GalGael Christmas Fayre this Saturday, 15th of December

Come along and enjoy! 

GalGael is having a Christmas Fayre on Saturday, the 15th of December 10am-4pm. 

Please, follow the link below and find out more:

http://www.galgael.org/news-and-events/christmas-fayre-sat-15th-dec

Our loom, decorated with a couple of felted goodies

Giant Shetland wool beret, felted for a beret fan in New Zealand

When I came back from this years boat festival on the Isle of Cumbrae, where I went with the GalGael clan, I found an email from new Zealand in my inbox: Mister Daan Kolthoff, a beret lover, had discovered the giant Shetland wool  beret on my blog. I had felted this beret about two years ago and Ian is the proud owner of it. 

On the Birlinn

Here the giant beret number 1

 
I now was asked to felt another giant beret for Daan, who collects and sells berets from all over the world.  He is also a writer, and it is very enjoyable to read the posts in his blog. 
So, here is the link and what he wrote about the beret and a couple of photos with him wearing the beret, which I have felted for his collection: 
http://beretandboina.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/shetland-skipper-beret.html 

That's how the giant Shetland wool beret looks on me

I hope to get more of this natural moorit Shetland wool to make more berets in different sizes, in this lovely colour shade. Anybody interested to learn how to felt a beret, please contact me. I facilitate felt workshops in and around Glasgow.  Hope, we soon can run wet felt workshops in GalGael again. It's only a question of an appropriate work space for wet felting at the moment.

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There is more to learn about wool craft like natural dyeing, spinning, 

weaving, wet- and dry felting and more. 

Please feel free to come along to Galgael on a Thursday night 

from 5.30pm or send an email and 

let us know in what you are interested: 

woolcraft.atgalgael@googlemail.com

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Felt workshops in Galgael in February and March

New wet felt and dry (needle) felt workshops in GalGael

Come along to a felt workshop for some creativity with fluffy natural and coulourful sheep's wool and make something beautiful! Beginners and advanced felters are welcome. The felt workshops are suitable for all age groups from 5 years onwards.

The felt workshops are run by Laryna Wuppermann, fibercraft artist with 28 years of experience in teaching fibercraft. 

Workshops in Glasgow's South: in GalGael /Ibrox, 15 Fairley Street,
on Thursday, 02/02 and 16/02 and 01/03; 15/03 and 29/03/2012 at 3.30-5pm.
Suggested donation: £5/£3

You are welcome to participate on either a regular base or whenever you can make it.

By booking in advance you can secure your place.
You can either send an email:to:laryna108@gmail.com  or book by phone: 07503210416 (mobile)

Feel free to check out my blog to find out more about felt workshops I am running in the Glasgow area: http://creativefibercraftbylaryna.blogspot.com/
The felted items below were made by participants in felt workshops in GalGael.


Wet felted picture



Needle felted butterfly