February maybe the shortest month of the year but it's certainly been one of the busiest yet! Lots of workshops - including some with distinctly winter warming themes - scarves, gloves and hats! Perfect for this exceptionally bitter weather. Not only can we keep warm by making felt but the end results are very heart warming too.
Here are just a few of the February workshop photos...
As I've said before it's difficult to photograph the wet felt at the end of the workshop, especially this time of year when the light is so bad. But finished work does come back - dry, sometimes embellished and often worn - which completes the whole process and makes it so worth while.
On Monday I spent a lovely evening with the Cowes WI ladies, talking about how felt making has taken over my life in recent times and showing them how to make felt flowers. They were all keen to have a go, but I hadn't anticipated quite such a large group (40 +) ! We had to limit the numbers but hopefully I'll be invited back and will be able to include more in the practical session next time.
It has been a very hectic month - I find it amazing that the workshops continue to be so popular and all the time new people are interested in learning to make felt. We have a new programme of dates for March & April at Oliven in Newport and you can find more details here...
And I shall be starting off the new month with a 'Felt Jewellery' workshop at Brading Roman Villa this Sunday. This is a lovely relaxing class - great for all ages & abilities and I think we have some visitors coming across from the mainland for the day to join us...
So it should be fun!
PS. And so it was! As can be seen here - lots of wonderful felt flowers, beads and bracelets and a couple of 'pea pod' brooches...
The first felt glove workshop at Oliven booked up fast and was a great success. We are holding another one on March 27th and combining it with another popular class - felt slippers - so it could be possible for any fast workers to get both matching pairs (almost) finished in the day? I'm throwing down the 'felted' gauntlet here and opening up the challenge...
Here are just a few of the February workshop photos...
Everyone had great fun during half term at West Wight Alpacas making felt jewellery
and here are more felt hats, flower cushions, scarves
and some wonderful felt pictures...
As I've said before it's difficult to photograph the wet felt at the end of the workshop, especially this time of year when the light is so bad. But finished work does come back - dry, sometimes embellished and often worn - which completes the whole process and makes it so worth while.
On Monday I spent a lovely evening with the Cowes WI ladies, talking about how felt making has taken over my life in recent times and showing them how to make felt flowers. They were all keen to have a go, but I hadn't anticipated quite such a large group (40 +) ! We had to limit the numbers but hopefully I'll be invited back and will be able to include more in the practical session next time.
It has been a very hectic month - I find it amazing that the workshops continue to be so popular and all the time new people are interested in learning to make felt. We have a new programme of dates for March & April at Oliven in Newport and you can find more details here...
So it should be fun!
PS. And so it was! As can be seen here - lots of wonderful felt flowers, beads and bracelets and a couple of 'pea pod' brooches...