A great workshop!

Participants in Precious Purl's  "Introduction to Wet Felting Basics" workshop were most industrious on Saturday.

Robyn Steel-Strickland our tutor, (in the red) kept the girls working very hard all day! They learnt heaps, and so did I,as I watched on, between customers and shop business.

They produced beautifully felted samples.

The gorgeous flowers were a lovely way to use their newly acquired skills.

 Adding the stem, was tricky!

 Note the Jelly Beans! Always on the worktable for Precious Purl workshops, helps with the occasional sagging energy levels.

We will run further felting workshops. See the previous post for details.

Felting Workshop

Calling all those would be FELTERS!!!!
We are looking for 4 more participants to be involved in our Introduction to Wet Felting Workshop this coming Saturday 5th June 1.30-3.30 at Precious Purl.This promises to be a great way to learn about the basics, ready to launch you on your exciting journey with FELT.
You will produce several swatches using a variety of materials such as pre felts, wool, mohair, silk. These can then be used as embellishment for scarf, wrap, cushion, bag, flowers etc.
Your Tutor will be Catherine Byatt of Feltazia.Catherine has held several exhibitions of her very Theatrical garments and Hats and she will inspire you with her enthusiasm  and talent for felting, along with her warm personality.
Contact us now, via the website (see sidebar) or email (see my profile)

Gorgeous hand Dyed prefelts to add to your felting.

Felted swatches can be turned into flower brooches such as this one. A great way to use a special button!

Yarn, yarn and more yarn!

Lots of yarn happening at Precious Purl!
We are getting ready for the Hand Knitters day at Brunswick Town Hall this coming Saturday 29th May 10am-3pm. Pam is out in the Dye Shed frantically trying to stock up on her beautiful hand dyes (see the Lara Downs website) while I am adding to our stock of lovely Touch Yarn in Kid Mohair and Merino.
The hardest decision will be "Which colour?" for that next project you have in mind.
Look forward to seeing you at the show on Saturday or the shop will be open as usual 11-4pm.

Another date to keep in mind is 5th June for our Introduction to Felting workshop. This promises to be a wonderful introduction to the basics and possibilities of wet felting. Even if you have had some felting experience, every Tutor can teach you something new and Catherine Byatt of Feltazia will inspire you. Go to my Profile to see my email contact to find out more and express your interest in joining in with this class. It will be held at Precious Purl 1.30-3.30pm and costs just $40, which includes all materials.