FELTING
Textures in Felt for Story Shawls, Laurie Steffler. Full day, Fri.Mar.17. 9:30-5. $145 #204
We will use silk fabric and merino wool to hand-felt a Story Shawl. Laurie will also demonstrate how to incorporate and piece unusual fabric embellishments, pre-felts and use resists, colour and shadow layering within the theme. Dive deep within to create a wonderful wrap. Please come prepared with ideas and/or pictures to help your shawl story unfold. Bring embellishments such as: silk hankies, fibre, yarn, pre-felts and fabrics with an open weave that you would like to include.
Material Fee: $35 payable to instructor for all materials, merino wool and silk chiffon fabric. No charge if you bring your own open weave fabric and merino fibre.
Skill required: beginner to advanced
Equipment required: two clear plastic lawn/leaf bags, sharp scissors, old towel, 24” bubble wrap with small bubbles, container for sprinkling hot water (i.e. jar with holes punched in the lid, bonsai sprayer, parmesan cheese container), dish gloves if needed.
Jazzy Bags and Sculptural Bowls in Felt, Laurie Steffler. Full day, Sat.Mar.18. 9:30-5. $145 #205
Create your own unique and seamless felt bag or create a felt bowl using a resist. You will learn how to measure for your resist which can include protrusions for sculptural features and how to included more resists for extra pockets. Gain a comprehensive understanding of layering wool for colour blending, how to include pre-felts in surface design and the use of embellishments.
Material Fee: $35 payable to instructor for all materials – Merino and Corriedale wool.
Skill required: beginner to advanced
Equipment required: 2 clear plastic lawn/leaf bags, 6 mm clear plastic used for the resists (found in lumber or hardware stores), sharp scissors, 24” bubble wrap with small bubbles, dish gloves if needed, open weave fabric, embellishments if wanted, old towel, container for sprinkling hot water (i.e. jar with holes punched in the lid, bonsai sprayer, parmesan cheese container).
Textures in Felt for Story Shawls, Laurie Steffler. Full day, Fri.Mar.17. 9:30-5. $145 #204
We will use silk fabric and merino wool to hand-felt a Story Shawl. Laurie will also demonstrate how to incorporate and piece unusual fabric embellishments, pre-felts and use resists, colour and shadow layering within the theme. Dive deep within to create a wonderful wrap. Please come prepared with ideas and/or pictures to help your shawl story unfold. Bring embellishments such as: silk hankies, fibre, yarn, pre-felts and fabrics with an open weave that you would like to include.
Material Fee: $35 payable to instructor for all materials, merino wool and silk chiffon fabric. No charge if you bring your own open weave fabric and merino fibre.
Skill required: beginner to advanced
Equipment required: two clear plastic lawn/leaf bags, sharp scissors, old towel, 24” bubble wrap with small bubbles, container for sprinkling hot water (i.e. jar with holes punched in the lid, bonsai sprayer, parmesan cheese container), dish gloves if needed.
Jazzy Bags and Sculptural Bowls in Felt, Laurie Steffler. Full day, Sat.Mar.18. 9:30-5. $145 #205
Create your own unique and seamless felt bag or create a felt bowl using a resist. You will learn how to measure for your resist which can include protrusions for sculptural features and how to included more resists for extra pockets. Gain a comprehensive understanding of layering wool for colour blending, how to include pre-felts in surface design and the use of embellishments.
Material Fee: $35 payable to instructor for all materials – Merino and Corriedale wool.
Skill required: beginner to advanced
Equipment required: 2 clear plastic lawn/leaf bags, 6 mm clear plastic used for the resists (found in lumber or hardware stores), sharp scissors, 24” bubble wrap with small bubbles, dish gloves if needed, open weave fabric, embellishments if wanted, old towel, container for sprinkling hot water (i.e. jar with holes punched in the lid, bonsai sprayer, parmesan cheese container).
