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Your tutor, Angela, is looking forward to welcoming you to two wonderfully creative, festive evenings where you’ll make your own beautiful felt fairy. Across these sessions, you’ll explore wet felting and needle felting to create her flowing skirt, sculpt her body, and bring her personality to life with hair, face and optional wings or legs. Angela’s warm, engaging teaching style will support you through every stage.
• A characterful handmade felt fairy designed in your chosen colours
• A wet‑felted skirt full of colour
• A needle‑felted body, head and features
• Optional wings, legs and personalised details
• Wet felting techniques for creating soft, textured fabric
• Needle felting for sculpting shapes and adding detail
• How to combine both methods to form a complete figure
• Colour choices and creative design decisions
• Joining and assembling your fairy securely
• Beginners or more experienced crafters
• Anyone who enjoys gentle, hands‑on creativity
No experience is needed. If you can hold a needle or roll wool with light pressure, you’ll be absolutely fine … Angela will guide you step by step. Due to the process and sharpness of the felt needle there is a small possibility of pricking your finger with the tip; this is an occupational hazard for anyone who engages in this activity! There are wooden handles available for the needle, if it makes it easier for you to hold. The wet felting process involves some repetitive rolling, which may make your arms ache a little.
• All wool fibres and felting materials
• Use of tools for both wet and needle felting
• Expert tuition across both evenings
• Refreshments at each session
You’ll leave with a beautiful felt fairy, full of character, colour and personality … she can either sit on top of your Christmas Tree or be a stand alone decoration … she may even adorn your house throughout the year!
Most importantly, bring your curiosity and enjoy the process.
• Dates: Tuesday 10th November & Tuesday 24th November
• Times: 6pm – 9pm
• Duration: Two relaxed, creative evenings
• Group Size: A maximum of 8 people so you get individual tuition and a calm environment
£53 + £1.06p card fee. This includes all the materials needed to create your felt fairy and refreshments during both evenings.
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