Felt-making (wet felting) courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

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Felt making courses, kits, live classes & online workshops from UK makers and 'wet' felt artists. Felt, uniquely, is a cloth that is not woven and felt making techniques open up a world of abstract creative opportunity in the way of felt slippers, hats, clothes and beautiful felted pictures. Learn the processes of bonding wool fibres together with water and soap or even work in other exotic fibres to form a new and unique textured fabric. Then stitch, frame, embellish and more!

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Funky felt slipper making, warm & cosy - a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

Funky felt slipper making, warm & cosy - a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns near Penrith and Ullswater

In-person course

Cumbria - Next course on 15th April 2021

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. Our new programme for each year is sent out at the end...

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...

Felting Course for Wellbeing

Felting Course for Wellbeing

Live online course

- Next course on 20th April 2021

You will learn both wet and dry felting techniques and apply your learning to beautiful projects. These will include 2D items, such as a panel or scarf; as well as 3D - think cute mice and fantasy fish and birds! Our tutor, Karen Martin, is a textiles graduate with a flair for creativity and colour. She's also very friendly and approachable, and loves passing on her joy of felting to learners. The course is heavily-subsidised as it's funded by Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service. Because of this, eligibility criteria...

You will learn both wet and dry felting techniques and apply your learning to beautiful projects. These will include 2D items, such as a panel or scarf; as well as...

wet felted vessels - seam free! With Tabletop Workshops by Purr & Wag It

wet felted vessels - seam free! With Tabletop Workshops by Purr & Wag It

Online on-demand course

The little vessel you create with this felting experience is more than just decorative. It makes for a good loose change pot, key holder, plant pot or somewhere to pop your everyday jewellery at night. If you're planning on making your vessel(s) on a particular day please remember I need to post the kits to you. If you are purchasing more than one kit please contact me first so I can change the postage accordingly. Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. With the contents of the kit...

The little vessel you create with this felting experience is more than just decorative. It makes for a good loose change pot, key holder, plant pot or somewhere to pop...

Inspirational course covering wet felting and Nuno techniques in the beautiful Forest of Dean

Inspirational course covering wet felting and Nuno techniques in the beautiful Forest of Dean

In-person course

Gloucestershire - Next course on 26th April 2021

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...

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...

Crafts in the Valley - Felted Pictures Workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Crafts in the Valley - Felted Pictures Workshop in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 26th May 2021

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...

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...

Felt Pictures-Painting with fibres - intro to 2D wet felting/felt making inspired by your own image with Tabletop workshops by Purr & Wag It

Felt Pictures-Painting with fibres - intro to 2D wet felting/felt making inspired by your own image with Tabletop workshops by Purr & Wag It

In-person course

London - Next course on 24th April 2021

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...

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....

Fun with Felt Flowers

Fun with Felt Flowers

In-person course

Surrey - Next course on 28th April 2021

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...

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...

A complete introduction to wet felting

A complete introduction to wet felting

In-person course

Greater London - Next course on 13th April 2021

In this course you will be introduced to the art of wet felting and variety of its application in making clothes and accessories. Samples are available for demonstration. Each class may accommodate a maximum of 6 people. You will learn about types of wool, fleece, fibres, fabrics and other materials which can be used for making felt and its decoration. You will also get practice in the technique of laying out wool. By the end of the course everyone will make own sample of felt with practical use! Please bring...

In this course you will be introduced to the art of wet felting and variety of its application in making clothes and accessories. Samples are available for demonstration. Each class...

Craft Retreat at Wild Rose Escapes, Highlands, Scotland

Craft Retreat at Wild Rose Escapes, Highlands, Scotland

In-person course

Highlands - Next course on 4th September 2021

Come and join us for a week of traditional craft, gentle walks and optional morning yoga - a truly relaxing week for creative people who would like a bit of the outdoors. Over the week participants can have a go at natural dyeing outdoors in the woods. Foraging for dye plants, making botanical dyes from what they have foraged and learning about ancient imported dyes. Guests will dye local fleece as well as fleece from our own small flock of Shetland sheep. After a day of natural dyeing, we will...

Come and join us for a week of traditional craft, gentle walks and optional morning yoga - a truly relaxing week for creative people who would like a bit of...

Introduction to wet-felting: handbag, iPad case or something else!

Introduction to wet-felting: handbag, iPad case or something else!

In-person course

North Somerset - Next course on 13th April 2021

Design and make your very own felt bag or felted panel. It may be a handbag or iPad case - or something else - you decide. Aimed at the beginner, you'll find wet-felting a wonderfully versatile craft and a fascinating process. With plenty of materials to hand you'll be able to let your imagination run free - and leave ready to embark on your next felt creation! With years in the animation industry, making sets and models for the Aardman films there's not much Cathy hasn't turned her hand to....

Design and make your very own felt bag or felted panel. It may be a handbag or iPad case - or something else - you decide. Aimed at the beginner,...

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