NEEDLE FELTED LARGE YULE TOMTE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Sunday 3rd November 2024 11.30am

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Learn how to needle felt this large Yule Tomte with his soft white beard, long pointy hat and striped arms with mittens using just natural and fast felting wool and felting needles.

Steffi Stern, will teach you techniques and tricks on how to make basic shapes and join them together and add shapes to the surface. Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

Take your bearded Tomte home together with any left over wool, The Makerss Eco Wool Felting Mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.

A complete boxed needle felting kit is included in this workshop.

The finished size is about 25cm tall.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for total beginners, children 14+ with adult supervision.

Meet the Tutor

Steffi Stern

German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.

Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

NEEDLE FELTED RAINBOW ROBIN HOOP PICTURE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Saturday 2nd November 2024 14.30pm

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Learn how to needle felt this brightly coloured and fluffy Robin using a felt sheet and just natural and fast felting wool and felting needles.

Steffi Stern, will teach you techniques and tricks how to mix wool into new colours, felt in 2D and add surface details. Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

Take your little Robin Picture home together with any leftover wool, The Makerss Eco Wool Felting Mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.

The finished size is about 14cm in diameter. A complete boxed needle felting kit is included in all of our workshops

Advisory Note:

Suitable for total beginners, children 14+ with adult supervision.

Meet the Tutor

Steffi Stern

German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.

Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

NEEDLE FELTED BUSY MRS MOLE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Friday 1st November 2024 13.00pm

90 minute workshop – cost £25.00

Following on from the success of ‘Busy Mr Mole’, he has now found his match with ‘Busy Mrs Mole!’

Learn how to needle felt this adorable little lady, complete with a wooden crate and scrumptious cakes, using super-fast felting wool and felting needles.

Steffi will teach you techniques and tricks to needle felt basic shapes, build bulk and sculpt with wool whilst adding colours and features. Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

Take your cute little Busy Mrs Mole with her cupcakes home, together with an Eco wool felting mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.

The finished size is about 10cm tall. .

Advisory Note:

Suitable for total beginners, children 14+ with parental supervision.

Meet the Tutor

Steffi Stern

German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.

Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

NEEDLE FELTED AMIGUWOOLLI PENGUIN with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Thursday 31st October 2024 10.00am

90 minute workshop – cost £25.00

Learn how to needle felt this miniature super cute Penguin on his sparkling icy base using just natural and fast felting wool and felting needles.

Steffi Stern, will teach you techniques and tricks on how to make basic shapes, join them together, attach other shapes to the surface. Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

Take your little penguin home together with any left over wool, The Makerss Eco Wool Felting Mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.

A complete boxed needle felting kit is included in this workshop.

The finished size is about 8cm tall.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for total beginners, children 14+ with parental supervision.

Meet the Tutor

Steffi Stern

German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.

Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

2D NEEDLE FELTED RUNNING HARE WITH CORNFLOWERS with Liberty Goodswen Friday 11:15pm

2-hour workshop – cost £36.00

In this workshop you will needle felt a 2D Hare racing through the corn. The first stage is building up and sculpting the shape with core wool and then you will bring colour to the Hare as well as adding ears, texture and character!

The beautiful blue cornflowers and wheat come next using carefully selected different types of wool and fibres.

Liberty will show you when to use different gauge needles and how to achieve a fine finish to your felting. You will have the eco felting mat, needles and spare wool to take home.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for beginners and beyond, over the age of 15 years.

Meet the Tutor

Liberty Goodswen

Liberty is an award-winning needle Felter -– you may have seen her win on the Channel 4 programme, ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’ with her Donkey Wreath and also spotted her tree full of felted animals again in 2023! Liberty has been a professional Felter for over 13 years both in Italy and England with lots of teaching experience and a gallery in Somerset, which has come to be known as Liberty’s Felterie. Over the years she has experimented and developed various techniques, which she loves to share so that others can really enjoy and progress their felting. Much of her work is based on birds and animals with an emphasis on giving them their own characters.

2D NEEDLE FELTED FLUFFY SQUIRREL with Liberty Goodswen Thursday 14:45pm

2-hour workshop – cost £36.00

In this workshop you will needle felt a 2D squirrel with his bushy tail as he rushes to catch the golden falling leaves.

The first stage is building up and sculpting the main shape with core wool and then you will add colour to the squirrel as well as ears, texture and character!

