Learn how to create beautiful felt crafts such as felt flowers, felt animals, and felt jewelry in Chicago's Crafting with Felt classes. Participants will learn various felting techniques and leave with their own handmade creations.
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TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
Using the natural properties of wool and the laminating (Nuno) technique, students will create a light, summery scarf. Wool felt is generally thick, stiff and sculptural, but by using smaller quantities of wool and the luxurious drape of silk satin, a unique light and airy felt can be created. During this 4 hour class students will explore color and design for the application of super soft Merino and/or Targhee wool to a provided, hand-painted...
First Time Wet- Felters welcome....we're making sophisticated, sculptural, felt flowers that are hand-finished with a collage of fiber, fabric petals/leaves, feathers and beads. Students choose their color palette and are guided by Tammy as they layer natural wool roving fibers and wet felt them into the base petals. Students are taught how to assemble the petals using felting needles and go on to add feathers, beads or buttons. The flower...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Create a cheerful chick, made out of wool, a perfect companion to your spring decorations. You will use locally produced wool and needle-felting techniques to create this project, while hearing stories of a knitter, shepherd, and small business owner. All materials are included.
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TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Beginners and seasoned felters are invited to come and play with this fun, unusual, magical process that by-passes knitting and sewing capitalizing on the natural attributes of animal hair to turn yarn and roving into this sculptural neck "ruff". This is a wet felting technique that delivers a stabilized fabric which won't pill or become hairy with wear. During Tammy's 3.5 hour workshop, each student will make their own scarf in their choice...
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Each student will design and make their own felted hat on a three-dimensional form. This is not a knit and shrink technique! We are exploring traditional wet felting methods using un-spun, loose fiber to create the base of the hat which allow us to include different surface design elements inlaid within the structure. Prerequisite: Please have one wet felting class prior to this one. Note: No knitting, crocheting or felting needles are used...
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Join us for an enchanting evening of crafting at the Chicago Botanic Garden, where you'll learn the art of wet felting to create a beautiful holiday decoration. Using locally sourced and hand-dyed materials, you'll embellish a shatter-proof globe ornament with sparkling accents and wool. Leave with a magical gift for yourself or someone special.
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Learn the art of needle felting and create a charming 6-inch-tall bunny adorned with a bow and flowers at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of fiber arts while listening to captivating stories of a knitter, shepherd, and small business owner. All supplies are provided, including locally sourced and hand-dyed materials.
Make a beautiful wet felted flower pin, perfect to cheer up any spring day. Use layers of hand-dyed wool, silk, bamboo, sparkles, and beads to add the finishing touches. Learn a new technique and enjoy an exquisite flower to adorn your bag, coat, or hat. Register for this class and Folk Art Cat at once and save ten percent.
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
Each student will design and make their own felted hat on a three-dimensional form. This is not a knit and shrink technique! We are exploring traditional wet felting methods using un-spun, loose fiber to create the base of the hat which allow us to include different surface design elements inlaid within the structure. Please have one wet felting class prior to this one.
Sifu Design Studio & Fine Yarns
Needle felting is the use of raw wool and a sharp barbed punch needle to create dense sculptural pieces of fabric or objects. To perpetuate my obsession with chickens we are needle felting the cutest chicks to usher in the spring! Join us for the felty fun! No experience needed. Materials included.
Sifu Design Studio & Fine Yarns @ 6054 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL
Learn more about the craft of needle felting in this fun workshop to create cute ornaments the whole family will love! Needle felting is the use of raw wool and a sharp barbed punch needle to create dense sculptural pieces of fabric or objects. There is nothing I could think of that fit better on your Christmas tree than cute hand made ornaments. No experience needed. Materials included.
Sifu Design Studio & Fine Yarns
Are you looking for something new to make for your Christmas tree this year? How about a Felted Tree topper?! We'll be using felt and embroidery to make a tree topper of your choice. At my house we have a theme to our tree. Last year it was Matryoshka Dolls, this year it is Fruit. So a Carmen Miranda fruit turbin is only appropriate. You don't need experience with embroidery, just a healthy curiosity and a love for all things cute. Some materials...
Wet felting techniques, nuno felting (laminating wool on silk), experimenting on hand made felt, incorporating stitching, Workshop of 3 days, 4-5 hours per day, this is day 2. All classes should be taken in order. Note: Supply fees vary depending on project size. Students are welcome to bring their own supplies. Prerequisites: Wet Felting / Garment vest / part I
Designed for students who would like to learn how to laminate wool on silk or other natural fibers and will prepare them for bigger projects such as Painterly Scarf, Bolero scarf , etc.
beginners class dedicated for students who would like to make some accessory rather than prepare themselves for bigger project in the future. All beginners classes are 3 hours long.
Advanced Class. Garment ( jacket) making 3 day workshop. All classes should be taken in order.
Ausrine's Arts Room @ 1123 Florence Ave, Chicago, IL
Wet felting class for students who would like to start felting. It is an informative and hands on class during which people will be able to make a sample and will be invited to join project orientated 5-6hours class later.
This is 3 day workshop for advanced wet felting students . 3D sculptural piece as a cat mask will be completed . Pre-requisite wet felting 101, wet felting 102, 3D resist felting.
This is workshop of 3 hours wet felting Flower pins making class. Students will be able to start and finish a very unique piece of merino wool by using wet felting technique. All materials provided. $75.00 per person , materials and supplies included
This is intermediate Project class for wet and nuno felting (Wet Felting 102). During 6 hours students will be able to learn how to design and make a unique felted scarf. Supply List: 5-6 oz merino wool roving desirable color/s and 100% silk organza 1.5 yards x w 20". Prerequisite: Wet Felting 101 or Nuno felting 101 for beginners are must.
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