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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Make a felted vessel with Lesley Bossine.
Southlands Arts Centre
4.9 (21)
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1 to 8 guests
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What you'll do
Join us at Southlands and enter the wonderful world of wet felt-making.Felt-making is one of the oldest textile crafts in the world, used in nomadic cultures for centuries as a way to make carpets, boots, clothes, and portable homes known as yurts. Today, it is also a popular textile craft that allows you to create unique practical and artistic items, from 2D art to sumptuous wearables.In this workshop, you will learn how to make a unique felted vessel using the wet felting technique with Corriedale wool and decorative yarns.You will learn how to:
- blend and lay out wool fibres
- incorporate other fibres for surface decoration
- use a resist for 3D work
- manipulate your work to create shape and detail
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What you'll get
A completed piece to take home and will learn skills to give them the confidence to continue creating long after the workshop ends.The workshop fee includes a pack of wool fibres together with other fibres for decoration, plus the use during the workshop of the felt-making equipment required.
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Knowledge required
No prior knowledge is required.
What to bring
- Old towel: A large hand towel or small bath towel is ideal.
- Plastic jug or bowl (big enough to hold 2 litres of water and to put your work in).
- Bar of soap or handwash soap flakes. Soap should be either olive oil or glycerine, not a type that is very creamy as it will produce too much lather. Olive oil soap can be bought at most health food shops.
- Plastic bag to take wet work home.
- Apron – optional
- Notebook and pen or pencil to make notes – optional
Location
Southlands Arts Centre, 75 The Green, West Drayton UB7 7PW
We are a ten minute walk from the train station, we are on the Elizabeth Line. Parking is free at the centre.
Your teacher
Southlands Arts Centre is a wonderful Queen Anne Grade 2 listed building with extensive, beautiful grounds. It is the perfect backdrop for all creative people. The Centre is used by people and groups who engage in cultural activities across the fine arts, music, photography, film, and craft design. We are well known for our exhibitions held throughout the year and attract some amazing artists (many local) who regularly exhibit their work at the Centre. We are also the home for The West London Photo Exhibition and SouthlandsLIVE.
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