REGISTRATION CLOSED - Needle Felted Sheep with Patti Morriss
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Needle felting for everyone! Beginners and masters alike will love making a sweet-faced little sheep. The sculptures will be made using wool roving, curly locks, and glass eyes. Participants will be taught the basics of needle felting and will leave with lots of transferable techniques and tricks to use on future projects.
No previous wool felting experience is needed.
Date & Time
Saturday, June 4th from 1 pm to 4 pm
Skill Level
Beginner
Material Fee
In addition to the workshop registration fee, a material fee of $20.00 is payable to the instructor at the start of the workshop. Students will receive a Needle Felted Sheep Kit by fiber artist Teresa Perleberg. The kit includes everything needed to make one sheep sculpture, including detailed instructions with photographs of each step; white wool; white curly wool; black wool for the mouth; glass eyes; two felting needles; felting cushion; sewing needle; and waxed thread to sew on the eyes.
About the Instructor
Patti Morriss is a self-taught needle felt artist. Her work is strongly influenced by her studies with the Bear Creek Needle Felting Academy. She first learned skills and techniques through online courses taught by shepherd and needle felt artist Teresa Perleberg. After just ten months of practice, Patti was able to design and create a sculpture of a ram inspired by the Flag Wool and Fiber Festival logo. The life-sized needle felted sculpture was part of the 2018 festival competition, and her piece was awarded Best in Show.
Patti sells her creations and kits under the name MittenMatcher Felt and has been a vendor at the Flag Wool and Fiber Festival and The Sunday A'Fair at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. She has taught workshops at Peaceful Prairie Ranch, Cedar Lake Ministries Conference Center in Indiana, and private parties. Currently, she lives in Northwest Indiana with her wonderful husband, Jonathan, and their spoiled dachshunds, Bert and Ernie.
Learn more about Patti at www.mittenmatcher.com.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
Questions? Email us at flagwool.workshops@gmail.com.