Workshops

Create Your Own Wet Felted Purse

Isabelle Dery

March 27th

12PM – 5PM

This small purse is a good project for beginners to learn how to wet felt items with a resist. Create your own purse with merino wool and accents from different fibres such as viscose, curly locks, or recycled silk roving.

Don’t worry! Even if it’s your first attempt you will be amazed by what you will achieve in this workshop. Let’s have fun creating together!

Learn to Draw with Wool

Carolyn J Parks

March 28th

12PM – 4PM

This delightful introduction to needle felting art offers a fun way for participants to explore the unique medium of wool while creating a 2-dimensional piece of art inspired by a photo of their own choosing. Students will leave with an approximately 8×10” piece of art along with a needle felting pad, needle and bits of wool should they wish to continue their work at home. 

Mandala Meditations

Angela Grasse

March 29th

2PM – 4PM

Discover the gratifying experience of making your own Mandala with slow stitching! Creating a Mandala is easy for anyone, at any age. You don’t need to have special artistic talent to create meaningful and beautiful Mandalas. In this 2-hour workshop, we will embroider and bead, slow down and relax.

Hand-stitched Vessels

Judy McMullen

March 30th

10AM – 4PM

Create your own fabric vessel using colourful batiks. This class is all about hand sewing and you will embellish your creation then stitch it into a small, free-standing, three-dimensional artwork. This workshop is intended for those with at least beginner experience in hand embroidery or cross-stitch. Judy McMullan is a teacher with the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild Guelph.