Happy New Year 2020

January is a time for resolutions, goals, Intentions…and planning what I would like to do in my business.

Barbara Batik Painting in Bali

My new A5 diary in front of me is quite exciting if I’m honest and as I fill up with my planned workshop dates for the next few months and not forgetting to pencils in family and social time I am aware that the start of this year is going to see many changes for Feltworld :-).

Batik painting is a really exciting technique to learn; for adults and children. I will teach you to create a design on to paper, first choosing your own design source or If you need help with this then have books and handouts to inspire.

You can ring me or email me to discuss your design beforehand if you would like.

Then transfer this to 100% cotton material. Stretch this over a frame.

Use the hot beeswax and then paint batik dyes on to the cotton cloth. Once this is done we iron out the wax.

Children’s Batik parties available 11 years plus

See: www.feltworld.co.uk

I wish you a Happy New Year and hope to see you in 2020

Needle Felting Blog by Feltworld Creative Art Courses

Hello and welcome to my creative world information on Needle Felting.

Sad hare day

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Needle felting is a very popular technique and can be seen at most craft fairs around the country.  With needle felting, the fibres stay fluffy and dry with little hooks along each fibre still end up looped together to make the bind together. The process uses a special very sharp barbed felting needle which come in a variety of sizes. There’s a thicker blunt end that you hold and a much finer end that you use to stab into the loose woollen fibres. But make sure it is the fibres you are stab and not your fingers, because they are very sharp! But this technique is fun and it never ceases to amaze me what you can make from just stabbing away at the fibres.

As with wet felting, needle felting will allow you to make flat or 3D items. For flat pieces, the wool is placed on a piece of foam or polystyrene that will let the needle penetrate the wool easily . Further strands of wool are added and joined to this base later using the same technique. Pretty soon you will have either a 3 dimensional animal or flat picture that can be framed and hung on a wall.

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To get started with 3D pieces, you first make a ball of felting wool and gently stab the needle into it until it becomes a compact mass that holds together on its own. Once you have this basic ball, you can add to it and begin to give it shape. I have formed natural carded wool sculpted it into the shape of a rabbit. It takes a full day class to creat a hare. But small animals such as a pengin, birds , owl etc can be made in a half days. Once you are proficient at needle felting, you can even include wire formers inside the arms of an animal to allow limited movement.

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If you would like to learn how to do needle felting, I offer half and one-day courses. All the materials and refreshments are supplied. The full-day session also includes a light lunch.

You can get in touch via my website www.feltworld.co.uk/courses

email me: barbara@feltworld.co.uk and I will be in touch promptly.  Feltworld gift vouchers are also available and make fab presents. or felt kits on on my Shop page.

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Website: www.feltworld.co.uk

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Feltworld – Creative Art Courses offer a variety of fun creative courses covering wet-felting, needle felting, batik, and textile printing techniques. Based in Penkridge we are easily accessible from the M6 and the Rail network.

www.feltworld.co.uk

Have a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Barbara Simmons Meek