Decorative Felt Mending with Renée Baumann
Friday, January 26th, 2024 6pm-8pm
25a Broadway // Kingston, NY 12401
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Embellishing an existing wool garment is a fun, bold way to add a decorative element gleaned from nature or a complete redesign for a woolen garment. For this workshop, bring item made from wool or other animal fiber. You can also use this as a chance to both repair and give new life to a garment. (So search through your closet for that awesome sweater with a stain, snag or moth hole that is waiting for a new lease on life.)
This workshop is suitable for complete beginners (so don't worry if you're a fiber novice, or even fiber-phobic). Felting is for everyone! A felting needle and a felting pad are included in this workshop. You'll and leave with a newly embellished garment, and the skills and tools for future felting. Children with the interest and attention span for this type of workshop are more than welcome to attend with a caregiver.
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Renée is a Catskills-based designer and chef who specializes in working with wild plants, natural fibers and fungi. She works in many media weaves baskets, builds cob ovens, bakes bread and pastries and obsesses over finding and eating wild mushrooms. You can see more of her work on instagram @renee_makes_things.
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Chicory aims to make nature education accessible to all, so if the cost of the workshop is a barrier for you, free and reduced fees are available, just email events@chicorynaturalist.com.
