2 DAY FELT MAKING WORKSHOP
28 April, 2012 ~ 29 April, 2012 At the Museum Join Internationally renowned Felt Maker, SUE PEARL for a two-day workshop and share her felt making techniques and innovations.

SUE PEARL lives in London, England and is an active member of the International Felt Makers Association (www.feltmakers.com). She has just returned from three months in Australia where she taught workshops and met Australian felt makers. (see article in ‘Felt Matters,’ March 2012 issue, “Pam de Groot, Australia”). She is now planning her April and May 2012 sojourn in New York, Montreal and Ottawa with the help of “The Wrapping Cloth”*. Her busy schedule includes a two day workshop in Hudson – April 25th and 26th and at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte – April 28th and 29th.
For more information: download profile or check out her web site www.feltbetter.com

Day 1. INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES

How to make a creative piece of flat felt
How to make felt beads
How to make pre-felt to create graphic shapes and pictures
Learn the basics of cobweb and nuno felt
Day 2. INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS

Three dimensional felt items
Design and Make a felt bag using the techniques from Day 1.
Learn about the International felting ‘scene and how to access supplies
WORKSHOP FEE: $95 per day or $175 for 2 days

Supply kit $25 per person

Refreshment provided but please bring your own lunch

To reserve a place: email

shedlandsstudios@magma.ca

curator@mvtm.ca

thewrappingcloth@bell.net

or contact Jennifer Ryder Jones at 613 256 8373