Create a seamless pouch, wrist cuffs or vessel

In this half day wet felt workshop you'll learn to create a seamless felt item e. g.  a pouch, a pair of wrist cuffs or a vessel. With colourful sheep’s wool fibres, warm water, soap and friction you’ll learn to felt around a template to create a hollow felt item. You can create your own design choosing from many colour shades. Then the fluffy soft wool fibres will be transformed into a firm, felted useful item. It’s great fun to experience the process of wet felting.  Craft experience and basic felt experience are welcome. If you are new to wet felting it is useful to first participate in a beginner wet felt workshop. If wet felting is new to you but you have craft experience, then I recommend to create a felt item like a pouch.

This workshop is suitable for children age 10+ with interest in craft and accompanied by an adult. 

Price: £25 max. 4 participants. Please book and pay in advance to secure your place. 

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Here's the Facebook link to the workshop 

Create a seamless pouch, vessel or wrist cuffs-wet felt workshop

Two separate wet felt workshops on Saturday, 18. March, 1.30-5.00pm and Saturday 22. April 1.30-5.00pm 2017

You'll learn to create a seamless pouch, wrist cuffs or a vessel using colourful sheep’s wool fibres, warm water, 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. Craft experience welcome. If wet felting is completely new to you but you have general craft experience, then I recommend to create a small felt item like a pouch. 

This workshop is suitable for children age 10+ with interest in craft and accompanied by an adult. Price per participant: £22 per workshop. 
In case you would like to felt a cover for a mini hot water bottle, then basic felt experience is expected and the price for the workshop would be an extra £3, which means £25 for the workshop, incl. mini hot water bottle.
Max. 4 participants. Please book and pay in advance to secure your place. 

Venue: G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs

More info here:  
www.laryna.com

Summer needle felt workshops 2016

Wednesday morning needle felt workshops 10.00-11.30am on 27th July, 24th August,7th- and 21st.September 2016

We will use colourful wool fibres to create e.g. seasonal decoration, jewellery, woolly fairies, gnomes, animals, flowers and more. Or bring your own ideas, what you would like to create from wool fibres. 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.

Costs: Regular participants £ 7 per session, otherwise £8 per session. Includes material and a cup of tea. Children are welcome during school holidays, when accompanied by an adult. 

Please book in advance as places are limited!  Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, in Glasgow Bishopbroggs 

Needle felt workshop on Thursday 28. July 2016, 4.00-5.30pm at GalGael, Glasgow/Ibrox, 15 Fairley  Street, G51 2SN 

In this needle felt workshop we will use colourful fluffy wool fibers and a specific felting needle to create flowers, a butterfly, a lady bird, a fairy, a little animal or any other colourful item, or a felt picture related to Summer. 
The aim of this workshop is: 
● to learn needle felting, or improve your needle felt skills. 
● to experiment with colours and design
● to take home a unique piece of handmade felt.
At the end of the workshop you will have your own felted item and have learned or improved a new skill. No previous experience needed. Children accompanied by an adult are very welcome! 
Cost: £6 including material for one felted item.
Please, feel free to invite friends! 
Please, confirm your attendance! 
Workshop facilitator: 
Laryna E. Wuppermann, Fiber craft artist
Please book asap, as places are limited!
GalGael office: 0141/ 427 30 70, or let Helen know when you’re in Galgael
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Last Saturday's felt workshop with four talented participants

Various colourful wool tops

It was great spending an afternoon teaching wet felting to four talented beginners. Everybody started with felting a bead to experience the process of felting and the transformation from fluffy wool fibres into a well felted object. 

Then templates were chosen or cut to create a seamless pouch, vessel or wrist cuffs. Now the question, which colours to choose from a vast variety of colour shades.

Merino wool tops

Then everybody was ready to start laying out the fibres in scales, covering the first layer with a net and sprinkling hot water on the surface, adding glycerine soap and eventually gently padding down the fibres which were absorbing the water. Trust in the process and my reassurance that all was going well was needed. Some little mistakes helped to demonstrate how to improve for a better outcome.

