Wet Felting Nuno Reversible Cowl Workshop

Wet Felting Nuno Reversible Cowl Workshop 

Duration: Saturday 18th April 2026, 10.00am – 4.00pm.

Location: Scampston Walled Garden, Richardson Conservatory, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 8NG. https://www.scampston.co.uk/

Minimum Spaces 6 / Maximum Spaces 10

Description:

You will spend the day in the magnificent Richardson Conservatory within the award-winning Scampston Walled Garden. This workshop gives participants all the basic information and skills to learn the technique of Nuno felting, you will create a beautifully colourful silk and wool reversible cowl.

Nuno felting is a fabric felting technique developed by Polly Stirling, a fibre artist from New South Wales, Australia, around 1992. The name is derived from the Japanese word, ‘Nuno’ meaning cloth. This method of felting is where wool or fibre is embedded or entangled with and through open weave fabric such as silk. The method uses soap, warm water and agitation to tangle fibres and fabrics together to create felt cloth. In approximately 6 hours you will explore making a colourful seamless cowl using a resist, you will be guided through choosing colours and textures and the wet felting process.

Felt is surprisingly strong and no two pieces will ever be the same, this is the time to embrace your creativity and add your personal mark.

You do not need any prior experience and you will be provided with all the necessary materials and equipment to use on the day.

Tutor:

Liz Riley is designer feltmaker with a love of colour and texture. Focusing on traditional feltmaking techniques, her work combines art with a love for making wearable, useable items. Whilst embracing the dexterity of working with fibre, she finds transforming a sheep’s fleece into fabric endlessly fascinating.

With a love for making, her inspiration and motivation is defined by strong colour combinations and colour blends. Using hand dyed wool, silks and hand spun yarns allows her to add fine detail to her pieces, which is characteristic of artisan felt work.

What’s included:

All materials, equipment and tuition to support and guide you through the process of Nuno felting using traditional hand rolling techniques. You will be guided through choosing colours and textures and then the wet felting process to create a lovely wool and silk fabric seamless cowl.

You will take away the work you produce on the day plus PDF notes for reference later.

Complementary tea, coffee and biscuits will be available throughout the day and the workshop includes free access to the beautiful Walled Garden during the day, which closes at 5pm.

For more information and to book a place visit: https://everythingfelt.co.uk/felted/crafting-kits-workshops/workshops/wet-felting-nuno-reversible-cowl-workshop-18th-april-2026/