Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

Catherine R reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"We had a brilliant day on the course and we were all really pleased with our finished cats! Jo taught five absolute beginners how to create dogs and cats with kindness and patience, plenty of brews and biscuits, and was just the right mix of knowing when we needed help and letting us get on with things when 'in the zone'! I really enjoyed the day, my mum and 9 year old did too and I thoroughly recommend!"

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you for joining the workshop and writing a lovely review. Delighted you all had a brilliant day. It was wonderful to see three generations of your family all together on the workshop. Your nine year old daughter made an adorable cute cat, and coped very well with such a long day."

Pamela Davies reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"My friend and I had a wonderful day with Jo making felted replicas of our 2 dogs. She was such an excellent teacher asking us all along the way about how we wanted the pace of learning to be in order to suit us best. She is clearly very skilled and knowledgeable as well as immensely patient. She very kindly did this date as an additional session and as there were just the two of us, allowed us to bring our dogs along with us. I would absolutely recommend this course either as a one off for fun or as a way into further felting."

Phinefibre responded:

"It was lovely to meet you both and your two adorable little dogs, great and different to have live models in the studio! It was a wonderful day and delighted you enjoyed it. I was very happy to help you both create such wonderful, detailed little needle felted pets sculptures. With so much attention to detail. Defo helps to have the dogs present. Thank you for writing a review and for your kind recommendation. "

Lesley reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"I thoroughly enjoyed my day needle felting and creating a model of my dog Tom. The time whizzed by and Geraldine was a great tutor, very calm, knowledgable and approachable. Lovely venue too. Thanks so much."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you very much for writing a review. Fantastic to hear the day whizzed by in a good way and you enjoyed discovering a way of needle felting dogs and other animals in our wonderful heritage building. "

Michele Saville reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"I have just spent a wonderful Sunday making a needle felted interpretation of my Minature Schnauzer Eno. Everything came together to create a truly enjoyable experience. The venue was lovely, Josephine is very friendly and patient, and an experienced tutor who is passionate about her art. "

Phinefibre responded:

" Thank you Michele for your kind review, much appreciated. Very happy to hear you a wonderful, enjoyable day creating a cute mini wool ‘Eno” with lovely face details, whilst discovering new ways of needle felting."

Josie reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"The course was exactly as described. It was so enjoyable. The tutor was excellent, knowledgeable and supportive. Nothing was too much trouble. The studio is well stocked. I was so pleased with my end product. The venue is perfect. Overall 10 out 10."

Phinefibre responded:

"Wow thank you so much for your wonderful review, it is much appreciated. Wonderful to hear you felt the course lived up to the description. Delighted you had a good day making and were pleased with your little felted 'Trigger' and happy with the beautiful venue."

Fran reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"Josephine is a friendly and supportive tutor who made it really easy to make a compelling doggie friend in a few hours. Good conversation in a lovely studio, lots of cups of tea or coffee - everything you could want really on a murky grey afternoon! I was delighted with what I made."

Phinefibre responded:

"Very happy you enjoyed the workshop, wonderful to see your felted dog emerge bursting with character, out of the bundles of wool. Thank you so much for your lovely review."

Tracey Clayton reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"It was a fabulous day, Josephine was so patient and knowledgeable, I will definitely be looking to book on one of her other courses."

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you so much Tracy, very happy you had a fab day. It was really lovely to meet you after connecting online. Hopefully see you on another course soon."

Kathy reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"Really enjoyed the felting course with Jo. She was a fabulous teacher - very patient and encouraging. Me and my friend hadn’t ever done felting before the course but by the end of it we had made ourselves little replicas of our own dogs (almost !) 😊 The day was set at our pace, with a very relaxed atmosphere in a lovely building. Jo has so much experience and the credentials to match, and as expected her work is pretty spectacular. Such a nice person who is incredibly talented. Highly recommend any course run by Jo. Thank you "

Phinefibre responded:

"It was lovely meeting you both and seeing your lovely little felted dogs emerge out of the wool so full of character. Very happy you had a relaxing day and enjoyed the workshop and the beautiful building. Thank you so much for the wonderful kind review, appreciation and recommendation. "

Gail Godfrey reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"I attended the cats and dogs course with friends and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Josephine demonstrated each step and was there to help every step of the way. I was extremely pleased with the end result and look forward to doing more felting in the very near future. Thanks to Josephine for a most enjoyable day."

Phinefibre responded:

"Wonderful to meet you and your friends. Delighted you were happy with the workshop and your Doberman mini sculpture. Thank you for taking the time to write a review."

Caron Kilroy reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"I went along to the needle felting cats and dogs course as a complete novice in February 2024. The studio is a fabulous Aladdins cave of craft in an incredible historic building. Josephine is so talented at her many fibre crafts and was super helpful and kind and guided us all so well in making our animals. I absolutely love the whole day and am proud of my dog as my first attempt at it. If you are looking for a fun course to do, this is the one. This is ideal and you would be hard pushed to find anybody with Josephine’s knowledge. I really loved it. Thank you so much. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Hi Caron, Delighted you had a lovely day learning all about needle felting animals and enjoyed the studio space or my ‘Aladdins cave’. Thank you so much for your very kind thoughts about my fibre arts skills, much appreciated."

Jo Jagger reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"Had a great day learning about needle felting in a lovely relaxed setting. Jo was great, very patient and I must say diplomatic when our efforts were not looking their best. But with amazing advice and tips, we all produced doggies that we were very pleased with. "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you for writing a lovely review about the course and my teaching, it is much appreciated. Delighted you felt you learned something about making felted animals. Your amazing and very long haired dog was a bit more of a challenge for a beginner, but you did a great job of tackling her long hair and getting her sitting down."

Sarah W reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"Brilliant! Made to feel welcome by Josephine, who is a highly skilled tutor. Everything you need is provided, with plenty of advice, tips, and help where you need it. The studio is in a good venue, easy to find and has plenty of parking. Great day with everyone in the group who all made brilliant felted animals! Credit to Josephine who made it so easy! "

Phinefibre responded:

"Thank you so much, your review is much appreciated. It was lovely to meet you and your young niece, you both made an incredible dog and cat. Lovely feedback about the venue - the Birchcliffe Centre and your fellow students. All the felted animals were all superb and look lovely all together for the photo."

Jane reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"This was the second course I have done with Jo and I loved every minute of it. Jo is a great teacher explaining everything clearly, checking we understand and giving us plenty of 121 support when needed. I was delighted with what I made "

Elaine Richardson reviewed: Needle felted funky sheep for beginners

"This was a super venue and lovely teacher Jo was patient and very good at explaining how to do the needle felting. The morning passed so quickly ! I didn’t quite finish my funky sheep but have since completed it at home. I would love to do another animal here another time. "

Viktorija reviewed: Needle felted Dogs & Cats in (Halifax)

"Enjoyed workshop so much! Very knowledgeable and helpful tutor. Will definitely come again. I am pleased with the result and time spent doing my dog :) Highly recommend"

Maxine Jaeger reviewed: Needle felted funky sheep for beginners

"The 3-hr session was the right length to obtain a taste of what needle-felting involves, learn the basic techniques and helpful dos and dont's. Jo is lovely, with a depth of knowledge and experience (very skilled herself, as beautiful examples of her work demonstrate), but very patient with beginners to this craft, no matter how ham-fisted. Despite my breaking three felting needles and producing a creature with a definite identity crisis, I really enjoyed myself and would love to try a different aspect of felting with Jo. Tea/coffee on tap in a lovely venue and very good value for money. "