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    Dry Felting 101: Summer Beach with Heather

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    Laneway Learning
    melbourne, australia
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    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 Summer beach scene! You can choose your own colour combinations and personalise your oceanic setting, while learning how to felt flat images.

    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 flat 2D pieces, and 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's own work.

    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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