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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Learn to Felt - An Introduction to Felt Making in Birmingham

West Midlands - Next course on 25th June 2022

Learn to Felt - An Introduction to Felt Making in Birmingham

Ever wondered how to create felt? In this introductory workshop you will learn about the ancient art of felt making practised by nomadic people of Central Asia for thousands of years and now being adopted by textiles artist across the globe today. You will learn about the process of bonding wool fibres together using the wet felting method, from laying out the loose fibres to working them together with other exotic fibres to form a new and unique fabric. You can use your completed felted work to stitch into, frame,...

Ever wondered how to create felt? In this introductory workshop you will learn about the ancient art of felt making practised by nomadic people of Central Asia for thousands of...

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Needle felted bunnies

Staffordshire - Next course on 7th June 2022

Needle felted bunnies

Discover how to make a fun stargazing or quirky hare in one full day class. This class is suitable for beginners and people who would like to improve their technique. If you would prefer to make a different animal, that is completely fine by me.. We will be using various wool fibres and a special barbed needle to bind the fibres together and sculpt the wool. Needle felting is truly and amazing technique, by the end of the session you will have got to grips with the techniques. I have...

Discover how to make a fun stargazing or quirky hare in one full day class. This class is suitable for beginners and people who would like to improve their technique....

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Felted bag - with Nuno resist features

West Midlands - Next course on 30th July 2022

Felted bag - with Nuno resist features

Enjoy making a bag with a beautifully textured surface using natural fibres and fabrics. Combining wool, cotton or silk you will be shown how to use resists and Nuno felting techniques to construct a seamless felted wool bag with integrated resist patterning within the surface. During the workshop you will learn how to - *Design and make your bag *Made a resist pattern from a template to form your seamless bag *Create surface pattern and texture by using resist shapes and fabrics *Make seamless 3d felt *Incorporate fabric texture using...

Enjoy making a bag with a beautifully textured surface using natural fibres and fabrics. Combining wool, cotton or silk you will be shown how to use resists and Nuno felting...

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Feltmaking OOH the choices!

Staffordshire - Next course on 7th June 2022

Feltmaking OOH the choices!

Barbara has many years of experience in teaching all areas of feltmaking and demonstrates the techniques so that even the absolute beginner can achieve a fabulous piece of art to take home. Although she recommends starting with the lovely woolly pictures to start with but any of the techniques below are achievable with a bit more rubbing. Wet felting and needle felting are techniques for binding wool and other fibres together. Barbara encourages you to be experimental and add gorgeous fibres such as alpaca, silks, hemp and even husky hair....

Barbara has many years of experience in teaching all areas of feltmaking and demonstrates the techniques so that even the absolute beginner can achieve a fabulous piece of art to...

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Needle felted animals or pictures

Staffordshire - Next course on 7th June 2022

Needle felted animals or pictures

Discover the wonderful art of needle felting at this fun and friendly half-day class and learn how to create wonderful 3D animals! During this class, I will share with you a wide range of tips and techniques as you learn step-by-step how to make your cute animal or picture! In half a day the items that are achievable are: penguin, bird, mouse, hedgehog or similar simple shaped animal ......please bring an image, copy one of my examples or be inspired by one of my books. To begin, you will create...

Discover the wonderful art of needle felting at this fun and friendly half-day class and learn how to create wonderful 3D animals! During this class, I will share with you...

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

Gloucestershire - Next course on 19th May 2022

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

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...

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

West Yorkshire - Next course on 4th June 2022

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

Felting and free motion machine embroidery workshops. Learn how to create watercolours in wool! Crafts in the Valley offers textile and fused glass 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...

Felting and free motion machine embroidery workshops. Learn how to create watercolours in wool! Crafts in the Valley offers textile and fused glass workshops at the Creative Chameleon Studio in...

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

London - Next course on 21st May 2022

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

April 23rd only 2 places left 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...

April 23rd only 2 places left 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...

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Felt picture making workshop in Rugby!

Warwickshire - Next course on 12th June 2022

Felt picture making workshop in Rugby!

Join me at my Beginners Felt Picture Workshop to learn how to create a beautiful picture of your own using merino wool! On this half day workshop you will be taught how to lay down the merino wool fibres and build up the image and how to mix colours by carding. I will then take you step by step through the wet felting process. You will leave with your own felt picture which you can further enhance at home with stitching if you wish. Half way through we will take...

Join me at my Beginners Felt Picture Workshop to learn how to create a beautiful picture of your own using merino wool! On this half day workshop you will be...

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Explore wet felt-making with fibres and fabric in Hebden Bridge

West Yorkshire - Next course on 19th June 2022

Explore wet felt-making with fibres and fabric in Hebden Bridge

A fun day workshop suited to complete beginners. Experiment and explore felt-making with a variety of wool and plant fibres using different techniques to make a colourful textural felted picture. With fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall. Lots of felt making samples to look at in my studio where the class is based, followed by a practical demonstration of felt-making. Then make one or two, pictorial - seascape, landscape, floral or abstract felted peices. Select from a wide choice of gorgeous coloured wools, loads of plant fibres,...

A fun day workshop suited to complete beginners. Experiment and explore felt-making with a variety of wool and plant fibres using different techniques to make a colourful textural felted picture....

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