Felted Birdhouse Experience Day

About this event

Create a beautiful three-dimensional felted birdhouse to take home with you. Immerse yourself in the tranquility of this enchanted wilderness, nestled in the heart of Stourbridge. Come and learn the art of wet felting at Riverside House with Josephine Baker. In this hands on course, you'll learn the whole process of wet felting to create a three dimensional form in the shape of a beautiful teardrop bird nest pod. Selecting from a variety of natural and coloured wools to create an ombre effect or block colour, adding decorative details and embellishments. Y ou will have the opportunity to experience using tools such as hand carders and a drum carder to create your own bespoke blend of fibres. You will layer your fibres around a resist to start felting your nest pod whilst integrating a chunky wool hanger, felting, shaping and forming your wool to create a three-dimensional form. No prior experience is needed for this day and you will be instructed through each stage of the process, which will include: choosing and layering up the coloured wool wet felting around a shape to create a three dimensional form drying and shaping the felt decorating and embellishing your felt birdhouse If you want to try out a tactile new hobby, get creative whilst being in a beautiful place, then this is the perfect day course for you. This course is suitable for Age 14+ Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and equipment are provided.