Textiles Workshop: Wet Felted Flowers
Workshop - Textiles | Available
Learn to wet-felt beautiful flowers of hand-dyed merino wool fibers, silk, and sparkly Angelina fibers to add a bit of bling to your precious posey. Perfect to make a flower brooch to wear or to enhance your favorite hat, purse or wall hanging. This is a great class for both beginners and the more experienced felter. Students will learn to make pre-felt, a technique that can be used in lots of other felting projects; how to add dimension to a felted piece; how to make those cute wool beads that can also be used to make jewelry; and how to make a curly tendril or short vine. All skill levels. Ages 14+. $15.00 Kit required, payable to the instructor.
Vickie Clontz
Vickie Clontz is an award-winning textile artist celebrating 31 years of business with her unique pattern company Annie’s Keepsakes! Vickie has published over 100 patterns for quilts, home décor, sewing and wearable art, and just finished writing her 4th book for Leisure Arts. Her one-of-a-kind projects have appeared in 60+ magazines and books across the US and abroad. Vickie began sewing when she was 5 years old and developed a passion for textiles all through school, earning a Bachelor of Science in Clothing Design in college. She has continued her love of fiber art, sewing and dyeing by sharing her skills and expertise through teaching classes and workshops at shows, shops and for guilds across the US as well as in France.
To see more of Vickie’s work, please visit her web-site at http://www.annieskeepsakes.com