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| Internet, ongoing. |
Crafty College sometimes offers felting classes with Kathy Hays. For
information go to:
http://craftycollege.com/ |
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Kay Petal, aka
Felt Alive, offers classes in needle felting figures.
http://www.feltalive.com/onlineclass.htm She also has some
online tutorials at
www.youtube.com/feltalive. |
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Birgitte Krag Hansen
Online workshops.
http://www.feltmaking.dk/online/ |
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The Cloth Doll Connection is offering a class called "Hairworks"
using needlefelting to add hair to cloth dolls.
http://www.clothdollconnection.com/Classes/classes.html |
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Marie Spaulding has online workshops for both
needle and wet felting.
http://www.livingfelt.com/workshops.html
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Terri Pike has online instruction for teaching
wet felting, including laminate (nuno) felting.
http://feltinglessons.com/Home.html |
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British
Columbia, ongoing. |
Tricia Rasku teaches felting workshops in Rossland, BC which is in the West
Kootenay region. Contact: Tricia Rasku; 2087 Park St., Box 270, Rossland,
BC, V0G 1Y0 1-250-362-5701
trasku@armispiansystems.ca
http://www.armispiansystems.ca/ByHand/ |
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British
Columbia, September and October 2009. |
is teaching a 4 day course
at Maiwa
Handprints October 26-29th as part of their almost 2 month long
Textile Symposium. "Felt Fabrics for Interiors"
http://maiwa.com/symposium/index.html 6-1666 Johnston
Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC Canada V6H 3S2 Tel 604 669 3939 -
Fax 604 669 0609
maiwa@maiwa.com |
| Ontario,
ongoing. |
Workshops with Andrea Graham in Southeastern Ontario (Odessa). Contact
Andrea at:
acornsjourney@cogeco.ca or 1-613-386-1869 |
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Ontario,
ongoing. |
Workshops
with Fay Wilkinson. Contact Fay at: Telephone: 705 754 4004. E-mail
fay@thecreativecocoon.com webpage:
www.thecreativecocoon.com/
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Quebec,
ongoing. |
The Centre d'arts textiles at Maison Routhier in
Sainte-Foy often has felting classes. (654-4296) |
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Arizona, ongoing. |
The Fiber Factory sometimes
has felting classes. Contact:
The Fiber Factory; 150
West Main Street; Mesa, AZ 85201 phone 480.969.4346 or out of area
888.969.9276 fax 480.969.2365 e-mail us at
yarn@fiberfactory.com
http://www.fiberfactory.com/classes.php
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Arizona,
ongoing. |
Feltmakers Susan A.
Thompson & Sally Ann Hall have begun Spirited Hands Studio in Tucson, a
studio for teaching felting of all types. Sally has a felt study group that
meets the first Tuesday of the month from 9:30-11:30, Sept-May.
http://www.spiritedhandsstudio.com/
shall83838@aol.com
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| California, ongoing |
Ongoing felting classes. Contact: The Weaver's Cottage; 15559 West Sierra
Hwy.; Canyon Country, CA 91351; Shop open: Wed-Sat 10AM - 5 PM please call
805-250-9999 or toll free 888-251-5033
http://www.weaverscottage.com/
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| California, ongoing |
Ongoing millinery classes. Contact: That's Yvonne: Box 78926; Los Angeles,
CA 90016 USA email:
TYMillinery@webtv.net
(323) 766-1364 |
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California, ongoing |
Shepherdess Beads often has felt workshops.
Contact: Shepherdess Beads; 2802 Juan Street #18; San Diego, CA 92110 1-619-
297-4110
info@shepherdessbeads.com
http://www.shepherdessbeads.com/
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California, ongoing. |
Deep Color Studio
offers many felting classes for all levels. Contact: Deep Color Studio; 450 Colusa Ave;
Kensington, CA 94707 http://www.deepcolorstudio.com/
There are too many felting classes coming up to list here. Please
go to their website.
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California, ongoing |
The Sewing Workshop
sometimes offers felting classes. Contact: The Sewing Workshop; 2010
Balboa St at 21st Ave.; San Francisco, CA 94121 1-415-221-7397
http://www.thesewingworkshop.com/
info@thesewingworkshop.com
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California, ongoing |
The
Mendocino Art Center sometimes offers felting classes. Contact: P.O. Box
765; Mendocino, CA 95460 (800) 653-3328
mendoart@mcn.org
http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org
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California, ongoing. |
The Palos Verdes Art Center sometimes has
felting classes.
Contact:1-310-541-2479.
info@pvartcenter.org
http://www.pvartcenter.org/ |
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California, ongoing. |
Guala Arts Workshop sometimes has felting
classes. Contact: Gualala Arts, Inc.;46501 Gualala Road; PO Box 244;
Gualala, CA 95445 1-707-884-1138
info@gualalaarts.org
http://www.gualalaarts.org/Groups/Workshops.html
January 23 - 24, 2010
A Weekend of Felting with Carin Engen |
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California, ongoing. |
The Tin Thimble sometimes has felting classes.
Contact: 595 Taylor Road ; Newcastle, CA 95658 1-916-663-2134
http://www.thetinthimble.com
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 California,
April
9-11, 2010. |
A World of Creativity: Conference of Northern California Handweavers (CNCH) 2010,
Santa Clara, California.
http://www.cnch.org Contact Registrar: 441 Conil
Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Patterned Scarves Using the Silk
Laminate Technique with Pat Spark
Felted Gnome with Pat Spark
Link to photos of Pat's
Gnomes.
