
The Moody Project
*Not Your Nanna’s Needlework
Felt, but make it .
Hi, I’m Tess
(She/They) I’m an award-winning artist, poet and scholar based on Gadigal Land in Sydney/ Australia.
I’m the granddaughter of a lacemaker, third-gen fibre artist, and maker of messy, moody, unapologetic work. This isn’t delicate embroidery - It’s raw and textured.
And like women, it’s loud and proud and hot as hell.
Want your walls to feel something?
Want to feel your walls.
Let’s make something unapologetically yours.
Featured Product
Featured Product
🎨 Colour Study
Part mood ring, part artwork—this is fibre meets feeling in its most playful form.
Tell me how you’re feeling (or how you want to feel), and I’ll create a one-of-a-kind hand-felted piece that captures the vibe in colour, texture, and emotion. Sad? Swirly. Hopeful? Honey-hued. Joyful? Maybe something that zings.
Each Colour/Feeling Study is a little love note to your nervous system—crafted slowly, sustainably, and just for you.
Perfect for when you don’t have the words but still want to say something.
Exclusive Services
Custom Felt Scape
from $99
Your Inner World, hand-felted into being.
A one-of-a-kind textile artwork that captures your inner landscape—made with care, intention, and a deep respect for your story. Each piece is crafted slowly and sustainably, using natural fibres and reclaimed materials. Guided by your emotions, memories, or moments, I translate feeling into form—creating a felted world that is uniquely yours.
Whether you’re marking a transition, honouring a loved one, or simply seeking a soft space to be seen, your story will be held gently, and stitched with love.
Art Workshops & Therapy
from $149
Workshops that nurture creativity, connection, and care.
Rooted in my dual practice as a registered social worker, therapist and fibre artist, these sessions offer gentle, expressive spaces for people to slow down, reconnect, and create with intention. Blending therapeutic principles with creative play, we use natural, repurposed, and sustainable materials wherever possible.
Together, we honour emotion, embrace imperfection, and tread lightly on the earth. Whether you're seeking connection, reflection, or simply the quiet joy of making something with your hands, you are welcome here.
Memory Scape
from $150
Custom Memorial Art
These bespoke fibre artworks are designed to hold memory, emotion, and story—woven with intention and made to last. Whether you’re honouring a loved one, marking a life moment, or preserving a piece of family history, I’ll work closely with you to create a deeply personal textile piece that feels both beautiful and sacred. Each commission begins with a conversation. Together, we’ll explore the textures of your story—memories, colours, feelings, fragments—and I’ll translate them into a felted landscape or fibre composition that speaks softly and meaningfully to your experience. No two pieces are ever the same. Some emerge from grief, others from joy or transformation, but all are created with care, sustainability, and a deep respect for what matters most to you. This is art as ritual. A way of remembering. A way of holding.