One layer of wool fibres

Two or three criss-cross layers on each side of the template were felted into beautiful felted objects. Embellishments were made with creativity and accuracy and well designed colour combinations. Then the rubbing started to connect and interlock the fibres into a felted fabric. Eventually the pinch test showed that the fibres were matting together and the rolling and waulking could start which helpsed to shrink and firm the felted items. "Yeah, it has shrunk!", was the happy and amazed expression I've heard a couple of times.

The fibres have bonded

-I still find it magical when the fibres bind and a firm fabric develops under my hands. The following photos show the finished items from this wet felt workshop. Four happy participants left with a new experience and their beautiful felted items. The little bags still need a cord and a lining for the finishing  touch.  
The next dates for wet felt workshops will be on Saturday, 19th March and 16. April 2016, 2.00-5.30pm. Costs: £22. Please book your place asap.

Wrist cuffs from Shetland wool

Felted vessel

Little merino wool bag

Little felted bag

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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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

Felt workshops in November and December 2014 in Glasgow

As we are getting closer to the festive season you might like to get creative with wool fibers. Make an individual gift for a friend or loved one or create an item, an ornament for your festive decoration. Lots of opportunities and great fun!
Here you can find wet felt and needle felt workshops, run by Laryna in Glasgow and surroundings. For all workshops please, book in advance as places are limited. No previous experience needed. All workshops are open to all felt skill levels.
Enjoy and hope to see you soon!
With warm wishes
Laryna

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Thursday, 13th of Nov. 4-5.30pm at GalGael 15 Fairley Street, G51 2SN, Glasgow/ Ibrox

In this felt workshop we will use colourful fluffy wool fibers to create balls, hearts, beads and other small compact shapes.
The aim of this workshop is:

● to learn-or improve wet felting and/or needle felting skills
● to experiment with colours, shapes and design
● to take home a unique piece of handmade felt.
At the end of the workshop you will have your own felted item and have learned or improved a new and traditional skill.
Cost: £5 including material

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Saturday, 15th of Nov. 10.30am-1.30pm at Laryna's.  63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs

Creating a seamless felt item either a pouch or wrist cuffs.
In this wet felt workshop you will:

• experiment with colours, shapes and design
• learn to create a seamless pouch (e.g. for a mobile phone or a pair of glasses) or a pair of wrist cuffs.
• use a template and colourful sheep's wool fibers, warm water, soap and friction to create a firm seamless fabric.
• take home a unique seamless felt item.

It's a fun and creative process! No previous experience needed. All material will be included in the costs of £18. Tea and biscuits provided. 

Wrist cuffs

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Wednesday, the 19th of Nov 10-11.30am &
Wednesday the 3rd & Wednesday the 17th of December 10am-12noon at Laryna's,  63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs
In these needle felt workshops we will use colourful wool fibers to make seasonal decorations, ornaments or jewelry related to winter and the festive season e.g. a woolly sparkling fairy, a gnome, a tree hanger, a Santa and more. Or bring your own ideas, what you would like to create from wool fibers.I
In these workshops you will:

• learn how to use a felting needle for dry felting.
• experiment with colours, shapes and design
• learn how to make a flat felt
• learn how to felt a compact three dimensional felt item
• learn how to sculpture with wool fibers and the felt needle

Sessions can be booked separately.
A cup of tea and biscuits are provided.
Cost: £6 for 1,5hours and £8 for 2 hours

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Thursday, 11th of Dec. 4-5.30pm at GalGael 15 Fairley Street, G51 2SN, Glasgow/ Ibrox
In this needle felt workshop we will use colourful fluffy wool fibers to create festive ornaments and decoration.
The aim of this workshop is:
● to learn-or improve  needle felting skills        
● to experiment with colours, shapes and design
● to create a unique handmade needle felted ornament or item for decoration.
Cost: £5 including material

Needle felted woolly angel

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I was asked to facilitate a few more felt workshops in the area of Glasgow in December. If you would like to know more about an event in Renfrewshire on Sat.13th of December 12noon-3pm and a workshop in Helensburgh on Tue. 9th of Dec,starting around lunch time. (This workshop has to be confirmed.), please get in touch with me.
For all felt workshops please book here!

