Saturday 18th May 2013
The Slipper Workshop Day finally dawned on Saturday 18th May. Eight excited students arrived at the Village Hall to be greeted by Cathy from Sticky Paws – our tutor for the day – with boxes and packages full of wonderfully coloured Merino wool tops and gorgeous silk ‘hankies’ dyed every shade of the rainbow, all for us to play with - what joy!
The group consisted of five ‘regulars’ and three newbies – all with varying levels of experience and bundles of enthusiasm. Our morning was enlivened (as if that was necessary) by the efforts of an amateur (by which I mean non-professional) group on guitars and drums playing in the Bar area for the morning.
Undaunted, we set to and laid out what seemed to be huge mounds of wool
tops –75 grams in each slipper – after carefully making our own resists; these slippers are couture fashion items and made to fit each owner perfectly.
The Slipper Workshop Day finally dawned on Saturday 18th May. Eight excited students arrived at the Village Hall to be greeted by Cathy from Sticky Paws – our tutor for the day – with boxes and packages full of wonderfully coloured Merino wool tops and gorgeous silk ‘hankies’ dyed every shade of the rainbow, all for us to play with - what joy!
The group consisted of five ‘regulars’ and three newbies – all with varying levels of experience and bundles of enthusiasm. Our morning was enlivened (as if that was necessary) by the efforts of an amateur (by which I mean non-professional) group on guitars and drums playing in the Bar area for the morning.
Undaunted, we set to and laid out what seemed to be huge mounds of wool
tops –75 grams in each slipper – after carefully making our own resists; these slippers are couture fashion items and made to fit each owner perfectly.
Lunch came quickly and was thoroughly and properly enjoyed – soup, eggs, salads, goats cheese and spinach filo pie, a potato bake plus lemon drizzle cake and a moist and scrummy rhubarb cake – and so we built up the energy for an active afternoon of rolling and bashing and throwing and hardening (all processes known to we felters as compulsory but fairly harmless).
It was very fun. Cathy was as patient and expert as ever, guiding us through the process, advising on colours and technique, reassuring us and keeping us going until we all emerged with pairs of beautiful, remarkably slipper-like objects just awaiting final adjustments and embellishments.
From us all, ‘Thank you so much, Cathy’ :-) We all look forward to another workshop with you later this year.
Cathy is available on email: [email protected]
Or telephone her on (01394) 412060
Her website is http://www.stickypawsfelting.co.uk/
Cathy is available on email: [email protected]
Or telephone her on (01394) 412060
Her website is http://www.stickypawsfelting.co.uk/
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