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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, create a simple figurative or abstract image for the top.  Lastly you'll learn how to transform all the loose fibres into a piece of cloth.

If you can't quite decide what type of  image to create Heather's home is full of art and design books and if need be she can print you an image to adapt.

Taking place at Heather's home in Camberwell.  You will be fuelled by plenty of home made cake, teas and/or coffee.  With a maximum of four participants, these three hour workshops are designed to provide everybody with plenty of time for one on one attention.  Heather always aims for sessions to be flexible to individual participants needs.

Wet felt making is a simple process (once you know how) made up of a series of repetitive actions.  Many people find it relaxing and some a stress buster.  But, elements of felt making are quite vigorous and very hands on.  If you have arthritis in your hands you may find parts of the process challenging.  That being said it’s not stopped anybody before and Heather is very happy to help you with vigorous parts of the process.

Allergies to cats or indeed wool?  Please note Heather has three cats (they’ll be elsewhere in the house during the workshops).  Antihistamines are available but her workshops may not be for you.

Claire

Painting with fibres - Intro to 2D Wet Felting/ Felt making: Inspired by your own image

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 taking place at Heather's home studio in Camberwell fuelled by plenty of home made cake and teas.  A maximum of four participants, means these  workshops provide everybody with plenty of time for one on one attention.  Heather always aims for sessions to be flexible to individual participants needs.

This workshop uses wet felt making techniques to bring your cut pre-felt together into the finished piece.   It's a simple process (once you know how) made up of a series of repetitive actions.  Many people find it relaxing and some a stress buster.  But, the final stages of of felt making are quite vigorous and very hands on.  If you have arthritis in your hands you may find parts of the process challenging.  That being said it’s not stopped anybody before and Heather is very happy to help you with vigorous parts of the process.

Allergies to cats or indeed wool?  Please note Heather has three cats (they’ll be elsewhere in the house during the workshops).  Antihistamines are available but her workshops may not be for you.


Abstract Painting using pre-felt inspired by the masters - Braque, Matisse, Bauhaus weavers ... 

Silke

Taking place at Heather's home in Camberwell on one day (morning three hour workshop, an hour break* followed by a three & a half hour workshop).   As ever you will be fuelled by plenty of home made cake, teas and/or coffee.   If it's a special occasion do let me know and I'll bake a special cake!   NB These workshops are for a maximum  of four if less than four tickets show they've been snapped up elsewhere.

In the morning you will be guided through how to make a small flat piece of felt, blend colours, create a simple pictorial or abstract image and chose and prepare your fibres for your 3D vessel. lf there’s time we’ll also go over how to make beads.

In the afternoon you will be guided through how to use a resist** to make a small seam free 3D vessel.

By the end of the day you should have completed a 2D and 3D wet felted work as well as understand the first principals of wet felting.

Wet felt making is a simple process (once you know how) made up of a series of repetitive actions.  Many people find it relaxing and some a stress buster.  But, elements of felt making are quite vigorous and very hands on.  If you have arthritis in your hands you may find parts of the process challenging.  That being said it’s not stopped anybody before and Heather is very happy to help you with vigorous parts of the process.

Allergies to cats or indeed wool?  Please note Heather has three cats (they’ll be elsewhere in the house during the workshops).  Antihistamines are available but her workshops may not be for you.

During your break either pop to one of Camberwell's local  cafes or if you prefer bring a pack up.

**A "resist" is a piece of cloth or other material that stops the wool fibres from one set of layers felting to those below.

A day of felt making: 2D and 3D Wet Felting

Frances

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