Textile Art: Wet Felting Course -

Following a very popular Masterclass Sarah Waters is returning to Hampshire Art studio with a longer course. This is also available via zoom

Tutor, Sarah Waters
Thursday May 20th, June 10th, 17th, 24th, and July 1st
10am – 4pm
£400/5 day studio course
£200/5 ZOOM sessions (if you need materials for zoom please contact info@hampshireart.studio)
materials included in Studio course
Covid restrictions will apply. Numbers will be restricted, masks to be worn on arrival, and social distancing measures.

BUY studio

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What level of experience is needed for this course?

This course is suitable for any level, from beginners to advanced.

Sarah Waters is an experienced, international artist and tutor, who works with fibres and fabrics to create large scale wall hangings.

Sarah will be teaching you how to use different fibres, prefelts and fabrics (nuno) within feltmaking. You will focus on design and colour mixing of the fibres, cutting and layering techniques to produce samples and a finished collage.

During the five sessions Sarah will be there to guide you through each of the processes and will take time to discuss your individual ideas, developing your skills at your own pace.

All materials will be provided but if you have any extra fabrics or threads you would like incorporated then please do bring along (natural ones like silk or cotton are best). You might also want bring a picture, photo or a drawing to help inform your final piece.

What happens each week

Week 1 Introduction day

If you haven’t tried wet felting before today this will act as a taster day. If you have been on one of Sarah’s classes, and know the score, she will give you different exercises and techniques to try.

Sarah will introduce you to basic wet felting techniques and to the variety of fibres and fabrics used. You will be able to discuss and handle the samples and try out some of the different techniques throughout the day. There will be plenty of time for discussion and experimenting.

Weeks 2, 3 and 4 Technical Skills and Continuous Individual

Each day will start with a new technical skill exercise. Then drawing on some of the previous skills and samples Sarah will guide you through the process of starting to create your own textile art piece. Students will continue to work independently with support from Sarah throughout each week.

Week 5 Finishing Individual Textile Art – Overview and Debrief

During your final session you will continue to work on your individual piece. There will be time in the afternoon for Sarah to discuss outcomes and we will explore each other’s finished work learning how to develop any future ideas.