2017 Nuno-Felting Workshop at the Grand Canyon

 

We just wrapped up an incredible weekend of nuno-felting and dyeing at the Grand Canyon! Workshop participants really pushed themselves, outlining challenging design projects on day two with fabulous results. Special guest Mary Rooney showed everyone how to use acid dyes to color their wool and silk fiber in preparation for the class's second project. If you're interested in coming to the canyon next year, please join us for a Felting Vessels course. Details on Grand Canyon Association Field Institute's website.

18th Annual Flag Wool & Fiber Festival

Photos © Mike Buchheit The Flag Wool & Fiber Festival is under new management  partnering with the Arizona Historical Society and Flagstaff Community Markets. And, boy, did they hit the ground running with a record number of booths and visitation this year. Congratulations to festival coordinators Andrea Greene and Heather Babbott! Yesterday at the Festival, I had the pleasure of demonstrating nuno felting with the help of my 10-year-old artist friend, Libby Gdula. If you're interested in nuno felting, consider taking my weekend workshop this October at the Grand Canyon, through the Grand Canyon Field Institute — class details here. We'll be making nuno-felted scarves/runners and purses/carrying cases. Additionally, special guest Jeanne Salt (an incredible fiber artist from the Navajo Nation) will share her deep knowledge of animal fibers' place in regional arts and culture. Join us for a wonderful woolly weekend!

Felting Workshop in Sedona, AZ!

June 28-29, 2014
Wool Workshop in Sedona, Arizona
Learn to nuno felt in beautiful Red Rock Country! Join me and fellow fiber artist/art educator, Jen Marshall, for a wonderful wool workshop in one of the most inspiring venues in the world! This 2-day class will teach you the basics of felting with wool and silk so that you can confidently create even more lovely things when you go back home. Sign up now for this fun and informative workshop hosted by the Sedona Arts Center. Space is limited. Tuition: $300 (+ $30 materials fee). For details or to enroll, go to: here
or, call 928-282-3809.

Scarflet with Matching Pin

Design © Kim Buchheit; Photo © Mike Buchheit
This lightweight nuno felted scarf with matching pin will take you fashionably into fall! The design is a mosaic of butterscotch, yellow, blues, and brown — a great color combination to wear with your favorite pair of weathered blue jeans.

Nuno-felted Scarflet with Matching Pin

Design © Kim Buchheit; Photo © Mike Buchheit
This flowery lightweight scarflet comes with a matching felted pin allowing you to drape the piece just so and hold it in position all day. Nuno felting combines silk with wool fibers (soft Merino is preferred) to create beautiful flowing fabrics which lend themselves to apparel items and home textiles. If you'd like to learn how to nuno felt, consider taking a workshop with me and my fellow textile artist, Jen Marshall, at the Grand Canyon this fall. We'd love to have you join us — click here for details.

Wool Workshop at Grand Canyon

Photos © Mike Buchheit
Wool Workshop at Grand Canyon :: October 15-16, 2011
Learn to nuno felt with Kim Buchheit and Jen Marshall in the sublime wildness of Grand Canyon National Park! Enjoy sunrise discussions on the rim and classroom instruction on felting with wool and silk. Sign up now for this wonderful woolly 2-day workshop hosted by the Grand Canyon Field Institute. Space is limited. Course fee: $195. Enroll here — or, call 866-471-4435

Nuno-Felt Scarf with Prefelts

© 2011 Kim Buchheit. Nuno-felt scarf.

I made some prefelts the other day and cut out several circles to include in this lively design. I used only kool-aid dyed merino wool and silk in the piece. The kool-aid bled a bit during the hot water stages (meaning the dye was not completely "colorfast") — the bleeding came mostly from the silk scarf, I think. However, by the time I did the final warm-water vinegar rinse, the water was running clear. Regarding the prefelts: I loved working with the prefelt cutouts and am surprised how well the cut pieces retained their shape during the felting process!

Nuno-Felt Scarves

© 2011 Kim Buchheit. Nuno-felted scarves.

In preparation for a nuno-felting workshop that I'll be co-instructing this fall through the Grand Canyon Field Institute, I made some drapey wool scarves over the weekend. I love the fringe on the blue one, and the lightweight red one is much more vibrant than comes across in the photo; Canon seems to have trouble capturing reds. If you're interested in learning how to nuno felt, consider joining me and my fiber friend Jen Marshall, for a fun 2-day workshop at the Grand Canyon. All supplies included in the cost of the class, and the location is simply sublime!