Workshops

I have three new workshops coming up. The first is 'Making a Felt Bag' on Saturday the 4th of December, then on Saturday the 29th of January there's 'Felted Flowers' and finally we have 'Free Choice' on Saturday the 5th of March.

The 'Free Choice' workshop is aimed at people who have felted before but would like help and guidance with certain techniques or a specific project. For example, you may want to have a go at nuno felting or making a more complicated bag with internal pockets or try your hand at slipper making. This workshop is limited to 8 people.

All the workshops run from 10.30 - 3.30 at Calcutt and Forest Moor Village Hall near Knaresborough. The workshops are £30 and include all materials, however there is an additional charge of £5 if you choose to do nuno felting at the 'Free Choice' to cover the cost of the silk. I provide all the equipment so you just need to bring a packed lunch along on the day.

You can book your place through the shop at www.fibrespace.bigcartel.com or contact me at fibrespace@gmail.com if you prefer to send a cheque.

any ideas?

I'm still really busy working on orders from the BCTF, but I thought I'd quickly write a post and share one of my latest bags with you (whilst on my lunch break). This is a simple design which I made for myself it's made from natural brown merino and blue faced leicester. I jazzed it up with one of my little bird brooches.

As the title suggests I need your help, does anyone have any advice on photographing bags. I always struggle, they're too big to fit in the light box and until my daughter enters her teens I don't have a model to hand. To take this picture I hung it on a nail which is not very artistic.

Also, while I'm here I'm going to plug my workshops. The felted bag workshop is sold out, but there are 4 places left on the felted flowers and 7 places left on the nuno felted shawl workshops. For information on dates, times and venue just visit my shop and click on the relevant workshop listing.

Felt Making Workshop - Felted Vessels

I still have some places left on my felted vessels workshop on Saturday the 15th of August. The workshop runs from 10.30 to 3.30 and is held at Calcutt Village Hall, just outside Knaresborough. The cost of the workshop is £30 which includes all materials, you just need to bring a packed lunch. Here are some examples of the type of work produced...

If you are interested please get in touch with me at fibrespace@gmail.com

Felting Workshops

I forgot to mention, the new set of felting workshops are up on the website (although some of the photo's need updating - will get DH onto it today). Take a look here.

Monsters!

Hooray, more snow. We woke up to a couple of inches this morning and it's still snowing, I love it, we really don't get snow very often here in the UK. However, this time I won't be picking the kids up early from school as I have to much crafting to be getting on with. Maybe we'll ditch the swimming lessons and go sledging after school instead.


Here are some of the monster bags from the workshop I was teaching last weekend (please excuse the poor photos, the lighting wasn't that great). It was a fantastic day, I love the fact that the group created such a varied mix of monsters. I have a couple of monster bags myself waiting patiently to have their finishing touches added, then I'll be listing them over on etsy. At the moment though I'm a little distracted with owls....

Pretty Pink Flowers

The other day I found a gorgeous silk scarf in our local charity shop, I bought it, rushed home and nuno felted it straight away. It came out even better than I'd hoped, although the photographs don't do it justice. Have I mentioned before that cerise pink is one of my favourite colours? I was tempted to keep it for myself, but I really have too many scarves (I have a tendency to keep ones I've made), so I've put it in the etsy shop. I'm hoping to get into town this week and tour the charity shops to see if I can get my hands on any more scarves.




I taught a felt a bag workshop at the weekend, and gave the students the option to make a monster bag if they wanted to, here's one made by Melody, isn't he fantastic, I love the stunned look on his face.

Felt Making Workshops

Here are my new workshops. Each workshop is £25, which includes all your materials. To book a place you need to send a £10 deposit, this is non refundable, but if you can't make the workshop for any reason, it can be transfered to another workshop, providing there are places left. The remaining £15 is payable on the day. All the workshops are at Calcutt Village Hall, just outside Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. There is ample parking available. The maximum number is 10 so book early to avoid disappointment.

Saturday 26th of July 2008
10.30 - 3.30
Felt a Bag
Make a felt bag using the resist method of felting (no seams) and make a felt flower to embellish it.
Only 6 places left.

Saturday 23rd of August 2008
10.30 - 3.30
Felt Jewellery
Use a combination of wet and needle felting to make felt beads, sushi beads, rope, flowers and pendants.

Saturday 20th of September 2008
10.30 -3.30
Felt Vessels
Learn to make 3D felt that can be transformed into felt vases and bowls.

Saturday 18th of October 2008
10.30 - 3.30
Felted Monster Bags
Have fun making your own unique monster bag.


Saturday 29th of November 2008
10.30 - 3.30
Felted Scarves
Keep warm and snug during winter with your own felted scarf (made from merino wool which is extremely soft and comfortable against the skin).

To book a place contact me at fibrespace@gmail.com