Video link Kit Felted abstract collage using pre-felt With kit
Video link Kit Felted abstract collage using pre-felt With kit
The video takes you step by step through the design, cutting & making process. You will also gain access to lots of inspiration.
Easy to cut, even with school scissors, Pre-felt is perfect to use in collage style work. Be inspired by the Masters: Miro, Matisse cutouts, Braque birds, Bauhaus weavers to create your very own felt collage masterpiece. Or go "off-piste" and use your own or other artists' imagery. Or make a piece of word art, thIf you are buying the with Kit option, whether for yourself, as a gift or for a small group and have a very specific date and time in mind please contact me first to ensure I can get the kit(s) to you in time.
If you are a school or community group do contact me for large group pricing.
The online on demand (a link and password are included to a video) of my pre-felt in-person workshop and it's a great one to do with children.
During checkout you'll be asked what colour of pre-felt you'd like for your background - natural, black, blue or plaster. I'll pack this together with a selection of pre-felt pieces in a variety of colours and sizes, an A4 sheet of tracing paper, fine net, chunk of olive oil soap and a sheet of bubble wrap (if you haven’t got a large enough piece waiting for recycling). and post the kit off to you.
On receipt simply message me for a link to the Showing You How and Pre-felt inspiration pages of my website together with the necessary passwords.
To make your felt collage you'll use sharp scissors to cut and place different colours of pre-felt atop an A4* size pre-felt background (or two A5*). Once your design is complete you'll use wet felt making techniques to bring your cut pre-felt together into the finished piece without the need for glue or a single stitch! Once it is dry, if you'd like, you can embellish it with stitch or beads.
Exactly what is pre-felt? It's partially processed felt, somewhere between the loose fluffy wool fibres and fully fused felt fabric. It differs from craft felt in that it needs to be further worked to create a finished product. Pre-felt’s "part cooked" state, it's propensity to be cut into clean crisp shapes coupled with its tendency to better keep its shape during processing make pre-felt perfect to use to create collage style imagery.
Similar to regular wet felting, developing the pre-felt into felt is made up of a series of repetitive actions. Many people find these relaxing and some a stress buster. But, the final stages of wet felting can be quite vigorous and is very hands on. If you have arthritis or a similar condition in your hands you may find parts of the process more challenging. This does not mean you will not be able to undertake this workshop, just that it may take you a little longer to fully felt your work.
* NB during the wet felting process your work will shrink. Pre-felt tends to shrink less than handmade wet felting.
By how much varies considerably for lots of reasons including the structure of the pre-felt and the technique of the maker. I find a general rule of thumb is between 5-10%. These figures rise to 10-30% for completely hand made wet felted work.
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