Two day summer workshop

Nicola Brown of Clasheen was out tutor for two days at the beginning of August, the topic was a complex bag! Nicola was most generous with her time and knowledge, we all learnt a tremendous amount!
                                                                          

We had a choice of styles of bags, Denise decided to make a bag for an I pad with an internal pocket for an I phone, here is Nicola discussing the size of the internal pocket!

                                                                      

                                                  
Dorothy taking care at laying her fibres, we were using cap merino which is a type of merino a lot of us hadn't used in a bag before!

 Nicola is demonstrating how to place the wool at the edges so they stay fine and are not bulky!

Above two of the bags after they have added their decoration to one side!

Bronwen and her bag with pattern laid out!

Dianne on her first workshop with Feltmakers North! She is preparing her spikes to add to her I pad case!

Jayne still smiling even though she is at the rubbing stage, which went on a long time! However the end results were well worth it!

Nicola is showing us how to attach the spikes to the I pad bag!

 Denise's colourful I pad case with flap to keep it closed.

 Bronwen's bag with her integral handle, has worked really well!

The spike are now attached to Dianne's fabulous I pad case! I think we all stretched ourselves at  this workshop under the careful guidance of Nicola.

Some of the bags at the end of the workshop, not quite finished but well on their way!

The happy but tired felters at the end of the workshop. It was a fantastic two days of fun learning, and great spending time with like minded people. Nicola was a great tutor, who made sure she circulated around the room, trying to help everyone as soon as they needed help! I would also like to thank Liz Nicholls who was Nicola's helper and did a great job. Not forgetting the ever helpful staff of Hillsborough Village Centre, I must say we are so lucky that we have the use of their venue, the staff and facilities are brilliant!

I hope that the girls will bring their finished bags to the September felt in, so we can, see them in all their glory, so watch out for more photos!

Keep checking the blog, we hope to have details of Catherine O Leary residential workshop in a week or so, again this will be a draw for places, but we will be looking for people to help. So if you don't get on the workshop, there is a possibility that you could get selected for a post as helper! The forms are now available for the nuno workshop on 28th September so email Ann, details on workshop section of Blog!

Enjoy the summer and I look forward to seeing you all in September. Fiona Harvey