Felting courses

Sub-categories: Felt art & wool painting | Felt-making (wet felting) | Needle felting | Nuno felting

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Want to learn wet or hand felting, needle-felting, cobweb and nuno felting at courses, workshops and classes across the UK? Legend has it that the technique of felting was first discovered by Saint Christopher (the patron saint of travel), who packed his sandals full of wool to make them more comfortable. The sweat and movement induced by a long journey may have lead to world’s first pair of socks, as well as the first example of the material that became known as felt. Felting is used across the world in making decorative and warm slippers, bags, hats, brooches, trimmings, piano hammers, carpets, drum stands and roofing. Needle felting is hugely popular, with such wonderful courses as 'needle felted animals' whereas the technique of 'cobweb' or nuno felting are used to create beautiful flowing fabrics such as scarves. Felt is made by compressing or matting natural wool fibres together, usually with soapy water. This means that felt, uniquely, is a cloth that is not woven. Felting courses and workshops are great fun and a wonderful way to meet people and develop your creative potential at the same time. The techniques used in carding and felting wool are simple, yet difficult to get right. You can use just about any wool; alpaca and lambs wool are popular as is merino wool, which takes dye particularly finely, producing wonderfully vibrant and unique felt.

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Needle felted animals with Feltworld

Needle felted animals with Feltworld

Staffordshire - Next course on 26th October 2019

During this half day workshop you will create a needle felted animal or a flat picture of any image you choose. Full day courses are also available on request and via my website. We will be using various wool fibres and a barbed felting needle to knit the fibres together. Beginner to some experience. Half day- Small animals could be an owl, penguin, bird or similar. Full day you would make a more substantial animal i.e animal with leg, ears etc... you need a full day to create an animal...

Half day - 3D needle felt toadstools & mushrooms

Half day - 3D needle felt toadstools & mushrooms

Cumbria - Next course on 26th November 2019

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with a little experience of the wonderful art of needle felting. Using local wool, in an array of beautiful colours, you will learn the basic techniques of 3D needle felting to make your very own original mushroom/toadstool scene. Course length will be approximately 3 hours and will include a needle felting kit for you to take home. You will mount your scene on a wood slice but also have the option to purchase a glass cloche at an additional...

Get Crafty! in Kendal - Needle felted woodland animals with Gill Ferguson

Get Crafty! in Kendal - Needle felted woodland animals with Gill Ferguson

Cumbria - Next course on 27th November 2019

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE Needle-felted woodland animals with Gill Ferguson This course is an ideal introduction to needle felting. You'll learn how to sculpt with the fleece to make woodland animals, choosing from a squirrel, fox, badger & hedgehog. You have time to make 2 or 3 animals. We'll start by making the core body shape & the various elements which will be needle felted to the body. As we go along we'll be posing the figure to give character & charm. To finish off we'll use beads & stitch for...

Half day - 3D Needlefelt Christmas Tree Decorations

Half day - 3D Needlefelt Christmas Tree Decorations

Cumbria - Next course on 26th November 2019

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with a little experience of the wonderful art of needle felting. Using local wool, in an array of beautiful colours, you will learn the basic techniques of 3D needle felting to make your very own christmas pudding, beautiful angel and probably a christmas tree too. Course length will be approximately 3 hours and will include a needle felting kit for you to take home. Hanne is also running a 3D Needlefelt Toadstool and Mushroom workshop from 10am to 1pm...

Two day wet-felting landscapes workshop - with residential option

Two day wet-felting landscapes workshop - with residential option

Devon - Next course on 24th October 2019

Two Day workshop 10am - 4.00pm. Suitable for all abilities. Includes all materials, coffee, tea, nibbles and lunch. (Make it an all-inclusive Residential option for an additional £50 per night for Bed, Breakfast and home-cooked supper with wine.) Please contact me for availability of places to and to book your place. I can arrange other dates to suit you. I like to teach on a one-to-one basis, or, with just a couple of people, so that I can give you my undivided attention. Wet felting is often likened to 'painting...

Needle felting workshop - Harry the Hare, Frankie Fox or Billy Badger

Needle felting workshop - Harry the Hare, Frankie Fox or Billy Badger

Warwickshire - Next course on 11th November 2019

Fun and inspiring beginners needle felting workshops, in the beautiful surroundings of Crafty Gal HQ, Needle Felting Studio in Marlcliff, near Bidford on Avon. Whether you’ve seen needle felting on TV, had a little go or just fancy trying something creative and different - this course is for you. An introduction to the magic of dry needle felting incl. all the basic techniques, step by step, to get you started and to create a beautiful woodland creature of your very own. Makes a great gift! By the time you leave...

Mixed media and stained glass mosaic classes

Mixed media and stained glass mosaic classes

I provide a mix of unique craft workshops for the public and community projects. I like students to experiment and explore - that's why I call it craft expansion! Anyone can have a go! I'm a qualified tutor with experience in schools, adult learning colleges, community art settings, visitor centres and galleries. I run half day Mixed Media Craft and Mosaic Art classes for adults at Barton Grange Garden Centre, and other venues. Mixed Media and Mosaic classes feature the use of specialist glass techniques using tempered glass, stained glass,...

Needle felting with The Lady Moth in Cambridge - animals & wool paintings

Needle felting with The Lady Moth in Cambridge - animals & wool paintings

Cambridgeshire - Next course on 27th October 2019

Needle felting classes suitable for beginners and improvers. Run by Żenia, an experienced teacher, designer and fibre artist known as The Lady Moth. The content of each course varies from date to date & projects change seasonally. In autumn and winter 2019 we will be making owls, foxes, penguins, winter birds as well and 2D wool paintings. Workshops sell out fast so please book early to avoid disappointment. Please enquire for the latest information and if there is a particular course you wish to take part in: please message me...

Needle felt your dog with Crafty Gal

Needle felt your dog with Crafty Gal

Fun and inspiring needle felting workshops suitable for all levels but especially those ready to take their needle felting to the next stage. In the beautiful surroundings of Crafty Gal HQ, Needle Felting Studio in Marlcliff, near Bidford on Avon. In this workshop we will focus on your dog, using wire, colour blending and the many techniques and short cuts and techniques you will need to really get to grips with this joyous craft. Whether you’ve seen needle felting on TV, had a little go or just fancy trying something...

Nuno felted scarf or felted pictures

Nuno felted scarf or felted pictures

Staffordshire - Next course on 26th October 2019

You have the choice of making a unique nuno felted scarf, a warm woolly scarf or a piece of wall-art. Beginners welcome. Scarf option: during this fabulous felting day, we will make a scarf using soft merino wool and a silk scarf, incorporating a beautiful 100% silk scarf and silky fibres to give it a shimmer effect if desired. By manipulating a thin layer of wool through a fine woven material, we will make a scarf with characteristics which are quite different from a traditional felt and is much thicker....

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