Come along to the GalGael Winter Fair on Sat 21st of Nov. 2015, 11am - 4pm

Enjoy a great day at Galgael in a lovely atmosphere!

Glasgow-Ibrox

15 Fairley Street, G51 2SN 

You find me there with my felted goodies: felted angels,  fairies, gnomes, wrist warmers, brooches, Santas, scarves and more. Kids can try out needle felting and make a Christmas tree hanger for £1. 

 Please, come along and visit me at Galgael's Winter Fair and find as well many more craft stalls and delicious roasted chestnuts, soup and cakes, coffee and tea.
Please, feel free to check out the event on facebook or visit GalGael's website

Find more felted angels and fairies and gnomes

Wet felt workshop 4.Nov. 10.00-13.00

Felted wrist cuffs

Create a seamless felt or a flat felt:
Felt making is a traditional technique to create a fabric out of sheep's wool fibres, using warm water, soap and friction.
In this felt workshop you will learn the skill of wet felting or improve your existing felting skills.
You’ll start with colourful fluffy, soft wool fibres and transform those into a firm, felted, useful item, like a seamless pouch, or seamless wrist cuffs or a flat felt. It can be a fantastic opportunity to create a very unique gift. It's fun and rewarding! 
All hollow items will be felted around a resist pattern.
This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediate.
Cost: £18/£15 concession.
A complementary cup of tea and biscuits are included.
Booking in advance is essential, as numbers are limited to 4 participants.
Please feel free to invite friends!
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs
My website: www.laryna.com

Pouch for a pair of glasses

Felted pouches

Felted vessel

Wrist cuffs

  

Last Saturday's afternoon at Toryglen Community Base with Urban Roots

Last Saturday afternoon we celebrated the Harvest with many fantastic activities for all ages. Most of the afternoon the weather was sunny and all activities, like face painting, recycling crafts, needle felting and apple juice making could happen outside at the Toryglen Community Base. There was even a mushroom walk through the Malls Mire wood and a bonfire, baking bread over the fire.  Oh, and a most delicious lunch buffet was set up to every bodies enjoyment! 
The music was provided by bicycle power. Sorry, no photo taken. 
I very much enjoyed getting more folks hooked at needle felting :-) Here you can see a few of the beautiful harvest and Autumn items which have been created!
 

Needle felting for all ages

Apple

Apple

Strawberry

Mother's and daughter's autumn leaf creations

Lots going on at the Urban Roots Harvest Festival on Saturday 3rd October between 12noon and 4pm

Please, read on the poster above what's going on at the Harvest Festival. I'll be there with my felting equipment and you're very welcome to have a go on needle felting all autumnal things like fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and colourful autumnal leaves. 

Apples of different kinds

 

Fruits and Vegetables from natural dyed wool fibres

Autumnal design ideas

Felt workshops Autumn 2015

Fruits & vegetables

 As an experienced fiber craft artist and workshop leader I’m happy to share my skills and expertise with you. Please see below the upcoming Saturday felt workshops for adults and teenager and Thursday felt workshops for adults. A complementary cup of tea and biscuits are included.
Please book in advance to secure your place.
Bring a friend and you’ll get 10% off your fee.
All skill levels are welcome. Venue for the following workshops if not stated otherwise: 63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs (near the train station and Bishopbriggs town centre). Mobile:07503210416

Needle felt workshops on Wednesday mornings, 10-11.30am 

We use colourful wool fibers to make seasonal decorations, e.g. ornaments, jewelry, woolly flower fairies, gnomes, animals, flowers and more.Or bring your own ideas, what you would like to create from wool fibers. You can learn how to use a felt needle for 2 and 3 dimensional dry felting, or improve your needle felt skills. It’s fun and I warn you, you can get hooked. No previous experience needed. Sessions can be booked separately. Dates for the next workshops:  Wednesday, 07. & 21. October & 18. November 2015  Cost: £6.00 per session 

Needle felted from natural dyed wool fibres

 Connect to nature and create with wool fibres- Needle felt workshop on Saturday, 24. October 2015, 14.00 – 17.00

In this afternoon workshop you can create your personal needle felted ornament related to the natural realm. To connect with the natural realm we’ll start with a guided inner journey.
You will then use colourful sheep’s wool fibres and a special felt needle to create a nature related ornament e.g. a fairy, a mushroom, a gnome, an elf, a mermaid etc.

