An opportunity to create a unique piece of home decor to complement your home and learn two new skills - Feltmaking and Lampshade making!
Day One: Using merino or a native breed wool with additional yarns and fibres such as silk, linen and soya - you will design and make a piece of felt fabric. You will learn how to lay the wool and other fibres and apply wet felting techniques to bond the fibres together. You can choose neutral tones, bright jewel colours, abstract patterns or more pictorial elements to create your unique design. At the end of this first half day session you will have a piece of flat fabric which you will go on to make your bespoke lampshade with.
Day Two: Using the felt fabric prepared in the first session you will make your lampshade. Learning how to cut your felt fabric to size, adhere a fire resistant backing and shade rings, to construct your lampshade. This session will give you a basic understanding of how to make a drum lampshade, equipped with these new skills, you can apply this knowledge to future projects with confidence.
We will make drum lampshades of 20cm d. or 30cm diametre. Other sizes are available on request and attract an additional material fee, please contact me to discuss your requirements.
This workshop takes place over two half day sessions between 10am - 2pm each day on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2025 at Warwickshire Artisans, Yew Tree Farm, Pettiford Lane, Wooton Wawen, Henley-in-Arden, B95 6BY (with a Lunch option available £6 per person).
Tickets Available for £120 at www.silversoles.co.uk/workshops
Contact Emma for further information via silversoles@icloud.com
