Felting courses

As featured in Country Living Magazine - fun and inspiring beginners 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 Bonds Lifestyle near Stratford Upon Avon, we will focus on creating a gorgeous woodland creature of your choice, colour blending and the many techniques and short cuts you will need to really get to grips with this joyous craft. A gorgeous hare, fox, badger, mouse and squirrel are the options but if you have...

Needle felting is a wonderful craft, even if you don't think you are creative, the wool somehow inspires you to create. The course is suitable for beginners or those with some experience of felting already. You will be taught the basics of needle-felting, how to make a wire armature structure for your animal and how to sculpt with wool. For the course cost you can choose which animal you would like to make (within reason!), but pick something you love and you are familiar with how it looks, bring photos...

Come along to the Magic Wool Art and Craft Studio to make this lovely and colourful wool fibre picture. Enjoy the therapeutic experience of working with natural wool and silk fibres and learn this amazing new technique with a professional Artist and Art Tutor Raya Brown. You will be guided through each process of making a wool watercolour and supported by Raya, whose Art demonstrations are inspirational and easy to follow. You do not need to have an Art Degree or any experience working with wool. This is an easy...

I am teaching from a marquee in my garden during July - October 2020 All government guidelines followed. Please enquire for further information. On this wet felting day, you can choose between various options below: Scarf, footstool, slippers, picture, bag because they use the same technique -wet felting. Scarf making- You will be using a silk scarf and merino wool fibres to create you unique scarf. Alternatively you could create a warm woolly scarf. A Footstool. The small footstool is provided and upholstered in the lesson. Option to bring your...

This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with felting experience. It is limited to 6 places so everyone gets individual attention and the coaching they need to make their picture. You will be working from an inspirational image that you have brought with you, I will walk you through all the processes you need to know to create your Felt Picture. Day 1 Is all about building your picture, using a combination of pre felting, dry felting and wet felting techniques, tailored to your pictures requirements. Really exploring how...

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 Bonds Lifestyle near Stratford Upon 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 creative and different - this course...

I am teaching until October in a gazebo in my garden nr to Stafford, Staffordshire. Maximum 4 people to ensure government guidelines are followed. During this half day workshop you will create a small needle felted animal 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 the session you will have really got to grips with the techniques needed. With small stabbing actions you will knit the fibres into a form...

Covid19 update: we hope to resume all 'in person' courses in late July 2020. During lock down, we've upgraded a listed barn into a beautiful spacious workshop studio, enabling courses to take place with 2m distancing, hand washing and two staircases. It's possible usual catered lunches may not be included for summer courses, depending on circumstances at the time. About the workshops: We will be making a different animal at each workshop, including hares, bunnies, owls or a Herdwick doorstop. Make sure you choose the correct day for the animal...

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. These workshops are run by two experienced facilitators, myself Melanie Louise, and Linda Lewis. Refreshments and lunch are provided, a wholesome bowl of soup with local bread, followed by a delicious slice of cake with tea and coffee! Full day workshops start at 10.30am and finishing at approximately 4.00pm. In the one day workshop you will have the...