It’s fun to get creative in this way and you can easily get hooked!
Craft experience is very welcome and needle felt experience too, but not necessary. A complementary cup of tea will be served.
Booking in advance is essential! Places are limited to 4 participants.
Cost: £18/£15 concession.
Please pay at the start of the workshop.
Testimonial:: I enjoyed the guided journey to start the afternoon. It really set the tone for the creativity. It was also fantastic to see other people’s creations taking shape and to take inspiration from the beautiful display. The teaching style was relaxed and encouraging and very informative. Thank you for a lovely afternoon. Karen L.

Create a seamless felted pouch – half day wet felt workshop on  Wednesday, 04. November 2015, 10am-1pm

You’ll learn to create a seamless pouch, using colourful sheep’s wool fibres, warm water, glycerine soap, and friction and felt around a template. It’s great fun to experience the process of wet felting.

You’ll start with fluffy soft wool fibres and transform those into a firm, felted, useful item.  No previous experience needed.
Cost: £18/£15 concession. Max. 4 participants. A complementary cup of tea will be served.
Please,  book in advance to secure your place! Please pay the fee at start of the workshop. You can let me know if you would like to create a different felted object or flat felt.

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Needle felt workshop at GalGael on Thursday, 17th September 2015, 4-5.30pm

Fruit and vegetable basket

Get inspired by the colours of Indian Summer and get creative with colourful sheep's wool fibres. In this needle felt workshop you will learn how to make felted fruits or vegetables. Or you can use a pre-felt and needle felt a small picture.
Come along and join the felting fun at GalGael! Bring your kids with you, if you like and learn a new skill. (Children from 6 years, when accompanied by an adult are very welcome to join in.)
Time: 4-5.30pm
Costs: £5 per person incl. material.
No previous experience requested.
Please, feel free to invite friends!
Workshop facilitator: Laryna E. Wuppermann, Fiber craft artist
To secure your place, please book here.
Venue: GalGael, 15 Fairley Street, Glasgow/Ibrox, G51 2SN
To find out more about felt making, please check out this blog and website: www.laryna.com

Fruits and vegetables needle felted from plant dyed wool fibres

Wet felt workshop for adults and kids in Glasgow, Wednesday, 29th July 2-5pm

 

Come and join us for some wet felting fun! Create a felted seamless pouch, a felted picture, felted flowers or brooches, a necklace or bracelet. Learn a new skill or improve your existing felting skills.
This felt workshop is suitable for adults and for children from 8 years, accompanied by an adult.
No previous experience needed.
Cost: £12/person for 3 hours workshop
Please feel free to invited friends!
Please book asap, as spaces are limited to 6 participants.
Mobile:07503210416
The venue is a meeting room in the basement of 35 Carnarvon Street, G3 6HP, near Charing Cross, St Georges Cross, Woodlands Road
Blog and website: www.laryna.com

Seamless felted case for glasses

Felted seamless pouch

Felted vessel

Paint with wool fibres on a piece of pre-felt Saturday, 25/07/2015, 10.30am-2pm

Wet felted and then needle felted landscape on pre-felt

In this half day workshop we will combine wet felting and needle felting. You will first wet felt your nature inspired design out of colourful wool fibres on a pre-felted sheet. Then you will needle felt on the dried project to embellish the design, work on details, enhance colour, shape the design, light up or deepen certain areas etc. To help your inspiration you can bring a photo, print out or postcard for your design.
It is fun and very inspiring to combine both felt techniques!
Craft experience is very welcome and felt experience too, but not necessary. 
Cost: £21/£17 conc. Max. 4 participants.
A complementary cup of tea and biscuits are included.
Please book in advance to secure your place. Please contact me.
Bring a friend and you’ll get 10% off your fee.
All skill levels are welcome.  
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs (near the train station and Bishopbriggs town centre)

Another workshop to connect to nature and create with wool fibres on Saturday 11th July 2-5pm

 

