Intro to Wet Felting - Felt Picture Making

Description

Come and join Hannah at Stitching Kitchen for an introduction to the fascinating alchemy that is wet felting. Starting with wool fibres in a wide range of colours, you will have fun creating a piece of felt – which could be a picture or completely abstract. The finished fabric will be suitable to stitch into or ready to simply hang on the wall.

What you will learn/achieve

During the workshop you will learn all the skills you need to be a successful felter.

You will choose the fibres, layer them in the right way and then wet the wool and encourage it to knit together. Once the initial wool tangling has been achieved, it is then onto the felting proper. Wet felting does take a bit of physical energy on your part but it is great fun and is worth the effort. 

You will take home a finished item at the end of the session.

What's included

All the materials that you will need on the day, including merino wool roving.

Use of felting tools in the Stitching Kitchen studio on the day.

Tea and cake.

If you want to continue at home, Stitching Kitchen always has plenty of wool roving and felting tools in stock available for purchase.

What to bring

Stitching Kitchen is fully equipped with everything you will need. Just bring yourself!

About your tutor

Hannah Thompson owns and runs Stitching Kitchen. She is passionate about textile art and sewing, teaches embroidery, felt making, textile art, use of sewing machines, free motion stitching and basic dressmaking.

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.