Felt Flower Workshop

Join us for a fantastic day learning to felt your own wonderful Flower Posy all in the beautiful surroundings of Nottinghamshire’s finest vineyards – Hanwell Wine Estate. Located in our 100sqm Craft Barn our exceptionally talented tutor Rachel will introduce you to the tools and techniques of working with felt, so by the end of your session you will have accomplished a beautiful handmade Felt Flower Posy to display for your table. What you will learn – To make two posys flower and leaves you will be learning several felt-making techniques: wet felting, combining wool and silk fibers (carding), making felt ropes, and dry needle felting. What is included – All tools, materials, refreshments and a 2-course homemade lunch served with local wine are included. This workshop is perfect for absolute beginners or people who want a new project. Outline of the day 10am | Welcome with refreshments and meet tutor Rachel Introduction to the tools, showing of techniques and handling of the felt. 10.30am | Start felting your flowers under instruction from your tutor 11.30am |Refreshments 11.45am | Back to felting. Demo of felt rope stems/leaves 12.30pm | 2 course handmade lunch served with a glass of local wine. 1.30pm | Continue working on your creation 3.30pm | Refreshments served with a snack 4.00pm | Time for home with your completed Posy flower How we are managing COVID 19 –Your safety is important to us and we adhere to government guidelines, to read our policy – click here About your Tutor Rachel B.A Hons Local Artist and Feltmaker Rachel creates unique felt items by hand using the wet felting method. The natural colours and shapes of the Scottish coastal landscape have inspired the Pebble range of Doorstops, Cubby Bowls, Cubbyholes, and Pebble Pods. Rachel loves to experiment with wool fibres from British breeds of sheep to take advantage of their varying qualities. As a contrast, she enjoys the challenge of felting with a broad colour palette to create the colourful range of bowls. Rachel’s aim is to elevate felt craft to create innovative products for the interior, echoing organic forms of the coastal landscape. Her fine art background brings a very sculptural feel to her work which is tactile and evocative. Rachel has a Fine Art Degree and Level 2 and Level 3 Diplomas in Felt making. She is a member of The International Felt makers Association and of Design Nation. alongside this she is also a supporter of the Campaign for Wool and a member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. To ensure the quality of your personal experience, group size will be limited to 6 (Please note: a minimum number of 4 bookings is required in order for the session to go ahead) For more information about this event or other Rural Antics workshops, contact us at Hanwell Wine Estate events@ruralantics.co.uk or 01949 81393

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