Saturday 30th January • 10am-4pm
Cecil Sharp House, Camden, NW1 7AY
Nearest tube Camden Town (Northern line)
Start the new year learning a new craft that you can do with your hands: come and spend a day turning wool into something beautiful that you've made entirely with your own hands with just water, soap and a bit of rubbing.
Felt is one of the oldest fabrics in the world, and the reason it exists at all comes down to the wool fibre itself: under a microscope, every strand is covered in tiny scales that lock together when they're wetted, warmed and worked. Given time and the right technique, this turns loose wool into a dense, tough fabric strong enough to have made rugs, tents, boots, and even armour.
Come along and you'll learn the whole process hands-on: laying out the wool and using a 'resist' to shape it into a felt pot and a bag. Play with colour by blending different wools together and you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind pot and bag.
What you need to bring: an apron
No experience needed.
Saturday 30th January • 10am-4pm
Cecil Sharp House, Camden, NW1 7AY
Nearest tube Camden Town (Northern line)
Start the new year learning a new craft that you can do with your hands: come and spend a day turning wool into something beautiful that you've made entirely with your own hands with just water, soap and a bit of rubbing.
Felt is one of the oldest fabrics in the world, and the reason it exists at all comes down to the wool fibre itself: under a microscope, every strand is covered in tiny scales that lock together when they're wetted, warmed and worked. Given time and the right technique, this turns loose wool into a dense, tough fabric strong enough to have made rugs, tents, boots, and even armour.
Come along and you'll learn the whole process hands-on: laying out the wool and using a 'resist' to shape it into a felt pot and a bag. Play with colour by blending different wools together and you'll leave with a one-of-a-kind pot and bag.
What you need to bring: an apron
No experience needed.
