Felting with wool is an intoxicating, fun process that I love to share with others. I teach a variety of classes at North House Folk School, in communities, schools and other folk schools. Contact me if you are interested in organizing a small group workshop from 2 hours to 2 days, children, adults or families. No experience or artistic skill is needed.
Three Dimensional Wet Felting with a Resist
In class, you will learn how to create felted slippers, bags, mittens, hats, chair cushions, bowls and more.
Nuno Felting: scarves, shawls and wraps
In this class you will learn the modern wet felting technique called Nuno which creates a durable, elegant and warm material by combining wool with silk or other lightweight fabric.
Sculptural Felting: three-dimensional forms on wire or soft sculpture
Using a variety of fill or building a wire armature, students create a sculpture of their imagination
Flat Felting for the Kitchen
Since the party always seems to end up in the kitchen, it’s the perfect place for handmade felted woolen goods that are fire, mildew and odor resistant as well as beautiful and durable.
Felted Diorama
Tell a story by felting a scene, which includes a background felted painting, foreground sculptural felting and seamless resist felting for puppets and other objects.
Felting for Animals
Try your hand and felt something for your favorite animal; from a cozy cave for a cat, a dog bed, cat toys, dog jackets, dog booties or even a bird house, this course will ofter plenty of opportunities to express your creativity as well as meet the needs of your indulgent animal.
Finger Puppets and Hand Puppets
In this class, you will learn both needle felting and wet felting techniques to create beautiful finger and hand puppets.
Felting for Children or Felting for the Family
You will learn how to make 2D and 3D items using needle felting and wet felting techniques. Create gnomes, bears, dinosaurs, mushrooms, rivers, fish--the possibilities are endless. Adults and children can create a diorama together or each create your own.
Wet Felting: flat or three-dimensional
This is a good introduction to felting for those just looking to get started and a fun day for those who have some experience but want to expand their needle-felting and wet-felting skills. We will be making flat items of use or just beauty.
Wool: from raw fleece to fiber
In this class, you will learn how to take wool from raw fleece to fiber. This will include washing, carding, making wool batts, and your choice of wet felting or needle felting.