Wet Felting a Lace Table Runner - Online VAWAA Session

Something completely new! - We'll be felting online

Join me for a fun and relaxing wet felting session. In one hour we will learn how to wet felt in a special lace technique.

​On Saturday, May 2, at 10:00 AM EDT (UTC-4), 16:00 CET, we'll be learning how to create a table runner / place mat / coaster using almost nothing but the softest wool fibers, soapy water and our hands.

Wet-felting is the oldest technique of making textile that existed in the world and is very fun and relaxing activity. We will create a beautiful felt item with a special ‘lace’ pattern - all seamless, no sewing. You can use this table top surface in many different ways - to protect and decorate your dinning or coffee table, you can put it on the shelf with potted plants on top.

​No prior knowledge of wet-felting is required and we will of course learn a few tricks of the trade.

​We'll reconnect a week later, on Friday, May 8, at 12:00 pm EDT (UTC-4), 18:00 CET, to share creations, learnings, and feedback.

Limited to 20 participants.

​What you'll need

All you'll need is to wear comfortable clothes and an apron, and bring the following materials and tools:
- 3.5 oz. (100 g) of merino wool tops in 2-3 different colors (carded wool suitable for wet-felting; extra fine, 20 micron max.)
- 3 towels
- a bar of soap
- a curtain netting or mosquito netting
- bubble wrap (about 50 cm x 50 cm / 19 in x 19 in)
- scissors
- a spoon
- a sponge (or a water sprinkler bulb for wet felting)
- alcohol marker
- plate (about 26 cm / 10 in)
- hot soapy water (dish-washing liquid or grated olive oil soap diluted in water)
- a waterproof surface

​How to join

Please get your tickets for this session here.

We'll be hosting this VAWAA Online on Zoom. VAWAA will send you the link and details to join via email a few hours before it begins.

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Sessions are ticketed to support artists, makers and small VAWAA team. If you’re experiencing financial hardship, please reach out to VAWAA. They may have a generous participant who has paid it forward and would ask that you pay the love forward by sharing online sessions with 3 new friends.

Here are other VAWAA online sessions.

Check out Anja's VAWAA artist page here and you can visit Slovenia, Skofja Loka and felt a piece of clothing for yourself in her studio.