Denmark Farm Conservation Centre

Wet felting with Lorraine is a wonderful fun learning experience. Fantastic choice of wool fibres & Lorraine explains about each type & how some are easier to felt than others. You start your day by making your template, then lay out your fibres. Then the fun really begins - soap suds & warm water! Seeing how fibres can turn into a felted cloth is amazing. Yes you do have to work at it quite physically, but it is no more difficult than scrubbing your dirty dishes at home - it just takes longer! You'll break for lunch & eat your packed lunch that you bring, then it's straight back to it. You'll be so keen to carry on felting, you'll eat your lunch at super speed! In the afternoon, you'll spend a lot of time being shown how to shape & form the felt into your final product. You'll be rolling your felted item in a bamboo blind, which does require a lot of work from your arms, but we worked in pairs - so it wasn't so bad. You will be so proud of what you have made & the felting bug is really catching! I loved it. We had a friendly group & the process is explained & shown in great detail by Lorraine. I had done some simple wet felting before I did my course with Denmark farm, but I am certain that Lorraine would be an excellent teacher for any beginner to this craft! Definitely suitable for all, not just women! I am so glad I went on a Denmark Farm Course & yes I have booked another....felt hats next time! :)

Lorraine is an extremely skilled teacher and incredibly knowledgeable about wet felting and all things fleecy. The day was structured perfectly with clear demonstrations and plenty of time to get stuck in and make lovely items to take home. Felting is a totally additive craft which, once you learn, is very easy to do yourself at home with very little kit. However I love the social element and camaraderie of coming to courses and meeting so many like-minded people in such a lovely venue at Denmark Farm. I'll be back for more soon.

6 of us started this workshop with no idea of what to expect. Lorraine must have waved a magic wand because suddenly we were layering wool ( all British) of rainbow colours , and with the addition of warm water, soap and gentle rubbing we gradually transformed it into sample squares and then a purse each. It was a joyful day, lots of sharing of ideas, laughing and admiration of what the others had done. We exchanged contact details and went home amazed by our achievements and knowing that next time we were going to make something even more special.