Felted Flower Workshop
You may remember I did a post about dyeing silk hankies for a workshop at Pinhey’s Point. https://wp.me/p1WEqk-j91 Sunday was the class.
I was set up in what was originally the dining room of the house. It was a bit tight with 10 people around 2 tables,
But everyone did fine. Everyone kept thier elbows down and we had a great time.
First, we did a petunia/morning glory. More in general shape than reality. This is a nice, simple flower for people who have never felted anything before. Not a great picture, but it was the only one I could find that I had uploaded before. I used to be terrible at naming my pictures. I am much better now. Makes it much easier to find what you’re looking for.
Once everyone had their flower done, we had a break. The museum provided a great snack table for our break. We all felt very spoiled.
Then we moved on to the silk hanky flower. I explained about what they were and how they were made, and everyone had to pick a colour. It was so hard to choose.
They learned how to make the stems and the stamens for a more complete flower. Here they are doing the dry rolling to compact it before wetting.
Then it got busy, and I was running around the tables helping people. It is always tricky getting the stem and stamen centred on opposite sides. But everyone managed. The biggest problem was with stems not sticking. We had 3 with stems totally detached and one partial detachment. I think it was a combination of felting the base of the stem too hard at first and pulling it away when moving the stem to a different position to rub the flower. All but one had felting needles at home with instructions on reattaching the stem after it’s dry. I gave a needle to the last person and explained how to use it to fix the small area that was not attached properly.
No more pictures until the end. All in all, a great day. Everyone seemed happy, and there are definitely some new addicts in the making.
I have no idea what the white spot is. It is on the original in my phone.
Ann