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Needle felt some festive spirit into pre-loved knitwear and accessories – a whole new take on Christmas jumpers & winter woolies!

Yorkshire textile artist Jessica shares her passion for creating wearable art, using needle felting to breathe new life into pre-loved jumpers and knitted accessories. During this hands-on workshop you will learn how to needle-felt your design onto your garment, with easy to follow instructions to wet-felt-finish your project at home.

For your design, you don’t have to have an idea before you come along. Jessica will provide plenty of inspiration. However, if you do have a specific design in mind, brilliant! Don’t get too carried away, though, as larger designs do take a very long time to complete.

Apart from the pre-loved knitwear you bring along, materials and equipment are provided. For needle felting, Jessica uses carded sheep wool or bamboo/flax and sources this second-hand as well as making it herself from second-hand textiles.

Here are samples created by Jessica and a Mrs Duttons Wondrous Workshop class earlier this year by crafters with no previous experience.

If you don’t have anything in your wardrobe that’s suitable for up-cycling, charity shops are a great place to find jumpers and knitted accessories. This can be a scarf, jumper, cushion cover or cardigan. The more natural the fibre, the better the felting will be but we can work with man-made fibres too. If it has holes in it, great! We can fix them up during the process.

If you are unsure what to bring, message Jessica via our contact page here