CHICKEN NEEDLE FELTING

With Cecily Kate

Suitable For: All

Class Size: 6

Accessibility: Please note that most courses are held upstairs. If you have any accessibility concerns, please let us know or check with us before booking. info@oaststudio.co.uk

Chickens are quirky and fun to needle felt due to all their amusing characteristics. You can really play with the wool and bring out the posturing of your hens and capture the little conversations they have with each other; sometimes fussing and indignant, other times loud and broody (especially when laying eggs) but always content when having their head stroked or lazing in the sun.

Making a hen is actually easier than it looks as their shape is less distinctive and there’s more freedom and leeway to experiment with colours and features.

You can also play with stylised feather patterns and dot designs.

You will make... 

• A gorgeous chicken with beak and legs During this workshop you will learn… 

• How to wrap the wire armature and make sturdy claws and legs. 

• How to shape the core wool body form. 

• How to sculpt the wool into the distinctive chicken shape and blend subtle shades for feather effects 

• How to create realistic wattle and comb and eyes that have a glint of light in them using only wool and your needle (no glass eyes).

Whats included... 

• Wool 

• Wire and wax tape 

• Templates 

• 100% wool mats and needles 

• All other materials needed 

• Refreshments, Oast Bakery cakes and a delicious lunch