Needlefelting Santas!

04 December 2024, 18:00 - 20:30

£35 per person

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Needle felt your own jolly santa and transform him into a hanging tree decoration or a pin badge to add a festive touch to your favourite jumper or coat!

With Helen’s guidance you will learn you how to create an even, firm felt, how to join different elements, sculpting with wool and adding different layers of colour.

Helen Riddle works from her studio at The Art House. Her work combines wet and needle felting with free-motion embroidery, hand stitch and print. Helen was awarded the City and Guilds Medal for Excellence in Constructed Textiles in 2014 and is a qualified teacher, delivering workshops for The Art House, The Royal Horticultural Society and The Hepworth Wakefield. Helen has recently exhibited for Wakefield Art Walk, Leeds Industrial Museum and Anglers Country Park and her work can be seen at events and galleries around the UK. Her recent exhibitions include The Doffer and the Fancy: Re-imagining the Machine, Leeds Industrial Museum, 2019; 10km of Stitch, Wakefield Cathedral July 2021, In the Garden, The Hepworth Wakefield 2022 and A Stitch in Time, Anglers Country Park 2022-2023.

    Who is this workshop for?

    Ideal for adults who are beginners as well as those with some previous feltmaking experience.

    Do I need to bring anything?

    All tools and equipment needed will be provided for the session.

    Booking Terms & Conditions

    Workshop and course bookings can be cancelled and refunded (less a 10% administration fee) up until 7 days before the scheduled start date. Our workshops support the work we do as a charity, and because materials and equipment are ordered in advance, we regret that refunds cannot be offered less than 7 days before the workshop date.

    Bookings cannot be transferred between courses however bookings can be transferred to another person in the event that you are unable to attend on the day. In the event that The Art House needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, for example due to tutor illness, your ticket will be refunded in full.

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