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Beetle necklace Online Workshop

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on the 10th of December (Saturday) 2022
from 5pm to 12 pm (Central European Time)

7 hours long online course with Judit Pócs.

Come and join me on a journey into the colorful and diverse world of beetles.

In this course we will make such a beetle necklace. This is a hollow object where the
wings of the beetle are formed with the help of a separating foil. We will decorate the
beetle’s abdomen with a special silk pleating technique, which will give this area a
ribbed effect and silky shine.
We will work with very fine, 14-16 Micron wool rovings.
You can use sequin fabric for decoration to ensure the sparkle of the jewelry, but you
can also achieve a nice result without it by using pieces of pre-felt, shiny pieces of
yarn or different fibers such as viscose or silk, or keep it simple and use beautiful
shades of wool.
For the eyes, beads are felted into the beetle and the central rhombus can also be
decorated with it.
The shape of the tentacles also offers ample opportunities for variation, we will also
use self-made pre-felt for their design.
A metal chain, leather strap or felt cord can be attached to the tunnel as desired.
During the live and interactive session you will receive step by step assistance by me
on how to create this jewellery.
I recommend this course for beginners and advanced alike.

What will you learn?

Besides the basics You will learn some special techniques during this workshop:

  • Creating pleat from Pongé silk, which you can later apply to wearable and non-wearable items, like dresses, accessories and sculptures.
  • Joining two forms together using a separating foil
  • Creating the shape of the tentacles using pre-felt
  • Creating a tunnel for the cord
  • Forming a rhombus shape on a felted cord
  • Incorporating beads into the felt
  • Use of sequin fabric
  • Using and blendig colors

How much does it cost and what is included in the price?

The price of the workshop is 135 EUR, which covers the followings:
  • 7 hours long online felting live workshop on the 10th (Saturday) of December 2022 from 5pm to 12pm (Central European Time), in English, when I will guide you through the process, step by step.
  • You can follow the course with the help of ZOOM app, which you can download for free to both desktop and smartphone.
  • You will have an access to the workshop’s recorded material, which will be available for 5 months after the live workshop.
  • Access to a live consultation in Zoom, where you can ask questions and share your works with others if you like.
  • Access to a Facebook group where you can share your ideas or results with other workshop participants.
  • Some days before the live session you will receive the templates and a printable step-by-step PDF instruction about the project.

List of materials and tools

The weight of my Necklace is 11 g.

  • Extra fine Australian Merino Wool in Roving (Wool top), Micron 14-16, 50 g. There is a german company: Filzrausch, they have got beautiful shades of 16 Micron merino wool.
    Here is the LINK  ; Superextrafein white Austral merino – 16 mic- from Wollknoll LINK ; Chubut Sortiment-Mix – 500 g, 16,5 Mic – from Wollknoll LINK
  • One piece of silk Pongé 05 for the pleat in size 8 x 35 cm (3,2 x 14 inches)
  • Sequined fabric is optional. You can also decorate the beetle without using it. The base fabric should be loose woven. You will need a small piece, about 3 x 13 cm (1,2 x 5,2 inches) LINK
  • 3 beads for the eyes and extra decoration. The size should be around 6 mm in diameter. The ideal hole size is 1-2 mm.
  • Metal chain is optional, the length should be around 80 cm (31 inches). You can replace it with a felted cord or a leather strip.
  • IKEA Mat Variera (with dots) it’s not an obligation, but might be practical to work on.
  • Bubble wrap for rolling the silk prefelt, 25 x 80 cm (10 x 31 inches)
  • Bubble wrap for rubbing, 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 inches)
  • A small piece of 2 mm thick foam sheet for the templates, 12 x 15 cm (5 x 6 inches)
  • Synthetic kitchen cloth to absorb the water
  • Towel for hand wiping
  • A mesh for covering the necklace during the massage, 20 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches)
  • One piece of cotton cloth for rolling, 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 inches)
  • Hand soap
  • Bowl for water
  • Tape measure
  • Sharpe scissors in different sizes
  • Ruler
  • Pliers
  • Permanent marker
  • Chopsticks and wooden sticks in different sizes to get into the beetle with
  • Saran wrap, this is very important! Plastic wrap, cling film, shrink wrap, Saran wrap, cling wrap or food wrap is a thin plastic film typically used for sealing food items in containers to keep them fresh over a longer period of time. That’s what we need.
  • Foam tube for rolling, around 30 to 40 cm long and 4-5 cm in diameter, (around 12 to 16 inches long and between 1,5-2 inches in diameter)
  • 12 pencils or wooden sticks, around 8 mm in diameter
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