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Needle Felt an Animal or Pet Portrait with Jane Makes

Over the course of the day, with Jane's expertise and guidance, you'll see your beloved pet (or chosen animal) slowly appear beneath your fingertips as a 2D needle felted and 'painted with wool' picture.

Event Date

09 May 2026

£ 80

Description

Learn how to paint with wool to create a beautiful animal portrait; you don’t need to be artistic or have drawing skill, really... There is a great way around this!

In this course Jane will teach you how to create a 2D needle felted picture use a animal photo of your own. Not only will you take home an amazing animal portrait, you also get to keep the tools you used, so you can do more at home.

Working from your own photograph, Jane will guide you through the tools and techniques needed to create your own beautiful felted picture.

You will begin by transferring your chosen image onto some cotton fabric, to get an accurate outline of your animal. Then, with Jane's guidance, you will be shown how to manipulate the fibres - from laying out the initial colours to the beautifully intricate detailed effects to bring your animals to life.