Felt Greeting Cards with Pat Spark Link
to photos of Pat's Greeting
Cards.
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Colorado, ongoing |
Shuttle, Spindles & Skeins often has felting classes. Shuttles,
Spindles & Skeins, Inc.; 635 South Broadway, Unit E; Boulder, CO 80305 (303)
494-1071 (800) 283-4163 FAX (303) 554-6593
http://www.shuttlesspindlesandskeins.com/
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Colorado, ongoing |
Lambspun of Colorado offers both Needle and Wet
Felting classes.
Contact: Lambspun; 1101 E. Lincoln Ave.; Fort Collins, CO 80524
1-800-558-5262
http://www.lambspun.com/
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Colorado, annual event, J |
The Estes Park Wool Market often
has feltmaking workshops. Contact: Estes
Park Wool Market; P. O. Box 1967; Estes Park, CO 80517; Telephone:
970-586-6104 e-mail: events@estes.org
http://www.estesnet.com/events/woolmarket.htm
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Colorado, ongoing |
Felting
classes with Mary Blanche Morse at the Utica Street Market classroom in
Ward. Many subjects offered including hats, bags, footwear, lace,
lamination, small stuff, tapestries, etc. For current schedule contact: Full
Spectrum Fiber arts, Utica Street Market; PO Box 307; Ward, CO 80481. |
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Colorado, ongoing. |
"Alpaca Felt Hat", Judy Sims-Barlow teaches ongoing
felt hat workshops at Spanish Peaks Alpacas. Contact: Spanish Peaks
Alpacas; Judith Sims-Barlow; 120 CR 365; La Veta, CO 81055 1-719-742-6014
Judy@spanishpeaksalpacas.com
http://www.spanishpeaksalpacas.com/ |
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Colorado,
summer |
The Studios of Bristol along the "Silver
Highway" above Creede, Colorado, sometimes offer felting classes in
their summer schedule. Contact Teri Inman through
www.bristolyarnworks.com/workshops.htm to register. |
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Colorado,
April 30, May 1 and 2, 2010. |
Wet Felting classes with Marlice Van Zandt and
Needle Felting classes with Sharon Scott at the Denver Fiber Fiesta at the
Great Western Alpaca Show April 30, May 1 and 2, 2010.
www.DenverFiberFiesta.com
The Denver Fiber Fiesta will be held at the National Western Complex in
Denver, Colorado |
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Connecticut, ongoing |
Brookfield Craft Center sometimes has felting classes. . Contact: Brookfield Craft Center; P. O. Box 122
Brookfield, CT 06804
http://www.brookfieldcraftcenter.org/
1-203-775-4526
info@brookfieldcraftcenter.org
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Connecticut, ongoing |
The Guilford Art Center often has felting
workshops. Contact:
Guilford Art Center; 411 Church
Street; P.O. Box 589; Guilford, CT 06437 1- 203-453-5947
http://www.guilfordartcenter.org/ |
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Florida,
ongoing |
Terri Pike teaches felting classes from her
studio in Orlando, as well as through her video series online.
http://feltinglessons.com/Home.html
summerset@gmail.com |
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Illinois,
ongoing |
Felt classes with
Tammy Deck and others. T.L.D. Design Center & Gallery; 26 E.
Quincy St.; Westmont, IL 60559 1.630.963.9573
http://www.tlddesigns.com/
tammy@tlddesigns.com |
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Illinois, ongoing |
The Fine Line
Creative Arts Center sometimes has felting classes. Contact: The Fine Line
Creative Arts Center; 6N158 Crane Road; St. Charles, Illinois 60175
1-630-584- 9443
finelineca@aol.com
http://finelineca.org/
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Illinois, July |
Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair at Lakeside Legacy Arts
Park in Crystal Lake, IL. This festival sometimes has feltmaking classes. For more information please visit
http://www.fiberandfolk.com |
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Maine,
ongoing. |
Halcyon Yarn, sometimes offers felting classes. Contact: Halcyon Yarn, 12
School
St., Bath, Maine 04530 USA 1-800-341-0282.
(Outside the US, dial 1-207-442-7909.) fax 1-207-442-0633 service@halcyonyarn.com http://www.halcyonyarn.com/ |
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Maine, ongoing |
Haystack School of Crafts usually sponsors a felting
workshop each summer. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; P.O. Box 518; Deer
Isle, ME 04627 1-207-348-2306 email:
haystack@haystack-mtn.org
http://www.haystack-mtn.org |
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Maine, ongoing |
The Portland Fiber Gallery and Weaving Studio sometimes has felting classes.
