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Felt never Fails
Felt for Health 2025
My name is Liz Gaffney
I started my working life as a florist achieving my diploma in 1988.
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I discovered felt making with sheep wool and was hooked.
I launched Heartfelt by Liz in 1996.
With my love of plants and textiles I have merged my passions in Botanical Printing and Natural Dyeing.
I have been teaching since 1996 in this country and around the world.
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Felt has never failed to inspire and captivate both me and the students I sow seeds in.
Winter/Spring workshop dates
Felt making
Felted Hats 25th January 2025
Wool Pictures 29th March 2025
Plant Dyes
Making dyes from Nature 15th February 2025
Making inks from Nature 2nd March 2025
Making Paints from Nature 15th March 2025
Indigo basics 10th May 2025
Tanning and Fishskin Leather
Making fish skin into leather 12th April 2025
Making Tannins from tree barks and other natural sources 27th April 2025
Workshop
Plant dyeing "Touching on colour"
Natural dyes day
February 15th 2025
Saturday
10am -4pm
Using fresh plant material - creating a print on any material using natural chemistry and heat . It is a one off print that is created by a plants chemical components reacting with natural compounds
Materials and tools will all be provided. Tea and coffee will be offered. Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders. Cost £70
Plant dyed wools in pots. Green Yarn from wallflower
Pink dyed Yarn with plant material
Botanical print on cotton Coitinus and Grape leaf
Workshop
Botanical printing with natural colour
February 16th 2025 Sunday
10am - 4pm
Using fresh plant material - creating a print on any material using natural chemistry and heat.
It is a one off print that is created by a plants chemical components reacting with natural compounds
Materials and tools will all be provided.
Tea and coffee will be offered.
Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders. Cost £70
Botanical print on paper Japanese Knotweed
Botanical print on cotton Coitinus and Grape leaf
Workshop
Botanical printing with natural colour
February 16th 2025 Sunday
10am - 4pm
Using fresh plant material - creating a print on any material using natural chemistry and heat.
It is a one off print that is created by a plants chemical components reacting with natural compounds
Materials and tools will all be provided.
Tea and coffee will be offered.
Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders. Cost £70
Botanical print on paper Japanese Knotweed
Workshop
Making Inks from Nature
March 2nd 2025 Sunday
10am-4pm
Learn how to create your own inks from a range of plant material.
Discover what plants you can grow to make colours that connect you with your landscape.
Take home a range of colours and new skills grow your knowledge.
Materials and tools will all be provided.
Tea and coffee will be offered.
Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders. Cost £70
Marigold and Indigo paint on paper
Workshop
Paints from Nature
March 15th 2025 Saturday
10am-4pm
Dried plant colours and watercolour paint samples
How wonderful to be able to paint your landscape with the earth and plant pigments of your landscape.Discover the dye plants growing locally and create a range of colours that can be made into a paint, watercolour, gouche or oil.
Take home a range of colours and new skills that grow your knowledge
Materials and tools will all be provided. Tea and coffee will be offered. Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders. Cost £70
Painting on paper by Debbi Wilcox using paints made from plant material
Workshop
Wool pictures
29th March2025
Saturday
10am-4pm
This is a fun day for all ages and experience.
I will be teaching a range of techniques using a wonderful range of fibres and colours.
Your masterpiece will be unique to you and I will gently guide you through the journey of discovery.
Handmade felt is a wonderful medium to express yourself with even if you have never tried it before.
Workshop
Barking up the right tree
April 27th 2025 Sunday
10am- 4pm
A tannin investigative day looking at our trees and plants that provide tannin for use in natural dyeing and tanning leather.
Learn how to create your own tannins from local sources.
Materials and tools will all be provided.
Tea and coffee will be offered.
Please bring your own lunch or shop at some of the local traders.
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