(Fall23) Felting and Fabric Workshops

​Needle Felted Gifts with Rory Valentine
Dates: Saturday, November 11th and/or Sunday, December 10th 
Time: 11:00AM-1:00PM or 2:00PM-4:00PM
Location: Art Barn Library
Fee: $50 includes all materials
Join us at Featherstone this holiday season and give yourself the gift of creative time while making a unique treasure for someone special. In this mini workshop, you will make a winter/holiday themed needle felted ornament, gift tag, or other small felted sculpture. Needle fleeting is a simple yet dynamic technique of using barbed needles to entangle wool fibers into 2-D and 3-D forms.

Autumnal Needle Felting with Rory Valentine
Date: Saturday, September 16
Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Art Barn Library
Fee: $50 includes all materials
Needle fleeting is a simple yet dynamic technique of using barbed needles to entangle wool fibers into 2-D and 3-D forms. In this mini workshop, you will work on your own fall themed wool piece, a pumpkin, leaf, acorn or other small felted sculpture.

​Visible Mending with Rory Valentine
Date: Saturday, October 7
Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Location: Art Barn Library
Fee: $45 includes all materials
​Extend the life of your most beloved garments. Revitalize heirlooms and fabric home goods with visible mending. In this workshop, we will explore patching, darning, Japanese Sashiko stitching, and other embroidery techniques to artfully repair,  renew and reuse your clothing and textiles for years to come. Bring your favorite clothing/textiles to mend or practice techniques on the fabrics provided.

Mini Felted Flora & Fauna with Rory Valentine
Date: Tuesday, August 1st
Time: 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $50 includes all materials
Needle fleeting is a simple yet dynamic technique of using barbed needles to entangle wool fibers into 2-D and 3-D forms. In this class, you will work on your own mini sculptural flora or fauna piece to take home!

Marbling on Fabric with Rory Valentine
Date: Thursday, June 29
Time: 5:00PM - 7:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $50 for 2 hour workshop, includes materials
Marbling is a technique of surface design where colorful paints are floated and decoratively swirled on a gel medium then transferred to cotton fabric (or paper) creating a beautiful and complex pattern. In this class, you will learn and practice this technique and take home 4 unique marbleized cotton cloth napkins.