Who we are?

I am Cemile Pelin GUR. I am 34 years old. I am felting as a job for almost 1 year and before then this was just a hobby for me. The decision to turn my passion for felting into a business was made after moving to London. Before then, I worked as a project management responsible for 9 years as a mechanical engineer.

My dream was wet felting for years. Therefore, I searched for a comprehensive wet felting course for years. During my investigation about wet felting, I met with “needle felting”, or in other words; “dry felting”. I discovered many talented needle felting and wet felting artists. Finally, I took wet felting classes for 4 months in 2017. At the same time, I attended a one-day workshop for needle felting. Afterward, I have continued learning needle felting by myself. I improved my skills by needle felting a lot and I am still improving my skills.

For approximately 1 year, I do needle felted pet figures, needle felted human portraits and dolls, design needle felted jewelry and make wool paintings. The real motivation for me about needle felting is touching people's heart.

Most of my customers lost their pets and I can easily understand their feelings because I have a dog, Ceviz, a.k.a. Jeje. My son is everything to me, and everything related to him amazes me. After I send my customers needle felted figures of their lovely pets, their reaction is priceless to me. This is why I am doing and I would like to do this as a job. I am trying to give them a figure that it is possible to feel as if their pet is always with them.