Felt Faction organizes 2 summerworkshops in July 2023

Buttonfelt Blizzard 24.-26.7.2023

Teachers: Elina Saari and Oona Jakku
Location: Salusjärvi campsite, Orimattila Finland
Duration : 3 days
Price: 320 €, includes teaching and accomodation

In this workshop we are having a ball with buttonfelt! You ́ll learn to make buttonfelt
suitable for garments, lacy buttonfelt and semifelted buttons that you can easily add
to spice up any design you ́re going to felt.

Since we only have got 3 (very intensive) days ahead of us, we cannot make a full
length coat but instead we can modify and decorate some ready made garments and
give them a new absorbing look!

The official teaching hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, but this has never worked since
the participants lodge in the same building and they can work as late as they wish.
Elina does however recommend taking a sauna & wine break at some point/ points.
If you are customed to a workshop with steady meals and regular time frame you are
in for shock but if you like borderline hysteric laughing episodes, great company and
fabulous felt making in the middle of Finnish nature – this might just be your thing!

You can buy all the materials needed for the workshop on the spot. The main material
we use is Ohukainen. Naturally you ́ll need basic feltmaking tools and button bases
aswell + a good sense of humor. You can check the material prices from our web
pages www.feltfaction.fi
Enrolling time has started and it will end in the end of this month after which we will
send the invoices. We will help out our foreign felt entusiasts any way we can and
provide more information when needed.

Sign up with the form below.

Felt Whisperer’s Hat-tacular 27.-29.7.2023

Teachers: Elina Saari and Oona Jakku
Location: Salusjärvi campsite, Orimattila Finland
Duration: 3 days
Price: 320 €, includes teaching and accomodation

This workshop is a hat ball! Elina has come up with a super simple hat
pattern that can be easily modified and with a very minimum use of
materials you can maximize your creativity! Making exquisite and fun hats
just cannot become easier than this. All the hats you see in the workshop
inspirational pictures are made with the same pattern.

During 3 intensive days the students will make 2-3 unique hats depending
upon their working stroke and ambition regarding the 3-dimentional
details on the design.

The official teaching hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, but this has never
worked since the participants lodge in the same building and they can
work as late as they wish.
Elina does however recommend taking a sauna & wine break at some
point/ points.

If you are customed to a workshop with stedy meals and regular time
frame you are in for shock but if you like borderline hysteric laughing
episodes, great company and fabulous feltmaking in the middle of Finnish
nature – this might just be your thing!

You can buy all the materials needed for the workshop on the spot. Main
materials on this workshop are Jääkarhu, Ohukainen and Uusi Lumi.
Naturally you ́ll need basic feltmaking tools and a good sense of humor.
You can check the material prices from our web pages www.feltfaction.fi

Enrolling time has started and it will end in the end of April after which
we will send the invoices. We will help out our foreign felt entusiasts any
way we can and provide more information when needed.

Sign up with the form below.

Sign up here

This form is for signing up on Felt Factions summer 2023 felt workshops. Fill in your contact information and other information that is needed. You will receive more information and course letter of the workshops after the sign up is closed. Registration for the summer workshops is open until 1.5.2023.

If you are coming by train, the closest stop is at Henna. It is few kilometers from the workshop place. Please let us know in advance of your arrival in case you need a lift.

Pictures and videos taken at Felt Factions summer workshops will be used in marketing next workshops and posted in website and social media. We will not intentionally post bad pictures of people.

If we haven’t received payment of the workshops in time, we will give the place for next participant.

If paid workshop is cancelled by 1.6.2023 we will return full payment, after this we will charge 100 eur. From cancellation after 15.6. we will not give any refunds.

In case Elina Saari/Felt Faction has to cancel workshops due to illness or storm etc we will give you full refund.

If there is any questions about workshops, feel free to ask
aki.leppanen@feltfaction.fi / +358 40 7270466

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See you in the summer!

In the meantime, you can check out Elina’s felt tutorials in YouTube! Subtitles available in English.