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Showing posts with label learning new skills. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Cold porcelain vessel making workshop 2nd of February



Our workshop offers a short but comprehensive introduction to the process of working with cold porcelain. Participants will create a small vessel from cold porcelain with different surface textures.The goal is to have fun while creating a lovely home decor or present for a friend or family member.

Price will include all materials.


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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Intro to Wet Felting for Beginners 2nd of June 2012


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Learn how to turn soft wool fibers into a dense fabric. Feltmaking is an ancient method of creating fabrics that has become extremely popular.Simple felt making techniques will be explained with everyone making one or more pieces of flat felt suited to the use to cut and sew designs, coasters and other accessory items and we will experiment with blending colors & textures. Plenty of examples & project ideas will be on display. After you have completed our beginners feltmaking workshop, you can then come back later to learn more about three-dimensional felt making ,needle felting etc.

All materials are included.
Experience level:Beginners
Workshop fee:30euro, duration: 2 1/2 hour

Testimonials
I loved this workshop and I've recommended it already to all my friends!Jessica
I have a new hobby that will be very useful to create presents for my family and friend.Denise
This course was informative, relaxed and inspiring. Kathy

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Hand Felted Purse Making Workshop 30th of June


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This course teaches the Scandinavian style technique that allow the student to create a seamless three dimensional purse- beginning with a flat resist form. Skills taught are design, felting technique,learning basic density and edge techniques, color blending  and and shaping. Ideally,in  this workshop format students can expect to complete 1 project.During this 4 hour workshop, each student will make a felt bag with shaped, fold over flap and flange edges that may be shaped and cut to your taste. Students will learn the wet Felting process, how to use a resist to maintain the bag opening and how to incorporate surface design pattern techniques (if so desired). We are making the felt fabric from un-spun fiber into the shape of the bag. Please take one of our other felting classes prior to this class.Places are limited to 6-8 participants per course so if you are interested please contact us as soon as possible.Materials provided include a selection of fibers, resists, etc.We look forward to meeting all interested in exploring the delights of feltmaking.
Experience level: intermediate,
Class fee: 60euro
Class duration:4hours
Our next classes start on Saturday the 21st of April 2012 at 2p.m.