I warmly invite you to GalGael's Winter Fair on Saturday, the 22nd of November, 11am-5pm,
15 Fairley Street, G51 2SN, Glasgow/ Ibrox
A fantastic selection of traditional craft and art stalls.
Hot chestnuts, delicious cakes, hot stew, mince pies, coffee and tea on offer.

Free entry!
I'll be there with a stall.

 

Workshop on "Felt United" day, 4th of October, 10.30am-4pm

It's Felt United day! This year's theme is: PEACE! 
Felt friends around the world gather for a day of creative felting.
I'm happy to provide the space, my experience and skill in wet- and needle felting, material like wool fibers, pre-felt and all the equipment.
Please bring your ideas, make up your mind or meditate about PEACE... How does PEACE look like for you? How do you imagine PEACE, experience PEACE? You will then use wet and/or needle felting as an creative expression of PEACE. 
This felt workshop is for those who have already a bit experience in needle and/or wet felting. 
The workshop starts at 10.30 and finishes at 4pm. If you would like to join us for a shorter time period, please let me know in advance.

Costs:£20 & material
Coffee/tea provided.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, Glasgow/ Bishopbriggs, G64 1QY
Places are limited, please book in advance and text/call me:
07503 210 416
Here's the link to the website:
www.feltunited.com

Non Stuff Festival at Wiston Lodge

Last weekend I went to the fantastic Non Stuff Festival at Wiston Lodge/Biggar.The lodge is a large estate surrounded by beautiful woodland. The place is mainly used for nature related events and workshops.

The first Non Stuff Festival was organized by "The Forgotten Works" and many volunteers. 

When I arrived at Friday afternoon, my tent was the first been put up on the large grass area near the pond. What a beautiful campsite! The photo below shows the the view at the next morning.

 

My tent in the morning sun :-)

The festival included many unamplified performing brilliant music groups, permaculture, lots of interesting, fantastic workshops and games. There were so many interesting lovely people and I met people I hadn't seen for quite a while, which was very nice. So we all had lots of fun, learned something new in workshops and enjoyed the many great musical performances and each others company.

I was offering 2 needle felt workshops on Saturday. The first workshop on Saturday morning was about showing how to make woolly fairies. Four ladies joined me and we had a great creative time. Everyone  made her very unique ornament. 

The afternoon workshop, in lovely warm sunshine on the lawn, was a busier one. Children and adults had fun creating fruits vegetables and leaves from fluffy colourful wool. We were so lucky with warm and sunny weather on Friday and Saturday. I had to leave early on Sunday morning, but the festival went on to Sunday night. 

Collage from participants needle felt creations

Feeling glad I went to the Non Stuff Festival, even it was only for a bit more that half of the whole event. Wiston Lodge and its surroundings is beautiful place and I very much enjoyed it being there. I look forward to the next Non Stuff Festival and my next visit at the lodge :-)

“In the magical natural realm” Needle felt workshop for adults on Tuesday, the 17th of June 2014, 7-9pm

 

In this workshop you can learn needle felting using colourful sheep's wool. It’s fun and rewarding! We will relate to Nature, creating fairies, or gnomes, leaves, flowers, butterflies, fruits, or whatever inspires you. No previous experience requested.

In this workshop for beginners and intermediate you will:
 
   
● learn to needle felt, using a specific felt needle and sheep’s wool.
● experiment with colours and design
● take home an unique piece of handmade felt.

At the end of the workshop you will take home your own felted item and have learned a new skill.
Costs: £12/£10 concession, including material
Please, feel free to invite friends!
Workshop facilitator: Laryna E. Wuppermann, Fiber craft artist
Venue: 63 Crowhill Road, G64 1QY, Glasgow/Bishopbriggs            
Please book asap, as places are limited! Email:laryna108@gmail.com
Here you can find more about felt workshops I'm facilitating.