Felting Academy


This COMPLETE felting course takes you through ALL the felting techniques. Starting with 2D needle felting, then 3D felt sculpt, wet felting with a resist and ending with flat nuno felting. If you are fascinated with wool art and would like to take a journey in exploration and making then this is the course for you! Groups and friendships are welcome.

Instructor: Carlise Azmitia

Classes are scheduled at a mutually convenient day/time. Each class has different start and end times.

Course breakdown:

Module #1:

A) Wool types and its properties

B) Tools Dry felt/Wet felt

(~1 hour)

Module #2:

2D felt painting

(2 lessons - 2 hours)

Module #3:

3D felt Sculpture

(5 lessons - ~60 minutes each lesson)

Module #4:

Wet felt flat and cord

(2 lessons - ~2 hours each)

Module #5:

Wet felt w/resist vessel

(1 lesson - ~2 hours)

Module #6:

Wet felt nuno scarf

(2 lessons - ~ 3hours)

Teen-Adult

$850*

*ALL Materials, tools, supplies included for each lesson. Students will leave with appropriate tools/supplies to continue at home. Can be paid in 6 monthly installments

($150 1st payment, $140 next 5 payments)


Mini Academies


Needle Felt

Module #1:

A) Wool types and its properties

B) Tools Dry felt

(`1 hour)

Module #2:

2D felt painting

(2 lessons - ~2 hours)

Module #3 & #4:

3D felt Sculpture

(5 lessons - ~1 hour each)

$450*


wet Felt

Module #1:

A) Wool types and its properties

B) Tools Wet felt

(`1 hour)

Module #2:

Wet felt flat and cord

(2 lessons - ~2 hours)

Module #3:

Wet felt w/resist vessel

(1 lesson - ~2 hours)

Module #4:

Wet felt nuno

(2 lessons - ~3 hours)

Teen-Adult

$450*

*ALL Materials, tools, supplies included for each lesson. Students will leave with appropriate tools/supplies to continue at home. Can be paid in 4 monthly installments

($150 1st payment, $100 next 3 payments)


Course is scheduled at a mutually convenient day and time

workshops & Fiber art

Hudson Valley Atelier Felt Academy Sculpture

Needle Felt

Animal Sculpture Class

In this sculpting class intensive, Carlise will lead you on a step-by-step needle felting journey to create a barn owl. Starting with a wire skeleton armature, building a core body and adding details. We will also go over how to create realistic looking feathers and end with a paper folded book to use as your owl's perch. You may bring an alternate perch to use. ALL materials and tools will be provided. Homework is essential to finishing your project in the 3-week timeframe so please make sure you will be able to make this commitment. 

Teen-Adult



3D Wet Felting

Birdhouses, vessels and structures

Learn sculptural wet felt techniques making a vessel or creative structure with a resist.

Teen-Adult




Hudson Valley Atelier Wet felted birdhouse

Flat Wet Felting

Scrubbies, Trivets and shibori felt

Learn beginning wet felt techniques.


The Atelier method will cover the principles of Shibori resist in our felting work.

ages 10-adult


needle Felting

small makes and wool painting

Learn beginner friendly needle felt techniques.

Teen-Adult




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FAQ

 

What do I need to get started in needle felting?

Needle felting requires specialized needle felting needles in order to felt your fiber. So, I would start there along with some carded core wool.

What needle felting mat would you recommend?

Anything that protects your needle from hitting the table and breaking. It doesn't even need to be a specialized mat, it could be a fold towel. Now, if you are needing a surface to needle felt flat details like wings, skin pelts or ears then I recommend a felting brush mat and a multi-needle tool.

Where can I get felting supplies?

Hudson Valley Atelier sells basic felting supplies, enough to get you started. Places I enjoy purchasing from are Living Felt and Sarafina Fiber both based in the United States. If you are overseas, then World of Wool is one of the best places.

How can I get my 3D projects to be smoother?

Learn your needle types and their uses for each stage of your project. Also learn your stabbing techniques for each stage of your project...not everything during your needle felt process is rapid fire stabbing. In reality, the firmer your sculpt is the smoother. Once you learn your tools, techniques and have done enough practice then you can introduce other techniques to elevate your smoothing process.

Regarding wet felting - I tried to wet felt a mystery bag of fiber and it is not felting?

Chances are the fiber bag has either no animal protein fiber present or a too low amount of protein fiber to support all the random non-animal fibers.

I am interested in doing more abstract felting work. Would you be able to guide me?

Absolutely! Understanding your materials, tools, step in the process is only going to strengthen your art practice whether it is realistic or abstract journey. And that goes for any art medium!

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