Workshop Info

Have you ever wanted to take a stab at needle felting? Join Jennifer and Melissa of Going Gnome for this fun and spirited workshop. A new limited edition Rhinebeck Gnome is released each year for New York sheep and Wool, and taught exclusively at the festival.

This year’s gnome is hard at work building a rock cairn. For centuries cairns have been used for navigation – as a trail marking, or to help guide travelers to a destination - or as memorials for lost loved ones, or landmarks. This gnome is setting a marker for us, to guide us on our path forward, or perhaps to help us return when we need to.

In this workshop you will learn to make a solid wool 3 dimensional figure, make and attach felted pieces to one another, and apply surface decoration. This is a great class for absolute beginners, but has plenty to offer those with needle felting experience.

Finished Gnome approximately 5” tall

PREREQUISITES:  None

HOMEWORK:  None

Questions about this workshop?  Email goinggnome@yahoo.com

A material fee of $30 to be paid to the instructor via check or Paypal.

Material fee includes:  wool, instructions, foam pad, and felting needles

Student should bring:  Nothing

Students may also want to bring a battery operated task light, if needed.

NOTE:  THERE ARE NO ATMs OPEN ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY.

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