Felting
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Felted Landscape
Wet Felt & Needle Felt
with Anna Repke
Friday, April 5
5:30pm to 8:30 pm
workshop to be held at
Gwenyn Hill Farm
N130W294 Bryn Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188
(Workshop size min 4, max 8)
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner
Cost: $50
Materials: $15 instructor on day of workshop
Students should Bring: 2 towels and wear
comfortable clothes that can get can get wet.
Description:
You will learn how to make a small landscape scene. Approximately 8" x 10". You will learn how to wet felt, needlefelt and landscape design. Note: the class photo shown was for previous class making a larger felted landscape. Technique will be the same for smaller landscape in this class.
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Be aware that there is a fair amount of rolling and rubbing using your arms and hands.
Stained Glass (Wool)
Wet Felt & Needle Felt
with Anna Repke
Saturday, April 6
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
workshop to be held at
Gwenyn Hill Farm
N130W294 Bryn Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188
(Workshop size min 4, max 8)
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner
Cost: $100
Materials: $40 instructor on day of workshop, includes all materials and frame
Students should Bring: 2 towels and wear
comfortable clothes that can get can get wet.
Description:
Make your own 14” x 26” Stained Glass window out of wool! This project is easier than it looks. You will learn how to wetfelt the base with all the delightful colors of your choosing and then needlefelt the black lines in between colored wool. The frame is included in the material fee and we will help you to frame it before you go.
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Be aware that there is a fair amount of rolling and rubbing using your arms and hands.
Git 'er Done - Creative Felting Workshop
with Anna Repke
Sunday, April 7
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
workshop to be held at
Gwenyn Hill Farm
N130W294 Bryn Drive
Waukesha, WI 53188
(Workshop size min 4, max 8)
Recommended Experience Level: Previous felting experience, not a beginner workshop
Cost: $80
Materials: cost will vary according to your project
Students should Bring: 2 towels and wear
comfortable clothes that can get can get wet.
Description:
For those who have already taken a felting class. Get 'er done!! Anna will bring all those fun fibers to try out, carders, sewing machines and wool galore. Do you have something you need to finish or something you want to try again an just need to jump in or just need someone to hold your hand a bit? This class is for you!
Last day for sign up
Thursday, March 28
Anna started out as an oil painter, but the toxic fumes just proved too much and that was the end of painting! Raising kids and Border Collies became the focus. She was here at the WI Sheep and Wool Festival competing in the sheep herding part and sold a dog to a fiber artist, Gale.
Later, Gale taught her about felting and so when the discovery of ”painting” with wool was made, it soon turned into a passion! Now the kids are raised and the Art Shows, Workshops and Classes across the country have taken over.
Anna says, ”I never knew what it was to have a passion until this. I haven’t looked back since. Working with wool has been the most fulfilling creative experience for me, ever. There is something about the organic quality to the wool. It has texture, character and life. The things that can be done with it are endless.”
Needle Felted Horse Head
for Beginners Workshop
with Justine Heinrichs, a Sarafina Certified Instructor
Sunday September 22, 2024
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
DEADLINE FOR SIGN UP IS SATURDAY September 14, 2024
(Workshop size min 6)
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner
Cost: $65 includes all felting materials
Note: portrait frame not included in this workshop.
Description:
This 3-hour workshop is a fun exploration of 2D needle felting using a cookie cutter with realistic results. Participants can create their own horse or someone else’s.
Students will learn:
How to use felting needles
How to use a cookie cutter to establish shape
How to create shapes to show details
How to apply color to establish more detail
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Justine Heinrichs is a musician, teacher and felt artist. She began her felting journey in January 2017 with a tiny owl Woolpet kit and a passion was born. Justine won Best in Show with her wet and needle felted hawk portrait at Sheep and Wool in 2019. She is one of the first Sarafina Certified Felting Instructors in 2021.
Justine says, "I love the organic, yet magical, nature of wool and the endless ways it can be manipulated. You can create lifelike creatures to the fantastic. The sky's the limit. I love sharing my passion in workshops. Felting is such a joy. I want to empower others to enjoy it too."
