Felting Workshop at Grau Haus

Nuno Felting Workshop 

by

Beth Marx

at Grau Haus in Hollywood

10/21/12

Fun, fun, fun and really rewarding for all!!

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Beth demonstrating how to lay out wool roving

Covering up the work

Get the work wet using and a bit soapy

Beth demonstrating rolling by hand and then by feet.  

Beth demonstrating using a sander to agitate the felt

Barbara laying out her three samples

Kate designing her samples

Keep on rolling Kathy

Attagirl, Nohline, roll it with your feet.

Kate rolling 

Barabara laying out her scarf design

Kathy's scarf in process

Kate's gorgeous finished scarf

Beautiful scarf by Nohline

Gorgeous scarf by Barbara.  The yellow portion had previously been a hand knit open weave light weight scarf.

I'm ready for my close up

I love the way this came out.  Beautiful fabric on the front and back.  Lots of repurposed fabrics.  Beaded closure with felted button but there are endless ways to wear this.

I laid out various pieces of silk on the bubble wrap.

  Laid the wool roving in one direction on top of the silk fabric.

  Added all the goodies and more roving.

  And now the rolling process to agitate the wool fibers to get them to felt.

  After the first rolling, I opened up the package to remove the cloth.

 I'm carefully removing the cloth from the roving.  If I had rolled longer, the cloth would have felted in.

 How about some sanding to agitate it even more.

  I'm ready for my close up and...

  and a night out on the town in the limo.

To learn more about felting, register at my Events page for my 10/21/12 all day Sunday workshop at Grau in Hollywood.  

The Amazing India Flint

India Flint

I was so fortunate to be able to participate in the three day workshop with India Flint at Grau Haus in Hollywood.  Claudia Grau has been devouring India's books for years and when she found out that India's Santa Barbara workshop was already full, Claudia contacted India about doing a class in LA.  Well the dogs were with us (an India phase) and so it came to pass.  And what an experience it was.  India is an amazing woman who's lived all over the world but hails from the land down under. Her web site describes her as "maker of marks, forest wanderer & tumbleweed, stargazer & stitcher, botanical alchemist & string twiner, working traveller, dreamer, writer and aspiring sax player".  She definitely lives and breathes her art. 

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The magical alchemy of eco dyeing with eucalyptus, onion skins, veggies, bark and other eco friendly elements.  And as an added bonus we basked in the fabulous scent and fragrance of steaming eucalyptus.  

Always time for tea.  Tea shown with some of the eucalyptus we used for dyeing.

No, it's not a wonton or spring roll.  It's my silk bundle wrapped with plants and other organic material.  That bead on the top marked it as mine. 

The amazing India Flint describing something.  She's wearing one of her eco dyed dresses. 

Claudia Grau and her sister (standing) along with Claudia's assistant Leah.  Thank you Claudia for putting this workshop together.

Hand dyed with purple carrots and their tops.

More magical alchemy below.  Can't wait to try it at home.

India Flint and Claudia Grau