the Winter Droving. Never had time to post this on the day!
01/11/2024
Continuing my review of the masks that found their homes at the Winter Droving - we have Beaver, Lilly the River Goddess and a wolf and fox đŚ
31/10/2024
Happy Halloween everyone !
If you need a mask for a Halloween party, check out my display in Made in Bradford on Avon!đ
30/10/2024
A look at some of the masks we've sold this week....Badger, Hedgehog, Quicksilver the Wolf, Sixpence the Hare and Billy Goat Brown...All gone to new homes. Will show more tomorrow.
29/10/2024
There goes Sixpence! We had a wonderful time at the winter Droving and delightful to sell masks to people who would be wearing them in the torchlight procession. Just managed to catch a glimpse of Sixpence the Hare going past in the parade. If anyone got any good photos of my masks in action, do please share!
28/10/2024
Lune the Wolf - out and about in Cumbria
25/10/2024
Red Stag and White Hart by www.valerianfibres.com
24/10/2024
Hooray, we'll see you in Penrith!
My special Winter Droving badges are all ready for my stall this Saturday in Penrith at the fantastic Winter Droving đ
23/10/2024
Twilight Raven amidst the evening glow of our Mulberry tree...
23/10/2024
Woodland creatures collection all ready for the Winter Droving. As with all my masks, these can be worn or displayed as wall-art. Simply remove the mounting pad containing the creature's eyes when you want to wear as mask.
22/10/2024
21/10/2024
A few of my specially designed badges for the Winter Droving -together with a couple of extras who think they can sneak in too as no-one will recognise them with a mask on!
The Winter Droving badges will be on sale on my stall in Penrith on 26th October or can be bought in advance from my website until tomorrow! https://www.valerianfibres.com/off-the-peg-shop
20/10/2024
These masks are among those that will all be on my stall at the Winter Droving next Saturday in Penrith. This group all will have a special offer for the day as they are particularly keen to find their homes at the Droving!
16/10/2024
Although this Apple Jack Green Man mask found his forever home at the Trowbridge Apple Fair, I have ensured he wonât be forgotten! I am very excited to have my first special Valerian Fibres bags printed and ready to go on sale on my stall at the Winter Droving.
âWolves in sheepsâ clothingâ
Crafting these woollen masks takes many hours of work â from the hard physical labour of scouring the raw fleece and carding it ready for use - to the painstaking process of needle-felting the wool â stabbing it repeatedly with a barbed needle to sculpt it into shape.
I think it is this process of transformation that makes this craft so special to me. The beauty and flexibility of wool never ceases to amaze me.
The challenge with animal masks is how to create a realistic animal face which will sit on the proportions of the human one. There are compromises to be made but I always endeavour to create a mask that will be comfortable to wear. The mask design means that although your mouth is concealed, you would be able to talk or sing easily. This makes the masks ideal for any sort of theatre production and my ambition for my business would be to see my masks used in this way â whether it be in an opera or a mummersâ play!
Each mask comes with an adjustable elastic fitting and a mounting pad, which enables the mask to be displayed on the wall, complete with eyes. I always enjoy this final part of the creation process as the creatures seem to take on their unique character, once the eyes are finished!
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