Christmas Everlasting Mistletoe Sprig OR Wreath Video Kit by Tabletop Workshops
Description
Make each of these beauties in the comfort of your own home. Both festive and sustainable my everlasting mistletoe sprig or wreath (20cm Ø ) use pure wool felt. They make wonderful decorations for your own home or as gifts for friends. ** Please be sure to state which you would like when purchasing. ** The Sprig will take approximately three and a half hours to make. The Wreath is a little faster, around two to two and a half hours. However, depending on the speed you work at they may take a little longer. The videos accompanying each show are step by step with plenty of close ups to ensure you easily move from one stage to the next. Sprig : You'll learn how to create the branches from floristry wire and pure wool and cut the leaf shapes from the pure wool felt provided. Then you'll attach the berries and leaves by hand stitching and add a final flourish with a piece of red organza ribbon. Wreath: For this you'll first cover a metal ring with floristry tape. Then you’ll cut your mistletoe leaves, again using pure wool felt. Next you'll bring the components together to form the wreath. Then you will position and stitch the berries and contrasting leaves to the wreath. Lastly you'll add the hanger and tie the red organza ribbon to form a bow as a final flourish. NB: Both the Sprig and the Wreath involve quite a lot of cutting and the Sprig a fair amount of stitching. Also, if you have arthritis in your hands or a similar condition you may find for the Sprig binding the wire tautly a little tricky. Whether you opt for the sprig or the wreath they’re much a case of straight forward once you know how.
What's included in the price?
Everything - all materials, most equipment and instruction/work sheet.
What you will need
* Tablespace * Sharp embroidery/sewing scissors (nail scissors with straight blades can do as an alternative) * a small bulldog clip can be useful * Some like to use a thimble (not got one? tape a coin to your 'pushing' finger) * Pliers (but only if you want to vary the length of the floristry wire used)
Duration
3½ hours (flexible times to suit)
Maker
Heather Fiona Martin is a graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is an experienced felt maker who for over a decade has worked in educational and community settings. In addition to her community work she runs Purr & Wag It, fine art felted portraits. Heather holds an enhanced DBS certificate for children and vulnerable adults.
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Teenagers
- Hearing impaired
- Limited mobility
- Tutor can travel
- Christmas
- Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
- Corporate days out & team building
- School holiday workshops & activities
- Public transport
- Suitable for beginners
FAQs
Merino wool tops and pre-felt come in many colours and qualities. I like to think I provide some of the best and I will share my sources with you after you've attended a workshop. At in person workshops a very wide selection of different colours and shades are available.
I buy all my wool tops from suppliers who certify it is Non-Mulesed. Mulesing is the removal of strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent the parasitic infection flystrike (myiasis). It is illegal in the UK.
It has also been dyed to Oeko-Tex Standard 100: meaning the finished dyed wool has been tested for harmful substances and found harmless for human health.
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It's the felting business of Heather Fiona Martin and was borne out of a wet felted pet portrait painting of a beloved Bearded Collie. Tabletop Workshops is simply the teaching arm of the business.
Heather is a graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is an experienced felt maker who for over two decades has worked in educational and community settings. Heather holds an enhanced DBS certificate for children and vulnerable adults.
Heather has been making felt with people of all ages with many differing abilities for many years now. It’s a simple process (once you know how) but elements of felt making are quite vigorous and very hands on. If you have arthritis or a similar condition in your hands you may find parts of the process challenging. That being said it’s not stopped anybody before and Heather is very happy to help you with vigorous parts of the process.
I recommend loose layered clothing. Working the fibres into felt takes a bit of elbow grease so you may find you want to take your top layer off!
An apron is not necessary but if you prefer to wear one when making then please do bring it along.
There is no parking on Stories Mews itself.
However parking is free on the surrounding roads (eg Grove Lane, Grove Park and Camberwell Grove) after 6.30pm during the week and all day at the weekend.
If you’re cycling let me know the Friday before the workshop so I can make room for your bike in the garage.
