Felt Making Pictures (Halifax)

Gill reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"My friend and I had a great time and loved walking away with a finished piece. Jo’s enthusiasm showed through and her clear demonstration and encouragement made our creations achievable. A lovely, relaxing and creative time."

Phinefibre responded:

"Delighted you both had a relaxing, creative day. Great to see some wonderful, colourful and textural abstract felted pictures being made. Thank you for your lovely review."

Clare reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Had such a lovely relaxing day. Guidance was clear and well explained - we were encouraged to try out lots of different materials and we all produced lovely pieces to take home. Thankyou. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Clare or your informative and lovely review. It is much appreciated"

Gwyn Thomas reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"My partner and I had a lovely day on this course. Josephine was very welcoming and a really good, patient teacher. She took us through the basics of wet felting first, showed us how to lay the wool for the backing, then through suggestions for the picture we wanted to do and finally the process for turning it all into felt. It was well paced, never felt rushed and all in all a great day. Would definitely book other sessions"

Phinefibre responded:

"Lovely to meet you both and thank you for writing a review. Great to hear you enjoyed the workshop, the pacing and content especially as you were an art teacher too, much appreciated. Hope you managed to get back ok as the snow fell quickly later on. Would be great to see you again. "

Angela Beveridge reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"The wet felting course was great fun and great value. It was very relaxed. None of us had any prior experience and everyone came away with a really nice picture that we were proud of. There's loads of materials and guidance on how they could be used, so lots of flexibility in what you make."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Angela, lovely to hear you had fun at the felting course and enjoyed the abundance of materials on offer. It’s wonderful to teach student’s new to wet felting and see how their confidence develops over the day. You all made wonderful and diverse pictures."

Mandy Newby reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Had a fabulous day in this workshop. Josephine's knowledge of techniques and how materials behave in felting is impressive and she imparts her knowledge in an encouraging and effective way, There was a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere amongst the course participants. We were all delighted with our finished work and our success was due to Josephine's excellent tuition. I would highly recommend this workshop."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you so much for writing such a lovely and thoughtful review and for your recommendation. Very pleased you had an enjoyable, relaxed day making your own choice of a beautiful atmospheric heather moorland picture. Happy I was able to get across my long held passion for this fabulous way of making felted pictures, including imparting how different wool and plant fibres react and blend together. "

Gill reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Had a lovely time in a friendly environment. Josephine was helpful and inspirational throughout the day. I enjoyed learning the technique of wet felting and was pleased with the piece of art I produced at the end of the session. I would definitely recommend this workshop to anyone interested in learning how to wet felt. Thankyou Josephine!"

Phinefibre responded:

"Hi Gill, thank you for your review, much appreciated. Delighted you found the day inspirational and were happy with your lovely felt art. It was wonderful to see all the flower meadows develop during the day. "

C Hewitt reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"I really enjoyed this course. Josephine was a very good teacher. She explained and demonstrated the techniques very well and was very encouraging. I came home with a new skill and a lovely wet felted picture. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you for your review. Very happy you had an enjoyable day and felt encouraged and supported in learning a new skill on this introduction to wet felting course. "

Joanne duncalf reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"My daughter and I had a very enjoyable time doing a wet felting course with Josephine. We were fairly new to felting and she took us through the process in her lovely studio. Josephine shared her extensive experience , skills and knowledge freely with us in a very relaxed and supportive manner . The process itself is quite therapeutic and we could have carried on longer and have been inspired and enabled to have a go at this at home . Hebden bridge also made a lovely and interesting break for us as a family as a bonus . I would thoroughly recommend this course and Josephine . We found wet felting quite addictive ! "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Joanne, glad you enjoyed your mini break in Hebden Bridge. Wonderful to hear you felt inspired by the magical felt making process and feel able to have a go at home. "

Helena reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Enjoyed the course, had a wet felt picture to take home rather than an unfinished product and would certainly like to do more! With only 6 in the group we had enough help and attention from Jo."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Helena, delighted you would like to do more felting, it can be addictive! 6 is my maximum so I can help or advise when and where may needed, as I want everyone to go home with a finished felted picture."

