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FELTING with a bicycle!

Photos from workshop, above. Workshop decription, below.  

Sunday, October 4, 2009

1 - 5 pm & continuing during the Full Moon Potluck & Bonfire evening.  See details below. 

"Learn how to make felt with a bicycle! (you can adapt this to your motorcycle, car, or camel.) We are going to show you how to prepare wool to be felted in large lengths. This type of felting is a rolling method used by the nomadic tribes of Mongolia to create covers for their yurts. . Stay on into the evening if you can, and after our FULL MOON potluck, we can dance the night away on top of another batch of wool which will eventually turn into felt from the friction and heat our feet will create! This form of felting is called the rubbing method which originates from the Nordic culture. Our goal is to cover the interior stone wall in the Strawbale Studio ~ which will help insulate the lower 2 feet of the structure for the winter." 

You can stay overnight and on into Monday if you would like to continue with the process. 

$25 per person, or sliding scale as needed.

Instructor: Kylie Baker is a creating enthusiast who lives in Chicago where she dyes yarn for a small hand-dyed yarn business. She has taught numerous courses on knitting and felting. She received her undergraduate degree in textile design at Philadelphia University and her Masters in fiber and material studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently obsessed with building yurts.

Assistant: Deanne Bednar has felted mittens, a hat, and hotpads out of raw wool from local sheep.

REGISTER for this workshop by calling Deanne at 248 628 1887  or email ecoartdb@gmail.com.

 Also click on Registration link above for information and payment options.  For more questions, call Deanne.

Further Large Felt Resources