Thursday, 7 February 2013

Nuno felt class in Glasgow's West End, on Sat. 16th of Feb. 2013


Firery nuno scarf
In this nuno felt class you can learn to felt a light scarf, using a cotton muslin or silk chiffon fabric and sheep‘ s wool fibres. Nuno is the Japanese word for fabric. That means, the nuno technique is a combination of a loosely woven fabric and sheep's wool, felted together.
Felt making is very creative and real fun!
This workshop is suitable for
beginners with general experience in textile craft, or good craft skills, or for participants with intermediate felt skills. 
In this workshop you will
    - learn how to combine wool with cotton muslin or silk chiffon fabric.
   - experiment with colours and design
   - use fringes for decoration
   - create a wearable felt scarf


Please bring an old towel for the felting and a packed lunch for a wee break.
Costs: £30/£26conc. incl. material.
Please book in advance as places are limited. 

Feel free to spread the word about this workshop.


Testimonial by one of the participants of a nuno felt class, which I facilitated last November:
"In response to a Nuno felt workshop held and taught by Laryna E. Wuppermann on the month of November 2012 in Glasgow, I would like to extend my gratitude to her excellence in the felt making process and teaching abilities. I will gladly be a student for future felt making activities by Laryna. I feel her experties is of great value to any creative mind of any age and I look forward to my next creative felt workshop."
Grey Shetland wool and blue turquoise merino wool

Different shades of natural Shetland wool and cotton muslin

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Felt classes in Glasgow's West End and in Bishopbriggs

I really love to share my felt making skills with everybody being interested to learn about it!


Wet felt class
in Glasgow's West End on Saturday the 26. of January 10.30am-1.30pm, for beginners and intermediate.
Costs: £18/£15
You will
  • learn to wet felt something hollow,
  • experiment with colours and design
  • use a template to create either a pouch, a purse, a little bag for a mobile or Iphone, a pair of glasses, wrist cuffs or baby booties. 
 For 4-6 participants only. Please book at least 2 days in advance.

The following items were felted by participants of this wet felt class on Sat. 26. of Jan. Sorry, the colours aren't as bright in the photos as they originally are.
A feedback from one of the participants after this wet felt class:

Thank you for such an enjoyable wet felting class. We were all different ages and experience, but you managed to help everyone and shared your expertise with us. It was a lovely atmosphere, we had fun while learning a new craft and we each went home with a piece of work that we had made on the day.

What a lovely way to learn...looking forward to the next class.

IPhone case
 

Blackberry case


Little felted bag

Case for a pair of glasses



Wrist cuffs
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Felt a nuno scarf
Workshop in Glasgow's West End on Saturday, the 16. of February, 10.30am-3pm, for beginners with general craft experience and intermediate.
Costs: £30
In this workshop you will
  • learn how to combine wool with cotton muslin or silk chiffon fabric.
  • experiment with colours and design
  • use fringes for decoration
  • create a wearable felt scarf
For 3-4 participants only.
Please bring an old towel for the felting and a packed lunch for a wee break.
Please book at least 2 days in advance.

Nuno felted scarves

Nuno felted scarf with Shetland wool and chiffon silk
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Needle felt class in Bishopbriggs
 on Saturday, 23. of February. 10.30am-12.30pm,
for beginners+
Costs: £8
 You will learn
  • to use a felt needle to sculpture with colourful and natural sheep's wool.
  • to create one or two magical beings from the natural realm, like fairies, gnomes, dwarfs, devas and/or nature related items like mushrooms little animals and more.
Please book in advance.
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Regular felt classes
(needle - and wet felting) for children and adults in
Glasgow's West End: Wednesday, 4-5.30pm,
 06. and 20. of February.... and every 2 weeks. 
Costs per session: £5.
Little needle felted dwarfs

This class runs every two weeks since summer 2011 and is a vibrant inspiring class for all skill levels. It is a parent and children interactive class and for adults, who love the company of children, even they don't bring their own. 
You will learn basic needle felt and wet felt skills and improve your skills as you go ahead. 
Please book latest 1 day in advance!

