Phinefibre

Contact Name: Josephine Gornall

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Address:
Birchcliffe Centre
Birchcliffe Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 8DG

Phinefibre

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About Phinefibre

Josephine Gornall is a practising fibre and mixed media artist who runs Phinefibre courses in her studio in Hebden Bridge. She has 20 years experience delivering and managing community, celebratory and public arts projects. Including setting up, teaching and running a wide variety of arts and making courses and workshops.

Phinefibre's Courses

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

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

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 15th January 2021

A fun workshop with fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall. Experiment and explore felt-making with a variety of different techniques to make a felt picture. Lots of 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 textural pictorial - seascape, landscape or abstract felted peices. Select from a wide choice of gorgeous coloured wools, plant fibres, yarns and fabrics. Explore mixing colours and using different types of fibres together. Embed wool, yarns...

Funky needle felted Christmas decorations in Hebden Bridge

Funky needle felted Christmas decorations in Hebden Bridge

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 6th December 2020

Discover how to make some funky and fun 3d needle felted Christmas decorations. Trees, icicles, angels, santas, baubles etc Using felting needles with lots of lovely colours of wools and other fibres. Embellish with yarns threads and beads supplied.

Little needle felted dogs and cats with Josephine at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

Little needle felted dogs and cats with Josephine at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 17th January 2021

A full day workshop with fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall. Discover how to make a gorgeous little needle felted dog or cat of any breed or type using just a felting needle to felt natural wool fibres together. Discover how to put these all together, do body shaping and make ears to bring your mini pet to life. How to blend colours, make textures and features to create the unique character of your dog or cat. Complete by adding glass eyes and a nose. Bring along...

Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

In-person course

West Yorkshire - Next course on 11th February 2021

Discover how to design and make a large seated or laying down dry felted Hare using just a felting needle and wool fibres in natural colours. The needle felting process I teach for this course is sculptural and uses no wire armature. Each hare will be an individual. Add big floppy ears and glass eyes to add character and life. See photos for wonderful samples of hares in a variety of poses made by previous students on the workshop. Suitable for beginners as well as those who have already tried...