Purr & Wag It, Tabletop Workshops

1st May 2-5pm PLACES AVAILABLE This workshop needs at least 2 to run. If you are an individual let me know and we'll find somebody else. (If you are a group remember I need to post the kits to you when choosing your date.) NB: There will be a ten minute break at the end of the first and second hour - 3 hours is quite a long time on Zoom! Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. On this workshop you’ll use a variation of 2D wet...

Make a day of it! Magic an amorphous mass of loose fibres into a small 2D felt image and then make a seam-free 3D vessel. Where a workshop is full or fixed dates don't suit - gather together a group of 2-4 and get in touch for a flexible date and time just for you. If you are a school or community group please contact me as workshops and inset days are priced separately. Taking place at Heather's home in Camberwell on one day* (five and a half hours workshop...

No previous experience necessary. The fast fix way to make a sprig of my covetable Everlasting Mistletoe. NB: When thinking of a date remember I will need to post your kit to you. Please note this workshop needs a minimum of 2 people to run. You'll learn how to create the branches from floristry wire and 100% wool and cut the leaf shapes from the 100% wool felt provided. Then we'll attach the berries and leaves by hand stitching and add a final flourish with a piece of red organza...

Weekends 2-5.30pm Weekdays flexible to suit. Please note this workshop needs a minimum of 3 people to run. No previous experience necessary, join me for a relaxing workshop making a sprig of my covetable Everlasting Mistletoe. If you can't make my dates gather a group of 3-6 friends/colleagues for a date just for you. What you'll do: a) prepare your branches using wire and wool b) cut leaf shapes with the templates provided c) attach the leaves and berries d) tie a piece of ribbon Taking place at Heather's home...

Set of five mixed size hand felted wool pebbles. Use in decorative bowls or as vase fillers to decorate your home. Or eight medium-mini pebbles strung on a approx 1.2m of durable linen yarn. Or use as stacking stones - focussing on a single task can help concentrate the mind from the noise of the everyday. It can be extremely relaxing whilst developing a sense of patience - finding the centre point of gravity can prove tricky and requires a slow steady hand! Eco-friendly and sustainable, chemical and toxin-free. Sets...

Where a workshop is full or fixed dates don't suit - gather together a group of 2-4 and get in touch for a flexible date and time just for you. If you are a school or community group please contact me as workshops and inset days are priced separately. You will be guided through how to lay out the fibres to make a flat piece of felt as well as using carders to blend colours. Then using the reference material you have brought with you, learn how to create a...

Cozy up your cactus or other house plants in these pure wool hand felted planters. They'll look beautiful and will not scratch your furniture. Perfect little gifts for the plant lovers in your life and great little house warming presents too! Choose from hexagonal or round. If you're looking for something other than grey/laburnum with black inner please contact me.

The kit and video version of my pre-felt in-person or live online workshop and it's great for all ages including children. Inspired by the Masters: Miro, Matisse's cutouts, Braque's birds or the Bauhaus weavers create your very own felt collage masterpiece. Or use clever word play and the graphic quality of text to create some slogan art. Since the 60's a group of artists have used text at the centre of their work: Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Christopher Wool, Bruce Nauman to name a few.. Of course you could go...

Be inspired by the Masters: Matisse cutouts, Braque birds, Bauhaus weavers to create your very own felt painting masterpiece. This online version of my pre-felt workshop needs a minimum of TWO to run and for a kit to be posted; please bear this in mind when booking. It takes approximately 2 1/2 hours but may be a little shorter or longer dependent on the complexity of the imagery you create to a maximum of 3 hours. It's a great workshop to do with children. If you're a school or community...

Be inspired by the Masters: Miro, Matisse cutouts, Braque birds, Bauhaus weavers to create your very own felt collage masterpiece. Or go "off-piste" and use your own or other artists' imagery. This is the kit version of my pre-felt in-person or live online workshop and it's great for children. You'll need to know the wet felting technique to make best use of this kit. If you don't I very much recommend the On line on Demand version which includes a video. Once you've purchased your kit message me to let...

For those of you who already know the process. The kit only version of my pebble workshop. If you are planning on making the pebbles on a specific day please remember I need to post the kit to you. If you are purchasing multiple kits for delivery to the same address please contact me to work out postage. Felted wool pebbles make for beautiful natural decor around your home. Be inspired by Jim Ede's pebble displays at Kettles Yard and land artists Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long. Display your pebbles...

Hi there, this workshop needs TWO participants minimum. Either invite friends to join you or sign up and we'll find somebody else. Please bear in mind I need to post your kit(s) before suggesting dates for this workshop. Join me for roughly an hour and a half and learn how to make felted wool pebbles using simple wet felting techniques inspired by Jim Ede's pebble displays at Kettles Yard and land artists Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long. Display your pebbles on a table in a bowl on a window ledge...

If you are planning on making the pebbles on a specific day please remember I need to post the kit to you. If you are purchasing more than one kit to the same address please contact me first so I can change the postage accordingly. Felted wool pebbles make for beautiful natural decor around your home. Be inspired by Jim Ede's pebble displays at Kettles Yard and land artists Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long. Display your pebbles in a bowl or thread them onto a linen string to create a...

Workshop full or can't make my dates - gather together a group of 4 and get in touch for a date and time just for you. Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. Good for those of you who already know the basics of 2D wet felt making but complete novices have also successfully completed a pot too. Heather will guide you through the layering technique to make a seam free vessel, the gate way to all things 3D whatever the scale. With a minimum of two and...

Perfect for abstract paintings, using pre-felt be inspired by the Bauhaus weavers, Matisse cutouts or Braque birds to create your very own masterpiece. You'll use scissors to cut/place different colours of pre felt atop a maximum A3 size pre-felt background. Then you'll use wet felting techniques to bring everything together to form your final pieces of work. Depending on the complexity of what you make you may have time to make more than one piece. You can use abstract Bauhaus imagery as inspiration or bring your own. A relaxed workshop...

Everything but the video. The little vessel you create with this felting kit is more than just decorative. It makes for a good loose change pot, key holder, plant pot or somewhere to pop your everyday jewellery at night. If you're planning on making your vessel(s) on a particular day please remember I need to post the kits to you. Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. With the contents of the kit you’ll use a variation of 2D wet felting to create a small vessel. All of...

Bespoke wet felted pet portraits with plain coloured background of your choice. Mounted on artist stretched canvas, worked from your personal photograph. Handmade in Camberwell, London from merino wool tops and other fibres with or without pet groomings. Felt, through its tactile qualities instantaneously triggers and connects to the act or memory of stroking your beloved pet. If photographs capture a moment in time and paintings depict more of a story, felt provides a tangible memory. It’s this sensory response that makes felt absolutely perfect for pet portraits. Sizes 40x40cm...

The little vessel you create with this felting experience is more than just decorative. It makes for a good loose change pot, key holder, plant pot or somewhere to pop your everyday jewellery at night. If you're planning on making your vessel(s) on a particular day please remember I need to post the kits to you. If you are purchasing more than one kit please contact me first so I can change the postage accordingly. Schools and Community Groups priced separately, please contact me. With the contents of the kit...