Kaleidoscope Felt Dish
Learn how to use multiple resists and make a dish – perfect for containing chocolates! And you can use it afterwards to keep your trinkets tidy. There are infinite variations to this technique and it is suitable for most wool types.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Multi-Resist Vessel
Learn how to use multiple resists to make a unique vessel. Aimed at feltmakers with some experience, no specialist materials or equipment are required, any wool can by used, so this is an ideal opportunity to delve into your stash.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Purse
Using wet felting techniques, make a small purse, which you can decorate with a choice of colours and patterns. You will learn how to lay down wool fleece using a resist to create a three dimensional form. Suitable for beginners and those with some feltmaking experience wanting to learn how to use a resist for creating basic 3D forms.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Colourful Aluminium Jewellery
Design and make your own unique jewellery from aluminium. You will learn how to colour pre-anodised aluminium sheet, then cut and shape it to create beautiful jewellery, such as a matching necklace, earrings and brooch.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Shibori Felt
Using merino and Wensleydale fleece, you can create wonderful ruffles! This technique is perfect for making scarves but can also be adapted to create handwarmers, collars and lampshades.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Cast Pewter Jewellery
A rather ancient technique, used by the Romans, – however it is very low tech and wonderful items of jewellery with a professional finish can be produced in a few hours. Students make moulds in plaster or cuttlefish to their own designs, then lead free pewter is poured into the moulds using hand gravity casting. The moulds can be reused to make pendants, earrings, brooches, keyrings and fridges magnets.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Simple Crochet Jewellery
Fortunately crochet has become fashionable again and it is such a versatile medium and only one needle is required! In this one day workshop all the basic stitches are covered and students will make a necklace or bracelet and quick learners will have time to make a corsage too.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Feltmaking for Beginners
An introductory course to help students understand the felt making process, working with a selection of wool fleeces making small samples. The day will provide a good foundation to enable students to work on larger projects.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Textured Nuno Felt
Develop your feltmaking skills by experimenting with a selection of wool fleeces to create a variety of textures in felt using resists and fabric. Samples will be made on the day but the techniques can easily be transferred to hats, vessels and wallpieces – forming a perfect canvas for hand or machine embroidery.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Nuno Felt Scarf
Make a unique felt scarf combining soft merino wool and fabric. The design can be simple or fancy and you will be taught how to achieve a frilly edge.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Frilly Felt Scarves
Dress up a casual outfit with a felt boa! The double layer scarf in merino wool or blue faced Leicester fleece has wonderful frilly edges and can be bright or subtle according the the students’ tastes.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Hats
Using wet felting techniques, make an unusual and colourful hat – perhaps inspired by Downton Abbey! You will learn how to lay down wool fleece using a resist to create three dimensional forms. Using hat blocks, students will style individual shapes to suit their personalities. Your designs can be flamboyant or simple, bright or subtle.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Slash/Reveal
In this two day workshop suitable for those with some felting experience, students will experiment with Bergschaf wool batts to create colourful slashed pieces. This wool felts easily but is much stronger than merino wool so is ideal for slashing and creating sculptural work.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Experimental Sculptural Forms
In this two day workshop suitable for those with some felting experience, students will experiment a variety of wools to create sculptural pieces; these can be functional or non functional such as hats, containers or bags. Students will learn how to create three dimensional resists and also how to use resists to create surface texture.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Bags
Using wet felting techniques, make a simple bag, which can be basic or complex depending on your experience You will learn how to lay down wool fleece using a resist to create three dimensional forms. Your design could be a clutch bag but methods of making either integral or cord handles will also be explained.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
An Introduction to Needlefelting
Create realistic or make believe creatures in this one day workshop. Students will learn how to analyse the different elements of their design to make a simple caricature.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Fish
Create a vibrant, three dimensional, fantasy or realistic fish! A one day workshop suitable for those with some felting experience. Working with bergschaf fleece, which is both strong and easy to felt, students will learn how to make three dimensional resists and also how to use resists to create surface texture.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Simple Felt Flowers
A good introduction to feltmaking, in this half day workshop you will make a simple double layered flower.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Fl
owers
A progression from the simple flower workshop where students can add a stem and stamens to create a more realistic flower – why not create a whole bouquet – no need to water!
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Pods
This sculptural technique can be used to make neckpieces and tactile forms. Normally taught as part of the Slashed/Reveal or experimental scupltural form workshop.
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
Felt Tea Cosies
I am a dedicated tea drinker, using a proper teapot with leaf tea! I have been using this felt cosy for many years, wool has great insulation properties and resists liquid too. In a one day workshop, you will make the most of your resist to create two cosies, one for yourself and one for a friend!
Further details and a full course outline, please email Mandy.
