The 5th season of felting came to a close today. I lead a class on making felted hedgehogs. If made compact enough, the little critter could even be used as a pincushion. I got this idea out of a book we sell entitled "Wool Toys and Friends" by Lauren Sharp. I made my first one in March. I was leading a tutorial at an employee meeting to teach some of the others how to felt and thought that it would be a good beginning piece. Since then I have made several as presents for family members and friends, which were all well received. I eagerly requested to teach this workshop and was so excited to see how the different hedgehogs would turn out. Since this is a great introduction to felting, a couple of younger students were able to join. They were very patient and excited to learn and give character to their creatures with lots of color. As Carol has mentioned, one of the best parts of teaching the classes is seeing all the different variations that the participants will take from what you show them. Several of the adult students decided that instead of using the curly roving that takes the place of quills, they would keep the smooth, brown surface and just add the decorative head bow. They turned so well, that I want to try one for myself!
Classes will start back up in the Fall. Check back in on our website for a schedule.
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