Have you ever wanted to learn the ancient craft of wet felting wool? This wonderful and versatile craft can be used to create both beautiful and functional objects.

In this workshop, you'll learn new skills and take away your own unique felt bowl.

To begin the day you'll create a piece of felt that can be used to make a wall hanging, cushion cover, journal cover, coasters, needle-case, small bag or other similar items. This step will teach the principles of wet felting ie how to lay out the wool tops, decorate your piece, then felt and full it.

Then after a short  break you'll progress and make a small bowl using a resist felting technique with a template. We’ll also talk about how you can further embellish your bowl.

By the end of the class everyone will have created a piece of felt about 20cm square and a small bowl. This workshop is a great opportunity to enjoy handmade processes and have fun learning how to continue these traditional crafts.

This workshop is suitable for adults/18 years old and above.

Price $145 per person, includes:

5 hour face to face class at Hudson Street Hum (including 30 minute lunch break) , all materials and tools, morning tea.

Be prepared:

No need to bring anything other than a smile. Everything else is provided.

COVID:

All classes will be run in accordance with NSW guidelines in place at the time.

About your tutor:

Amanda Donohue studied printmaking at Sydney College of the Arts graduating with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours). She also has a Graduate Certificate in Cross Disciplinary Art & Design from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) where she studied textiles. Amanda has been a practicing artist for over twenty years, has been teaching for about 10 years in the Hunter area and exhibits regularly.  See more about Amanda at www.amandadonohue.org