Felting an Alpaca Hat with Brim - FEB
Adult Course | Registration opens 1/7/2025 7:00 AM MST
Learn to felt a hat with Brim. Start with carded alpaca fiber and turn it into a Shaped 3D form with your own two hands. Choose from various crown shapes (Fedora, Cowboy, dome, cloche, etc.).
You do not need prior experience with felting to enjoy this class, however it is helpful to be good with your hands. Wear comfortable clothes that you do not mind getting wet.
1.) Organize fiber
2.) Lay out fiber on flat form
3.) Use hot soapy water to begin Felting process
4.) Cut out flat form
5.) Continue felting on 3D hat form
6.) Rinse and reshape
- All materials and supplies will be provided. Wear clothes that you do not mind getting wet.
Alicia Marshall
Alicia Marshall is in the business of raising happy alpacas and making the best hand felted products possible from their fiber. Her ranch, Moondance Alpacas is located on 35 acres in the foothills of beautiful Littleton, Colorado. They made the strategic decision early on that instead of breeding alpacas, they would raise alpacas for their incredible fiber, then design and produce exquisite felted products from it. Moondance Alpacas is a company that strongly believes in using natural resources to create artistic, functional goods with exceptional craftsmanship. The art of felting is something Alicia is extremely passionate about and enjoys teaching others the craft as well.
www.moondancealpacas.com