An opportunity to create a unique piece of home decor to complement your home and learn two new skills - Feltmaking and Lampshade making! Day One: Using merino or a native breed wool with additional yarns and fibres such as silk, linen and soya - you will design and make a piece of felt fabric. […]
A day working with raw sheep fleece to make a natural, sheep friendly and sustainable rug. The felted fleeces make a beautiful feature in any home and can be used as rugs, stunning wall hangings, or as cosy chair or bench throws, keeping your warm & comfortable, especially in the winter months. This is a […]
A day working with raw sheep fleece to make a natural, sheep friendly and sustainable seat pad. The fleece seat pads make a beautiful feature in any home and can be used to create cosy chair pad, bench mats or made into cushions, keeping your warm & comfortable, especially in the winter months. They also […]
Ever wondered how to create Felt? In this introductory workshop you will learn about the ancient art of felt making, practised by the nomadic people of Central Asia for thousands of years and now being adopted by textiles artist across the globe. You will learn about the process of bonding wool fibres together using the […]
An opportunity to create a unique piece of home decor to complement your home and learn two new skills - Feltmaking and Lampshade making! Day One: Using merino or a native breed wool with additional yarns and fibres such as silk, linen and soya - you will design and make a piece of felt fabricator […]
Come and join us to make your own hand felted flower(s) in this relaxed workshop, have lunch then create additional flowers, leaves or berries and make into a floral brooch or fascinator. During the workshop you will learn how to; *make the pattern *lay out the wool and silk fibres *wet felt and shape the […]
A fabulous opportunity to advance you felting knowledge by learning how to make sumptuously textured surfaces. During the day you will learn how to fuse the traditional technique of wet felting with the contemporary nuno process. By combining wool fibres with a selection of fabrics, we will explore how different fabrics and the way they […]
A day working with raw sheep fleece to make a natural, sheep friendly and sustainable seat pad. The fleece seat pads make a beautiful feature in any home and can be used to create cosy chair pad, bench mats or made into cushions, keeping your warm & comfortable, especially in the winter months. They also […]
Raw Fleece to…Living Fleece Rug: Making Rugs & Throws with Sheep Fleece. A day working with raw sheep fleece to make a natural, sheep friendly and sustainable rug. The felted fleeces make a beautiful feature in any home and can be used as rugs, stunning wall hangings, or as cosy chair or bench throws, keeping […]
A solo exhibition by textile artist Emma Jackson who has developed a new body of work that celebrates the enduring qualities wool and her creative practice. "Wool has been central to Emma’s practice. Recently she has worked directly with whole fleeces sourced from sheep farmers. This has brought her into a closer relationship with the […]