Last Saturday I had the pleasure of leading a three hour felting class with five Crafty Chick friends. After a potluck lunch we got started with creating a wet felted piece then moved on to needlefelting. Most had not made felt before but all of the Chicks dove in and were great sports about it all. They were even game to try out my Needlefelting machine. I had a great time and I think they did too!
I shared my felting books and showed them my favorites written by Moy McKay, Scottish artist and felter extraordinaire.
 Starting with wet felting |
 Second step is needle felting in more details. |
 Sue’s felt sample created prior to class and used for a demo. |
 Michelle’s felted piece |
 Bonnie’s Felted Pansie |
 Kearsten’s felted piece ready for hand stitches. |
 Kathy’s felted piece. |
 Cheryl’s felted piece |
With the addition of a little stabilizer material, the pieces are all ready for additional machine and hand stitching to add more details and embellishing. I think they look great for first timers and a short 3 hour lesson. I loved how game everyone was to try a variety of things.
