Fleece to Felt Workshop at OAKFIELD - Felted Rug Making Class

During this Fleece to Felt Course you will learn the traditional art of wet felting & get produce your very own decorative rug to take home. During this workshop you will learn the traditional wet felting technique to take a fleece to a beutiful hand crafted rug, made using our very own natural sheep fleece from our lovely flock of sheep. We welcome Trish O’Meara, from Wormit Woolies. Trish is a local fibre artist specializing in making hand felted rugs and decorative wall hangings using natural raw fleece. This is a practical workshop, come prepared for an upper body workout and wear your old clothes, felting is splashy, messy and physical. Then we’ll get stuck into felting using warm water and soap along with a few different tools like rolling pins and paint rollers etc. This is followed by some throwing and fulling which is when the real magic happens! You will be provided with an apron along with everything else needed to create your very own one of a kind felted rug/throw. Each participant will need to bring along a couple of large towels and a bag to carry your damp rug home in. Delicious cakes and nibbles, along with hot drinks provided throughout the duration of the evening, held in 'The Barn' at Oakfield Farm.