Felting classes in Barcelona

After 5 happy years living in Ireland, we are moving to Switzerland; but between the two countries, I'll spend more than one month in Barcelona, my hometown! I'm happy to be here spending time with my family and friends, enjoying a real Mediterranean summer and teaching felting.

I'll be teaching in All you knit is love, the coolest yarn shop in Barcelona. they are in the trendy neighborhood of el Born. The shop is owned by a lovely couple, Miquel and Jennifer, he is Catalan and she is from US.(have a look to their video)

I'll be teaching needle felting and wet felting (shibori and others textures for felting). Have a look to my workshop page and.... Why not to combine a Barcelona trip with felting classes?!

To encourage peolpe to sign for the courses, my dress has been placed on the main window.

Needle felting recession session

Last Saturday 16^th of June, we met at the Feltmakers Ireland studio for a needle felting recession session. We were highly motivated and after a quick introduction about wool, needles and technical basics, we started jabbing our pieces.

After struggling with colour choice, tough decisions needed to be taken, Fabienne started a cute orange and purple teddy bear. Susan worked at the speed of the light to be able to finish her doll and collect her son at 4pm. Mary made a clever looking giraffe, she is still deciding if she keeps it for herself or give it to her granddaughter (I understand after so much hard work...). Yvonne made a doll with a bad hair day. And we were all impressed by Luke, 11 years old, who followed his own design, a sitting bunny with a carrot.

There were no major accidents, we only needed three plasters, that's very good!

Every body worked very hard. All the pieces were finished and looked fantastic, definitely it was not a beginner job.

I had a great time, thank you Yvonne, Luke, Mary, Fabienne and Susan for this fantastic day. I think that we all enjoyed it and I hope this is the beginning of many others needle felted creatures!

Full day needle felting workshop with Feltmakers Ireland: 3 places left!

The Needle felting class will take place the 16th of June from 10am to 4.30 pm at Feltmakers Ireland Studio, in Phoenix Park. We'll make a figure of about 15 cm. This class is suitable for beginners, I'll cover all the basics in Needle felting. The cost is 40 EUR, you pay the same day, and includes written instructions, 2 needles and wool for the day. If you have needles and wool, bring them with you and I can help you to understand how to use different needles and wool. You´ll need to bring a lunch box, too. I´ll provide tea and biscuits.

If you are interested, email me at tortuebcn@gmail.com

See you there!

"handmAid" Craft classes in aid of relief the famine in the Horn of Africa

‘handmAid‘ is a craft day in aid of relief for the famine currently happening in the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia, and neighbouring countries).

On Saturday 3rd September 2011, in Damer Hall on Stephen’s Green. All proceeds are going to the Oxfam appeal.

There is three crafty ways to help!
1. Take part in a class! There will be classes in different crafts going on all day. (Classes and demonstrations are one to two hours long, and cost just €10 per person (materials provided)!
2. Go shopping! The market stall table will have lots of lovely handmade items to buy, or craft supplies to stock up on.
3. Stitch n bitch! Come and sit in on a big stitch n bitch, buy some bake-sale cake, and drink some donated coffee.

I will volunteer teaching needle felting and Nessa will be teaching wet felting.
It is an excellent opportunity to learn a new craft. Good teachers, good ambiance, very good value and all for a good cause. Be there!!
Want to know more, or to volunteer for any part of ‘handmAid’? check here: http://handmaidcraftday.com/

See you there!!!

The creative Space

Hello to every body!!
There is a new space where to get creative!!! At “The Creative Space” they believe that people are creative naturally and with a little encouragement and a good atmosphere this natural creativeness can be brought out of anyone.
They have jewellery, sewing and crocheting classes and I will be teaching needle felting.
They will also run group sessions where artists, crafts people and other creative people will meet, they believe there is strength in numbers and once you get a few creative people in one room then sparks fly!

Check   here to know more about: http://www.the-creative-space.com/

New dates for needle felting workshops

These are the workshops that I will we running on the next months, so if you are interested in learning needle felting here you have few oportunities!!
-Saturday 26th February 2011, 10.30am-12.30am: 

Workshop: "Simply Felted" and "Flowers".

Venue: "The Yarn Room", Ashford, Co. Wicklow

Level: This course includes the basics of feltmaking. No experience is necessary.
Price 25 EUR (materials are included)

Book through http://www.theyarnroom.com/

-Monday 28th February 2011, 7pm-9pm: 

Workshop: "Simply Felted"

Venue: "The Creative Space", Killiney, Co. Dublin

Level: This course includes the basics of feltmaking. No experience is necessary.
Price 25 EUR (materials are included)

Book through http://www.the-creative-space.com/

-Satruday 19th March 2011, 11am-1pm: 

Workshop: "Small creatures"

Venue: "The Creative Space", Killiney, Co. Dublin

Level: This course includes the basics of feltmaking. No experience is necessary.
Price 35 EUR (materials are included)

Book through http://www.the-creative-space.com/

-Saturday 26th March 2011, 10.30am-12.30am: 

Workshop: Easter Eggs

Venue: "The Yarn Room", Ashford, Co. Wicklow

Level: This course includes the basics of feltmaking. No experience is necessary.
Price 25 EUR (materials are included)

Book through http://www.theyarnroom.com/

-Sunday 10th April 2011, 10am-5pm: 

Workshop: "Needle felt a giraffe"

Venue: "The Creative Space", Killiney, Co. Dublin

Level: You need to know the basics of feltmaking. You should at least have had some experience with felting things like a compact ball, a stick shape and a flat piece or attended one of our classes for beginners.
Price 70 EUR (materials are included)

Book through http://www.the-creative-space.com/

For more information about my workshops you can contact me tortuebcn@gmail.com or check in my blog, here.

WORKSHOP: SIMPLY FELTED

This workshop is a introduction to needle felting. This course includes the basics of feltmaking. No experience is necessary.In this workshop, we make simple shapes: squares, hearts, circles, and balls. The aim of this workshop is to introduce the basis of the needle felting process and to meet the specific materials and tools.

I always like that people leave my workshops with a useful finished item.

What can you do with these felted pieces?

- A contemporary broche: Just sew a pin on the back.

- A special wishing card: pin your broche in one of my illustration templates (or create your own design). It’s the perfect gift.

- A stylish wall decoration: just frame it!!