Heather Throup reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Really loved this wet felting course. Excellent teacher who made sure we all knew exactly what we should be doing and kept a watchful eye over all the group and was always willing to help each of us without being invasive. Very therapeutic, recommend it highly."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and for your recommendation. Happy you found it therapeutic and really enjoyed the course and my teaching of this ancient art. "

Judith reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"This was my first attempt at wet felting and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Jo is very kind & attentive to everyone in the group. She works and teaches in a lovely studio space and provides an excellent mix of materials to use. I came home with a piece of felt that I am very happy with and hope to carry on experimenting in the future. Thanks Jo for providing a calm & relaxed atmosphere for us to engage with our creative minds! 🤗"

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Lovely to meet you and your friends, Delighted you enjoyed your day and my studio, trying out a new activity for your ‘creative minds’ and were happy with your felted picture."

Laura reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"We had a fantastic time wet felting with Josephine! It was brilliant being involved in every step and having her expertise advice on hand whenever you needed her. Would definitely recommend this course to anyone looking for something new to do. It was so great walking away with our own works of art! I would give more stars if possible!! "

Phinefibre responded:

"Wow thank you for your lovely review. Fabulous to meet all of you. So happy you enjoyed your totally new experience of wet felting a picture, to make your own wonderful felted ‘works of art‘ Felt making is a really magical process! "

Judith reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Nov 4-5th. Even as a total beginner I thoroughly enjoyed the two day Wet Felting course with Josephine. She was very patient and explained each progression in detail. It was nice to be in a small group where you had the teachers undivided attention. All the extensive materials that were available allowed you to experiment and the end results were brilliant. I highly recommend. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Hi judith, Thank you for taking the time to write me a very kind review and for your recommendation, it is very much appreciated. Delighted you enjoyed the two day “Enchanted Woodland” felting course with a small group, which I prefer so can give each person lots of attention as and when needed. It is wonderful how everyone’s felt picture looks so different, love the versatility and wonderful art of felt making and all the possibilities. "

Annette reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"Thank you Josephine for a lovely 2 days 4th and 5th November on your Enchanted Woodland course. I really enjoyed putting together my Woodland panel. You are a great teacher and I found the days very relaxing and informative . It was good to be able to try out different wools and techniques and I would recommend this course to all abilities. I especially liked that we were in a small group."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Annette for your recommendation and lovely review. Very happy you enjoyed your felt making weekend and all the fabulous fibres and techniques that can be explored. Wonderful to see your atmospheric woodland scene develop complete with fairy door... "

Jane reviewed: Two day Enchanted Woodland Wet Felt course in Hebden Bridge

"I had a great time on the two day wet felting course 4/5th November. Josephine is a lovely teacher, very friendly and welcoming putting us all at ease from the beginning. She explained about all the different wools and about mixing colours for the picture. She was very clear with instructions and very good at suggesting ideas to improve your picture. I found the two days very relaxing and would definitely recommend it. We were taught in a small group so help and advice was always available. Josephine has an amazing selection of different wools and fibres to try and experiment with. She puts a lot of effort in to making sure that your day is enjoyable and that you come home with a picture that you’re pleased with. Thanks so much, I had a great time. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you Jane for writing such a lovely review, it is much appreciated. It was great to meet you and chat about your aims for the course and ideas to decorate your landing with your own felted wall hangings. Wonderful to see and encourage your wet felted woodland scene to develop during the two days. Delighted you had a relaxing and fruitful weekend. "

Caroline and Anne reviewed: Felt Making Pictures (Hebden Bridge)

"A fantastic day 😀 Jo is a wonderful teacher who answered all our questions and helped us all. Lovely small group and thrilled with our finished piece "