What’s it all about?
Holes in your jumper? Ladder in a cardigan? Or scarf that’s fallen victim to moths? All’s well that mends well!
Join us for a fun class in sustainability where you will learn how to customise and mend your woollens with the simple technique of needle felting. Needle felting is the process of turning loose wool into a solid felt using a barbed needle – it’s a very easy process that doesn’t require much equipment.
You can mend with bold, visible colours and shapes, or create a subtle mend that colour-matches your garment. Or you can just decorate for the fun of it! Whatever’s preventing you from wearing your woollens, needle felting can help.
With needle felting you can create stunning designs and patterns or subtle mends that colour-match your garment. We have dozens of colours to choose from!
What will we cover?
This hands-on workshop will teach:
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The basics of needle felting
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Different tools and their purposes
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Types of fabrics and repairs that are appropriate for the needle felting technique
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Shapes and ideas for decoration
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Wet felting to finish the design
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Accessible Venue
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Gender Neutral Bathrooms
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Quiet Spaces
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Free Tickets for First Nation Attendees
What should I bring?
All materials are provided: needles, roving wool, and a felting block.
Just bring your garments to be renewed or mended – bring a few and see how many your can repair in class.
Please note that needle felting works best on woollen knitwear, felt, cotton and silks. Polyester and synthetic fibres can also be felted but with mixed results.
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Accessible Venue
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Gender Neutral Bathrooms
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Early Bird Discounted Tickets
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Free Tickets to First Nation Attendees
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Auslan Interpreted Upon Request
Who will be teaching?
Maria (she/her) is the general manager of Laneway Learning, a marketing expert and an addicted crafter. She considers herself a “community entrepreneur”, coming up with ideas and events to connect, soothe and strengthen out communities.
She loves science, particularly neuroscience and life long learning. She has studied law, marketing, communication, positive psychology and of course attended a myriad of Laneway Learning classes.
Important info:
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Any questions or other accessibility needs we can help you with? Feel free to email us at melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.