Fibre + Paper Online

 October 15th- December 20th, 2026

This class generally takes about two weeks of part time work to complete. I’ve extended the time on this class to provide more opportunity for you to ask me questions and share your work, as you find time in your schedule to compete the modules. 

Paper felted in combination with wool has the most wonderful hand- it has the body and stiffness of paper and the soft, tactile qualities of wool.  Much of my work over the last 12 years has been based in exploring this amazing combination of materials.

Paper felted with wool fibres creates a wonderful new surface and structure in the felt. This is a beautiful and unusual combination of materials that combines traditional Korean Joomchi papermaking techniques, with traditional felting. The new, integrated surfaces are full of texture and have a sculptural quality and hand in the textile.

The resulting felt has a firmness, excellent for use in wall pieces, felt lighting, vessels and sculptures. The paper dries to be stiff, but also softened by its new relationship with the wool.  Working with paper in our felt projects opens up a huge world of material possibilities. Any art materials traditionally used on paper, can now also be added to felt work, including inks, paints, pastels and pencils.  I will often work with multiple layers of paper in my felt pieces, building up a paper relief effect on the surface.

Workshop Fee: $195.00 Canadian

View the full materials list HERE

 

 

 

This is an intermediate level class-for those with some feltmaking experience. If you are a beginning feltmaker, work through my Introduction to Flat Feltmaking tutorial to become familiar with the materials and the techniques.

 

We’ll look at paper exploration, best papers for feltmaking and sources, creating relief surfaces with paper, mark making tools for use with paper + wool. We’ll comprehensively explore paper felting, both flat and dimensions using resists, while making a series of samples and vessels. 

The lessons will be presented through PDF’s and pre-recorded videos. I answer questions and give comments throughout the full length of the  course in the online classroom, allowing all participating students to learn through one another’s projects. There is no live aspect to this class- no Zoom sessions, which means it is available across all time zones and you can work at your pace. 

You have lifetime access to the class materials- this means for as long as I am using the current learning platform. I’ve been using this online teaching space for over 12 years now and have no plans to change anytime soon! Lots of time to work through the class materials and come back to them for years to come!  

 

 

 

Class schedule:

October 15th: Classroom opens for Materials Discussions and Introductions. All class materials will be available for you to start your projects. 

December 18th: Last day to post questions or work in the online classroom for feedback.  

December 20th: Last day of discussion in the online classroom space. You still have access to all class materials- videos, PDFs, classroom pages an discussions. 

 

If you have any questions at all about this class- please do email me!

 

Taken this workshop before?
You may have taken this workshop in previous years!
Maybe seeing the class come up again will be a good creative prompt to try out these techniques again- you have lifetime access to all of the workshops you have taken with me. But sometimes it’s nice to join in with a class, for the companionship, extra mentoring and discussion time with me, or for the motivation that a current class can bring! 
 
If you’d like to revisit the class materials along with me and the group, I’ve created a special discount (50% off!) for you! Email me and let me know when you took the class,  and I’ll email you the discount code, so you can refresh your practice and revisit these techniques with support from me and your classmates!