I will be running my annual felt school again in 2024, a chance to immerse yourself in feltmaking for four days, adding new techniques to your repertoire and developing your work. Tea, coffee, biscuits and materials are supplied and included in the cost of the workshop.
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Spend a relaxing day making a laminated felt bowl or pot using recycled, natural fabrics. Enjoy the process and create a functional item. Suitable for anyone that enjoys making, no specific skills required, experienced feltmakers will be able to develop the technique further in their own work (it’s great way to use up odd bits […]
Learn how to use a resist to make a felt bag with an integrated handle. Suitable for both beginners and those with some feltmaking experience. Materials and equipment will be provided. Advance booking is required.
Society of Designer Craftsmen exhibition including many textile pieces including felt my Mandy Nash, Molly Williams and Julia Desch.
Makers in Focus exhibition showing contemporary designs by Sheila McDonald & Mandy Nash Sheila and Mandy met in the 1980’s whilst studying at the Royal College of Art, sharing a studio in London when they first set up their practices. They have a mutual passion for colour and pattern, although they work in very different […]
Based on Canadian smocking, these techniques do not lend themselves to a real time workshop. Therefore, I chose to offer a demonstration where I explained three different pleating techniques and how to apply them to make scarves. If you missed the ‘live’ demonstration, you can still purchase the recording, which explains how to prepare felt […]
Learn how to make a home made and affordable hat block that will give you the flexibility to create a whole variety of hat shapes. In this workshop you will learn how to make a soft, lightweight and comfortable hat using your stash of silk or cotton fabric with merino wool. There is an introductory […]
Learn how to make a home made and affordable hat block that will give you the flexibility to create a whole variety of hat shapes. In this workshop you will learn how to make a wet felted using your favourite wool. By using different wools and cutting and shaping, you can vary the style of […]
Learn how to make a home made and affordable hat block that will give you the flexibility to create a whole variety of hat shapes. Inspired by a hat I bought in Kyrgyzstan, the shape is created by using a book resist and the decoration using extra resists. There is an introductory session before the […]