Sunflower fairy

In this afternoon workshop you can create your individual needle felted ornament related to the natural realm. To connect with the natural realm we'll start with a guided inner journey. During this guided inner journey you can connect with nature and it's colours, fragrances, textures, sounds, qualities, energies and beauty. This journey prepares us for the following felt project. You might receive ideas and images, which may inspire you for your individual needle felt project. It's fine as well, to have already an idea in mind before you arrive and just receive the atmosphere and energy of the natural world.
As an experienced fibre craft artist and workshop leader I'm happy to share my skills and expertise with you.
You will then use colourful sheep's wool fibres and a special felt needle to create a nature related ornament e.g. a fairy, a mushroom, a gnome, an elf, a mermaid etc.
It's fun to get creative in this way and you can easily get hooked!
Craft experience is very welcome and needle felt experience too, but not necessary.
Please, feel free to invite friends. A complementary cup of tea will be served. Booking in advance is essential! Places limited to 4 participants. Please, call/text me to secure your place: 07503210416.
Cost: £18/£15 conc.
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, Glasgow, G64 1QY
Please, check out my other blog and website: www.laryna.com 
Testimonial: I enjoyed the guided journey to start the afternoon. It really set the tone for the creativity. It was also fantastic to see other people’s creations taking shape and to take inspiration from the beautiful display. The teaching style was relaxed and encouraging and very informative. Thank you for a lovely afternoon. Karen L.

Create a seamless felted pouch – half day wet felt workshop on Wednesday, 01. July 2015, 10am-1pm

You’ll learn to create a seamless pouch, using colourful sheep’s wool fibres, warm water, glycerine soap, and friction and felt around a template. It’s great fun to experience the process of wet felting.

Felted pouch

You’ll start with fluffy soft wool fibres and transform those into a firm, felted useful item. Children from 10 years on and teenager,  when accompanied by an adult are welcome! Cost: £18/£15 concession. Max. 5 participants. Please, book in advance to secure your place! Please pay the fee at start of the workshop.

Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs (near the train station and Bishopbriggs town centre).

Connect to nature and create with wool fibres - Needle felt workshop on Sat. 23rd of May, 2-5pm in Glasgow

Peace fairy

In this afternoon workshop you can create your individual needle felted ornament related to the natural realm. To connect with the natural realm we'll start with a guided inner journey. During this guided inner journey you can connect with nature and it's colours, fragrances, textures, sounds, qualities, energies and beauty. This journey prepares us for the following felt project. You might receive ideas and images, which may inspire you for your individual needle felt project. It's fine as well, to have already an idea in mind before you arrive and just receive the atmosphere and energy of the natural world.
As an experienced fibre craft artist and workshop leader I'm happy to share my skills and expertise with you.
You will then use colourful sheep's wool fibres and a special felt needle to create a nature related ornament e.g. a fairy, a mushroom, a gnome, an elf, a mermaid etc.
It's fun to get creative in this way and you can easily get hooked!
Craft experience is very welcome and needle felt experience too, but not necessary.
Please, feel free to invite friends. A complementary cup of tea will be served. Booking in advance is essential! Places limited to 4 participants. Please, pm or text me to secure your place: 07503210416.
Cost: £18/£15 conc.
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, Glasgow, G64 1QY
Please, check out my blog and website: www.laryna.com

Having fun with a dragon

Needle felted dragon

It was great fun to create this dragon, even though it took me many hours to finish it, with all the triangular shapes on its back and tale. The core wool is a coarser white wool then covered whit a blend from many greens merino wool. The dragon is about 30cm long and 10cm tall. It is a friendly dragon and actually quite funny :-) No reason to be scared!

A closer look

...and from the side

This dragon has already found a new home and friend, who's happy to look after it, feed it etc. and maybe even writing about its future adventures.......

A workshop in the woods in Pollok on Saturday, 14th of February

After a very successful and exciting needle felt workshop in Govan's Moogety Garden at the Big bed hand over last Saturday, I'll be in Haughhill Secret Woodland, Cornalee Gardens, Pollok G53 7GG tomorrow to MEET THE DRAGON. The event is on from 12 noon till 3pm. You will get introduced to a new resident of the woods, a dragon! Apart from the needle felt workshop, which I'm running, there will be other activities like wood carving and stone carving. All activities will be free! So, come along families and friends and enjoy friendly company, magical stories, craft activities, a hot drink and a walk in the woodland, if you fancy.
For more information please, see the poster below.

Needle felt workshop in Govan's Moogety Garden

Tomorrow, Saturday, the 7th of February Big bed hand over in Moogety Garden- Elderpark, Govan, corner Nimmo Drive/ Uist Street corner
Come between 12-2pm for a fire, music and shenanigans in the garden, and the bed handover at 1.30pm.
Come between 2-4pm for the workshop programme in the community centre - learn needle felting with Laryna, join in making Moogety Marmalade with Anne or print your own tote bag to take home.

Related to the growing of food, I'll show you how to needle felt fruits and vegetables. It's great fun and absolutely free!