4 days Masterclass to create a unique sculptural felt hat & boost your creativity
Level: Advanced
With the skills taught during the class, you will be able to make hats like the ones shown in the slideshow above. They are all based on an original Ariane Mariane template which is included in the workshop prize. You will learn how to make it fit for any head size and transform it in many stylish and sculptural ways.
PRIZE : 240 €
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The class will be in live on the meeting app Zoom and completed with handouts. All lessons will be recorded* and send to the students for their personal use only.
*Important: when signing in to this class you have to agree to be recorded! The recording is send to all signed in students for personal use only. It won’t be given or sold to third parties!
This 4 days online masterclass is equal to the ones I usual teach in my studio for 390€ !
You will get the same infos and materials + the recording. During the class I am on call to answer your questions!
Step by step 4 days program:
Day (~3h): Creation of a Sample Mini Hat
We will make a mini hat in 1:4 scale allowing me to show you all the different techniques I use for my sculptural hats and give you endless ideas of how a hat can be composed and shaped.
First day mini hat samplers can be used as stylish egg warmers!
What you will learn through the samplers:
sculptural template making with flaps
creating a seamless hollow form
surface design with fiber painting, relief and nuno felting techniques
adding extensions like cords, crests …
free form shaping: pleats, spirals, snail forms…
2. Day (~2h): Construction of the original hat template on paper in “final” and “layout size”
You will learn how to draw a 2D hat shape and how to enlarge it to make the template in “layout size”. This template is then copied on polyethylene foam and I will show how to start the wool layout. Students have to make their own polyethylene foam (or bubble wrap) template and start the layout for the next day.
3. Day (~2h): Surface design and sculpting
Together we will work on the surface design. I will show several techniques how to design the surface and give tips and advice. We’ll start shaping the hat and I will demonstrate some of the endless possibilities how to make an outstanding form. Students have another day to play around with the techniques taught:
relief techniques
fiber painting
nunofelting
adding flaps, crest, cords…
shaping the sculptural hat
4. Day (~1h30): Questions & answers, showing off the finished felt hats, feedback and advice
To round off the workshop we will meet to show the work of each student, give feedback and advises to allow each student to progress and affirm her personal style. Questions are welcome!
Materials:
~ 120g of wool top (or combed wool) in 1-2 main colors
~ 50 g of wool fibers in different colors for the fiber painted surface design
optional: scrapes of thin fabrics for nunofelting
two pieces of bubble plastic ~ 100 cm (39”) x 150 cm (60”)
~ 100 cm (39”) x 150 cm (60”) polyethylene foam (bubble wrap can be alternatively used but I highly recommend the foam)
lukewarm, then hot water
a sprinkler bottle
one or two old towels
2'-4 stripes of cotton or rubber bands
scissors ( + a pointy one used for embroidery is handy!)
optional: all kind of felting tools you are used to (soap, sticks…)
WHAT YOU NEED TO Take part in this class:
Most important: a good internet connection & a devise with camera and microphone.
You can follow the workshop on a telephone but it’s easier if you have a laptop or tablette.
Basic felting skills are highly recommended to be able to follow this class! My vessel or hollow form critter classes are perfect if you need some training beforehand!