Contact: Portland, call 207-780-1345 or
http://www.portlandfibergallery.com/ |
| Maine, ongoing |
Michelle DeLucia teaches wet felting, needle-felted landscapes, natural
plant dyeing and spinning workshops from her Sunshine Daydream Farm studio
in Brownfield, Maine. Contact: Michelle DeLucia; 377 Center Conway Road;
Brownfield, Maine 04010
SSDDFarm@pivot.net 1-207-935-4075 |
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Maine, June |
Maine Fiber Frolic sometimes has felting classes. Go
to the workshops page at
www.fiberfrolic.com for more information. |
| Maryland, 1st weekend in May |
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is always the first
full weekend in May and often has felting workshops. Contact;
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Glenwood, MD.
www.sheepandwool.org, 410
531-3647. |
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Massachusetts,
ongoing |
Pro Chemical and Dye Company
often has workshops of interest to feltmakers. Contact: Pro Chemical and Dye
Company; PO Box 14, Somerset, MA 02726 http://www.prochemical.com/workshops.htm
1-800-228-9393
April 15-19, 2009. FELT - RESIST - BEAD: The Full Monty of Wool Felt Surface
Design with Chad Alice Hagen. |
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Massachusetts,
ongoing |
Chris White offers year-round classes in
felting and dyeing at Magpie Designs Felting Studio in Belchertown, MA.
Weekend, one-day and evening classes are offered at all levels. Topics
include carved felt, felting with multiple resists, cobweb, nuno, shibori
felt, felt sculpture and theme classes (hats, boots, rugs, etc).
Occasional classes in natural dyeing using on-site plants. Private tutorials
and custom workshops. Call
1-413-256-6031,contact
chrisawhite@earthlink.net or visit
www.magpiefelt.com
for information on current class schedule. |
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Massachusetts,
ongoing. |
The New England Felting Supply often has felting classes. NEFS Retail Store;
84 Cottage St., Easthampton, MA 01027 Phone (413) 527-1188
http://www.feltingsupply.com/ |
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Massachusetts,
ongoing. |
Art School of
the Berkshires sometimes offers feltmaking classes. Contact: IS183, Art School of the
Berkshires; P.O. Box 1400, Stockbridge, MA 01262 fax: 413.298.5257. email:
info@IS183.org
http://www.is183.org/
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Massachusetts,
ongoing. |
Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, MA sometimes has
felting classes. Contact: Snow Farm - The New England Craft Program; 5 Clary
Road - Williamsburg, MA 01096 1-413-268-3101
http://www.snowfarm.org/
ATTENTION: Felter's Fling will be held here
August 22 through 30, 2009. See Black Sheep Designs for more info.
http://www.blacksheepdesigns.com
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Massachusetts,
May |
The Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair
sometimes has felting classes. It is held at the Cummington Fairgrounds. Contact: http://www.masheepwool.org/ |
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Massachusetts, ongoing. |
Worcester Center for Crafts sometimes has felting
classes. Contact: Phone: 508.753.8183
wcc@worcestercraftcenter.org
25 Sagamore Road; Worcester, MA 01605
http://register.worcestercraftcenter.org
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Massachusetts, ongoing. |
Wovenpaint Textile Arts sometimes has felting classes.
Contact: Wovenpaint Textile Arts; 99a Main Street; North Easton, MA 02356
(508) 238-0212
http://www.wovenpaint.com
wovenpaint@yahoo.com
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| Michigan,
ongoing. |
Needle felting
workshops with Suzanne Higgs at Fascinations Fiber Gallery & Studio.
Wet and Needle Felting: hats, bags, scarves, mittens, boots, wearable art,
Felt Flower Making, Spinning, Locker Hooking, Knitting, Weaving (triangle
and square loom)
Classes built around your fiber quests! Contact Suzanne
at: 211
Bannister, Suite 9A; Plainwell, MI 49080 email:
hookedonfelt@accn.org
http://www.hookedonfelt.com/
1-269-685-7077 |
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Michigan,
ongoing. |
Dawn Edwards teaches feltmaking from her studio in Plainwell, Michigan.
P.O. Box 402, Plainwell, MI 49080
dawn@feltsoright.com http://www.feltsoright.com/FELTMAKING_CLASSES.html
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Michigan, August 2009 |
Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan Co. Fair Grounds. This festival usually
has felting workshops and vendors with items of interest to feltmakers.
Contact: Michigan Fiber Festival; PO Box 744; Hastings, MI 49058
mff@iserv.net
http://www.michiganfiberfestival.info/
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Michigan, ongoing |
Needle felting classes, once a
month. Contact: Spinner's Loft, Howell, MI, contact: Betty Forsythe,
1-517-546-5280
www.spinningloft.us |
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Minnesota,
ongoing |
Textile Center of Minnesota sometimes has
felting classes.
Contact: Textile Center; 3000 University Ave SE; Minneapolis, MN 55414
Telephone 612-436-0464
http://www.textilecentermn.org/education.asp
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Minnesota,
ongoing |
The Weaver's Guild of Minnesota
in Minneapolis often offers felting classes. Contact: 3000 University
Avenue SE; Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 Phone: 612-436-0463
Email:
info@weaversguildmn.org
http://www.weaversguildmn.org/
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| Minnesota,
summer 2010. |
The Split
Rock Arts Program, the summer program from the University of Minnesota,
often has feltmaking. Split Rock
Arts Program; St. Paul, Minnesota; Split Rock Arts program - University of
Minnesota, 612-625-8100,
http://www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts/ |
| Missouri, ongoing |
Ruth Walker lists her workshop schedule on her website.
http://ebiz.netopia.com/feltmaker/ |
Missouri,
May
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Surface Design Conference in Kansas City,
Missouri. This conference often has feltmaking. Contact:
http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference.asp 1-816-741-1018. |
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Montana, June |
The Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival in Hamilton
often has felting workshops. Contact: BSFAF; PO Box 1223; Victor MT 59875
1-406-529-6194 info@bigskyfiber.com
http://www.bigskyfiber.com/ |
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Nevada, ongoing. |
The St.
