What’s it all about?

Needle felting is the simple process of turning loose wool into a solid felt using a barbed needle. It’s a very easy craft which doesn’t require extensive equipment. You can make toys, ornaments and decorations - a very fun and colouful hobby!

In this beginner class we'll be learning to dry felt a a pair of spooky friends! Learn to dry felt a 3D pumpkin and ghost - smiles or scowls? The details are up to you.

All materials are provided to get started, including needles and felting block to take home!

What will we cover?

This hands-on workshop will teach:

The basics of needle felting
Different tools, materials, and their purposes
How to felt basic forms for 3D object felting
Ideas and examples for future projects
Where to source materials/resources

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible Venue
Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Free Tickets to First Nation Attendees

Who will be teaching?

Heather(she/her) loves crafting, and loves sharing it with others. She was first asked to teach in 1998, stepping up to fill-in during her daughter's art class at Williamstown community house, and has been teaching arts and crafts in various settings ever since. Heather currently holds weekly crafting classes.

Heather also contributes content for the Get Creative Magazine with projects published every month (right from edition #1!). She has also contributed a third of the projects for the Kids Craft book & all projects for the Faux Finishes book.

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Photo: Teacher and student works.

Any questions or other accessibility needs we can help you with? Feel free to email Maddy (she/her) at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.

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