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Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach Online Course Registration is Now Open!

Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach Online Course Registration is Now Open!

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You can now register for any of the four modules of Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach. Just hop over to the online classes page that you’re interested in and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. All four modules will be starting April 6, 2018. I would suggest taking these classes one at a time and not trying to double up or take them all at once. They are all online four week classes with an extra two weeks of tutor support and make up time if you get behind. Click on any of the links below to register or for more information about the class. Each module will be offered on a quarterly basis and the class schedules are listed on each page.

Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination

Screen Printed Felt Journals by Ruth Lane

Experimental Screen Printing on Felt

Printing, Stenciling and Playing with Thickened Dye on Felt

Free Motion Machine Stitching on Felt

As always, our beginners class is always available with unlimited access so you can sign up at any time.

Wet Felting for Beginners

Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach Online Course Registration is Now Open!

Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach Online Course Registration is Now Open!

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You can now register for any of the four modules of Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach. Just hop over to the online classes page that you’re interested in and fill out the form at the bottom of the page. All four modules will be starting January 5, 2018. I would suggest taking these classes one at a time and not trying to double up or take them all at once. They are all online four week classes with an extra two weeks of tutor support and make up time if you get behind. Click on any of the links below to register or for more information about the class. Each module will be offered on a quarterly basis and the class schedules are listed on each page.

Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination

Screen Printed Felt Journals by Ruth Lane

Experimental Screen Printing on Felt

Printing, Stenciling and Playing with Thickened Dye on Felt

Free Motion Machine Stitching on Felt

As always, our beginners class is always available with unlimited access so you can sign up at any time.

Wet Felting for Beginners

Online Class Schedule for 2018

Online Class Schedule for 2018

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I have posted the online class schedule for 2018. Take a look at the classes listed under the menu item Online Classes to see the schedules for my classes and for Teri Berry’s classes. As always, the Wet Felting for Beginners online class is continuously available so you can sign up now for that one. We have also heard from several other instructors who might be interested in teaching so I will post about that when it occurs. If you are a felting or fiber art instructor that would like to teach some online courses with us, please fill out the Contact Us form.

Teri Berry’s Felted Concertina Hats will be available twice in 2018. This course will be held in February and August. The four-week hat making course will initially guide you through the different options for hat blocks. Week 2 will focus on making a stylish or quirky concertina hat. In week 3, you will make a super-cute snail hat. Week 4 will be an opportunity to catch up or make another hat. For more information click here. 

 

Teri Berry’s new course is all about making felt bags. The 2018 course dates will be in May and November. During this 5 week course you will have the opportunity to make at least 3 bags / purses. In week 1, we will make an animal themed spectacles/phone/pencil case. Week 2  will be spent making a small to medium shoulder / hand bag. The week 3 tutorial is a little more ambitious, we will be making a backpack with adjustable straps, multiple internal compartments and internal pockets. Weeks 4 and 5 will be for catch up / further development, you might like to apply your own design to a bag.

Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach, my four-part module online course will be offered every quarter in 2018. The dates will be in January, April, July and October. Each of the modules is only $45 and you can just take one or take them all. You just need basic felting experience and can take the modules in any order. The modules are listed below:

Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination

This class is about learning the technique of paper fabric lamination and then using those results to nuno felt. Paper fabric lamination is a technique of essentially gluing paper to sheer fabric in a specific design. When  I first learned the technique, I wondered how I would use the result. Many artists use paper fabric lamination and layer the results together with stitching and other methods. When I looked at my samples, I saw sheer fabric with a design and thought “Why not try nuno felting with it?” I tried it, it worked, and I loved the results. It was a way to use my own designs and create a piece of nuno felt that was completely different and in my own style.

Screen Printed Felt Journals by Ruth Lane

Experimental Screen Printing on Felt

Have you put off trying to screen print because you thought it was too complicated? This is the course for you then. This course will teach you about a variety of methods of screen printing that are fun and easy although sometimes a bit messy!

