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Workshops & Events > Workshops > Felting Classes

Felting Classes

Needle Felted Gnome
  Instructor: Debra Jo Tily  
  Fee: $40.00  
  Every home needs a gnome! And every gnome needs a home! Create the gnome of your dreams in about two hours. Whimsical creatures with fully moveable arms. Sculpt wool roving to make your own, one of a kind, gnome for your home. Written instructions, armature, and roving provided. You will need felting needles and mat. Whether you want to leave him very primitive, or add finishing touches, experience the endless possibilities of needle felted sculpting! All that is required is a little time and a few materials. If you want to be totally prepared for class, rent the movie “Gnomio and Juliet”. You will be able to develop your gnome with personality! Class limited to
 
  Schedule: None scheduled at this time. Check back for future dates.  

Needle Felted Lamb
  Instructor: Debra Jo Tily  
  Fee: $40.00  
  “Mary had a little lamb”, now you can, too! Needle felting will produce unique results depending on the wool you use, how firmly you needle felt, etc. There are no rules, which is one of the things I love about needle felting. That is what makes it a great medium for personalization and expression. It is hard not to get carried away with the expression of your own little lamb! Bring your felting needles and mat, or get it after you hear about the tools that are readly available. Roving provided.
 
  Schedule:
  • August 31, 2013 (Saturday), 9:00 to 12:00
  • January 25, 2014 (Saturday), 1:00 to 4:00
 

Needle Felted Necklace
  Instructor: Debra Jo Tily  
  Fee: $30.00  
  Learn to needle felt beads. Strawberries, lemons, round, oval, any shape you can imagine, Strung on a “rettail” cord and solidified onto an adjustable length necklace. without hardware. Mat and felting needles required. All roving and cord will be provided. Wear it “as is” or take it home and dress it up by sewing on your own seed beads. Class limisted to12
 
  Schedule:
  • August 31, 2013 (Saturday), 1:00 to 4:00
  • January 25, 2014 (Saturday), 9:00 to 12:00
 

Needle Felted Silk Scarf
  Instructor: Debra Jo Tily  
  Fee: $80.00  
  Let yourself be the designer and set yourself free! In this day-long workshop, Debra will guide you through the process of needle felting your own creation by using techniques such as free-form felting, creating layers, finishing an edge, felting a design with stencils, adding colorful strands. Needle Felting is a fiber art process used to “felt” without water. The felting occurs by using a barbed needle that pushes a top layer of fiber into the deeper layer. We will start with a silk scarf form and decorate it with dyed wool, yarn and flash. The brilliance and texture of the different fibers will satisfy your creativity. There is no limit to the things you can add to your felted scarf while enjoying the “Eye Candy”! Class limited to 8
 
  Schedule:
  • December 7, 2013 (Saturday), 9:00 to 4:00
 

Needle Felted Witch, Black Cat and Pumpkin
  Instructor: Debra Jo Tily  
  Fee: $55.00  
  Which witch is which? All witches own a black cat, and need a pumpkin as the main ingredient of their brew. Customize your trio to match your decor. Seasonal colors of roving will be provided to create your “good” witch, or “bad” witch, with a face, or without a face. Bring a mat, needles and any special roving you may have on hand. Learn to work over an armature for the witch and cat. Sculpt the roving into the perfect pumpkin (fill provided) All tools for needle felting will be described and available for purchasing that day. So whether you are new to needle felting or a veteran, get into the spirit of Halloween by joining us for a “bewitching” day of creating a Needle-felted trio of fun! Class limited to 8
 
  Schedule:
  • October 5, 2013 (Saturday), 9:00 to 4:00
 

Nuno Felted Scarf
  Instructor: Mary Wilson  
  Fee: $75.00  
  Nuno felting is a Japanese fabric felting technique. It melds loose fibre, usually wool, into a sheer fabric such as silk gauze. This creates a lightweight felt that can totally cover the background fabric or be used as a single decorative design. Experience the fun of felting. Using nuno felting techniques, Mary Wilson of Pearl Moon Alpacas will show you how to transform layers of wool fleece and fibers onto silk to make a beautiful drapeable scarf. In this class we will cover layout, felting, fulling and finishing. Students will bring home a completed scarf. Materials will be provided for the class. Class limited to 8
 
  Schedule:
  • June 15, 2013 (Saturday), 10:00 to 3:00
  • August 10, 2013 (Saturday), 10:00 to 3:00
  • November 16, 2013 (Saturday), 10:00 to 3:00
  • January 11, 2014 (Saturday), 10:00 to 3:00
  • March 1, 2014 (Saturday), 10:00 to 3:00
 


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