Key details
- Date: 30 August 2024
- Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
- Venue: Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield
- For ages: 19+
- Group size: 5 - 12
- Cost: FREE - £9
About this course
Come and enjoy a session with me and learn about the fabulous craft of Needle Felting. During this one-off taster session we will make a wonderful characterful animal that can it in the palm of your hand or be attached to a hair clip or a keychain.
We will start by learning about our equipment and looking at how and why wool felts. We will then decide on what animal we will make and we can get felting!
By the end of the course, you will:
- Have a cute and characterful felt animal to take home
- Be able to work safely and confidently with needle felting equipment
- Understand the basic principles of felting
- Have a basic understanding of the raw materials used in felting
Please bring with you some clean, carded wool tops. Natural browns, reds and greys are good for cats and dogs or reds, blacks and oranges are great for tropical fish, bees and ladybirds.
The best place to find wool tops is World of Wool.
- https://www.worldofwool.co.uk/pages/custom-mixed-bag-maker#
Go to the page for making a mixed bag. Choose 23mic Dyed Merino. 4 colours will be approximately £4.50. This will give you enough for two small animals.
Amazon also carry wool for needle felting if you prefer.
All other equipment needed will be provided on the day.
Booking your place and fee information
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/
To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:
- Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
- Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool City Region
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
- Tees Valley
- West of England
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
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Book your place
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