Textured Wetfelted Beret Workshop

This workshop is suitable for beginners.

You will learn how to create a soft well draped, beautiful and high-quality felted beret, create a smooth and textured decor with the help of fibres and yarns. How to calculate coefficient of shrinkage and build a hat pattern to create seamless well fitted hat. 

You will learn non traditional felting technique called fibre lamination which is very popular amongst Eastern European feltmakers. It allows to create a soft, light, well draped, easy to stretch felt which also keeps shape well and as a result is widely used in making of felted clothes. 

What includes:

• merino wool;
• various silk off cuts;
• various silk and viscose fiber;
• knitting yarns;
• all felting tools;
• light refreshment

What to Bring:

I will provide light refreshment and main materials necessary to create a hat. You will need to bring the following materials if you have. However, please do not worry I will have majority of materials. 

• 2 hand-size towels; and light lunch;
• sharp scissors;
• measuring tape;
• notepad and pen;
• packed lunch. 

Optional:

• little bit of silk, bamboo or any fibre you usually use for your feltmaking projects;
• any wool yarns, recycled sari or wool contain yarns;
• some scraps of felt, this could be past rejected project;
• few scraps of heavy silk, like habotai;

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