Oxcombe: Hare in a Meadow Wet and Needle Felted Picture

Classes are held in the workshop at Oxcombe Pottery

Oxcombe Pottery
Oxcombe Farm
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
LN9 6LU

Come along and learn how to wet felt a meadow picture using a mix of merino wool, curls and silk fibres. You will spend the first hour choosing colours and layering up wool and textures to create your background. Then we will stick the fibres together using warm water, soap and agitation. The wet felting process takes about 20 minutes and requires a bit of rolling and rubbing the wool with your hands.

Once felted you will learn how to use a single felting needle to add a realistic hare on to your meadow background.

When is this course?

Sunday 3rd of May 10.00 to 1.00pm

What will I learn?

• Learn about the fibres and textures that work best for wet felting
• Choose from a variety of colours and learn how to layer the wool to create a strong felt
• Learn how to add details which various textures to create a piece that looks like a meadow
• Learn which tools work well for wet felting and learn how to agitate the fibres with hot soapy water.
• Learn how to use a single felting needle to add details to your background
• Follow step by step instructions on how to add a hare peeking out of your meadow
• Learn how to add colours and details to your hare like the ears and eyes.

Who is this aimed at?

Perfect for beginners and those who want to learn how to add realism in their felting.

What will I take away?

a finished a4 piece of felted art

 What do I need to bring?

a small hand towel

Safety

• We will be using wool fibres to felt with and fairy liquid for agitation, if you are skin-sensitive to either of these please bring gloves. If you are allergic to wool, please do not book.
• We will be using a sharp barbed needle to attach our hare to our background. Please bring suitable glasses for detail work, if required. There will be an in depth talk about how to safely use the needles and thimbles to wear to protect your fingers.
• This workshop is aimed at Adults

Click here to book:

https://oxcombepottery.co.uk/product/wet-felting-with-eve-marshall-2/