Out on the road....

Last week was a busy one and luckily everything planned happened just before the snow arrived on Saturday night.

I dropped off a delivery of work to The Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton, this is a lovely big gallery in the centre of Northallerton just off the main street. I was delighted to be invited to lead a felt making workshop there on Saturday 4th May, the workshop will cover the Resist technique, by the end of the day you will go home with a beautiful, useable handbag. Lunch is included too!
You can book a place online here if you would like to join the workshop.....maybe see you soon


A journey to The Dales and a lovely visit with Clare Gardiner at Fabric of the Field weaving studio and gallery. Clare sells my work in her beautiful shop where she sits and weaves. Some of you may already know Clare and her gorgeous blog about life in the Dales and at the moment, in particular, Lambing!
Clare's journey will be on the screen sometime this year in The Dales programme when it returns to our screen, really looking forward to this....

Lunch at The Wensleydale Creamery was a must, the Rarebit was gorgeous, followed by an indulgent Sticky Toffee Pudding. Will definitely be returning soon.....

As we were passing we just had to visit Farfield Mill, a wonderful place with varying Exhibitions throughout the year, check their website for current details. There are also lots of makers studios there, unfortunately when we were there none of the makers were in their studios, will pick a different day next time. Nonetheless its  a lovely place with a great cafe too!

Friday saw me on my way to Kendal to  a Saturday workshop with the IFA at Castle Arts Centre. The weather was getting wetter, but still very driveable. Saturday flew by and the centre we were in was busy, a ballet class was taking place next door which evoked memories of my childhood......
By the time I travelled home the weather was awful, the fells were covered in snow and we decided to change our route to the main roads to avoid the snow. Much later that night we were home and warm.

                                                     Exploring Felt Vessels in Kendal

Woolfest and more.....

I love Woolfest, the atmosphere is wonderful, I am excited to have been allocated a stand (pen) for the 2013 event. I attended the first show as a visitor, all those years ago,  as I really didn't know what to expect. I had never been to a Wool Festival before, I have exhibited every year since then.  Since that first visit it has become an annual event on our calendar, inked in immediately as one year finishes, looking forward to the next. My son has grown up with it and loves it too, this year he'll be in London for Uni visits when I come, but has just told me he's catching the train up to Penrith to catch a day at Woolfest, I'm smiling......

Last year saw a new section open up at the Auction Mart, increasing the size for exhibitors, I was on stand K260 on a corner of the new extension. If you found me there, I will be on the same stand again this year, alongside Jackie Lunn and Jane Cummins. 

I have been running day workshops since 2005 near where I live, I never planned this, sometimes things just  happen. I am a Feltmaker first and foremost, I am addicted to the process, I experiment far too much as my mind bursts with ideas. The workshops started as a follow on from an ArtsWeek project I delivered at our local school. The project was for the children, but the "helpers" were fascinated with the process too. I arranged a day for the grown ups and the rest is history as they say.  Prior to the workshops commencing I had been making Felt for ten years, exploring techniques and possibilities, constantly discovering new ways, sometimes through planning but sometimes by accident! 

This year I have been invited to deliver workshops around the country, I hope to meet up with more Feltmakers on my journeys. Below is a brief diary date of where and when I will be during 2013.

Workshops:

Hutton Buscel, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, various dates throughout the year.

March 9th IFA  Kendal, Cumbria  Natural Vessels

April 29th/30th Wonderwool Wales  2 Day Workshop

 May 4th Joe Cornish Gallery Workshop, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

June 1st The Dutch House Workshop, Crayke, near Easingwold

September 15th IFA Great Missenden, Seed Workshop

October 4th/5th Cober Hill Residential Felt Weekend

Shows:

April 27th/28th WonderWool Wales, Builth Wells

June 28th/29th Woolfest, Cockermouth, Cumbria

July 27th/28th FibreEast, Bedford

September 28th/29th Yarndale, Skipton, North Yorkshire

There are a few other events in the pipeline which I will share when I can. 

    http://www.woolfest.co.uk/

Happy Creative New Year to All

Heres wishing everyone a Happy and Creative New Year 2013. Workshops begin again late January near Scarborough North Yorkshire. If you have always wondered how to make a Hat there are places available on February 16th,

Saturday 16th February   Felt Hat Workshop near Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Stylish and warm,  create your very own felt hat in warm pure wool. Choose a simple pull on style or create something a bit different with folds and points. You can take a look at
www.jennypepper.com for full workshop details

                                           

Residential Feltmaking Retreat Weekend

     Residential Feltmakers Weekend Retreat with Jackie Lunn and Jenny Pepper 

 at

   Cober Hill, Centre for Refreshment and Inspiration,  Cloughton, near Scarborough,  North Yorkshire.

   from

 Friday 4th October to Sunday 6th October 2013

 Following the success of our 2007 and 2009 retreat at Cober Hill we are  happy to announce we will be running a weekend in 2013. The theme will be Decorative Sculptural Feltmaking. We all lead busy lives and the luxury of time to spend on feltmaking and experimenting with different techniques is precious. During this weekend we will indulge in experimenting with techniques culminating in a finished work on Sunday.  

The weekend is fully inclusive of:

• 2 nights accommodation in an en suite bedroom
• Full board of 2 x 3 Course evening meals, 2x Full Breakfasts, Saturday lunch and Sunday Lunch
• Tea, Coffee ad biscuits at any time
• All materials required during the weekend
• Some equipment, such as bubblewrap, nets, drum carder, hand carders and hat blocks
• Tuition throughout with two tutors, Jackie Lunn and Jenny Pepper
• £290 per person in a shared twin room
• £325 per person in a single room

Not Included:

• Travel Costs
• Holiday Insurance
• Towels, scissors and general personal tools you may require  
• More info : www;jennypepper.com

 

2013 Felt Workshops

 As we come all too quickly towards  the end of this year, I have already planned 2013 Workshops. Full details are on my website and can be viewed by clicking here

www.jennypepper.com 

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Shibori Tyeing Sculptural Felt Workshop

On November 24th I will be running a Shibori style felt making workshop near Scarborough. It will be an exciting workshop using Shibori style tyeing / stitching methods to create sculptural pieces of felt. We will tie, clip, fold, pleat, stitch, bind and manipulate the felt to alter the structure. An experimental day to learn lots of useful methods to add to your felt techniques knowledge. £40. (please note we will not be dyeing felt) ( only 4 places remaining)

If you would like to book a place please get in touch by email

www.jennypepper.com

Woolfest 2012

As always I had a wonderful few days at Woolfest...despite the rain!

My annual treat of animals was just perfect. Thank you to everyone who popped by to say hello, it was lovely to meet up with old friends and new. Cant wait for next year!!!

 I very carefully ironed and rolled all my cloths before packing the car, but still it creased in the damp atmosphere, no ironing available in sheep pens....

 Very busy Alpaca, wouldn't stay still for the camera!

I bought a beautiful Blue Faced Leicester fleece which I think you can possibly see here. Also got some delicious Wensleydale and Teeswater. Need some good weather now to finish washing them in the garden.

 Just peeping......Not my dog, but irresistable...

Teeswater sheep

Learn a new craft, be creative, have fun in 2010 !

I have now listed my workshop dates planned for 2010. All of these take place on a Saturday at my local village hall. This is a beautiful hall in a peaceful village location.

The year starts with a Gloves and Neck Wrap workshop, take away some finished gloves and a wrap to keep warm! This takes place on Saturday 16th January. Full details of this and other workshops are on my website www.jennypepper.com