Mary's Art Center in Virginia City sometimes has felting classes. Contact:
St. Mary's Art Center; PO 396; Virginia City, NV 89440 1-775-847-7774
www.stmarysartcenter.org
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Hampshire, ongoing |
Nicole Chazaud Telaar sometimes offers workshops in her studio.
(see below) Contact: Phone: call Nicole at (603) 835-2247 e-mail:
Nicole@FestiveFibers.com
http://www.festivefibers.com/ Mail: Festive Fibers, PO Box 626, Alstead, NH
03602
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| New Hampshire, ongoing |
Harrisville Design Center often has workshops of interest to feltmakers.
Contact: Harrisville@top.monad.net Harrisville Designs, Center Village,
Box 806, Harrisville 03450; (603) 827-3333;
www.harrisville.com
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| New Hampshire, ongoing |
The Fiber Studio often has workshops of interest to feltmakers. Contact: The Fiber
Studio, 9 Foster Hill Rd., Henniker, NH 03242. 603-428-7830
www.fiberstudio.com
sales@fiberstudio.com
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New Hampshire,
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New Hampshire Sheep & Wool
Festival sometimes has felting classes.
Contact: Nadine Chounet; Painted Knoll Farm; 750 Coolidge Woods Road,
New Hampton, NH 003256 1-603-744-3851
tinyfarm@metrocast.net
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| New Jersey, ongoing |
Peters Valley Craft School often has feltmaking
classes. Contact: PV, Workshop Information;
19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey 07851 (973) 948-5200 fax:(973) 948-0011
http://www.pvcrafts.org/
June 12-15, 2009.
Nuno Felt: Felt and Fabric Harmonies with Sharon Costello. |
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Jersey, ongoing |
Free-form feltmaking workshops at Linda Brooks Hirschman's studio in
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey (Bergen County.) Make scarves, purses, 3-D
vessels, natural forms. All levels are welcome. Create your own class and
time. Great for adult parties. Also scrumbling and crazy quilting. email:
linda@lindabrookshirschman.com WEBSITE:
www.lindabrookshirschman.com |
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Jersey, ongoing |
The Newark Museum has workshops in feltmaking and other textile arts. http://www.newarkmuseum.org/
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New Jersey, ongoing. |
The Princeton YWCA sometimes has felting classes.
http://www.ywcaprinceton.org/programsArts.cfm 25
Valley Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540 1-609-252-2018
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| New Mexico,
November |
Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival, sometimes has felting workshops. Contact: Lyn Brown;
Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival;
PO Box 468; La Plata, NM 87418
info@woolfestivalsw.meridian1.net www.woolfestivalsw.meridian1.net
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New
Mexico, October . |
Taos Mountain Wool Festival often has felting workshops. For
information: email: info@taoswoolfestival .org P.O. Box 2754, Taos, New
Mexico 87571 Voice Mail: 888-909-WOOL (9665)
http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/
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New
Mexico, ongoing |
The Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center sometimes offers felting workshops.
Contact: Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center; 325 Paseo de Onate; Espanola, NM
87532 1-505-747-3577 info@evfac.org
http://www.evfac.org/classes.html
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York, ongoing. |
Polly Stirling teaches classes in
Niles, NY, near her studio, Wild Turkey Felt Maker. Phone 315-497-3199 (not available while abroad in winter months)
e-mail:
pollyfelt@earthlink.net or
info@wildturkeyfeltworks.com
http://www.wildturkeyfeltmakers.com/PollyStirling.html
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New
York, ongoing. |
LuLuckystone Feltworks
Studio. Robin Blakney-Carlson teaches feltmaking and invites others to
teach. Contact: Luckystone Feltworks Studio, Studio Location: The Shirt
Factory, 21 Cooper St. Glens Falls, NY 12801. Mailing Address: 2 Webster
Ct., Glens Falls, NY 12801, Studio/cell phone 518-796-3480 Home 518-798-5344
http://www.luckystonestudio.com/home.htm
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New
York, ongoing. |
The Black Sheep Studio
offers many workshops on feltmaking. Contact: Sharon Costello;
Black Sheep Designs; PO Box 56; Rensselaerville, NY 12147 USA
sharon@blacksheepdesigns.com
http://www.blacksheepdesigns.com 518-797-5191 (voice) 518-797-5217
(fax) |
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New York,
ongoing. |
The Yarn Tree offers classes in feltmaking. Contact: The Yarn Tree; 347
Bedford Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11211 Telephone:718.384.8030 Email:
info@theyarntree.com
www.theyarntree.com |
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New
York, ongoing. |
The Fiber Art
Center often has felting classes. Contact: Fiber Art Center; Studio 407, 302
North Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14607 1-585-461-1770
www.weaversguildofrochester.org
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New York, ongoing. |
Carol Cypher teachers classes that combine feltmaking and beadworking.
