"Felt Art from the Start" with Tammy L. Deck

5 Individual Felting Classes for Beginners

October 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Tammy L Deck operates her own creative art studio, "TLD Design Center & Gallery" in a Suburb of Chicago where she has been teaching Felting Classes for over 12 years.  She regularly travels to teach workshops for Fiber guilds and groups, most recently at the Midwest Felting Symposium in 2006.Tammy has a degree and post graduate studies in Clothing & Textile Science together with Fiber Art and felting.  Her focus is primarily in the creation of wearable items such as hats, scarves, clothing, purses, collars and cuffs.    Her laminated felt work has been featured in national publications and she authored “Free Hand Felting Unleashed” appeared in “Belle Armoire- Art to Wear" magazine November 2006.  She demonstrated fabric painting and laminated felting techniques on the HGTV show "Crafters Coast to Coast" and DIY network’s "That's Clever".

 

Class Schedule - Attend One or Attend All
Introduction to Felting	Felted Purse	Felt Lace	Felt Flower	Laminated Felt
Oct 1, 9:00 AM $65.00	Oct 1, 2:00 PM $65.00	Oct 2, 9:00 AM $65.00	Oct 2, 2:00 PM $65.00	Oct 3, 9:00 PM $105.00
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Workshop Details

What You'll Learn

• Explore this fun, unusual, natural process that by-passes knitting and sewing and capitalizes on the attributes of wool fibers to turn yarn and un-spun into unique art fabrics and sculptural objects during these 3 days of felting classes.  No previous felting experience necessary….no knitting or sewing skills required.  The class offerings start with a basic flat felt technique and move on to the creation of a purse.  Next is the Free-Hand Felt Lace method to create a scarf and then dimensional felting to create flowers.  Day three explores the laminated felting method (a/k/a Nuno Felt), which is felting through hand painted silk chiffon in the creation of a different style of felt scarf.

When

• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 

Where

• Gia Rosa Creativity Studio and Retreat. 485 Hondo Seco, Arroyo  Seco, NM 87514 - Get Directions

Cost

• See Below

Contact

• Contact Julie Rose at +1 (575) 776-2683 or  877-GIA-ROSA or via the website contact form. .

Introduction to Wet Felting for Beginners - Flat Felts, $65.00

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008  – 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

An ancient method of creating fabrics that has become popular again.  Learn this fun, unusual process that by-passes spinning and knitting and capitalizes on the natural attributes of wool fibers.  During Tammy's 3.5 hour workshop, each student will design and make a flat piece of felt suited to the use of cut and sew designs such as hats, purses, pillow fronts and other accessory items.  Please read our registration policy before signing up for a class.

Make  a Purse Beginners Wet Felting, $65.00

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 – 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

An ancient method of creating fabrics that has become popular again.  Learn this fun, unusual process that by-passes spinning and knitting and capitalizes on the natural attributes of wool fibers.  During Tammy's 4 hour workshop, each student will make a purse  that will include several color and pattern techniques.  All materials and equipment supplied.  NO KNITTING in this process!! Please read our registration policy before signing up for a class.

Free Hand Felt Lace,  Beginners Felting Skills, $80.00

Thursday, October 2, 2008 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm 
 

A new twist on an ancient method of creating fabrics.  Learn this fun, unusual process that by-passes knitting and sewing capitalizing on the natural attributes of wool to turn yarn into a lacey fabric.  During Tammy's 3 1/2 hour workshop (please allow a 1 hour window beyond the stated end time), each student will make a scarf piece or fabric that may be cut & sewn into other design items on your own.   All materials and equipment supplied.  Dress for comfort....and a bit of a work out. Please read our registration policy before signing up for a class.

Felt Flowers and Free Form Shaping, $65.00

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Whimsical felted flowers, felted ropes and rocks is the concept for this class.  These may be wearable pieces or sculptural pieces....you decided.  Students will learn how to create several different wet felt forms with felting needle assembly taught by Tammy (Beginners welcome!).   All Felting fibers and felting needle provided through class fee. Please read our registration policy before signing up for a class.  

Laminated (Nuno) Felt, $105.00

Friday October 3, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
 

Tammy demonstrated this technique on HGTV show, "That's Clever" back in March '06!!  Wool has a natural property that allows it to become felt when treated through agitation, moisture, pressure and heat.  Wool felt is generally thick, stiff and sculptural. By using smaller quantities of wool and forcing the fibers to pass through and bind to Silk Chiffon (referred to as laminating) a unique and surprisingly durable, drape-able felt can be created.  This technique is  applicable to yardages for use in clothing and hat design work.  Students will explore color and design direction for the application of the wool and play up the unique texture variations.  A scarf will be created using a provided, hand-painted silk chiffon base, wool & metallic yarns with colored wool roving.    All materials and equipment will be supplied.  No previous felting experience needed.  There is some physical exertion** in this process so, please wear comfortable clothes and shoes to class. Some people require additional time for this project, so please, bring a snack and allow for a 1 to 2 hour window beyond the stated end time. Please read our registration policy before signing up for a class.