Brief Description

Do you love textiles? Are you looking for a fun, relaxing day out? Then look no further! Coleridge Community College is running a needle felting day course. Here is your chance to meet up with like-minded people in a central Cambridge location, and take part in a needle felting course. You will learn the basics of this technique using wisps of soft fleece to create the most amazing three dimensional craft work in the form of a beautiful panda brooch. During the day you will learn how make the basic shape of a panda.

By the end of the day you will have:

• Made ears, eyes and the nose and attached them to a ball to make a head.
• Learned to shape the needle felt, as you progress
• Made eye holes and attached beads for eyes, or used fleece
• Hand stitched the detail and the clasp to make your brooch.

YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE:

• Small thin pliers
• Small fabric scissors
• A thimble
• A craft knife
• A skewer
• Beading and embroidery needles

THE TUTOR WILL PROVIDE:

• A felting block, sponge or a block of polystyrene                                                  (this will need to be returned to me)
• A felting needle – size 36
• Black thread
• Two black beads
• Merino wool in black and white
• A brooch to attach to your finished panda!

There will be a fee of £5 to cover the costs of equipment and materials payable to the tutor on the day.

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

A follow-on two day workshop in needle felt in August.

Adult Learn and Train offer courses through-out the year.
Try similar courses or maybe look at learning something completely new.
You will find provision on some Saturday and Sundays, you will also find courses available in the day and evening at different venues in Cambridge. Courses vary in length from one-off sessions to 10 weeks or more.