Contact: Carol Cypher, PO Box 126, Esopus, NY 12429.
http://www.carolcypher.com/index.html |
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New
York, Oct., 2009. |
New
York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY often has felting classes. Contact:
http://www.sheepandwool.com/
festivalinfo@sheepandwool.com
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| North Carolina, ongoing. |
Classes at Chad Alice Hagen's studio in
Asheville, NC. Weekend, small (4 people max.) intensive classes on various
aspects of hand felting and resist dyeing taught at my studio.
chadhagen@mindspring.com
or call 828-252-6830 or fax at 828-253-0633 Chad Alice Hagen;
PO 686, Asheville, NC 28802;
www.chadalicehagen.com |
| North Carolina, ongoing. |
Three Waters Farm sometimes has felting
classes. Contact: Stephen & Mary Ann Pagano; Three Waters Farm; P.O.
Box 100;
Saxapahaw, NC 27340 Phone: (336) 376-0378
info2@threewatersfarm.com
http://www.threewatersfarm.com/
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North Carolina,
2010 |
John C Campbell Folk School usually offers several felt workshops.
Contact: John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 800-365-5724
http://www.folkschool.org
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North Carolina,
ongoing. |
Penland School of Crafts sometimes has workshops on feltmaking. Contact:
Penland School of Crafts, Post Office Box 37, Penland NC 28765-0037.
Phone: 828.765.2359 ; fax: 828.765.7389;
office@penland.org http://www.penland.org/
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North
Carolina,
Oct., 2010. |
South Eastern Animal
Fiber Fair held at the WNC Agricultural Center south of Ashville. This fair
often has felting classes. Contact:
http://www.main.nc.us/saff/index.html
For any other info please email:
info@saff.org
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| Ohio,
late June , 2009. |
Woolfest.
Often has felting classes. Contact: Kirtland Farmpark c/o Lake Metroparks
Headquarters; 11211 Spear Road; Concord Township, Ohio 44077 800-366-3276
http://www.lakemetroparks.com/
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| Ohio
ongoing. |
Bead Crazy Boutique sometimes has feltmaking workshops. Bead Crazy
Boutique;
701 North Market Street, Troy Ohio (A tad North of Dayton) Ph: 937-335-0049
http://www.beadcrazy.us/
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Ohio
ongoing. |
The Canton Museum of Art sometimes has classes
in feltmaking. Contact: 1-330-453-7666
http://cantonart.org/Classes/Adult-classes.html
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Ohio
ongoing. |
Felting classes at Pamela MacGregor's studio, (Tarvey Cottage Studio) just
outside of historic Grand Rapids, Ohio. Weekend and week day classes, small
(4 people max.) intensive classes on wet felting and needlefelting
techniques.
pammacg@tarveycottagestudio.com or call 419-832-3001
www.tarveycottagestudio.com |
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Oregon,
ongoing. |
Oregon, ongoing.
Pat Spark teaches all types and levels of felting in the studio of Fine
Fiber Press in Albany. Contact: Pat Spark; 1032 SW Washington Street;
Albany, Oregon 97321 USA 1-541-926-1095 Pre-register at
least two weeks prior to class. www.finefiberpress.com finefiberpress@comcast.net
or spark@peak.org
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Woodland Woolworks in Carlton sometimes offers felting classes. Contact:
Woodland Woolworks; 100 E Washington St. Carlton, OR 97111
http://www.woolworks.com/Classes-and-Events/
or 1-800-547-3725
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Oregon, ongoing. |
The Oregon College of Art and Craft often has feltmaking workshops and
classes. Look under community classes on their website. Oregon College of Art & Craft; 8245 SW Barnes Road; Portland , OR
97225 1- 800-390-0632 http://www.ocac.edu
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Oregon, June. |
Black
Sheep Gathering, Eugene often has feltmaking. For information about the
Black Sheep Gathering, write to the below address, or email
leslie@fishwhistle.com The
Black Sheep Gathering Inc;. 86460 Loraine Highway; Eugene, OR 97405-9481
www.blacksheepgathering.org. |
| Oregon,
Sept. |
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby at the Clackamas County Fair
Grounds. This festival often has feltmaking. Contact: Brandy
Chastain -Festival Director/Publicity; Whistlestop Farm;
30881 S.W. Bald Peak Road;
Hillsboro, OR 97123-8817 Email:
whistlestop.farm@verizon.net
http://www.flockandfiberfestival.com/
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| Oregon,
Sept. |
BeadFest, the bead conference from Interweave
Press, often has felting classes in Portland:
http://www.beadexpo.com
1-610-232-5733 |
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Pennsylvania, ongoing |
The Society
for Contemporary Craft sometimes has felting workshops. Contact: Society for
Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA,
www.contemporarycraft.org
For more information email
thestudio@contemporarycraft.org
or call 412 261-7003. |
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Pennsylvania,
ongoing. |
The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts sometimes
has felting classes. Contact: 6300 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
1-412-361-0873
http://www.pittsburgharts.org/index.php
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Pennsylvania, ongoing. |
Touchstone
Center for Crafts often has feltmaking, 1049 Wharton Furnace Road,
Farmington, PA 15437. Call 1-800-721-0177 for more details.
www.touchstonecrafts.com/ |
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Pennsylvania, ongoing. |
The
Mannings often has feltmaking classes, 1132 Green Ridge Road;
P.O. Box 687; East Berlin, PA 17316 USA
Phone:
1-717-624-2223
orders@the-mannings.com www.the-mannings.com
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Pennsylvania,
ongoing. |
The Home Textile Tool Museum sometimes offers
classes in feltmaking. Contact: P.O. Box 153 Rome, PA 18837
http://www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org |
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Tennessee, ongoing. |
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts often has workshops on feltmaking.
