Nuno Felt Hat and Cowl on a Ball
– Create a Coordinating Cowl with Brilliant Colors and a Beautiful Brimmed and Pleated Nuno Felt Hat! –
with Natasha Smart
Course Outline
Class Chat
Part 1: Nuno Felt Cowl: Getting Started – Resources and Supplies
Nuno Felt Cowl: Preparations
Nuno Felt Cowl: Silk and Fiber Layout on a Ball
Nuno Felt Cowl: Felting
Nuno Felt Cowl: Fulling
Nuno Felt Cowl: Finishing the Cowl
Nuno Felt Cowl: Final Thoughts
Part 2: Nuno Felt Hat: Getting Started – Resources and Supplies
Nuno Felt Hat: Preparations
Nuno Felt Hat: Embellishments Layout
Nuno Felt Hat: Wool Layout
Nuno Felt Hat: Felting
Nuno Felt Hat: Fulling and Shrinking
Nuno Felt Hat: Finishing
Nuno Felt Hat: Final Thoughts
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Nuno Hat and Cowl on a Ball
About this Course
Create a Coordinating Cowl with Brilliant Colors and a Beautiful Brimmed and Pleated Nuno Felt Hat! Explore different fibers and methods for felting on a ball in this two-project course!
Skills Focus: Nuno Felting on a Ball
Difficulty Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Helpful Experience to Have: Wet Felting Over a Resist
Course Length: This course is equivalent to a 2-day in person workshop
Video Lessons: Videos are divided in to easy to digest & easy to reference segments
Audio: Recorded in English
Skills you will Learn:
- How to nuno felt two completely different projects using Natasha’s signature method of felting on a ball!
- Discover two methods of felting over a ball using different types of fiber for each project
- Explore the fibers and embellishments that will felt together perfectly to create layered colors and textures
- How to mark up the felting ball for easy reference
- Nuno felt a reversible cowl with two strikingly beautiful and complementary sides
- Nuno felt a gorgeous pleated hat with a brim on a ball, and tips for how to coordinate the hat and cowl colors!
- Which silk to use for a lightweight, airy cowl with beautiful sheen
- How to use simple resist layers when felting on a ball
- Guidance for measuring your head, hat, and shrinkage, as well as adjusting for different sizes
- How to create the brim and shape pleats into the hat
- Blocking methods to make the hat perfectly fit your head
- Finishing tips to give your hat and cowl the perfect final touches!
BONUS! - A few color and material variation ideas for the Hat and Cowl
Included in this course
24/7, 365 Instant access to the course streamed directly to your computer, tablet or phone
High quality video instruction divided into short, digestible lessons
Learn at your own pace and refer back to lessons at any time
Complete materials list with links to recommended supplies
Natasha Smart is a full-time felting artist and educator who has been wet felting since 2005. She specializes in the felting on a ball resist technique to create felted bags, baskets and bowls, which she regularly teaches on workshops at her studio in the seaside town of Exmouth, Devon on the UK south coast.
Natasha loves experimenting with wet felting techniques and materials to develop new projects, which has led her to create several online courses and tutorials on wet felting. She has also written over 25 magazine project articles covering felting and textile craft, including for the International Feltmakers Association (IFA) magazine Felt Matters in September 2022. Her first book, Wet Felting, which covers all aspects of wet felting, from flat felting to working with both two and three-dimensional resists, was published in April 2022. Her second book, Three-dimensional Wet Felting, was published in May 2024 and focuses in depth on felting on a ball. It covers all the techniques you need for successful results, along with a range of inspiring projects to create yourself.
Sharing the magic of wet felting has become a real passion for Natasha and she regularly shares videos and photos of her workshops and wet felted pieces on her social media accounts, where you can find more inspiration for your own creations.