Printing, Stenciling and Playing with Thickened Dye on Felt

Learn to make thickened dye and then use it to make designs on felt or silk. Create your own unique designs with stamps, stencils and stuff found around your house. This course will teach you to experiment and play with thickened dye.

Free Motion Machine Stitching on Felt

This course is all about how to use free motion machine stitching on felt. You will learn a variety of techniques that relate specifically on how to use your sewing machine and enhance hand-made felt. You will learn how to incorporate machine lace into felt, transfer designs to felt, thread sketching on felt and experimenting with new ways to use your sewing machine to embellish felt.

We look forward to an exciting online class schedule in 2018 and hope you’ll consider joining a few of the classes. You can sign up to be notified by email when registration opens. Just fill out the contact us form with the class name and date requested.

 

 

Learn to Stencil, Print and Play with Thickened Dyes on Felt

Learn to Stencil, Print and Play with Thickened Dyes on Felt

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Our next online class is Printing, Stenciling and Playing with Thickened Dye on Felt which will begin Friday, October 6, 2017. Please click on the link for more information and to register for the course.

This is one of my favorite classes because it is such fun to experiment and play with surface design techniques on felt.

You will learn to make stencils and stamps from your own designs as well as how to use thickened dyes to transfer your designs on to felt.

Online Course Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques - A Mixed Media Approach by Ruth Lane

You’ll also learn how to use old kitchen utensils to develop background textures on felt that can then have more layers of design added with printing, stenciling, or even stitching.

Join me in October (it’s only $45 US for a 4 week course) to create fun designs and patterns on your felt! Sign up here.

Registration Opens for Teri Berry’s Felted Concertina Hat Class on June 22

Registration Opens for Teri Berry’s Felted Concertina Hat Class on June 22

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Teri Berry is offering a summer session of her popular hat class “Felted Concertina Hats” which will begin on July 20th. Registration will officially open on June 22nd. If you would like to be first in line for the class, please fill out our contact us form with your pertinent information and the name of the class in the comments section.

This four-week, hat making course will initially guide you through the different options for hat blocks (from DIY to the extravagant!) and choosing one to fit. Week 2 will focus on making a stylish or quirky concertina hat and will include guidance on how to create a resist for your head size, how to add a felted “pig tail”, creating a brim and forming sharp folds that remain in place. Teri will also describe how she blends colours and make the “silk stripes” used on some of her hats.

In week 3 we will make a super-cute snail hat. This tutorial is a must for anyone who hates rolling! Teri will provide her template for you to enlarge to your hat size.  She will then go on to explain how to make the eyes on stalks and securely attach them to the hat as well as well as how to create the shell and shape snail’s foot to form a brim for your hat.

Week 4 will be an opportunity to catch up or make another hat, Teri will provide examples of other hats and their template designs that used the concertina method which you are welcome to copy or, if you prefer, she is very happy to help you design your own hat using this method. The possibilities are almost endless!

The content of this workshop is suitable for felters with some experience, you do not need to have made a hat before but if you are confident making felt pods, bowls, bags etc. over a resist you will be able to make these hats.

For detailed information and the materials list for the class, click here.  If you would like to see testimonials from former students and the hats they created, take a look at the student gallery page. Remember that formal registration opens on June 22nd. But you can get on the list now by filling out our contact us form. Make sure you write Concertina Hat Class in the comments section. Don’t miss out on learning how to make these fun and creative hats.

For beginners, you can sign up anytime for our Wet Felting for Beginners class which has unlimited access.

 

 

 

Registration Open for Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination

Registration Open for Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination

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Our next online class Nuno Felting with Paper Fabric Lamination will begin on May 5, 2017. Registration is open now. Click here for further information and to register.

Module 1 of Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques - A Mixed Media Approach, Online Course by Ruth LaneIn this course, you will learn the technique of paper fabric lamination with a variety of types of paper and silk or organza fabric. Once you have made the “paper fabric”, you will then learn how to use it  in nuno felting as an embellishment and as a base for a large piece of nuno felt. You will be using stencils or silk screens to develop designs that can then be applied to felt.