Contact: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts; 556 Parkway
PO Box 567; Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Ph. 865-436-5860
info@arrowmont.org
http://www.arrowmont.org
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Tennessee, summer |
Shakerag Workshops often has summertime workshops with feltmakers.
Contact: Shakerag Workshops; 290 Quintard Road; Sewanee, TN USA 37375
(931) 968-0210 x3165 email:
creishman@shakerag.org
http://www.shakerag.org/
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Tennessee, ongoing. |
The Appalachian Center for Craft
often has felting workshops. Contact: Appalachian Center for Craft;
1560 Craft Center Drive | Smithville TN 37166 Phone: 615.597.6801 or
931.372.3051 Email:
craftcenter@tntech.edu
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/ |
| Texas,
ongoing. |
Jill Gully
schedules classes throughout the country (and world). Contact: Contact:
Outback Fibers;312 Oak Plaza Cove; Georgetown, TX 78628
http://www.outbackfibers.com/ 1-800-276-5015
woolshed@juno.com |
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Vermont
ongoing. |
The Fletcher Farm School often has feltmaking classes. Contact: . Fletcher Farm School, 611 Route
103 South; Ludlow, VT 05149 1-802-228-8770
http://www.fletcherfarm.com
info@fletcherfarm.org
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Vermont
ongoing. |
The Northeast Fiber Arts Center sometimes has classes in
feltmaking. Contact: 7531 Williston Road; Williston, VT 1-802-208-8081
nfac@together.net http://www.northeastfiberarts.com/
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| Virginia, ongoing. |
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond sometimes has felting classes.
Contact: 1812 West Main Street; Richmond, VA 23220 1-804-353-0094
http://www.visarts.org/
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| Virginia,
ongoing. Oct. , 2009. |
Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia. This festival is held in at the Montpelier
Estate in Orange County, VA.
Information:
http://www.fallfiberfestival.org/ |
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Virginia, ongoing. |
The Bay School Cultural Arts Center
in Mathews, Virginia sometimes has felting classes. C. Contact; Bay
School Cultural Arts Center; P.O. Box 1524, Mathews, VA 23109
http://bayschool-arts.com/
baya@inna.net
804-725 1278
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Washington State,
ongoing. |
The Weaving Works often has workshops of interest to
feltmakers. Contact: The Weaving Works; 4717 Brooklyn Ave. NE; Seattle,
WA 98105 1-206-524-1221 1-800-524-1221
http://www.weavingworks.com
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Washington
State, ongoing. |
There are
often felting classes at the Pacific Northwest Art School (Formerly the Coupeville Arts Center). Contact:
Pacific Northwest Art School PO Box 171; Coupeville, WA 98239 USA 1-360-678-3396
or 1-866-678-3396
www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org |
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Washington State, ongoing. |
Lori Flood teaches many
types of felting in her studio in Walla Walla, WA. Contact; Lori Flood at
spinsterstreadle@hotmail.com
or 509.520.5460 http://www.spinsterstreadle.com
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Washington State, ongoing |
The Gail Harker Creative Studies
Center in Oak Harbor sometimes has felting classes. Contact: Gail Harker Creative Studies
Center; 1751 NE Goldie Street, Building B, Oak Harbor, WA 98277,
www.gailcreativestudies.com
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Washington,
June. |
The Northwest Regional Spinner's
Association Annual Conference often has felting classes. The conference is
being held at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.
http://www.nwrsa.org/pages/conference.html |
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West Virginia,
ongoing. |
Mountain Made Store, a
crafts shop in Thomas, West Virginia, has ongoing workshops in felting and
other crafts. Contact: 1-877-686-6233
http://www.mountainmade.com/
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| West Virginia, summer. |
There are usually one or two felting classes during the
summer at Augusta Heritage Center.
Contact for more information: Augusta Heritage Center; Davis & Elkins College Elkins,
West Virginia 26241 304.637.1209 FAX 304.637.1317
augusta@augustaheritage.com
http://www.augustaheritage.com/ |
| Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
Susan's Fiber Shop
often offers classes of interest to feltmakers. Contact: Susan's Fiber
Shop; N. 250 Hwy. A; Columbus, WI USA 53925 1-920-623-4237 For orders
only call: 1-888-603-4237
susanfiber@internetwis.com
http://www.susansfibershop.com/ |
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Wisconsin, August |
Midwest Felting Symposium.
This is fourth annual felting symposium and there are many workshops. To
register contact Susan's Fiber Shop; N. 250 Hwy. A; Columbus, WI USA 53925
1-920-623-4237
www.midwestfeltingsymposium.com
Instructor's: TBA
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Wisconsin,
Sept. |
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool
Festival. This event often has felting. Contact: Wisconsin Sheep Breeders
Cooperative is 7811 Con-solidated School Road, Edgerton, WI 53534. Office
phone: 608 868-2505, Fax 608 868-6200, email
wisbc@centurytel.net
http://www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/
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Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
Many
felting classes at Mielke's Farm Fiber Arts. Contact: Mielke's Farm Fiber
Arts 2550 Co. Rd. II, Rudolph, WI 54475-9409 (715) 344-4104
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/index.html
andrea@mielkesfarm.com |
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Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
Judy Jacobs and Kay
Kaduce of Doubletake Design Studios offer needle and wet felting classes.
