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Post by josiebrat on Mar 5, 2018 20:58:28 GMT
Hello everyone,
The one subject I do not see discussed a lot is how to determine pricing for workshops or private lessons. I have done a few workshops so I'm now comfortable pricing this out depending on the venue. Recently I have had a few request from friends and others who have seen my work to offer a workshop to a friend as a gift or to have a lesson with 1 or 2 people. I'm reluctant to do this as I'm not sure I can price it write. Any suggestions from others who have conducted private or semi private lessons in their home?
best regards, Josie
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Alpaca
Jul 22, 2017 10:37:12 GMT
Post by josiebrat on Jul 22, 2017 10:37:12 GMT
Thanks Ruth and Marilyn, I will try the gloves and see how that works. Will also test option as I'm curious myself. From what I read alpaca also peels a lot so I'm not sure I will like this. Any suggestion on alpaca suppliers?
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Alpaca
Jul 21, 2017 18:37:49 GMT
Post by josiebrat on Jul 21, 2017 18:37:49 GMT
I have been reading through this point about Alpaca, and from the different things I have read here and on facebook it seems like a lot of people prefer to use merino over alpaca for felting, for various reasons. I will be doing a class shortly and one of the women who wants to take it says she is allergic to wool. It's a nuno felt scarf class so naturally she asked if she would be handling the merino a lot. Yes, of course! Does anyone have any suggestions of other fibers that can be felted with silk that's workable? Has anyone ever tried felting with the plastic gloves on? would this work even if you were allergic to merino? I have some alpaca here and will try it using a chiffon/gauze type silk but wanted others opinion. What about felting an alpaca/silk blend? thanks for your feedback as usual.
Josie
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Post by josiebrat on Mar 20, 2017 16:01:20 GMT
Can you felt cashmere and what can someone expect? Has anyone ever taken a cashmere sweater and felt or fulled it?
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Post by josiebrat on Jan 26, 2017 11:47:45 GMT
Thanks Jill. Another good idea for working with kids. I have made flowers with kids in my after school class and they love it. Also like the brooch or hair pin idea.
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Post by josiebrat on Jan 25, 2017 0:00:03 GMT
Thanks Ruth for the info. When you say mixed 56's, did you have colors mixed before hand to make it easier? I like the idea of doing a project small enough to put in a bag as it contains the project better. I will have to see how many tables I can get for the project as I like the idea of staging it to help move along faster. thanks again, Josie
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Post by josiebrat on Jan 24, 2017 17:08:31 GMT
Hello Zed and everyone,
Happy New Year to everyone, and hope you have a lot of good plans for 2017. I have not been as active on the forum lately but do manage to keep up with what's happening through the feed on facebook. I am in the midst of planning for an outside event which takes place in June. A local center has asked me to do a demo/workshop as part of a bigger event. I've been advised to plan for 50 people (could be kids/adults). The event will run 2-2-1/2 hours. Based on the different projects I do with the after school program my first thought was to demo felt balls and make them into key chains, etc but I don't think the timing would work so well to get this done. I also had concerns about handling the water, and the most sanitary way to do this. After reading Zed's 2015 Makefest event post, which was very interesting, I'm now thinking maybe just working with a flat piece would be easier.
May I get some feedback from everyone if you have done this type of event before. Arranging the water is my biggest concern, but also being sanitary with how it's handled. If I do a simple flat piece I would only need to have water in a sprinkler to wet out the work. Zed when you did your event, did you also rinse the work afterwards and you had everyone take it home to do this? Your feedback would be appreciated, and helpful suggestions.
The event I'm doing will be outside, and tables and chairs will be provided. The people in charge have also asked me about water, and how much I need. I have never done an event this size so calculating water needed is challenging but i can suggest they have some containers with warm water available for me to use.
As far as the fiber, I noticed Zed was working with what appears to be merino. Originally I was planning to use the merino short fiber for felt balls, but if I do a flat piece of work the finer merino would be easier to use. I know the challenge with pulling off the merino as I deal with it daily. Most kids have the tendency to pull off large pieces of it, but after a few times they get the hang of it. Sorry if this note is too long. I will do better next time.
thanks Josie
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Post by josiebrat on Aug 9, 2016 2:07:29 GMT
SORRY FRANCES - I used to get alerts when someone had responded to a message of mine, but that does not happen now so I did not see this before today. Anyway, I used silk gauze for this particular scarf. I think I'm going to stay away from white for a while at least with these deep colors. I still plan to order some fiber from World of Wool to see how it compares to what I use now and certainly test these colors go forward. thanks again for all the great feedback.
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Post by josiebrat on Jun 7, 2016 11:17:06 GMT
Thanks everyone for your valuable feedback. I did leave it wet on the table so go forward I will felt quickly and use only cold water in my fulling process. I do like the look but then again it's for my personal use.
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Post by josiebrat on Jun 7, 2016 1:30:05 GMT
Has anyone ever felted on white silk using color, and what was your experience? I've been wanting to make a white scarf using color for some time now, so today I made one. I used a lime green, blue and purple. I knew going in that there might be bleeding due to the colors used, but I wanted to try it anyway. It kinda looks like a stained fabric with flowers. Is there a way to use white silk and color without getting bleed through or is this something I should always expect? The scarf is still wet in these photos.
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Post by josiebrat on May 25, 2016 10:08:51 GMT
Zara I love your flowers and how you made the round petals. Very pretty.
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Post by josiebrat on May 25, 2016 10:06:29 GMT
Sue I took like your flower. I find that the more I make them the more I like them. You can also experiment as you go along. I'm going to try the stiffener method when I can. The kids are keeping me busy working on different projects now. All the best at your fiber convention.
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Post by josiebrat on May 10, 2016 13:51:23 GMT
I have been looking at the World of Wool website, and all the different types of wool. I want to buy some of the corriedale wool, but also have questions about some being offered. What is scoured corriedale lambswool, and scoured corriedale fleecewool? What is it used for? Does anyone know the difference between Scoured Corriedale lambswool, Corriedale fleecewool. Does anyone have a preferred resource for this type fiber? I'm playing a lot with needle felting with my fifth graders now so looking for the best options for making animals. I have also found some core wool recently online, and purchased this to use on the inside of my needle felt animals so I don't waste the better quality.
Ruth, I have also used your book as a reference to better understand the different breeds of wool/micron and characteristics of each. Would also like to hear from others on the forum about which fibers they use for needle felting. I did look back at some of the older threads about needle felting which has also been helpful. I just love this site!
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Post by josiebrat on May 10, 2016 13:17:08 GMT
thanks Nada for the explanation. I will give this a try if I'm working with thin flower. Will also check out the video.
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Post by josiebrat on May 3, 2016 12:07:55 GMT
Nada - Does Wollfabrik have a physical location in Germany? I'm asking as my sister is in that area now and I was wondering if she can actually purchase wool for me while she's visiting. thanks
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