Tutor Ushma Sargeant
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh.
Workshop Details
You will be making your own colourful fibre ‘painting’ of a Hare using a variety of fibre materials. Your finished piece will be approximately 15cm square and mounted ready to frame.
You will be introduced to the tools and materials and shown how to use them. You will be guided to create your own piece, from choosing your materials and colours through to the techniques and process of building your picture. Your tutor will be on hand at every stage to demonstrate and advise you while you work on your piece.
You will have the opportunity to add your own details and embellishments using the wide selection of fibres on offer including wool, silk, camel, alpaca, llama, angora, flax, seaweed, bamboo and nylon.
Skills / Techniques Covered
Materials
All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £30 payable to the tutor during the workshop. Please bring cash or cheque. Tools will be available to use during the workshop and optional to purchase should you wish to continue working at home - approximate cost of these will be up to £35.
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh.
Workshop Details
You will be making your own colourful fibre ‘painting’ of a Hare using a variety of fibre materials. Your finished piece will be approximately 15cm square and mounted ready to frame.
You will be introduced to the tools and materials and shown how to use them. You will be guided to create your own piece, from choosing your materials and colours through to the techniques and process of building your picture. Your tutor will be on hand at every stage to demonstrate and advise you while you work on your piece.
You will have the opportunity to add your own details and embellishments using the wide selection of fibres on offer including wool, silk, camel, alpaca, llama, angora, flax, seaweed, bamboo and nylon.
Skills / Techniques Covered
- You will learn the techniques of needle felting onto a flat surface.
- Safety when working with felting needles.
- How to use the various felting needles for different effects.
- The properties of the different fibres and how you can use them.
- Use of colour and texture and composition in fibre
- How to finish a fibre piece
Materials
All materials will be provided by the tutor. The approximate cost of these will be £30 payable to the tutor during the workshop. Please bring cash or cheque. Tools will be available to use during the workshop and optional to purchase should you wish to continue working at home - approximate cost of these will be up to £35.