13 Jan 15'
"Wet felting with Lorraine is a wonderful fun learning experience. Fantastic choice of wool fibres & Lorraine explains about each type & how some are easier to felt than others. You start your day by making your template, then lay out your fibres. Then the fun really begins - soap suds & warm water! Seeing how fibres can turn into a felted cloth is amazing. Yes you do have to work at it quite physically, but it is no more difficult than scrubbing your dirty dishes at home - it just takes longer! You'll break for lunch & eat your packed lunch that you bring, then it's straight back to it. You'll be so keen to carry on felting, you'll eat your lunch at super speed! In the afternoon, you'll spend a lot of time being shown how to shape & form the felt into your final product. You'll be rolling your felted item in a bamboo blind, which does require a lot of work from your arms, but we worked in pairs - so it wasn't so bad. You will be so proud of what you have made & the felting bug is really catching! I loved it. We had a friendly group & the process is explained & shown in great detail by Lorraine. I had done some simple wet felting before I did my course with Denmark farm, but I am certain that Lorraine would be an excellent teacher for any beginner to this craft! Definitely suitable for all, not just women! I am so glad I went on a Denmark Farm Course & yes I have booked another....felt hats next time! :)"
