Wet Felting Sauna Caps
Transform fluffy wool into a sturdy, whimsical sauna cap! Sauna caps are designed to support the ritual of sauna by regulating your body temperature. Just in time for Traverse City’s Sauna Festival, you’ll learn about the properties of wool, and how the material lends itself to being the ideal sauna cap. You’ll also gain introductory skills to three dimensional wet felting, and the chance to explore and play with material in designing a sauna cap of your very own!
Day 1: We’ll start by gathering and sharing some introductions! We all arrive at fiber craft with varying levels of experience, so we’ll be sure to first cover some of the basic properties of wool. After a brief lecture, we’ll begin with a demonstration of two dimensional wet felting, followed by some time for hands-on practice. We’ll have a break for lunch before returning for a demo and some practice with three dimensional wet felted vessels. We’ll have some time to begin making plans for our sauna caps before wrapping up the day!
Day 2: We’ll return to re-cap what we learned the day before, and then dive right into our individual sauna cap projects! We’ll take a break from lunch to dry our wrinkled, prune-like fingers and enjoy some community before going back to our projects. As the day comes to a close, we’ll tidy up, and gather to share our projects and close out the workshop.
Meet Your Instructor:
Lauren Dahl
Lauren first learned the craft of wet-felting from her teaching mentor at a Minneapolis based Waldorf school. She began to share the joys of making woolen goods with her Kindergarten students, and was quickly captured by the wonder of handwork. She left the Kindergarten for a few months of farming and crafting in Sweden where she continued to explore handwork, including shearing and processing raw wool. Lauren spent some time wet felting as an intern at North House Folk School in Grand Marais before moving out to the Grand Traverse Area to join the team at Green Door Folk School where she continues to felt, instruct, and grow deeper in the craft community.
Class Details:
Where is the class held?: TBA
Date/Time: February 28th – March 1st @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm each day
Prerequisites/Skill Level/Age Requirements:
- No prior experience required.
- Ages 18+
Booking Information and Policies:
What happens after I book the class?: After you book, we will send you a confirmation email that you are IN! A week out from the class, we will send you an email with more details about our meeting locations and some housekeeping items.
Want to make sure you have all of the information before you dive in? Here’s our cancelation policy: We understand that plans change, and we do our best to accommodate while honoring the time, energy, and resources that go into preparing for each class.
Cancellations made more than 14 days before the class start date Receive a full refund, minus a $25 administrative fee. This fee helps cover the cost of filling your spot. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds for cancellations made less than 14 calendar days before class begins.
At this time, we are not able to offer:
• Course credit
• Transfers to other courses
This policy allows us to keep class sizes small and intimate, while minimizing pressure to increase overall course costs.
If the class is canceled by the school: In the event of inclement weather or other disruptions, we will issue a full refund and do our best to offer a reschedule option.
Policies:
Go for it! If you can be frequently found in a sauna, are curious about Finnish folklore and traditions, or have a desire to make woolen goods with your own two hands, this is the class for you!
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