This is an example of a postcard that I made for one of our forum exchanges that used the technique of paper fabric lamination, nuno felting and free motion machine stitching.

Nuno Felted Paper Fabric Lamination, Ruth Lane

The fossils on this piece of felt are paper fabric laminated on to organza which was then nuno felted.

Here is another piece that was created with the paper fabric lamination process, nuno felted and then hand stitched. So if this looks like something you’d love to learn, register now.

In regards to other classes, Terri has set the next date for her Concertina Hat class. It will be this summer beginning July 20th. Registration for this course will begin 4 weeks before the class start date. If you are interested and would like to add your name to the email notification list to be notified when registration opens, please fill out our contact form with your information and the class you are interested in.

If you are a beginner, our Wet Felting for Beginners class is always available. Sign up  here. 

Spring Online Classes

Spring Online Classes

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We have several online classes coming up this spring. Don’t miss out! You can sign up now.

Stitched Felt Painting

The fourth module of  Embellishing Felt with Surface Design – A Mixed Media Approach, Free Motion Machine Stitching on Felt is finally ready. The class will begin March 17, 2017. Learn to use your sewing machine to embellish your felt including basic techniques, how to include stitching before felting both with machine lace techniques and stitching on prefelt, add thread sketching to your felt, learn a sure-fire way to transfer your design on to felt, add machine stitching to felt paintings and more. For more information and to sign up, click here.

If you want to learn how to add machine stitch to your felting repertoire, this is the class for you. The techniques are specifically designed to include in the felting process and to embellish felt after it’s completed. It’s a great value for only $45 US for this four week online course which included PDF’s and loads of videos. Register here.

Felted Concertina Hat by Teri Berry

Teri Berry is offering another session of Felting Concertina Hats. The class will begin on February 24, 2017 and registration closes on February 21, 2017. So hurry to register here to learn how to make some funky hats and improve your 3D felting skills.

Felted Snail Hat by Teri Berry

Have you seen all the hats that prior students have made? You can take a look at those here.  The variety is amazing and Teri is a great teacher so go sign up now!

Fish 1

Galina Titova’s Felting Fantasy Fish has been a big hit. We have had a waiting list for every class. She is offering another session beginning March 1, 2017. The class is limited to 20 spaces so registration is on a first come, first served basis. Register here.

Fish 2

You will learn some great surface design techniques as you learn to felt these fun fish. Take a look at the student gallery here. What are you waiting for? Sign up now.

aa wet felting FOR BEGINNERS 3 PART COURSE

If these courses sound exciting but you are just a beginner, our beginners course is always available. Learn the basics of felt making and have unlimited access to the course material and continuous tutor support. Register here.

We would really appreciate it if you would spread the word about our online courses. Please share on your Facebook page or on other social media. We appreciate your help! And if you are interested in teaching an online course, please contact us with your ideas.

 

Surface Design Techniques on Felt

Surface Design Techniques on Felt

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I have been experimenting with a variety of surface design techniques on felt for a long while. I have developed a series of online classes about these techniques. There is a screen printing on felt class running now and I am currently finishing up the last in the series Free Motion Stitching on Felt. This course will give specific free motion stitching techniques that I have developed that can be combined with felting either during the felting process or after the piece is felted. I am planning on offering the course in the spring. I will make an announcement here when the class is posted and open for registration.

Free Motion Machine Stitched Poppy on Felt

In preparation for the class, I have been making samples for the PDF and videos for the course. This is a poppy that I stitched on to a piece of felt that was already screen printed with a deconstructed screen printing technique. I liked the poppy but it just seemed to fade away into the background and I really didn’t want to add in color with thread. So I decided to paint the poppy color in.

Painting on felt isn’t the easiest thing and it’s hard to get fine details because the surface of the felt doesn’t really take paint very well. I used Dye-na-Flo paint to paint in all the color on the petals and stem. Then I added highlights and shadows with liquid acrylic paint.