Doubletake Design Duo; Eau Claire, WI 715-832-4522 715-579-7780
http://www.doubletakedesignduo.com |
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Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
MISA sometimes
offers felting classes. Contact: MISA - Madeline Island School of the Arts;
978 Middle Road; PO Box 536; La Pointe, WI 54850 1-715-747-2054
http://www.madelineartschool.com/
Info@MadelineSchool.com |
| Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
often has felting classes.
Contact: Sievers School of Fiber Arts.
PO
Box 100,
Jackson Harbor Road, Washington Island, WI 54246-9723.
Sievers@itol.com or call 920-847-2264 or fax 920-847-2676
www.sieversschool.com |
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Wisconsin,
ongoing. |
The Nicolet College Outdoor
Adventure Program sometimes offers feltmaking classes.
www.nicoletcollege.edu/currentstudents/educationalprograms/outdooradven/outdoor_fall/time_place.html
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| NSW, Gerringong. |
The Old Schoolhouse Wool Workshop offers felting workshops periodically.
Contact: Christine Sloan; Belinda Street; Gerringong, NSW 2534 +(02) 4234
0422 |
| NSW,
Melbourne. |
Ongoing. Waltraud Reiner offers classes in felt hat making and other
millinery techniques. There is also an instructional video or CD
available. www.torbandreiner.com
International Phone:
+61 3 9504 4476 International Fax: +61 3 9563 1200 |
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NSW,
Annangrove. |
Jenny Hopper and others offer classes in feltmaking,
silk papermaking, dyeing and other textile arts of interest to felt makers
at Virginia Farm Wool Works. Virginia Farm Wool Works; 122 Annangrove
Rd ; Annangrove, NSW, 2156. Australia Telephone +02
9654-1069; Fax + 02 9654-1219 http://www.virginiafarmwoolworks.com.au
jenny@virginiafarmwoolworks.com.au |
| Victoria, East Kew. |
Victorian Feltmakers. For more information contact: Donie Bridgeland +03 9885 9419 noniebridgeland@hotmail.com |
| WA, Bunbury. |
Bunbury Felters meet on the first Friday of the month at
10:00 am. Meet at the Stirling St. Arts Centre. New felters are welcome to
come and join them. Need information: Ring Val, 97214441. |
| WA, Perth (Menora)
FeltWest Inc. |
FeltWest Inc,
We meet at Craft House, Menora 9.30am -3.00pm the third Saturday in every
month except for December and January. Contact president: Heather Davis,
Phone no 92284034, email:
colourfulheather@gmail.com
www.feltwest.org.au |
| Australia, ongoing. |
Phyllis Hoffman teaches
feltmaking, sewing and knitting. (03) 9848 1644
http://www.phylstudio.com/ |
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| International, ongoing |
Teaching schedule of Birgitte Krag-Hansen. This
schedule can be found on Birgitte's web page:
http://www.welcome.to/feltmaking/ |
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| Dusseldorf, ongoing |
Workshops are held in the studio of Jeannette
von Itter. Contact informations: Jeannette von Itter; Am Straussenkreuz 73;
40229 Dusseldorf; GERMANY phone: + 0211 / 2 20 04 64 email:
info@filz-woll-lust.de
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Fehmarn, ongoing |
Workshops are often held in the studio of Karin
Tegeler. Contact information: Karin Tegeler;
Textiles Werken; Kopendorf; Am Dorfteich 6a; 23769 Fehmarn GERMANY
Tel.: 0 43 72/12 57 Fax: 0 43 72/80 69 00
k-tegeler@t-online.de
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| Oberrot,
ongoing. |
Inge
Bauer teaches at Woolknoll.. Contact information: Inge Bauer;
IBTEXTILES@aol.com
Here is Inge's web page:
http://www.ibtextiles.de/
Woolknoll web page:
http://www.wollknoll.eu/
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Amersfoort,
ongoing |
Workshops are often held in the studio of Joke van
Zinderen. Contact information; Joke van Zinderen Rijpstraat 27,
3814 TT Amersfoort, The Netherlands tel; 0031 33 4754 889 e-mail;
jokevanzinderen@casema.nl
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South
Tyrol, Nals- annual event held in June. |
International
Felt Symposium (Internationale
Filzertreffen)
Most
of the teachers speak some English but Ms.
Winkler, the organizer, does not. There is a three day symposium followed by
a three day intensive workshop session. Contact: Lichtenburg
Nals; z.H. Hildegard Winkler; Vilpianerstrasse 27; 39010 Nals / Italien Fax:
+0039 0471 678108 Tel.:+0039 0471 678679
hildegard.winkler@lichtenburg.it
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| Montereale Valcellina, ongoing |
This association often offers felting exhibits
and workshops. Associazione Le Arti Tessili, Via M. Ciotti n.1,
Montereale Valcellina, Pordenone, Italia e-mail:
info@leartitessili.it
http://lnx.leartitessili.it/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/
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| Kyoto, ongoing |
Jorie Johnson list her workshops and exhibitions on her
website.
http://www.joirae.com/exhibitions/index.html#workshop
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New Zealand Feltmakers. |
Pam Robinson,
editor of newsletter. Contact Pam for information about felting in New
Zealand. 196 Tukapa Street, New Plymouth, 4310 New Zealand
drob@clear.net.nz |
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| Ongoing. |
This page of the NZ Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society has a list
of fiber events for New Zealand:
www.creativefibre.org.nz/ |
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| Fellingsbro,
ongoing. |
Katarina Westrin offers one and four day classes
in feltmaking. The classes can be conducted in Swedish or in English.
