Yorkshire artist Jessica Jenyns 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 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.

The examples here are by Jessica.

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 email: wo*******@******************co.uk

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Please kindly note:

You’re welcome to cancel your booking up to 14 days before the workshop date. If you need to cancel after that time, we’re unable to offer a refund or move your booking. However, we’d be happy to transfer your place to someone else of your choosing at no additional cost.

For more details, please refer to our full terms and conditions here.

• Classes are individually priced & include the tools to use in class and all materials, unless otherwise indicated.
• Each participant also receives a 10% discount voucher via email after the class has been held to use online towards a future class.
• Access notice: there are two steps up into our building at 3 Church Street, Ilkley LS29 9DR. We sincerely apologise if this prevents anyone from attending our workshops.
• Participants must be 18 or over.
• If you would like accommodation or restaurant recommendations, drop us a line at wo*******@******************co.uk