Explore the magic of needle felting with a delightful Dala pig image and take your colorwork skills to a new level. Reimagine the centuries old Swedish Dala horse icon as a Dala pig (symbolic of good luck and wealth!), and take a new spin on the traditional wooden painted form by recreating the image in wool—inspired by a design created with North House rosemaling instructor Kim Garrett. In this course, students will learn how to stretch a felt backing onto an embroidery hoop and keep it tight for ease of use and how to transform the beautiful array of hand dyed roving from the instructor's sheep into your own interpretation of the project. Focus will be given to shape creation, colorwork to mimic rosemaling technique, and three-dimensionality. At the end, the instructor will offer suggestions for using or mounting your finished piece. Bring your creative spirit and love of wool!

It is very important that each student supplies their own embroidery hoop as specified in the materials section below!

Required Tools

All students will be mailed a kit containing:

• 2 felting needles
• Craft felt backing with transferred design,
• Ample wool to make the project such that any color could work in any of the design elements.

Students need to provide their own

• Foam work surface (or request one from instructor for $6 extra)
• 8-inch embroidery hoop (8-inch size is critical)
• Scissors

Optional Tools  

• Reading glasses if you use them
• Needle felting multi-tool (or request one from instructor for $16 extra). Instructor contact info will be provided in your confirmation email if you'd like to purchase the multi-tool or foam to come with your kit.