Learn all about wool and how it is transformed from soft fluffy fibres into a substantial piece of material. Courses cover the basics of felt making, starting with small flat sample pieces of patterned felt, using combed wool tops (machine processed wool). Learn how to decorate felt with inclusions such as silk fibres, snippets of thread, wool slubs, etc. to create surface interest and texture.
If you have had some experience in felt making you might want to progress on to making hollow forms such as bags, slippers, tea cosies etc. by using plastic templates. You can make a hollow form without any seams.
Learn how to make handles, buttons and felt beads to put the finishing touches to your creation.
Felt jewellery is a fun hobby. Make colourful felt beads and string them together to make an unusual necklace. Make long felt cords that can be wrapped round and round the wrist for a multi wool bangle look. Also brooches and earings can be made from thick felt cord and cut into slices and stitched or glued onto various jewellery findings. We stock some wonderful books on the subject.
Needle felt (dry felting)
A new inspirational craft with limitless boundaries.
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS
Learn how to turn wool fibres into felt using a felting needle. A felting needle is a long sharp needle with barbs that go in one direction
Needle felting flat pieces. Learn how to use a felting needle to attach wool fibre onto a fabric base to create 'woolly pictures'. This new craft has endless possibilities for making unique greetings cards, small pictures and wall hangins. No experience is needed.
3D needle felting. Learn how to use a felting needle to sculpt wool, create wonderful little fairy folk, animals, flowers, beads, buttons and more. This craft has endless possibilities for a creative mind. No experience is needed.
