Felting Classes
All felting classes will be held in the Sparta United Methodist Church fellowship hall.
Needle Felt a Sheep with Irene Heckel-Volpe
Beginner to Advanced
In this class we will honor the animals that gives us our raw materials—sheep! We will make a sheep using traditional colors, learning to use wool locks to create its fleece. Different supplies will be available to make the legs. This is a great class for beginners, to needle felting, but it is also an opportunity for more advanced students to expand their sculptural skills.
Friday afternoon - $60.00 plus $15.00 Materials fee
Nuno Felting with Victoria Andrews
Beginner to Advanced
Nuno felting is a technique for making thin, flexible felted items. Fine fibers, including wool, alpaca, and mohair, are bonded to sheer fabrics. The result is a lightweight comfortably wearable item. Students will learn 3 different techniques of nuno felting and then make a fashionable scarf out of fine wool bonded to silk.
Friday all day - $75.00 plus $20.00 Materials Fee
NUNO FELT INFINITY SCARF with Victoria Andrews
Beginner to Advanced
We will create a Nuno felt scarf into a loop which is the perfect accessory for warmth and style. This class is a different take on making a scarf, and students will leave with a fashionable, lightweight item that can be comfortably worn in all types of weather. Your loop scarf will provide colorful warmth on a winter day and also be just right for the slight chill on a summer evening.
Saturday morning - $60.00 plus $20.00 Materials Fee
FELTED FLOWERS with Victoria Andrews
Beginner to Advanced
Make a colorful felt flower (or two) to use for multiple purposes. The flowers can become decorative elements on hats, scarves, and other garments. Add a jewelry findings and you have a unique pin.
Saturday afternoon - $35.00 plus $10.00 Materials fee
Needle Felt a Goldfinch with Irene Heckel-Volpe
Beginner and Beyond
In this class we will learn to create a cute goldfinch with some flower details. The techniques in this class will help you with shading, blending colors and some intricate detail work. The image is 8 x 10, so it will make it a bit easier to work on the details. The techniques that you learn in this class can be applied to making fiber paintings of other feathered and furred creatures. Join us for some fun in creating this whimsical character!
Saturday morning - $60.00 plus $20.00 Materials fee
USE A BLENDING BOARD TO CREATE WET FELTED VESSELS with Julie Drogsvold
Beginner to advanced
Let's make one-of-a-kind wet felted creations with batting you've created with your blending board. In this class we will create stunning batts with blending boards, using a multitude of fibers and add-ins and then we will wet felt those batts into stand alone vessel works of art.
Friday afternoon - $75.00 plus $15.00 materials fee