More felt workshops to come....

Happy New Year 2016!

Hope you all had a wonderful seasonal break and are feeling ready for more felting adventures. My felt workshops will start towards the end of this month. The Wednesday morning needle felt workshops are open to all skill levels. It is a lovely gathering of people, inspired about felting and craft in general, sharing about projects, craft and art events and enjoying a cuppa and a biscuit as we felt and learn.  

The venue for the following events is: 63 Crowhill Road, Glasgow, G64 1QY, close to Bishopbriggs town centre and trainstation.  

Fortnightly needle felt workshops on Wednesday mornings, 10-11.30am

 

We use colourful wool fibers to make decorations related to Winter and nature, e.g. ornaments, jewelry, woolly 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: The next Wednesdays are:  27. January and 10. & 24. February 2016 Cost: £6.00 per session, incl. material. From March on it will be £7 per session incl. material & a cup of tea. 9. & 23. March 2016

Connect to nature and create with wool fibres- Imbolc- First signs of Spring-Needle felt workshop on Saturday, 6. February 2016, 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 gnome, an elf, a couple of Spring flowers 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  Please pay at the start of the workshop.

Create a seamless felted pouch – half day wet felt workshop on  Saturday, 5. March 2016, 14.00-17.30

You’ll learn to create a seamless pouch or wrist cuffs, 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.

Wet felted woolly wrist cuffs

You’ll start with fluffy soft wool fibres and transform those into a firm, felted, useful item.  No previous experience needed.
Cost: £22 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.

In addition to the scheduled workshops I am happy to provide private workshops at my studio or in your premises. The workshops can be tailored to the requirements of your group.

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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