Hello and welcome to my website ! I am currently teaching art full time, and doing my felt making workshops and festivals as well !
If you are looking to do a workshop and you have found me online do get in touch because I do workshops on request, especially if you have a group or an occasion that you want to do something special and different for.
I am doing felt making parties and workshops with patients in hospitals, as well as developing new skills with my interest ever developing in printmaking. I regularly post updates on my Facebook page.
I am really looking forward to the Lunar festival in July in Tamworth in Arden, Warwickshire. Please do look at my photos to get a feel of what I do, here, there and everywhere with felt making !
So wherever it may be I hope I look forward to sharing my love for felt making and passing on the joy.
Do look at my photos and scroll down to see all the work that I do. Commissions are welcome for special presents and I also do workshops in schools.
Ursula
If you are looking to do a workshop and you have found me online do get in touch because I do workshops on request, especially if you have a group or an occasion that you want to do something special and different for.
I am doing felt making parties and workshops with patients in hospitals, as well as developing new skills with my interest ever developing in printmaking. I regularly post updates on my Facebook page.
I am really looking forward to the Lunar festival in July in Tamworth in Arden, Warwickshire. Please do look at my photos to get a feel of what I do, here, there and everywhere with felt making !
So wherever it may be I hope I look forward to sharing my love for felt making and passing on the joy.
Do look at my photos and scroll down to see all the work that I do. Commissions are welcome for special presents and I also do workshops in schools.
Ursula
Christmas felt
These are the results from my felt making workshop at Charlecote Park - National Trust, The colours are vibrant enough to persuade anyone to get right into Christmas cheer ! It was a lovely afternoon, we ate many mince pies and mini rolls, and everyone was relaxed and enjoyed learning how to make felt. Also I have to say how proud I am of my youngest son who helped hand out those said mince pies and carry everything to and from the car, like a little elf ! He is definitely on the nice list this year! More dates for 2018 at Charlecote to be announced soon.
These are the results from my felt making workshop at Charlecote Park - National Trust, The colours are vibrant enough to persuade anyone to get right into Christmas cheer ! It was a lovely afternoon, we ate many mince pies and mini rolls, and everyone was relaxed and enjoyed learning how to make felt. Also I have to say how proud I am of my youngest son who helped hand out those said mince pies and carry everything to and from the car, like a little elf ! He is definitely on the nice list this year! More dates for 2018 at Charlecote to be announced soon.
'Felted Spooky Scene' Workshop at Ryton Pools Country Park October 2017
Some fantastic felt was made at half term- proving that Hallowe'en provides masses of inspiration for rich colours, and images depicting cool spooky scenes! Well done to those that made all these beautiful creations, I hope you will show your friends, family and perhaps your teachers what you did over the half term holiday ! Felt making is fun and educational too!
Some fantastic felt was made at half term- proving that Hallowe'en provides masses of inspiration for rich colours, and images depicting cool spooky scenes! Well done to those that made all these beautiful creations, I hope you will show your friends, family and perhaps your teachers what you did over the half term holiday ! Felt making is fun and educational too!
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'Spooky Scenes' Hallowe'en at Charlecote Park
Absoloutely beautiful designs today at Charlecote - such intense colours- I love the purple with the orange ! Well done everyone, I had a fab afternoon helping you create your excellent felt! More pictures over on my Facebook page. |
'' I would love to do it again !''
''It's amazing what you can do with a pile of wool!'' This is some of the feedback I have had from people on my workshops who have really enjoyed felt making ! |
Pippa's party !
A great time was had by all at a felt making party yesterday. It was Pippa's birthday party with an animal theme. She was very excited and loved choosing the colours for her felt picture of her hamster in it's red hamster ball ! Her brother did Hedwig, which I think is fabulous! Other designs were lovely too, dolphin, unicorn, bunny and pussycat. It was such a lovely creative afternoon.
Contact me if you would like a party for any occasion or age !
A great time was had by all at a felt making party yesterday. It was Pippa's birthday party with an animal theme. She was very excited and loved choosing the colours for her felt picture of her hamster in it's red hamster ball ! Her brother did Hedwig, which I think is fabulous! Other designs were lovely too, dolphin, unicorn, bunny and pussycat. It was such a lovely creative afternoon.
Contact me if you would like a party for any occasion or age !
Summer fun felt making workshops
It was lovely to meet so many keen people and make some beautiful designs during the Summer, at 'Art in The Park' in Leamington, and at Charlecote Park, Stratford. I really enjoyed seeing the creativity flow and it is always so joyful seeing how people get into their felt 'zone!'
What is lovely with teaching workshops is chatting to people and when finding out if they have stressful jobs or no time for being creative, and how the time spent working on a piece of felt is beneficial to them, helping them to relax and focus on something. This could be as simple as forming the design element to their piece, or which colours to choose. All these workshops get me out and about, talking to people, hearing their stories and for that I am so grateful. It feels like in a way we help each other as we have time to have fun reflect or just enjoy the process.
