Students will learn basic 3-D wet felting techniques. They will begin by layering wool fibers over a flat plastic resist. The final layer can include additional design elements, such as silk fibers, wool locks, other fiber color options, etc. All fibers will be wetted down with soapy water and then “agitated” with rubbing and rolling until the fibers entangle & shrink together to form a felted fabric. The resist is removed and the piece is shaped into a finished bowl of approximately 5-6 inches. Students will be offered additional embellishment items to stitch to their bowl to add design & texture after it has dried. Ages 16+.

Melinda Schertenlieb has been working in the fiber arts most of her life: sewing, embroidering, knitting, crocheting, etc. She began exploring felting over 10 years ago, and has taken a number of workshops (both group and individual) to learn techniques in wet felting. Using unspun wool fibers, silk fibers, and other textural elements, Melinda primarily wet felts handbags, vessels, scarves, and brooches/pins.