Feltmaking: Textured Landscapes - Two Day Course

Two Day Course - Friday 31st May & Saturday 1st June 10:00am-4:00pm

Explore the potential of adding fabric and fibres during the wet-felting process to create textured felt landscapes with the guidance of textile artist, Helen Riddle.

On day one you will explore how different textures can be created by incorporating fabrics into the felt-making process. By experimenting with cottons, silks, linen and other natural fabrics and fibres, you will create a group of richly textured felt samples.

On day two you will use free motion embroidery and hand stitch alongside needle-felting, to transform these into mini-landscapes, adding line and detail.

Who is the workshop for?

This workshop is suitable for beginners or for those with a little wet-felting experience.

Do I need to bring anything?

We advise bringing an apron, and an old towel to use during the wet felting process, and a carrier bag to carry your work away in.

Tutor

Helen Riddle works from her studio at The Art House. Her work combines wet and needle felting with free-motion embroidery, hand stitch and print. Helen was awarded the City and Guilds Medal for Excellence in Constructed Textiles in 2014 and is a qualified teacher, delivering workshops for The Art House, The Royal Horticultural Society and The Hepworth Wakefield. Helen has recently exhibited for Wakefield Art Walk, Leeds Industrial Museum and Anglers Country Park and her work can be seen at events and galleries around the UK.

Helen's recent exhibitions include The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine, Leeds Industrial Museum, 2019; 10km of Stitch, Wakefield Cathedral July 2021, In the Garden, The Hepworth Wakefield 2022 and A Stitch in Time, Anglers Country Park 2022-2023.

Course Booking Terms and Conditions

Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. Our workshops support the work we do as a charity, and because materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date.

Please note that Eventbrite's booking fee is non-refundable, as are any donations submitted alongside a ticket payment. Bookings cannot be transferred between courses however bookings can be transferred to another person in the event that you are unable to attend on the day. In the event that The Art House needs to cancel a workshop for any reason your ticket will be refunded in full.

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