Helen MacRitchie - Bags of Colour
A fabulous 2 day workshop exploring felting, embellishing and bag construction.
Enjoy a day’s play with wet and dry prefelts, designing with colour wheel challenges in mind. Discover the fun of hand embroidery at the prefelt stage before collaging and refining the fully felted design with machine embroidery (day 1).
Learn how to turn that unique fabric into lined zipped pouches and bags using a simple and adaptable pattern (day 2). In doing so, discover the range of battings and notions used in bag making and how they can best be combined with wet felted material.
Anticipate that participants will produce one or two zipped bags (eg shoulder bag and boxy pouch) depending on size and decoration.
Workshop assumes basic wet felting knowledge and requires a working sewing machine with basic and zipper feet. The use of a free machine embroidery foot is optional.
Participants will be supplied with a list of material and tool requirements, although specific bag making notions eg. batting, zips and pulls can be purchased in the workshop.
Image credits: Helen MacRitchie
If you are a current member, you will need to login to book at member prices.
Please do not attend ATASDA meetings or events if you have any Covid, cold or flu symptoms.
Event Details
| Date | Sat 23rd Nov 2024 9:30 am |
| End Date | Sun 24th Nov 2024 4:30 pm |
| Price | ATASDA Members $200 (when you log in) Non-members $250 Materials Fee TBC |
| Location | Epping Creative Centre - Mathews Room |
Workshop Information
Payment information
Materials fee
On the day
Photography
Safety
Special needs
Cancellation Policy
Payment
- Pay a deposit to secure your place in a workshop as they fill quickly
- The deposit of $31 for a one day workshop and $62 for a two day workshop is non-refundable
- Remainder of payment is due 4 weeks before the workshop
- Non-members pay a higher price for workshops so join now to get the members’ rate
- Non-members are not included in ballots if the demand is greater than available places
- For Textile Tasters, full payment is required when you register.
Materials Fee
Material fee to be paid directly to the tutor at the workshop.
On the day
- Bring your own lunch and mug, morning and afternoon tea is provided
- Please arrive early so you are unpacked and ready to start at 9.30am
- Tutors finish teaching at 4pm, so everyone can help with the cleanup. Participants leave at 4.30pm each day.
Photography
We may take photographs during the workshop for use in ATASDA promotional material. If you do not want to be photographed please advise the workshop helper at sign-in.
Before taking photographs for your own records, check with the workshop helper first, as some tutors do not allow photography.
Safety
It is your responsibility to provide any personal protective and/or safety equipment required for the workshop, e.g. safety glasses, facemask, gloves. See workshop requirements list for additional items.
Special needs
Please email NSW Workshops before you book if you have special needs e.g. wheelchair access.
Cancellation Policy
- If a workshop is cancelled by ATASDA your workshop fee will be refunded
- Can't attend? You may be able to gift your enrolment, please contact NSW Workshops
- If you cancel up to 4 weeks prior to the workshop your payments, minus the deposit, will be refunded
- If you have to cancel within four weeks of the workshop due to extenuating circumstances, a partial refund may be given, please contact NSW Workshops