Look at the pictures below and here on my Facebook page to see examples of felt work made on my workshops. Please do like my Facebook page as well if you are interested in all things felt.
Please do share and tell your friends. Felt making is such a lovely craft to do. It's so versatile, its really quite simple and its fun ! It is for everyone and all ages. I do parties too, for all ages, I am a mobile felter! I also do school workshops, craft groups, talks, and so on. Do get in touch if you have any questions and I'll see what I can do for you.
Thanks, I hope to see you at one of my future fun felt workshops!
Ursula
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Fun felt making in all weathers at Art in The Park making felted flower brooches. You make them upside down, and it's quite tricky but everyone managed to persevere and got some excellent results!
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Festival felt making at Lunar Festival Last June I was at the Lunar festival in Tamworth in Arden, Warwickshire. I was there felt making and I met some groovy people who just wanted to get right into that creative zone! They made some great designs in felt and loved having a piece of artwork to be able to take home as a souvenir of an inspiring weekend. We had wonderful weather and little breeze to stir the woolly tops so it was superb felt making conditions !! Look at the gorgeous felts these lovely mummies made with their daughters at my workshops, at Ryton Pools (below) and the Lunar Festival. (right). Just the ticket for a bit of bonding and an hour or two of harmonious creative time together ! |
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WORKSHOPS
I teach felt making workshops for all age ranges and abilities. The workshops are open to everyone from children from age 5+ . It is a particularly lovely activity for parents and children to do together. I offer a variety of workshops in making felt. Please see my schools page for workshops in schools. Drawing with fibres, vessels and bowls, resist and seamless felt, felt flower brooches and Nuno scarves. If you let me know which you would like to learn I can arrange it for you. Workshops can also be arranged for small groups at your home. Please contact me for details. Do also look at my page for children's parties which are a great success with parents and children! |
David Bowie's 70th birthday
It would have been David Bowie's 70th birthday in January.
He was a great part of my brother's musical influence (I realised later and got into him) whilst I played with my dolls he played 'Life on Mars'. It was the soundtrack to our Summer playing whilst we were in the garden (turned up from the record played in the sitting room), and I particularly remember him burying his unfortunately sun-dried stick insect to 'Ashes to Ashes'.
Last Summer at Warwickshire Open Studios I exhibited his portrait which I made in felt. Here it is.
It's for sale.
For Sale- David Bowie- 2016 Price on enquiry
Lunar Festival felt making ! - Lunar is back next Summer- 2018, watch this space!
I had an amazing time teaching lots of lovely people of all ages, everyone was in the right mood to have a go at making a felted festival souvenir. It was easy to be inspired and in the beautiful countryside. See the results of last year's felt fun below.
I had an amazing time teaching lots of lovely people of all ages, everyone was in the right mood to have a go at making a felted festival souvenir. It was easy to be inspired and in the beautiful countryside. See the results of last year's felt fun below.
Felt making is great fun for everyone whatever the age. You don't even have to be creative, just enjoy the time out to relax, learn a new skill and enjoy the active process of making the felt.
If you want to explore the artistic side of drawing with the wool, there is so much scope for creativity and detail. Felt making has become so popular in recent years. I teach and pass on my skills to individuals, friends groups, WI groups, arts and craft groups, Brownies, children's parties, hen parties, team building sessions, those who want to learn a new technique, or just want to do something different! I do workshops outside in the sunshine, which is just lovely.
The history of felt making is fascinating, there is so much to learn. The method of scrubbing, rolling and wringing the wool and really going through that physical process is very therapeutic.
If you want to explore the artistic side of drawing with the wool, there is so much scope for creativity and detail. Felt making has become so popular in recent years. I teach and pass on my skills to individuals, friends groups, WI groups, arts and craft groups, Brownies, children's parties, hen parties, team building sessions, those who want to learn a new technique, or just want to do something different! I do workshops outside in the sunshine, which is just lovely.
The history of felt making is fascinating, there is so much to learn. The method of scrubbing, rolling and wringing the wool and really going through that physical process is very therapeutic.
The workshops are great fun and educational too. I can show those of you who have made felt before and would just like to learn some more advanced techniques. The workshops are designed loosely so there is room for scope within what you will actually make. If there is something particular about felt making you would like to learn, please do get in touch. It might be that I can incorporate it into a workshop, or plan an advanced one for the future.
Nuno felted scarves
Learn how to make a beautiful Nuno scarf, adding wool fibres to a piece of silk. Create a wonderfully soft wearable creation using beautiful colours of Merino wool. Your silk scarf will be totally unique and require no sewing at all ! A wonderful present for a friend or yourself !
Learn how to make a beautiful Nuno scarf, adding wool fibres to a piece of silk. Create a wonderfully soft wearable creation using beautiful colours of Merino wool. Your silk scarf will be totally unique and require no sewing at all ! A wonderful present for a friend or yourself !
3D Felted vessels and bowls
Come and learn how to make a sculptural
felted bowl or vessel, using the wet felting technique
which will provide a wonderful centrepiece for your table.
For bookings contact: info@ursulawestwood.com
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