SPECIAL WINTER WARMER OFFERS with Nicola Brown at Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co. Carlow. Workshops cost €25 incl materials and times are either from 10.30am – 12.30pm or 2pm – 4pm, please note that all workshops will start on time!
Saturday 7th November FELTING TASTER SESSIONS – Over
Take some time out for yourself and join Nicola for either a morning or an afternoon felting taster session. Using wool, silk, fabric scraps and other embellishments explore the basic technique of flat felting. Discover the fun and freedom of creating with fibre and leave at the end of the session with a beautiful piece of felt suitable to frame, stitch into a bag or use to cover a favourite book.
Saturday 21st November CORDS AND BALLS – Booked out
These 3 dimensional objects form the basis of many felt accessories including handles for bags and colourful felt jewellery. Once the technique of making these shapes is mastered infinite opportunities present themselves for adding a little bit of pzazz to your work. At the end of the workshop you will have created enough felt for several pieces of fun and funky jewellery, these objects also can be incorporated into hand made Christmas decorations!
Saturday 28th November SIMPLE FELT VESSELS – Booking now
Learn how to work with a resist to create simple felt bowls and discover how one basic shape can be adapted to make all sorts of different bowls and bags. With the addition of a simple felt flower or some basic stitching and beading these felt forms make wonderful gifts, why not make a felt cord to use as a handle?
Saturday 5th December FUN FELT DECORATIONS and SIMPLE CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS Booking now
Bring along any beads, buttons, ribbons, cord, bells, old broken jewellery and interesting recycled materials that you may have stashed away and with the addition of some simple felt shapes let’s turn them into stylish and unusual gifts and decorations. Nicola will also have a goodie bag on hand for you to dip into but incorporating your own items makes the decorations or gift just that little bit more special. This is the perfect workshop for both adults and children alike, let your imagination run wild and bring back the magic of a hand made Christmas!
Please email or call Nicola on 087-2789740 asap to reserve your place on any of these workshops.
COMPLETED WORKSHOPS October/November ‘08 Nicola Brown November ‘08 Sigrid Bannier January ‘09 Mehmet Girgic January, March and June ‘09 Textile taster day with selected tutors August ‘09 Sigrid Bannier
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what a good idea to invite men also in the Turkish workshop! Wish you a lot of succes by organising this all.
Nicola,
It was wonderful talking to you, and I am so excited about attending Sheila’s two workshops on April 25th and 26th.
You have really organized some wonderful workshops….Congratulations !
Thanks so much again for reserving my spot! I look forward to meeting you.
All the best,
Micki
In Dunfanaghy, Ireland
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Hi Nicola,
I met Holly today in Blanchardstown for our monthly drop-in. She was mentioning the rug making workshop in January and I just wanted to make sure that I am signed up for the same one as Holly so we can come down together. What’s the story and when do you want money?
Maureen
Hi Maureen, I have you both down for Friday 16th to Sunday 18th and a bed waiting for you here!
Nicola, in the body text of the Pick Up Your Needles workshop you write February 21st, it is indeed March 21st.
Can’t wait though!
Hi Nicola,
I met you at Tinahely. I was doing knitting. You may remember I enquired about Nuno felting.
When would you be doing your next class in Nuno ?
I have some experience at ordinary felting flat pieces.
Thanks
Helena
Hi Helena,
Totally tied up for the local election campaign but would love to have a chat re nuno workshsops any time after Sunday 7th, my number is 087-2789740.
Cheers,
Nicola
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I love your blog and look forward to your updates. Someday I hope to come to Ireland and take a workshop.