Jean Hainlen’s Fall Into Felting Landscapes Retreat (Oct 10-12)

About this trip
Autumn is the perfect time of year to visit Nome Schoolhouse! Take a break from

regular routines to surround yourself with bright colors, fun conversation and

creative energy. Learn to felt for the first time or enhance your skills as you “paint

with wool”. Our subject matter will be landscapes, and we’ll use soft wool fibers

to create works of art. Do you love the desert or ocean, have a lakeside cabin, or a

favorite work of art? Bring a photo for inspiration!

The projects in this retreat are designed to sequentially build your 2-D felting

skills. You’ll learn both wet and needle felting techniques. Go home with

completed pieces that include art felt fabric notecard, needle felted fiber collage

and wet felted landscape. These will be perfect to decorate your home or to give as

gifts.

This is an all-inclusive retreat! Your charming guest room, all deliciously prepared

meals and class instruction, materials and tools are included. Students will take

home felting needles, foam felting pad, wool fibers, handouts, and projects.

Jean Hainlen
Jean is a fiber artist living in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Her textile exploration began in the 70s when she tried batik, tie dye and bleaching blue jeans. After retiring from teaching special education, she re-embraced textile arts, taking classes and selling her felted and dyed artwork. Jean is a member of Textile Center of Minnesota and has a degree in Art Education from the University of Minnesota. She loves sharing her knowledge of felting, especially at Nome Schoolhouse.