Service Description

Come along and learn how to make a felt basket. This workshop uses an exciting new method to create a felt basket formed around a ball. As an additional twist, the external pattern is laid up directly onto the ball which means one of the final acts will be to turn the basket inside out! This is a full-day workshop from 9.30am to 5pm & includes lunch. Your design is first placed around the ball before adding fibre layers in small amounts on top, much like a papier-mâché technique and it is kept wet by spraying with warm soapy water throughout. Once the fibre layers are complete your felt basket is encased in thin plastic and some tights (to secure the layers) before sessions of bouncing the ball on the table surface commences. This is when the fun truly starts! After a few bouts of bouncing and hand felting, we have the exciting moment of turning your piece the right way around to reveal your design! *The bouncing is a fairly active part of the workshop, and you’ll be stood for most of the session, but don’t worry, we are here to help! This workshop is suitable for absolute beginners and also people with some experience of felting who are curious to learn a new technique. Attendance numbers are kept small (just 6 in a workshop) to ensure you are given one-on-one time and attention to explore your creativity, so by the end of your session, you will not only have learnt a new skill but have completed your piece. Materials and Equipment When you are bouncing your ball, some soapy water inevitably flies around so a waterproof apron will be provided. A range of coloured wool fibres are available to make your pot. All other materials and pieces of equipment needed for wet felting your pot will be provided. In this full-day workshop you will be provided with everything you need - just bring yourself. A home-cooked lunch is included, along with plentiful hot and cold drinks and cakes! Dates Sunday 31st May Saturday 1st August