Katarina Westrin design/Skulsta Konsthantverk, Skulsta Gard 162, SE-710 41
Fellingsbro Sweden Call: +46 70 37 07 452
info@skulsta.se
http://www.skulsta.se/?ref=ffbanner |
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Konya,
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| UNITED KINGDOM
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| United Kingdom,
ongoing |
International
Feltmaker's Association has information on classes being taught in the UK.
http://www.feltmakers.com/ |
| United Kingdom,
ongoing |
Ewa Kuniczak is teaching many workshops throughout the UK: Contact:
Eva Kuniczak, 23 Glebe Road; Kincardine-On-Forth; Alloa, Clackmannanshire;
FK10 4QB, Scotland. tel.
+01259-730779
ewa@feltheadtotoe.co.uk Workshop list:
http://www.feltheadtotoe.co.uk |
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United Kingdom, ongoing |
Avigail Ochert teaches feltmaking to children, families and adults. Contact:
Felterskelter,
Avigail Ochert
felterskelter@blueyonder.co.uk To see examples of Abigail's
students, go to:
http://www.felterskelter.co.uk/
+020 7482 4001
+07905 405722 |
| England,
ongoing |
Janice Britz teaches workshops.
http://www.ratsoft.freeserve.co.uk/janbritz/workshops.html UK Studio
1N10 (1st floor Northside room 10); PHOENIX ARTS ASSOCIATION; 10-14 Waterloo
Place; Brighton; UK BN2 2NB; Email:
janbritz@bigfoot.com; Home Tel.: (01273) 240919 Studio Tel.: (07818)
417952 |
| England,
ongoing |
Sarah Lawrence teaches workshops from her studio in Newark.
courses@sarah-lawrence.com
http://www.sarah-lawrence.com/newarkworkshops.htm The Studio,
Unit 2, Jessop Way, Newark. NG24 2ER United Kingdom
Tel/Fax 01636 700862 |
| England,
ongoing |
Beth Conners teaches workshops in Calcutt
Village Hall (Knaresborough, North Yorkshire).
http://www.fibrespacecrafts.com
fibrespace@gmail.com |
| England ,
ongoing |
Bailey Curtis is teaching day courses at Hartpury. Subjects include
Feltmaking, Silk Papers and Dyeing. For dates contact: Bailey Curtis,
10 Corsend Road, Hartpury, Glos.GL19 3BP. Tel. 01452 70049. SAE Please. |
| England,
ongoing |
Faith Roper teaches classes and brings in other
felting teachers to teach at her Church Farm Studios. Her business is called
Moral Fibre. Contact: Faith Roper; church farm studios; stanton lacy, ludlow
SY8 2AE United Kingdom tel: +01584 856654
email:info@moralfibre.uk.com
http://www.moralfibre.uk.com/index.html
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| England,
ongoing |
Gill Harris teaches classes in Capel, near
Dorking, Surrey.
gill@gilliangladrag.co.uk
http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/Felt.html |
| England,
ongoing |
Vivienne Morpeth teaches from: Montage Studio Gallery, Castleton, North
York Moors. Tel 01287 660159 |
| England,
ongoing |
Sheila Smith teaches felting classes. 17 Cleveland Way, Carlton
Miniott, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4LN. tel/fax. 01845 523340
For her schedule:
http://www.feltbydesign.co.uk/ email:
sheils@miniott.demon.co.uk
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| England,
ongoing |
Jenny Pepper teaches felting classes from her
studio and other venues.
jenny@jennyp.co.uk http://www.jennypepper.com/page11.htm
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England, ongoing |
Tracey Pool teaches felting classes In the coastal town of
Clevedon near Bristol. The Feltmaker's Retreat; Studio 9a, Clevedon
Craft Centre, Moor Lane, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6TD TEL:
0117-9667639 MOBILE: 07870-357744
traceypool@blueyonder.co.uk
http://www.the-feltmakers-retreat.co.uk/ |
| England,
ongoing |
Margaret Docherty teaches workshops affiliated with Ruskin
Mill. tel: (01453) 833320
http://www.ruskin-mill.org.uk/ruskin_mill%20events/Indextables.htm |
| England, ongoing |
The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners
and Dyers is offering summer courses in Falmouth which include feltmaking.
For more information, see
http://www.wsd.org.uk ; email
sue@ddwyer.f2s.com |
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Scotland, ongoing. |
The Scottish
Felting Group meets 4 times a year at the Glasgow Caledonian University on
Sundays.
www.felthtt.dircon.co.uk/scottishfelters.htm
Contact: Ann Ross; Bridgford, Firpark Terrace, Cambusbarron,
Sitrling, FK7 9NB, Scotland Tel: 01786-479516
rodan@ukgateway.net |