Name: Create a needlefelted landscape
Price: 35 GBP
Availability: InStock

Altrincham


In this fun workshop you’ll be making a beautiful felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs.

Debbie will be demonstrating some simple felting and embellishing techniques and showing you how to create your landscape. You can bring a photograph or picture of your favourite landscape, create a scene from your imagination or use one of Debbie’s range of pre-drawn templates. Choose your gorgeous wool fibres and threads to make your own design. Embellish with stitch, beads and threads if you wish and take home your lovely felted landscape picture at the end of the day.

Course level:
This event is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who want to brush up their skills or just enjoy a couple of hours making a lovely felted landscape!

What you will learn:
How to set up your space, what equipment and materials you will use and how to prepare your fibre for felting
The essential principles of wet-felting – what types of felting methods there are, what fibres you can felt and how the fibres are used.
How to create a 2D piece of felt, working with colours, layering and pattern.
Adding embellishments.
Finishing your landscape with stitching and other techniques

You will need:
Nothing! Debbie will provide a wide range of coloured fibres, threads and embellishments. All the equipment and materials are also included so just bring yourself!

About the classes
Debbie loves to teach and has been a felter for over 20 years so you'll be able to pick her brains for tips, tricks and hacks! Debbie's sessions are fun and enjoyable. The pace is relaxed and there is plenty of time to ask questions and chat.

About Debbie
Debbie has been a textile artist for over 30 years. Debbie teaches wet and needle-felting, nuno felting and mixed media textiles. Debbie is the author of 5 internationally published books, Hand-Dyed Yarn Craft Projects, Complete Knitting Skills, 250 Knitting Stitches, Knitting.Learn it.Love it and How to Knit.

When she's not felting, dyeing, designing, knitting or crocheting, you'll find her in the garden, tending her dyeplants, enjoying a nice craft beer or hugging a big mug of builders' tea. And if you're out and about, she can often be found in the mosh pit at a gig or enjoying some folk music!

Is there anything we can help with?
If you need any information about this course, please don't hesitate to get in touch by email or phone.

DT Craft & Design

Felted Pictures

Felt-Making

Needle Felting

Join Debbie Tomkies for this relaxed, fun workshop in Altrincham. You’ll be making a beautiful needle felted landscape picture in your choice of colours and designs. Suitable for all levels. 

Create a needlefelted landscape

General Admission

Welcome to Needle Felting: Elevate Your Fiber Art with Expert Needle Felting. In this course, you&#39;ll learn: <ol style="color: rgb(209, 213, 219); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(209, 213, 219);"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Introduction to Needle Felting:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Delve into the rich history and origins of needle felting.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Explore the versatility of this unique fiber art and its applications in contemporary craft.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Needle Felting Tools and Materials:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gain a thorough understanding of essential tools and materials used in needle felting.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn how to select quality fibers and tools that suit your artistic vision.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Basic Needle Felting Techniques:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Master the foundational techniques of needle felting, including poking, shaping, and blending fibers.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Create a solid foundation for your fiber art projects by honing your skills in basic shaping and layering.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Advanced Techniques:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Elevate your needle felting expertise with advanced techniques.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Explore complex layering, texturing, and detailing to add depth and dimension to your creations.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Animal Sculptures and Figurines:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Immerse yourself in the art of crafting lifelike animal sculptures and figurines.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn anatomy, proportion, and expression to bring your needle-felted creatures to life.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Needle Felted Animals:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Focus on creating expressive and realistic needle-felted animals.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Develop skills in shaping, detailing, and incorporating various fibers to achieve lifelike textures.</li></ul></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Other Needle Felted Items:<ul style="color: initial; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: initial;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Expand your repertoire beyond animals by crafting a variety of needle-felted items.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Explore the creation of functional and decorative pieces, such as accessories, home decor, and more.</li></ul></li></ol>

Welcome to Needle Felting: Elevate Your Fiber Art with Expert Needle Felting. In this course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Needle Felting:Delve into the rich history and origins of needle felting.Explore the versatility of this unique fiber art and its applications in contemporary craft.
Needle Felting Tools and Materials:Gain a thorough understanding of essential tools and materials used in needle felting.Learn how to select quality fibers and tools that suit your artistic vision.
Basic Needle Felting Techniques:Master the foundational techniques of needle felting, including poking, shaping, and blending fibers.Create a solid foundation for your fiber art projects by honing your skills in basic shaping and layering.
Advanced Techniques:Elevate your needle felting expertise with advanced techniques.Explore complex layering, texturing, and detailing to add depth and dimension to your creations.
Animal Sculptures and Figurines:Immerse yourself in the art of crafting lifelike animal sculptures and figurines.Learn anatomy, proportion, and expression to bring your needle-felted creatures to life.
Needle Felted Animals:Focus on creating expressive and realistic needle-felted animals.Develop skills in shaping, detailing, and incorporating various fibers to achieve lifelike textures.
Other Needle Felted Items:Expand your repertoire beyond animals by crafting a variety of needle-felted items.Explore the creation of functional and decorative pieces, such as accessories, home decor, and more.

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