Tylar Merrill is the owner of Thimbleberry Felt Designs Studio & Gallery and has been creating felt art and teaching fashion design for over 30 years. She was first introduced to felting in 1984 and has become entranced by this rich and ancient textile. Learning the process of felting was a very natural and perhaps inevitable transition for her art.
Tylar uses her background in painting, quilting, dyeing, and design to create each unique art object. Mixing colored fibers with abstract hand strokes bring together these loves in exciting and satisfying ways. Felting has given her the opportunity to combine and explore color, texturing, 3-dimensional form, folk art and fashion design.
Her fashion collection includes a wide range and styles of garments and accessories based on the nuno felting technique, the art of fusing silk and cotton fabrics with wool fiber. All designs are original and are made from start to finish in her studio, Thimbleberry Felt Designs, located in Eugene, Oregon.
Tylar teaches both groups and private classes to aspiring beginners and experienced felt artists. She enjoys and values working with wool because it is a renewable resource and a healthy component of a sustainable ecology.
Website: http://www.tylarmerrill.com