Wet Felting with local Wool - Workshop in Berlin
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About this class
Workshop in Berlin: Wet-Felting with Local Wool
Celebrate care, tenderness, and the wisdom of touch.
Join us for a hands-on journey into the softness of wool sourced from local European sheep, cleaned and prepared with traditional methods. In just three hours, you’ll transform this natural material into something both useful and soulful:
1 hour Soap in wool: create your own natural scrub. Bring your favorite soap!
2 hours platter: wool is an excellent insulation material to place anything hot on. The platter is like a drawing of different colored wool.
3 hours Wool pouch: for those with some felting experience, shape a recipient for precious things.
This workshop invites us to reconnect with nature’s resources, to make with care, and to listen to what our hands already know.
What you’ll do in the class
Why wool matters? Where can I find it? How is it processed? What can I do with it?
To answer these questions we touch wool and start by picking and carding the washed wool. We use local wool from the 300 sheep of Berlin city but also wool from rare Greek breeds or colored and strong wool from the island of Lesbos, particularly suited for solid felted fabric.
A fast forwarded and interactive demonstration explains the simple yet magical process of fibers-densification: with warm water, soap and movement the clouds of wool solidify into a sturdy texture with timeless feel.
Soon, each participant embarks on their own transformation process, listens to their wise hands and recalls ancient gestures.
Who is the class suitable for?
The course is accessible to everybody. No previous knowledge or inclination is required. It is ideal for anyone who would like to experiment with their hands, for those who never thought of wool as an essentially human material, for children, for grannies, for intellectuals, for autists, truly for everyone and especially for those who values care. Because wool is the material of care.
Details to remember
A Wool Connection
The wet-felting workshops, ateliers de feutrage humide are the opportunity to touch wool, which has been the material of care and comfort for millenaries all over the planet. A chance to re-connect with nature and take the time to listen to our wise hands.
