Pre-Bookable Workshops during the Scampston Hall Exhibition
'Jewel Garden' Wet Felted Picture with Embroidery
Saturday 7th June 2025 10:15am to 12:45pm £45
with Lynn Comley
Book a place online : www.upanddowndale.co.uk
Description:
On this workshop you will create a unique felt and stitch flower meadow picture based on Lynn’s 'Jewel Garden' design.
Using the wet felting technique you will learn how to lay out dry wool fibres, blending two colours, then adding accent fibres to create an illusion of depth. During the ‘wet’ stage water, soap, and friction are applied eventually creating a unique piece of textile art!
As the work will be wet, we will use sample pieces of felt to practice any unfamiliar stitches and discuss ways you can embellish your work.
What’s included:
All materials, equipment and tuition to guide you through the morning. A needle, pack of threads, to compliment your work along with embroidery stitch notes will be yours to take and finish at home.
Suitable for:
Adults. This workshop is suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with experience.
Wet Felted Pot Workshop
Saturday 7th June 2025 1:30pm to 4:00pm £45
with Liz Riley
Book a place online : www.everythingfelt.co.uk
Description:
Wet Felting Pot Workshop. This workshop gives participants all the basic information and skills to learn the technique of 3D wet felt making using a Nuno felting method with a resist. This method of felting uses soap, warm water and agitation to tangle fibres together to create felt. In approximately 2.5 hours you will explore making a colourful decorative small pot, you will be guided through choosing colours and textures and the wet felting process.
What’s included:
All materials, equipment and tuition to support and guide you through the process of wet felting using traditional hand rolling techniques. You will be guided through choosing colours and textures and then the wet felting process to sculpture felt into a small pot. You will also receive PDF notes to take away with you for reference later.
Suitable for:
Adults. This workshop is suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with experience.
Needle Felted Kingfisher Workshop
Sunday 8th June 2025 10:15am to 12:45pm £45
with Sue Wood
Book a place email: sue@suewoodartist.co.uk
Description:
Needle felt a Kingfisher to create your own framed picture.
Join me to enjoy learning how to draw with wool and create a Kingfisher bird. This is a popular, colourful, albeit elusive bird, but should be achievable within the time. You will be working with a barbed needle, so some care is required, not suitable for young children, and an element of dexterity helps.
I will demonstrate the needle felting techniques required, along with how to blend the merino wool fibres to create the colour palette needed.
What’s included:
I will provide the needles, felting mat, base fabric, selection of coloured wool fibres, a reference photograph along with a template to act as a guide.
I’m confident you can complete your kingfisher bird, but will also bring along a selection of my eco-botanical printed silk fabrics, a further base fabric plus additional threads/yarns/scraps/fabrics to add a tree branch or stump in order that you can complete your own composition ready to frame. If you would like to also purchase a similar box frame that I feel works well with my work I can have a supply available.
All you need to bring along is a pair of scissors and lots of enthusiasm.
Suitable for:
Adults. This workshop is suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with experience.
Baby Booties Wet Felting Workshop
Sunday 8th June 2025 1:30pm to 4:00pm £45
with Olga Exley
Book a place email: olgaexley@btinternet.com
Description:
The workshop may be of interest for those, who would like to make a unique pair of first baby booties for a new arrival. If you are a soft toy maker, making boots for your own creations, will give them another dimension. Little boots will make wonderful Christmas decorations and ornaments. This workshop could be a first step for those, who would like to make slippers for themselves, family and friends.
During the workshop you will learn how to use a resist in making booties. How to lay out wool fibres evenly to create a quality felt.
How to do initial felting to ensure a secure connection of fibres
How to felt and shape the booties. By the end of the workshop you will have at least one complete bootie and a second one to finish later.
What’s included:
All materials are provided and I will share with you felting tips and experience from my years of felt making.
Suitable for:
Adults. This workshop is suitable for all levels from complete beginners to those with experience.
