Pam de Groot has two wet felting classes, which start in May.
Surface Form and Space is an eight-week class that focuses on making samples using different techniques, including undulations, large foreign objects, buttons, warts, pimples, claws, lumps, bumps, brains, and connections.
Her other class, ‘Textures and Dimensions,’ runs over three weeks. It is a sculptural project-based class where students create the “Splash,” “the Spiral,” and “the Twistie.”
Irit Dulman has a new online class on eco-printing on silk and wool. The class has 33 lessons and is self-paced. She also has two other online eco-printing classes.
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The Felting and Fiber Studio is again offering Hélène Dooley’s ‘Felted Hanging Spiral‘ course, which starts Friday, the 12th of April. Adding movement to an art piece takes it to a new dimension. The shape becomes fluid, even mesmerising.
This is a four-week online course, and you don’t have to be present at any particular time. You can access videos and Hélène’s support throughout the course and download the PDFs for future reference.
Classes are purposely small and intimate so that you can get to know your fellow participants and build networks both at home and abroad.
Note: Hélène is a long-standing member of Feltmakers Ireland.
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There is an upcoming free webinar with Li Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano to learn about a new generation of designers and textile makers returning to the farm to rethink the fashion system. By taking a conscious approach to sustainable practice, circular materials and regenerative resources, a fashion revolution is starting around the globe, overhauling how things are done by putting the environment, people and animals first.
From seed to sewing, Polimoda Textiles from Farm to Fabric to Fashion Master Program is part of this movement, reshaping education by proposing a new hands-on learning experience that focuses on farming, fibres, weaving, knitting, embellishments, and design in a radical way. Thinking about textiles and fashion from a holistic perspective.
In this one-hour session, you will learn about:
Trends in slow fashion, textiles & distribution
Regenerative farming & circular textile practices
The origins of fibres, fabrics & resources
Education curriculums that teach textiles in a conscious way
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The World Craft Council of Europe (WCCE) presents MAKE: GROW: FLOURISH, a comprehensive business training programme that understands the specific needs and challenges faced by craft enterprises seeking to expand and thrive within the competitive marketplace.
To foster a trusted environment, this programme will offer a mix of workshops, group discussions, resources, writing and exercises, all designed to help you construct a business plan. This programme provides a unique opportunity for participants to build a peer support network across Europe.
The online training programme will be conducted in English. 30 places are available.
Programme duration: 25 April – 2 July 2024 Deadline for applications: 1st of April
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The CorNit Felting Camp is a multi-day, online felting event coming up this April. Join in online, interact with the instructors, and ask questions live during the session. The classes are also recorded, so you can work later at your own pace.
For each course, students receive a detailed pdf photo tutorial.
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Breda Fay’s felted purse was created in Aniko Boro’s/Baribon.HU’s online course.
Guest Post by Feltmakers Ireland member Breda Fay.
Pebble Shoulder Bag Workshop with Anikó (Baribon.hu)
Anikó’s Boros course, creating a felted Pebble Shoulder Bag, was designed to take place on the Zoom platform over two days (five hours daily). The learning goals were to make a small bag with a flap top and a closure with an enclosed pebble, to use organza as a surface decoration, and to dye the bag to create a gradient or ombre effect. The “enclosed pebble” is almost a trademark of the Baribon experience, and in this case, it would provide the weight for the bag flap to stay closed.
A list of materials and a clear and well-illustrated step-by-step PDF of the instructions were sent to all students in advance so that they had time to be prepared. There were also suggestions on colour choice, pebble size and weight, and dyeing. While my preferred option was to work alongside Anikó during the live Zoom meeting, there was also an option to receive the recorded material and work at your own time and pace.
Having previously done three courses with Aniko, I was well aware of the teaching competencies of the Baribon Community – Anikó, who is the tutor; Andrea, her wonderful humorous hostess/translator; and her hubby and son, who are in charge of the IT.
Day 1
After a short introduction, including technical info and a general description of the process, we started cutting out the template for the bag and the pebble closure from resist material, cutting the pattern for the embellishment, and then the fabric itself. Some participants could not find the needed embellishment fabric and instead substituted other fabric. Then, we proceeded to lay out the complex arrangement of fibres and wet them down, following along with Anikó’s instructions.
DAY 2
On the second day, we finished felting the bag and proceeded to fulling and shrinking. Anikó is a believer in being thorough and having no shortcuts. So hot water and vigorous rubbing were very much reserved only for the final shrinking process. Our bag was complete, rinsed and stuffed to dry before our coffee break.
The dyeing process began after the break. I used Leiko Uchiyama’s hand-dyed merino and silk for my outer layer of fibre and consequently did not want to dye. However, the dyeing provided a better gradient of colours in a much easier way than laying out fibres.
We then created the cord. I was delighted to achieve a wrinkle-free, strong cord – but it took well over an hour of felting, fulling and shrinking.
We all showed our work at the end and had a chat about what we had learned. There was also a raffle among the participants for a Baribon piece of jewellery.
What I Liked and Learned:
There was a second template of a small phone bag for those who wanted to work on a smaller scale.
Opportunity to ask questions and present your work during the course.
Loved the sheen and exciting surface of the embellishment fabric; it is similar to wood bark. But it did take work to get it incorporated – I can’t wait to try it again!
Opportunity to ask questions throughout the presentation and chat with participants during the breaks.
An opportunity to join a Facebook page to see the work of all – and for any further queries.
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Editor: Thank you, Breda, for your interesting article about your experiences with the Pebble Bag Workshop. If you are a member of Feltmakers Ireland and want to share your educational experiences with our readers, please email feltmakersie@gmail.com
Anikó Boros (aka baribon.hu) will show all the details of making the ‘Pebble Bag’. In addition to its aesthetic role, the pebble acts as a natural closure for the bag. Following the step-by-step instructions, you will be able to create your own pebble bag design, which will be even more exciting with textile-enriched felted surface and gradient dyeing.
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They also have a Trading Online Voucher Webinar for Fingal County residents on the 30th of January, along with other business development classes that may be of interest.
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