LIVING FELT BIRTHDAY PARTY 2024

Living Felt 20th Birthday Bash
Wednesday June 5th thru Friday June 7th, 2024

Join us to Celebrate 20 years felting with friends!  We will have on site events, activities and very special guests to give demos and lead hands-on learning! You can shop in person, win prizes, enjoy some cake and ice cream, play,  meet the fairies, and make new friends! Join us for felty dinner mixer, put on your boogie shoes and hit the dance floor to some live music for a darn good time!

Due to limited seating and space, we will first offer sales of 3DAY PASSES to reserve a seat for participants in all 3 morning sessions which are ticketed events, see full details and event agenda below.



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Ticketed Events
Ticket Sales are closed online. Please call to check for availability: 877-665-5790

Wednesday June 5th: CONTROLLING SHRINKAGE W/FIBER LAYOUT with Charity Vd Meer

Charity travels all around the world teaching felt fashion and felt techniques. We are all wowed by her runway felted dresses, coats, skirts and accessories.
Learn Charity's method for controlling shrinkage and shape in her fabulous felted wearables.
This hands on lesson will be a great jump start to doing any of Charity's courses online or in person.
You will leave with experience that you can apply immediately and a sample you can reference.

*Some wet felting experience required, felting over a resist experience helpful, laying out fine fibers helpful.
If you have not done this yet, try one of our free online tutorials so you have success in this class.

WHAT TO EXPECT: 90min hands-on workshop.Supply kit and wet felting tools provided. Participants bring 2 small towels.
Group 1 starts @ 8:30am, Group 2 starts @ 10am


Wednesday June 5th: GET YOUR FELT ON DINNER MIXER

Join the instructors, fairies and your fellow makers for dinner and mingling. Wear a little felted something: accessory or adornment as a conversation piece (it will be hot) Dinner is at Flores restaurant next door = Fajita and Enchilada buffet + non-alcoholic drink included with your dinner ticket. See passes below.
*if you need a vegetarian meal, let us know and they will accommodate


Thursday June 6th: TIPS & TECHNIQUES FOR WET FELTING OVER A BALL with Natasha Smart

Natasha has captivated us all with her fantastic reels for wet felting and especially for her projects wet felted over our felting balls: Big Bertha and Little B.
Over the years and many projects, she has developed and refined her own methods for wet felting over a ball. She shares these in her courses both in person and online, in her book: Wet Felting: Creating Texture, Pattern and Structure and she will share even more in her new book coming out this summer: Three Dimensional Felting WET FELTING, Felting on a Ball

In this session, Natasha will draw from questions and challenges of past students to share her top tips and guides to troubleshooting making wet felted items over a ball.
Work in small groups to wet felt over a ball together and apply Natasha's tips and guidance so you can get going on your own project.

WHAT TO EXPECT: 90min hands-on workshop, felt standing up.Supply kit and wet felting tools provided. Participants bring 2 small towels.
Must be comfortable working in small groups of 3-4. You will receive with your own Little B' ball that you can use at home.
Group 1 starts @ 8:30am, Group 2 starts @ 10am



Friday June 7th: DRUM CARD ART BATTS with Joyce Hazlerig and Marie Spaulding

Joyce and Marie are teaming up to bring you a hands on session for drum carding fun
Work in small groups to try out motorized and manual drum carders to create art batts from prepared fibers.
You will leave with an art batt that you can wet felt, needle felt or even spin into a fun art yarn.

WHAT TO EXPECT: 90min hands-on workshop, work standing up. Supplies included.
Must be comfortable working in small groups of 3-4. You will be able to take home an art batt or two from this session.
Group 1 starts @ 8:30am, Group 2 starts @ 10am



Un-Ticked Events

Afternoon sessions are listed in the events schedule and are subject to change. It is our goal to provide some fun play time for as many people as possible. Look for signup sheets and more detail at check in
Wednesday June 5th Afternoon: Solar printing and maybe some dyeing with Marie. Weather permitting. If it rains, we'll come up with something equally as fun
Thursday June 6th Afternoon: Book Signing & Photos with Natasha Smart
Thursday June 6th Afternoon: Cake!
Thursday June 6th Evening - local live music, mingle & dancing
Friday June 7th Afternoon: Intro to Spinning and more


TICKET LEVELS


PINK PIZAZZ  3-DAY PASS w/Reserve Seating +SUPER SWAG +DINNER TICKET: 
Early Bird 8:30am  OR Sleep In Bird 10:30am

$250 Value $350+

Reserve seating and supplies in the morning sessions WED-FRI, dive in to your super exclusive swag bag filled w/goodies, and reserve your dinner ticket for WED night dinner/mixer. Max per person = 2 tickets. Please email name of 2nd attendee for lanyard. Value $350+

YES! Save me a seat at the 3 main demos/workshops and reserve me the supply kits as well!

Reserve me a Super Deluxe Swag Bag and enter my name 4x in event drawings.

Reserve my seat for the Get Your Felt on Dinner Mixer Wednesday night (I am writing a note right now to bring a little felted thingy to wear as my conversation piece) and I might be on the dance floor Thursday cuttin' rug or scootin my boots! I know I can shop and play and participate in other games and activities during my visit.

I understand free activities will be happening in the afternoons available for sign up at check in.



