Needle Felt Your Own Llama or Alpaca

Needle felting is a dry felting method. It is quick and easy, and inexpensive, requiring very few tools and taking up very little space. You can needle felt when you have just a few spare minutes or for hours on end.

At this hands-on workshop you will meet the llamas and alpacas that are providing their fleece for your project.

You will make a cute three-dimensional llama or alpaca from alpaca fibre and two-dimensional shapes which are suitable for:

• Brooches/pendants, hat decoration
• Greeting cards e.g. heart for Valentine’s Day card
• Hanging mobiles etc
• Christmas tree decorations
• To enhance a wet felted item
• Decorate fabric or clothes
• Exotic patches for patchwork quilting
• Functional patches – elbow pads on a wool jumper, heels in socks etc.

The following will be provided:

• All materials needed for the workshop
• Tea, coffee, biscuits
• Extra materials and kits are available for purchase on the day.

You will need:

• Comfortable clothes
• Your lunch.

This workshop is not intended for children under 12 years of age. Older children wishing to attend must be accompanied by a parent.

When: 10am-2pm Saturday 20th August 2022
Where: Alpaca Magic, 2771 Sutton Road, Sutton, New South Wales, 2620
Bookings: www.alpacamagic.com.au

• Topics:

• Workshop / Short Courses
• Arts and Crafts