A one-day workshop where you will make a useful pouch that can be used as a small bag, glasses case or phone cover. You will get the opportunity to add your own decoration and learn how to finish off at home once your piece is dry (if you want to add anything to it). We will work using British wools and create our pouch in one piece, using a resist. A resist is a way of making a 3D piece of felt in one piece, with no seams. The workshop is suitable for beginners. Felt is fabulous for embroidering onto. If you enjoy embroidery, you can sew own design onto your pouch when it is dry.
You will learn how to lay out your wool, add embellishments to decorate your work. We will also look at adding buttons and button holes to create a closure. At the end of the workshop you will have a useful pouch or small bag and we will discuss how you can develop this into othr shapes and sizes to create items such as ipad covers or clutch bags.
All materials are provided and you need only bring an apron – preferably waterproof.
Friday 21st June 2024, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Cost £40
Creating a Purse, Pouch or Phone Cover By Wet Felting with Pauline Fraser
- series of felting workshops led by Pauline Fraser of PRF Creatives. Pauline has been felting for over 10 years and is a member of the International Felting Association. With the exception of using Merino wool for soft, fine felts, Pauline works exclusively with British wools. She sells her work at local makers markets as well as online. She loves to make “wearable art,” unique accessories in fine felt, often combined with hand-dyed silks, As well as working in felt, she creates natural dyes, botanical prints, spins yarn and makes her own paper which she binds into books. Pauline is an experienced tutor and workshop leader who enjoys sharing her skills with others.