The falling golden leaves are added next and as many toadstools as you wish, using carefully selected different types of wool and fibres.

Liberty will show you when to use different gauge needles and how to achieve a fine finish to your felting. You will have the eco felting mat, needles and spare wool to take home.

Advisory Note:
Suitable for beginners and beyond, over the age of 15 years

Meet the Tutor

Liberty Goodswen
Liberty is an award-winning needle Felter -– you may have seen her win on the Channel 4 programme, ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’ with her Donkey Wreath and also spotted her tree full of felted animals again in 2023! Liberty has been a professional Felter for over 13 years both in Italy and England with lots of teaching experience and a gallery in Somerset, which has come to be known as Liberty’s Felterie. Over the years she has experimented and developed various techniques, which she loves to share so that others can really enjoy and progress their felting. Much of her work is based on birds and animals with an emphasis on giving them their own characters.

STUNNING 2D NEEDLE FELTED SEASCAPE with Lynne McGill, LinPin Crafts – Sunday 12.15pm

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Create your own bespoke needle felt “Seascape” with Lynne of “LinPin Crafts” using a needle, a brush, flat felt and beautiful colourful, soft and silky merino roving wools and speciality fibres.

Relax, be inspired and enjoy the therapeutic and creative experience, then take home your special seascape ready to frame.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for adults over 16, who are able to see well enough and are able to write.

Meet the Tutor

Lynne McGill

Lynne started her sole trader business of LinPin Crafts after a successful career in nursing and has always maintained a love of art, photography and craft.

She lives with her family in the outskirts of Glasgow and is a member of craft co-operatives and attends events, shows and holds classes in needle felting.

STUNNING 2D NEEDLE FELTED SEASCAPE with Lynne McGill, LinPin Crafts – Friday 10.15am

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Create your own bespoke needle felt “Seascape” with Lynne of “LinPin Crafts” using a needle, a brush, flat felt and beautiful colourful, soft and silky merino roving wools and speciality fibres.

Relax, be inspired and enjoy the therapeutic and creative experience, then take home your special seascape ready to frame.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for adults over 16, who are able to see well enough and are able to write.

Meet the Tutor

Lynne McGill

Lynne started her sole trader business of LinPin Crafts after a successful career in nursing and has always maintained a love of art, photography and craft.

She lives with her family in the outskirts of Glasgow and is a member of craft co-operatives and attends events, shows and holds classes in needle felting.

NEEDLE FELTED LARGE YULE TOMTE with Steffi Stern, The Makerss – Saturday 13.15pm

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Learn how to needle felt this large Yule Tomte with his soft white beard, long pointy hat and striped arms with mittens using just natural and fast felting wool and felting needles.

Steffi Stern, will teach you techniques and tricks on how to make basic shapes and join them together and add shapes to the surface. Steffi’s style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

Take your bearded Tomte home together with any left over wool, The Makerss Eco Wool Felting Mat, felting needles and full colour step-by-step instructions.

A complete boxed needle felting kit is included in this workshop.

The finished size is about 25cm tall.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for total beginners, children 14+ with adult supervision.

Meet the Tutor

Steffi Stern

German born Steffi Stern is a craft enthusiast and has been crafting for as long as she can remember. In 2010 Steffi turned her passion into her profession when she opened her first craft shop in Gloucestershire.

Fast forward to today and she now runs the successful craft business The Makerss. She has written four books on needle felting and doll making. Steffi loves combining her business experience with her passion of crafting and helping others to realise their creativity. Steffi’s teaching style is supportive, encouraging and fun filled.

STUNNING 2D NEEDLE FELTED SEASCAPE with Lynne McGill, LinPin Crafts – Saturday 12.15pm

90-minute workshop – cost £25.00

Create your own bespoke needle felt “Seascape” with Lynne of “LinPin Crafts” using a needle, a brush, flat felt and beautiful colourful, soft and silky merino roving wools and speciality fibres.

Relax, be inspired and enjoy the therapeutic and creative experience, then take home your special seascape ready to frame.

Advisory Note:

Suitable for adults over 16, who are able to see well enough and are able to write.

Meet the Tutor

Lynne McGill

Lynne started her sole trader business of LinPin Crafts after a successful career in nursing and has always maintained a love of art, photography and craft.

She lives with her family in the outskirts of Glasgow and is a member of craft co-operatives and attends events, shows and holds classes in needle felting.