Phinefibre

Contact Name: Josephine Gornall

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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 at The Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

Explore felt-making with fibres and fabric at The Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge

West Yorkshire - Next course on 29th February 2020

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 different types of fibres together. Embed wool, yarns and...

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

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

West Yorkshire - Next course on 20th February 2020

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

Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

Needle felted hares at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

West Yorkshire - Next course on 26th April 2020

Discover how to design and make a realistic felted Hare using just a felting needle and wool fibres in natural colours. The process is sculptural and uses no wire armature. Adding big floppy ears and glass eyes to add character and life. Suitable for beginners as well as those who have already tried needle felting. This is a full day workshop in Phinefibre's beautiful light and spacious studio at the Birchcliffe Centre in Hebden Bridge with fibre and mixed media artist and tutor Josephine Gornall.