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Regular needle felt class for adults, in Bishopbriggs: Wednesday, 10-11.30am, on 16. and 30. of January and 13.and 27. of February.....and every 2 weeks.
Costs per session: £6/£5.
Needle felted butterflies
This class runs every two weeks for two years and is a class with just 3 to 5 participants. The atmosphere is relaxed, and a cup of tea is part of my service. You can learn to sculpture with wool and a felt needle. It's fun and very creative. All skill levels from beginners to advanced.  I sometimes run wet felt classes on demand on a Wednesday morning in Bishopbriggs. Please ask for the address of the venue and book latest 1 day in advance.
  
Needle felted Brighid and sheep

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Dates for your diary

Another 5 weeks to go before we celebrate Christmas, and the preparations have already started. Lights are blinking and sparkling and children and even adults are getting excited. Most of us enjoy the special decoration the fragrances, the lovely gingerbread and more. If you are looking for gifts for family, friends and colleagues, why not supporting local businesses and buy your Christmas gifts from your local shop, on a Craft fair or Christmas market in your area or from somebody you know, who creates beautiful, individual or even bespoke gifts?

I have a couple of dates for your diary: You can find me with my stall and all the wonderful and magical felted Fairies, Angels, Santas, Gnomes, brooches, necklaces and wrist warmers, hats and scarves in and around Glasgow and even in Edinburgh in  "Henderson's at St John's in Edinburgh".  

You will find me here:
24 th of November 11am-4pm in "Henderson's at St John's in Edinburgh"http://www.hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk/st-johns.php
1st of December 1.30-4pm in the Fraser Centre in Milngavie village on a "Craft sale" 
8th of December 11am -4pm in "Henderson's at St John's in Edinburgh"http://www.hendersonsofedinburgh.co.uk/st-johns.php
15th of December 10-12 in Galgael, 15 Fairley Street in Ibrox, G51 2SN on a Christmas Craft Fayre http://www.galgael.org/news-and-events/christmas-fayre-sat-15th-dec and 1-3pm on a Craft fair in Bishopbriggs library, 170 Kirkintilloch Road. 

Feeling really excited to meet lots of lovely people,  to demonstrate needle felting and hand spinning on a drop spindle and sell my precious hand created woolly things and give Fairies, Angels, Santas and Gnomes a new home.

Starry Angel


Little Santa


Angels

Purple wrist warmer

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Witches and some fairy folk

Herb witch
I got inspired and had fun to create a couple of needle felted figures related to Autumn time, Samhain and Halloween. 
I love to share my skills and experience in felt workshops in and around Glasgow. Interested? Just send me an email and I will come back to you with more information. 
Otherwise I am happy to make a personalized fairy or other figure for you, a friend or family member. 
Email: laryna108@gmail.com


Little flying witch

A very special fairy folk and witches


A little elf is sitting in my flower pot


Autumn woman with harvest

Monday, 3 September 2012

Participant's work from the Nuno felt workshop on Sunday, the 2nd of Sept. 2012 and my own latest Nuno felt scarf


We had a happy craft day with nuno felting. I love it and I'm happy to share my experience in felt making. Here you see 2 Nuno felt scarf projects from workshop participants and one of my latest Nuno felt scarves:
The fabric is cotton muslin, the wool is Merino and a little grey Shetland wool. For the embellishment hand spun wool in grey and moss green has been used.


Finished, but still wet Nuno felt Scarf


Detail from finished Nuno felt scarf






The fabric is silk chiffon and the wool is Merino and Corridale. A little bit of Angelina fiber was added, trapped with a thin layer of wool 


My last Nuno felt scarf, using silk chiffon, Shetland wool in white and grey and a little swartbless wool, embellished with hand spun wool of the same qualities