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Needle Felt a Blue Tit

With DIY craft kit delivered to you

Learn the art of needle felting from the comfort of your home.

Gwen's Felted Paintings

5.0 (2)

2k followers

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2 hours

5 to 15 £33

Online Classes

•

Craft

•

Textiles

•

Felting

•

Kid Friendly

How it works

Request your preferred time

We'll send a ClassBento Box to you (a craft kit with what you'll need). Shipping in the UK is free, and it should arrive within 5-7 business days . We ship nationwide.

Enjoy the online class - after booking, you'll get a link to join the interactive class.

What you'll do

Have a go at needle felting and create a lovely blue tit with the support of an experienced and talented teacher in this online craft class.

This workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience of felting. If you've never tried this kind of craft before, don't worry - you'll be taken through the process step-by-step.

Watching demonstrations and following instructions from your needle felt teacher, you'll learn about needle-felting techniques, and will be shown how to produce the desired effect with your needle. Needle felting is a very versatile craft and once you've learnt the essential methods, you'll be able to go away and practice your skills to develop your abilities for future projects.

Celebrate British nature with this gentle and relaxing class and create a beautiful item of needle felted art to keep. Needle felting is an absorbing textile craft and you'll soon become immersed in your class as you work with your wool to produce something wonderful.

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Knowledge required

Beginner-friendly.

What you'll get in your craft kit

1 x 4.5 x 5.5 dense foam pad.
2 x felting needles.
1 x 6-inch wooden embroidery hoop.
1 x square of linen with a template design.
several colours of coloured carded Corriedale wool.

What you'll need

The kits contain all of the materials you need to complete the workshop. However, some scissors and glue may also come in handy.

Suitable for

Suitable for adults, and kids (minimum 12 years old).

An adult must be present whilst kid(s) engage with the box.

Your teacher

Gwen's Felted Paintings

5.0 (2)

2k followers

I am a felt artist and ecologist based in Dunblane, Scotland. I am passionate about the UK’s native flora and fauna and am inspired by the beauty and variety of the UK’s landscapes; in particular the dramatic mountainscapes and beautiful coastlines of Scotland where I live, and Wales where I was born.

I was introduced to needle-felting through a charitable event with the Bat Conservation Trust. Having made a small three-dimensional bat, I was hooked! I spent a few months creating small sculptures, before coming across the technique of using coloured wool to ‘paint’, which then became my main focus.

To create a painting, I use needle-felting and wet-felting techniques, often using several rounds of both to achieve the desired effect. Needle-felting is the process by which a barbed needle is used to tangle coloured wool into place, whilst wet-felting uses hot soapy water and agitation to further felt the fibres together. The whole process often takes weeks to complete and, while the fibres can have a mind of their own, I love the wonderful textures and effects that the natural fibres can produce.

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