Events


Fri, Mar 01
|The Dalles Art Center
Fiber Fridays: Introduction to Wet Felting with Nancy Skakel
Make a lovely, light scarf of very soft wool. Learn the basics of layout and design along with the characteristics of various wools and other fibers. The very simple tools and patient, gentle working of the wool will amaze you with its satisfying beauty.
Time & Location
Mar 01, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
The Dalles Art Center, 220 E 4th St #2206, The Dalles, OR 97058, USA
Guests
About The Event
This 6-part workshop series explores different felting techniques with instructor Nancy Skakel. Sign up for one class, hand pick several that appeal to you, or enroll in the full series!
Soft Heart Creations' Nancy Skakel has been working with wool for many years; spinning, weaving, knitting and raising wool animals from sheep to rabbits to alpacas. After discovering felting 20 years ago, it became Nancy's passion. Beginning with needle felting, she soon branched into wet felting, nuno felting, and ecoprinting; winning awards and having displays in multiple galleries. She has had the privelege to both teach locally and take classes and workshops with several world renowned felters such as Patricia Spark, Katia Mokeyev, Fiona Duthie Flora Carlisle-Kovac,
and Nicola Brown. Nancy has mastered many techniques and methods for bringing her creations to life. Join her to discover the marvelous capacity of wool to take form with silk, linen, and so…
Tickets
Introduction to Wet Felting
Introduction to Wet Felting a Scarf This ticket includes entry to the Wet & Wooly class on March 1, 2024.
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
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Using a Resist in Wet Felting This ticket includes entry to "A Bowl of Cherries" on March 8, 2024.
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
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Needle Felt a Landscape This ticket includes entry to the "Picture This" class on March 15, 2024.
$55.00
+$1.38 ticket service fee
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Developing Form with a Resist in Wet Felting This ticket includes entry to the "In the Bag" class on March 22, 2024.
$60.00
+$1.50 ticket service fee
Sale endedFelt Jewelry
Felt Jewelry This ticket includes entry to the "Beads & Bangles" class on March 29, 2024.
$60.00
+$1.50 ticket service fee
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