Exploring Felting with Fibres and Fabric at The Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

About the Course

A day workshop with Fibre and Mixed media Artist and tutor Josephine Gornall.
Experiment and explore felt-making with a variety of different techniques to make one or two textural pictorial or abstract pieces of felt. These could also be made into a book or phone/tablet case at a later stage. Select from a wide choice of colourful supplied wool, plant and silk fibres. Explore mixing different colours and types of fibres together using carders. Embed textural yarn and fabrics into the felted surface to create texture and form.

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What's included in the price?

Small class. Suitable for all including beginners. An abundance of wool and plant fibres, yarns and natural and synthetic fabrics will all be supplied. All use of equipment included.
Teas, coffee and biscuits provided. Please bring a packed lunch.

The workshop is held in Josephine's studio in the lovely Birchcliffe Centre a converted chapel in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Free car park. Hebden Bridge has a Railway station and buses stop right outside the centre. Hebden Bridge is well known for its wonderful mix of independent shops plus lots of cafes.