Family Day was definitely a fun day for us. We were demonstrating at The 3rd Annual Family Fun Day will be held at the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Cente, in Guelph. We had such a blast! So many kids and their parents came to see what we were doing. They all had a chance to try their hand at needle felting, and wet felting. They even got to bring a felted something home with them!
We are always amazed when felting wins out over bouncy castles! We even had one young lady stay around long enough to make a hedgehog that she could take home!
This cute little hedgehog was needle felted with patience and love at the family day felt-in by a creative young lady.
I am so thrilled and privileged to be running 2 felting workshops at the Trillium Waldorf School in Guelph.
Wet Felting is Sunday February 24, from 11-3pm.
Wet Felting Examples
Each participant will learn how to do basic wet felting. Beginning with a simple project, moving onto making a piece of felt fabric, and then onto making their final piece which is either a purse, book jacket, or scarf. In total people will make 2-3 items that they will be able to take home with them.
Class Outline:
Learning about the properties of wool.
Demonstration explaining how a raw fleece goes from sheep to felted item.
Teaching how to use the equipment – picker, drum carder, felting tools.
A starter project to get participants comfortable felting, learn the tactile qualities of felt, and get an idea of the time it takes to felt.
Mixing a base colour using the equipment for the second project.
Choosing embellishments for second project.
Making second project of felt fabric.
Lunch/Rest
Choosing final project of clutch purse, book jacket, or scarf.
Mixing a base colour for the final project.
Make the final project.
Needle felting demo.
Cost: $55/person - $5 of each registration will go to Trillium Waldorf School.
Needle Felting is Sunday, March 3, 2013 11am-3pm
Needle Felting Examples
Each participant will learn how to needle felt three dimensionally, and applique, and/or paint with wool, depending on their time. If people attended
the wet felting workshop they are encouraged to bring their wet felted piece back to do some needle felting embellishment on it. If someone wants to concentrate on a larger wool sculpture, they will have the option of doing so instead of the applique and felt painting.
Class Outline:
Learning about the properties of wool.
Demonstration explaining how a raw fleece goes from sheep to felted item.
Teaching how to use the equipment – picker, drum carder, felting tools.
Learn how to create a 3-d needle felted object
Lunch/Rest
Learn to transfer and applique a design onto another fabric object.
If time, do a felt painting onto a sheet of wool.
Cost: $50/ person - $5 of each registration will go to Trillium Waldorf School.
People interested in attending one or both workshops are asked to contact:
10 Carden will be hosting Guelph’s first Felt-in!
Friday September 28th, from 7pm – 9pm.
All ages and abilities.
Come and try you hand at the art of wet felting! Come and make your own felt covered rock using wool from local sheep. Use one of our rocks or bring your own special rock!
Take your rock home or leave it to add to the 10 Carden Rock Pile; a permaculture art piece that combines, nature, art, and agriculture.
Needle Felting 1: Applique Needle felting is one of the fastest growing crafts today. Create a beautiful design on a felted purse. This workshop will take you from idea stage through development, to finished product.
Needle Felting 2: Sculpture Using wool, a needle and your imagination you will create a beautiful wool sculpture.
Wet Felting 1: Intro: One of the oldest and enduring ways to make fabric. Felt is durable, warm, and amazingly simple to make. Wool, soap, water, and friction can create a number of beautiful and amazing items from scarves to hats, to shoes.
Wet Felting 2: Story Scarf: Scarves are a wonderful way to express your inner artist and storyteller. A more advanced felting workshop. This workshop will focus on creating a nuno-felted scarf.
This two day course covers permaculture foundations. $75/ day or $125 for two days.
Saturday October 13
An interactive workshop that focuses on the permaculture design process. You will leave with a much greater understanding of HOW to create a permaculture system in your own home.
Sunday October 14
The focus is on the doing. Learn practical skills to take home to your own piece of land. You will be able to work on a a complete project throughout the day.
September 15, October 13 – 10am – 1pm $25/ person. Children under 14 free.
Come and get a guided tour of All Sorts Acre. Tim and Jennifer will explain what they have done, why they have done it, and how it has worked. Learn from their mistakes, and see what can be done on an acre. Some of the areas that will be discussed include:
small scale livestock
alternative grazing systems on a small scale
coppice systems
silvapasture
forest gardens and how they have been planted
designing the landscape effectively
economic feasibility
choosing an agricultural focus
processing and selling
urban agriculture in the future
aquaponics
Bring any questions you have. An extensive library of resources will be available to look through.
-September 15 Farm Tour: $25
Rural Romp
Saturday September 29 $5 suggested donation
All Sorts Acre will once again be on the Wellington Rural Romp. Take a self-guided tour through our one acre micro-farm. Visit the animals, see what the garden produced, and what other products can come from a a small land base.
I have had an rocky relationship with the farmer’s market. I did not really like it the first time I went to vend. It was hard for me. I said I would NEVER go to another farmer’s market. We’ll, I guess I am now eating my words. Today is market day.
The Erin market has been a long time coming. The town of Erin is a lovely little place just outside of Toronto. The people are friendly and the landscape is beautiful. A surprising number of small farms are in the area. This time going to market is a little different. Artisans have been included in the market! A small group of dedicated volunteers have brought this wonderful venture to pass.
So, I am packing up my wares and travelling to market. I have my table, displays, pricing, flyers, and most important of all, the drum carder. Yes, I am going to represent homegrown products, but not food. I am bringing my wool and my herbs. From 3pm until 7pm every Friday throughout the summer I will occupy a small part of the Erin Fair Grounds.
I am really looking forward to it this time. Come and visit me, and my drum carder and see how felt is made!
