Felt arts

Face to face classes: (on-line by request) This full day course offers a few options incase you have a friend or family member who would like to make an alternative item to you. Nuno scarf, warm woolly scarf, footstool or large picture (or 2 medium pics). Teaching face to face is governed by the tier we are in and is very frustrating but necessary!! Classes resume when I am in Tier 2 following government guidlines . Please do enquire so as I can keep you up to date. All safety...

I am teaching a maximum of 4 people around my large farmhouse kitchen table until Christmas. There is enough space between students - 1 1/2 metres apart. - Wear face coverings. - French doors open etc. - All government guidelines followed. Please enquire for further information. Where: Stafford ST16, Staffordshire. During this half day workshop you will create a small needle felted mouse or a picture of your choice. We will be using various wool fibres and a barbed felting needle to knit the fibres together, by the end of...

Experimental felt-making day-course covering basic flat felt and Nuno techniques: Designing and making images and patterns, pre-felts, layering and all you need to get started as a felt maker! You will be shown how to design your own pattern or picture from an image or source of your own choice (don't worry if you haven't got any ideas, I've got lots of books and samples to inspire you) for either a wall hanging, cushion, scarf, or piece of fabric to be later made into something such as a bag or...

Need some much needed “me” time? Want to spend a morning with a family member or friends away from the pressures of life? Want to learn something new? Let's get your creativity flowing!! (psst…..everyone's got creativity...some just haven't used it in a while - more reason to join our workshop). Relaxing and great fun! Needle Felted Owl Brooch Workshop is therapeutic without you even realizing it has a therapeutic effect on the mind, it helps you relax and recharge your state of mind, giving you energy to attack whatever life...

Felting and free motion machine embroidery workshops. Creating watercolours in wool! Crafts in the Valley offers these creative textile workshops at the Creative Chameleon Studio in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire. Full day workshops start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 4.00pm. In this full day workshop you will have the opportunity to experiment with a range of textiles skills including wet felting, needle felting, hand embroidery and free motion machine embroidery. By the end of the day you will have created a beautiful piece of felted artwork. You...

Since 2005, ‘Quirky Workshops’ in Greystoke has been offering an eclectic and unrivalled range of arts, crafts and heritage skills courses. We now run over 140 ‘Quirky Workshops’ each year from our pretty 17thC farmhouse on the fringes of the beautiful Lake District and Eden Valley in Cumbria. In July 2020 we opened a lovely new, listed & spacious 'Covid-secure' teaching studio - the 'Swallow Barn', which now enjoys consistently excellent feedback; please see below for all details. About the workshops: We will be making a different animal at each...

Where a workshop is full or fixed dates don't suit - gather together a group of 2-4 and get in touch for a flexible date and time just for you. If you are a school or community group please contact me as workshops and inset days are priced separately. You will be guided through how to lay out the fibres to make a flat piece of felt as well as using carders to blend colours. Then using the reference material you have brought with you, learn how to create a...

Come and make your own beautiful felt hat. Whether you dream of dreadlocks, your own festival hat, beret, or any other shape, you can come along and have a go at creating it. You will be shown how to design your own hat, working from a basic template, which you can then personalise by adding flaps, flowers, tassels, bobbles or any other decoration you can think of! Due to Covid, this course is now one to one, or for two people from the same household.

We were sort of back on track and I was teaching one to one or small groups of friends - sorry I cannot at this stage agree to teach anyone face to face but I hope that by spring the strings will be loosened somewhat. Meanwhile, see below for Workshop in a Wallet listings - or book now and we'll sort out a date as soon as we are allowed to. Fun with felt flowers gives beginners all the basic information to learn felting around a resist. In the three...

Spend a day learning the craft of needle-felting or improving your existing needle felt skills. We will each be making a cute woodland creature or a bird to take home. You can also choose to make another type of small animal such as a dog or cat if you prefer. You can choose from a variety of needle-felted animals or birds, or you can bring suggestions of your own. If you think you may need specific colours please let me know when booking so I can make sure we have...