Painted and Free Motion Stitched Poppy on Felt

You can definitely see the poppy now. It is also a little hard to get a good photo with reds and oranges and this is a little redder than the original. But you get the idea. If you are interested in taking any of my surface design classes, just fill out the contact us form with your information and  which class is of interest. I will put you on the email list to contact when the class registration opens.

Fish 1

Also, there are two spots left in Galina Titova’s Felting Fantasy Fish class that begins January 12, 2017. You can register here. It’s a really fun class and very popular, so don’t miss out!

 

Screen Printed Felt Journal by Ruth Lane
Upcoming Online Courses

Upcoming Online Courses

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It’s hard to believe but we are coming to the end of 2016. I hope you all had a great year. We had a great bunch of online classes this year and we have a tentative schedule for 2017. The first class available is my Experimental Screen Printing class. It will begin January 6, 2016 and is $45. For more information and to sign up for the class, click here.

Screen Printed Felt Journals by Ruth Lane

These are a few journals that I created with screen printed felt. You can also check out what some of my students created in the last screen printing class. You can also use these screen printing techniques to decorate your own silk fabric for nuno felting.

Fish 1

There will also be a Felting Fantasy Fish course with Galina Titova in January but we already have more than 20 students on the waiting list for this course. If there are any open registrations available once the waiting list has a chance to register, I will open the class for other students to register. Galina plans on having two more sessions in 2017, one in March and one in September. If you’re interested in a future class, please fill out our contact us form with the class name and month in the comments box. Take a look at the fantastic fish created by students in her first class.

Felted Concertina Hat by Teri Berry

Teri Berry will be repeating her Concertina Hat class in 2017 in early spring, most likely April. If you’re interested in taking her hat class, please fill out our contact us form with the class name in the comments box. You can see some wonderful hats created by her students here. Teri just completed another hat class so the student page will be updated soon with new student hats. Teri is also creating a new course in felted bags. Watch this space for more details. She hopes to offer the class in February or March.

aa wet felting FOR BEGINNERS 3 PART COURSE

Our Wet Felting for Beginners course is always available. There is more information here and fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page to register.

These courses would make a perfect holiday gift. Let your loved ones know that you’d like to take one of these online courses and we’ll get you signed up!

 

Winner of Free Class Spot and Announcing the Next Session of Concertina Hat Class

Winner of Free Class Spot and Announcing the Next Session of Concertina Hat Class

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Fish 1

The registration for the Felting Fantasy Fish online course is closed but we do have one lucky winner of the free spot in the class. Using a random number generator to choose of from the comments left on the class announcement post, the winner is:

Robin G.

Congratulations Robin, I will contact you shortly with details about the class.

And the other great news is that Teri Berry is going to have another session of Felting Concertina Hats which will begin November 3rd. You can see more information about the class and sign up here. Also take a look at the hats created by her first class of students here. 

This four-week, hat making course will initially guide you through the different options for hat blocks (from DIY to the extravagant!) and choosing one to fit. Although this module is technically week 1, I will send it out on receipt of payment so you have as much time as possible to make or buy a hat block if you don’t already have one.

Week 2 will focus on making a stylish or quirky concertina hat and will include guidance on how to create a resist for your head size, how to add a felted “pig tail”, creating a brim and forming sharp folds that remain in place. I will also describe how I blend colours and make the “silk stripes” used on some of my hats.

In week 3 we will make a super-cute snail hat. This tutorial is a must for anyone who hates rolling! I will provide my template for you to enlarge to your hat size (I will provide a useful technique that can be used to enlarge items of clothing that you would like to make in felt but need to allow for the shrinkage). I will then go on to explain how to make the eyes on stalks and securely attach them to the hat as well as well as how to create the shell and shape snail’s foot to form a brim for your hat.

Week 4 will be an opportunity to catch up or make another hat, I will provide examples of other hats and their template designs that used the concertina method which you are welcome to copy or, if you prefer, I am very happy to help you design your own hat using this method. The possibilities are almost endless!

Sign up for the November 3rd session here.