AGENDA

22-23/ 04/ 2023  FILZWELT SOLTAU CORAL REEF 
contact: Per Mail an filzen@filzwelt-soltau.de oder telefonisch unter 05191-9754943

09-10-11 /09/ 2023  VIENNA AUSTRIA KUNSTFABRIK BEYOND RESIST 
12-13      /09/ 2023   VIENNA AUSTRIA KUNSTFABRIK FELT FOR MILLINERS
contact: Sawatou Mouratidou sawatoum@yahoo.de phone 0043 676 5429 543

8-9-10   /11/2023      AMSTELVEEN FIBERFUSING BEYOND RESIST
11-12    /11/2023      AMSTELVEEN FIBERFUSINGFELT FOR MILLINERS
contact: Rianne Vermeulen workshopsfiberfusing@gmail.com

​more info soon.

If you want to make felt you need wool, water, soap, friction and a bit of knowledge. I teach feltmaking. In my workshops I focus mainly on technique. Why use felt? What do you want to make out of felt? What is the best strategy for your project? What kind of wool is suitable? How do you make durable strong felt? Wool is a versatile medium with a will of its own. By learning to recognise the steps in the process you can learn how to control the will of the wool and use it to your advantage.

I teach all levels, from primary school to MFA. From enthusiastic amateurs to advanced feltmakers. Small groups, big groups, private  creative and technical coaching my own studio in The Netherlands and at various international venues. For more information: email me

 WORKSHOPS

PRIVATE COACHING If you want to start a special felting project and you need help, you can contact me for advice. For example: You want to make -whatever you want to make- but you don't know where to begin, you are welcome in my studio where we can look at the conceptual and practical challenges of your project together. I can help you make a plan and discuss the different materials that can be used. In my studio is large variety of materials available, different dye methods and many material samples. You can come alone, or with two or three...for a day or for a couple hours. I work on hourly rate + material cost. 

EXPERIMENTAL NUDIBRANCH workshop for  feltmakers with some experience. In this workshop the student brings images of a nudibranch of choice. In three days we will make a three-dimensional simulacrum of the nudibranch of choice. The nudibranch is a perfect limited three-dimensional space for experiment. Making a complex multicoloured, patterned and textured object forces you to think out of the box.
Pictures from student work.
Maximum 12 participants | 3 days

CORALREEF, open to all levels. In this workshop we make coral inspired sculptures.  By pleating, gathering, folding and cutting you transform a two-dimensional piece of handmade felt into a living creature. You learn about building up colour and integrating other natural fibers for texture.
Strange and surprising things happen in this workshop!
Maximum 12 participants | 2 days

FELT FOR MILLINERY Open to all levels. In this workshop you learn how to make a super smooth dense felt in the right size and shape for your hat block. You learn how to measure and calculate, make the right thickness for your project. Making your milinery felt by hand is hard work, but the possibilities are endless. I prefer to teach this class in my studio, blocks, a steamer and millinery supplies are available. 
Maximum 4 participants | 1 day
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CUSTOM WORKSHOPS

PRAYER RUGS | 2017 field trip VCU Arts Qatar | 19 students, 5 days  Contemporary Prayer Rugs in felt. Each student made a design in advance that we executed in the workshop. You can see some closeups of the outcome here

dye workshop for CE Delft, visualising impact of actions, clamping and folding and dyeing with acid dye color fondue setup.