May Felting at Weleda

A sprinkling of May rain freshened the morning and paved the way for a glorious few hours immersed in colour and the beautiful softness that merino wool brings - so many inspiring ideas were put into action and out of a pile of colourful wool - these masterpieces were created

As each layer was applied, the pictures and forms started to unfold.

Everyone took their inspirations from completely different places, apart from two, whose inspiration came from a tiny lion-hearted fellow...

As the soap suds began to work into a lather and the hard work of rubbing and rolling began, the fibres began to form wonderful toughened pieces still retaining that gorgeous soft quality.... here are some of the finished ones

Big thank you to all that came, unleashed their creativity within this very warm and welcoming group. As usual, it was a pleasure and privilege be part of the process.

Beautiful Bunting!

 Saturday saw the first felting group of the year at the Parish Room in Shipley, Derbyshire. Inspired by joyous shades in colourful bunting, the group began choosing their colours and deciding what to create..

Freya took the spring flowers as her starting point for her double sided piece..

Sam took her inpriration from the citrus family!

Ella and Trisha making the embellishments for the reverse of their fabric - all complicated stuff!! This was brain training indeed!

Becky making a start on her final layer with embellishments

Zoe was capturing one of the 4 temprements with only

                                          2 colours, green and blue... she pulled it off marvellously!

Christina 's beautiful spring colours in the round...

Sally's georgeous purples and lilacs

Nina's front of her felting

Bec's final touches

The front of Ella's work

Harriet pulled it off! Intricate patterns both in reverse and right way round too... Fabulous!



Zoe's finished piece has the dramatic energy of a Van Gogh! (I reckon!)



Freya's glorious crocuses ready to be turned into spring bunting!

Trisha's piece ready to divide into flags and have the gingham ribbon sewn on

Nina's bright pink reverse side of her felt

In preparation....

We're felting at the Parish Rooms again tomorrow so, in preparation I have started to make some felt bunting for inspiration!

Weleda Felting Workshop February 2011

After felting, the bowl is beginning to have substance and shape - what an amazing process!!

Erika's folkart inspired colours were beautiful

This is the beginnings of Michaels Magnificent Mountain

Ellies wonderful 1920's print inspired piece

Margots beautiful riot of colour

  

 

Johns flowers gently swaying

Lucys magnificent meadow

 

The beginning of Sue's sunset inspired piece

Chloe's beautiful bird taking shape amongst the blossom

The beautiful merino colours really cheered up a grey Winters day in Ilkeston, when our first Weleda Felting Workshop of 2011 kicked off. As always, the creativity, the use of colour and the injection of energy and personality really makes for an inspiring day. A big Thank you to all that came.

A Rosecovered Door

As an update - have a butchers at this fabulous bag that Patricia made out of a previous piece of felt made at the windmill. And watch this space for Patricia's completed flute case after another days felting this Saturday coming in Ilkeston.

The day at Greens Mill was unfortunately postponed but Patricia and I had a wonderful days felting instead here in Shipley. Patricia designed and created a 3Dpiece making an amazing case for her Native American flute and I made a bag to put Gogo's in, for a birthday present. we enjoyed a great day and the pieces felting really well - our energy levels must have been really topped up!