Wet Felted Mittens (In-Person)

Wet Felted Mittens (In-Person)

Adult (Ages 16+) | This program is completed

20 Academy Street Arlington, MA 02476 United States
Main Classroom
All skill levels
1/22/2024-2/5/2024
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133.00 USD
Member Discount Available

Wet Felted Mittens (In-Person)

Adult (Ages 16+) | This program is completed

Over two weeks, students will learn how to wet felt their very own wearable mittens! They will create their own personalized template, learn about wool shrinkage, and explore different fiber types. Each week students will work on one mitten. Through this workshop, students will come to understand wet felting basics, from laying out the fiber, working with a resist to create three dimensional wearables, as well as the physical felting process. Wet felting is time-consuming, tactile and very involved - so come prepared to rock and roll (literally). Elbow grease is required! Like all things that take effort, the payoff is very rewarding, and students will leave with a beautiful pair of mittens that will last forever. In addition, you will know how to replicate this process in the future! Open to all skill levels. Supplies fees built into the total cost.

With Artist Chelsea Brown

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Brown, Chelsea
Chelsea Brown

Chelsea Brown (she/her) is a fiber artist and teacher based out of Massachusetts. She started felting in 2016 and hasn't put down the felting needle since! Fiber started as her hobby, became her passion, and is now present in every aspect of her life. Entirely self-taught, Chelsea has exhibited her wool sculptures in art galleries and runs her own small business, Kekii Crafts, where she sells her unique needle felted pieces and wet felted wearable art. Her artwork often draws inspiration from anime and games, pop culture, animals, and all things cute and squishy. She also takes commissions and enjoys bringing these unique visions to life!

Chelsea's greatest love is teaching, which gives her the opportunity to share her wool obsession with the world. In addition to a variety of felting workshops, she has taught over 400 painting classes and now works part-time teaching sewing and fiber arts to children. 

Chelsea's larger sculptures often reference the natural world and all of the amazing creatures in it. It can take two to three months to create ONE needle felted sculpture! Through this labor of love, she hopes to continue to help conservation efforts around the world. Portions of the proceeds from her works are regularly donated to organizations that help endangered animals. She also never forgets to thank the most wonderful animal of them all: The sheep!

You can find her work on Instagram: @kekii_crafts, Facebook: facebook.com/kekiicrafts, Etsy: etsy.com/shop/kekiicrafts. You can email her with any specific questions at Kekiicrafts@gmail.com.