Learn to needle felt a pair of beautiful Blue Tits. This course is suitable for beginners and improvers. In the first week we will create a basic 'bird' shape and start to mock up the birds features and colouring. We will then progress to adding colour and texture to create a pair of colourful Blue Tits. You will need some basic materials: Needle felting wool, a foam block and needles - full details of colour and amounts required will be published in Canvas so you prepare for the first session. Needle felting is a wonderful past time. It's relaxing, meditative and an extremely versatile craft, which takes up very little space! This course is the first part of a series that will enable you to needle felt many different British Birds. There will be a Tea break within each of these sessions!
Course aim
To provide an introduction to needle felting 3D shapes. During our two-week course we will needle felt a pair of Blue Tits.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- You will need your own personal email address so that you’re able to login to the WEA’s digital learning platform: WEA Canvas. You will need to be able to understand how to follow URL links to pages on the internet. If you want to understand more about Canvas please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- You will need to be able to follow links to join our WEA live video learning platform: WEA Zoom. If you’d like to understand more about our video learning platform, Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline and http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
- This course is for a group of around 15 students studying in a live video-learning platform conference and an online digital learning environment platform from the comfort of your own home.
- This course is suitable for beginners and improvers
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Name at least 2 actions that will help me to needle felt safely.
- Line draw to build a 3D adult bird shape.
- Use my 3D shape to create a smaller baby birds body (consolidate line drawing skills).
- Add coloured wool to the 2 birds using a colour photo as a guide.
- Add texture and refine the markings on my 2 Blue Tits to develop a realistic look.
How will I be taught?
- The WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas will be used to provide resources or to support lessons, enable assessment, provide learner feedback and for other activities for individuals away from the course. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- Most of your learning will take place in your class, but one or two sessions will be online using WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas, working by yourself or engaging with other students. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- You will be able to keep a record of your progress and achievement using photos, audio, text or documents uploaded into the WEA’s digital learning platform, WEA Canvas.
- You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
- You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning
- You will be encouraged to consider other students work and give your opinions and suggestions
What else do I need to know?
- What you need: You will need an internet connection, speakers, a microphone and a webcam so that you can use our video learning platform, Zoom. If you’d like to understand more Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec
- You will also need access to the internet outside of your sessions. You could do this using a smart phone, tablet, laptop or a desktop computer (at home or through a library etc.).
- You will need a personal email address to join the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas so that you can receive resources, record your progress and achievement and to work with others and share ideas. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- Students will be required to purchase a foam pad, needles and wool - full details will be in your Canvas prior to course commencement.
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- No pre reading is required but research on the subject on the internet or in the library may be helpful
What can I do next?
- Progress to another WEA course
- Progress to a course with another provider
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