3D Needle Felting Animals
With Catherine Loweree Williams
Our second offering of this popular workshop!
This workshop will teach the basics of how to create a three-dimensional animal using needle felting. You will learn the vocabulary words associated with needle felting as well as the basic steps to build shapes out of wool roving and attach them together to create an animal.
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Use a felting needle properly and safely
- Translate a 2D image into a 3D figure
- Utilize different felting techniques such as color-mixing, attaching small pieces, and adding a hanging mechanism
- Skill level Beginner
- Age appropriate 16+ (minors must have a parent on site)
- Materials fee $10 (includes Wool roving, wool yarn, ribbon, animal photos for inspiration, and printed resources)
- Students should bring
A foam felting block or felting mat, at least one felting needle (triangle or star end needles are recommended), a pen or pencil for note taking, lunch, drinks, and snacks. *Note, felting blocks and needles can be purchased at Fiber Arts on 4th
Instructor
Catherine Loweree WilliamsCatherine Loweree Williams grew up in the border city of El Paso, TX, before moving to New Mexico in 2008. Her Mexican-American upbringing helped instill a strong sense of community and personal history that continue to shape her to this day.Â
Catherine has a BA and MA in Art Education from the University of New Mexico. It was during her Master’s program that she fell in love with weaving and yarn, and since then her artistic focus has been on fiber arts. She never could have guessed that her habit of constantly tying knots as a child would have prepared her to be a weaver.Â
Catherine was an art teacher in New Mexico public schools for 13 years. She has presented on the impact of art in the classroom at the National AVID Educators Conference, and has taught weaving workshops and classes to both children and adults. She currently sells her work locally at Fillin’ Funky Refillery and Page One Books.Â
Catherine lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband and two dogs, and when she’s not weaving she spends her time travelling, exploring Albuquerque, and reading as much as she can.
