Nuno felting

Thank you for registering for Nuno Felt with Rae Woolnough at The Makers Studio Central Coast.

The combination of light weight silk material and wool roving felted together creates ‘Nuno’ felt. This is beautiful light weight material can be used for garments, scarfs, wraps and in soft furnishings. There are a multitude of ways to create Nuno felt from creating very light ‘cobweb’ material to high textured pieces that include ‘waves’, ‘roses’ and ‘rivers’ of texture made by manipulating the silk and wool.

Although this workshop includes advanced techniques, it is still suitable for anyone with very little experience in felting.

You will be provided with a kit, including samples for experimenting, necessary material to complete a project ,( choice of silk scarf or textured artwork, wool roving and things necessary for completing the task.

You can bring your own fabrics/material if you are familiar and wish to do more pieces or alternate pieces.

morning tea is provided.

please bring your own lunch

Venue: 8-10 Russells Drysdale Street, East Gosford (located behind the Lions Club Hall)

Date: 11 August, 2024 Time: 10am until 4:00pm

or you can use an apron available at The Makers Studio. Tea & coffee will also be supplied.

This workshop is about letting go, having fun and discovering its potential.

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

Rae Woolnough is a celebrated Textile Artist

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Rae’s love of art and textiles has been a life long interest, from sewing her first garment at eight years of age to designing and making her own wedding dress, there has always been a connection with textiles and design.

She has studied photography, life drawing, painting, interior design, ceramics, graphic design and Fine Arts at University.

Rae discovered felting seventeen years ago and since then has experimented and researched felt making, exploring new and different techniques and textural directions.

​She prefers working with natural products such as fine merino wool, alpaca and silk and is on a constant quest to find beautiful and unique yarns to use as embellishments in her artworks.

“Everyone has a guilty pleasure – mine is possessing beautiful yarns. I must have them like some people must have shoes!”

Rae lives Cooranbong, Lake Macquarie District north of Sydney, Australia and her art studio backs onto a natural bushland reserve and pond. She admits to spending too much time on her studio verandah, drinking tea, planning her next artwork and enjoying her surroundings.

Rae has exhibited her work through solo and group exhibitions in galleries through out Australia. Her artworks are held in collections throughout Australia and Internationally.

Rae has featured in Season 4, Ep 4 of the international arts television program:- "Put Some Colour in You Life" and has created commissioned works for large corporate businesses.

https://www.artandtextiles.com

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