Explore beginning needle felting with your children for a family event on making wool toys!

Date

Saturday, June 7, 2025

10am – 2pm PDT

Location

Fibershed Learning Center

14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

About the Event

Join us in celebrating late spring with a family workshop on beginning needle felting at the Fibershed Learning Center, taught by Robyn Smith of Spiritplay Toys.

A special felt puppet story and songs will be woven into this special community experience. Included are basic intro, tools, the techniques of designing a form working with wool to create a bunny, sheep, or other shape- creating the core layering, sculpting and finishing.

This is a group class with children ages six and older invited to participate with a parent or parents (Babies in arms or younger siblings welcome under adult supervision).

Adults may create one or several small animals, as well as having the freedom to create what comes organically to them. It is a process oriented experience for children, and the product is the freedom to learn and create. Adults will live with a good sense of how to guide their children at home with simple needle felting projects.

Felting needles, local wool batting, and felting sponges will be provided for use at the event for each family group. Take home a flyer with the basic info and a material resource list, guide, and of course your felted animal friends!

Admission fee is per family group–maximum of 6 families.

Participants must bring:

• Any personal snacks, lunch, and beverages. Please bring a packed lunch/snack and water bottle. We will break for 30 minutes outside, mid class.
• A notebook and pen for notetaking, if desired.
• Appropriate comfortable attire for sitting throughout the activity
  (note: there are no shoes indoors where this event will take place. Slip-on shoes may be most practical.)

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