ORANGE BURST DELUXE SWAG BAG +DINNER TICKET

$175 Value $225+

YES! Make me up a Deluxe Swag Bag loaded with goodies to play with and to commemorate my trip. Reserve my seat for the Get Your Felt on Dinner Mixer. Max per person = 2 tickets. Please email name of 2nd attendee for lanyard. Value $200+


Reserve me a "kit to go" for all the demos, I understand a seat is not included. If another level of PINK PIZZAZZ passes open up or a seat becomes vacant, I will be on the 1st notice email list.

If there is standing room only in a demo while I am there, I will have an opportunity to sign up and watch...but I know space is very limited. Enter my name 3x in event drawings when I check in. Reserve my seat for the Get Your Felt On Dinner Mixer Wednesday night (I am writing a note right now to bring a little felted thingy to wear as my conversation piece) and maybe I may be cut a rug with you gals on Thursday.

I understand free activities will be happening in the afternoons available for sign up at check in.




GREEN GROOVE SWAG BAG

$100 Value $150+

Reserve me a deluxe swag bag loaded with goodies to play with and commemorate my visit. Reserve me a "kit to go" for day 1 and day 2 demos. Max per person = 2 tickets. Please email name of 2nd attendee for lanyard. Value $150+

Put my name twice in event drawings when I check in! I'll shop when I get there and have some play time as well from your free activities. If there is space available for the Get Your Felt On Dinner I know I can buy a ticket later and maybe I'll go out for dancing with everyone on Thursday.

I understand free activities will be happening in the afternoons available for sign up at check in.






SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


DATEDAYTIMEEVENTDETAILSLOCATIONNOTE
4-JunTUESDAY9-3CHECK IN &BAG PICK UPPICK UP YOUR SWAG BAG & GET READY FOR FUNSHOP
5-JunWEDNESDAY7:30 AMCHECK IN &BAG PICK UPPICK UP YOUR SWAG BAG & GET READY FOR FUNSHOP


8:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/ CHARITY VD MEER (Group 1: Early Bird)CONTROLLING SHRINKAGE W/FIBER LAYOUTCLASSROOM*TICKETED EVENT


9:00 AMSHOP OPENS




10:00 AMBREAK FOR NEXT CLASS - PRIZE DRAWINGS




10:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/ CHARITY VD MEER (Group 2: Sleep In Bird)CONTROLLING SHRINKAGE W/FIBER LAYOUTCLASSROOM*TICKETED EVENT


12:00 PMLUNCH BREAK & GAME TIME




1:00 PMHANDS ON MAKE-N-TAKE w/MARIE SPAULDING (Group 1)SOLAR PRINTINGCLASSROOM + OUTSIDEFree - SIGN UP @ check in


2:00 PMHANDS ON MAKE-N-TAKE W/MARIE SPAULDING (Group 2)SOLAR PRINTINGCLASSROOM + OUTSIDEFree - SIGN UP @ check in


3:00 PMPRIZE DRAWINGS & GAME TIME




4:00 PMSHOP CLOSES




5:00 PMDINNER MIXERGET YOUR FELT ON - Wear a small/light weight felted conversation piece and enjoy traditional Mexican food while you mingle.FLORES RESTAURANT*TICKETED EVENT





















6-JunTHURDSAY8:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/ NATASHA SMART (Group 1: Early Bird)HANDS ON TIPS & TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR WET FELTING OVER A BALL
*TICKETED EVENT


9:00 AMSHOP OPENS




10:00 AMBREAK FOR NEXT CLASS - PRIZE DRAWINGS




10:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/ NATASHA SMART (Group 2: Sleep In Bird)HANDS ON TIPS & TROUBLE SHOOTING FOR WET FELTING OVER A BALL
*TICKETED EVENT


12:00 PMLUNCH BREAK & GAME TIME




1:00 PMNATASHA SMART BOOK SIGNING & PHOTOS




2:00 PMCAKE & ICE REAM w/Marie, Instructors & Fairies




3:00 PMCommunity Show and tell: Meet your fellow makersInside and outside if needed



4:00 PMSHOP CLOSES




7:00 PMLOCAL LIVE MUSIC, MINGLE AND DANCING Hang out with your fellow makers for an evening with friends new and oldHUDSON'S ON MERCER*Free Entry, Cash Bar














7-JunFRIDAY8:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/MARIE SPAULDING & JOYCE HAZLERIG (Group 1: Early Bird)DRUM CARD UP AN ART BATT TO FELT OR SPINCLASSROOM*TICKETED EVENT


9:00 AMSHOP OPENS




10:00 AMBREAK FOR NEXT CLASS - PRIZE DRAWINGS




10:30 AMHANDS ON WORKSHOP - W/MARIE SPAULDING & JOYCE HAZLERIG (Group 2: Sleep In Bird)DRUM CARD UP AN ART BATT TO FELT OR SPINCLASSROOM*TICKETED EVENT


12:00 PMLUNCH BREAK & GAME TIME




1:00 PMINTRO TO SPINNING ART YARNS - DEMO W/ JOYCE HAZLERIG & FRIENDS (Group 1)Demonstrations for handspinning fun art yarns from art batts using a spinning wheel, drop spindle and e-spinnerCLASSROOMFree - SIGN UP @ check in


2:00 PMINTRO TO SPINNING ART YARNS - DEMO W/ JOYCE HAZLERIG & FRIENDS (Group 2)Demonstrations for handspinning fun art yarns from art batts using a spinning wheel, drop spindle and e-spinnerCLASSROOMFree - SIGN UP @ check in


3:00 PMFINAL GAME & PRIZE DRAW




4:00 PMSHOP CLOSES












Schedule of free/open events subject to change.




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