Felted Backpacks, Satchels & Handbags, Oh My! (Long Weekend)

Design your dream bag in felt! Be it a backpack, clutch, or shoulder satchel, your custom vessel will be a conversation piece and perfect for walkabouts and travel. Design your bag by planning size, color, layout, straps, pockets, and closure. Learn the techniques for wet felting with a resist. Discuss reinforcements, color blending, embellishments, and repairs. All levels welcome, but size and features will be determined according to previous felt making experience.

$40-$100

Jamie Sparks has been passionate about the connection between the natural world and humans her entire life. After receiving a degree in plant biology, she continued onto years of studying and teaching herbalism along with earth-based crafts and skills. She runs a small herbal business, Herban Farmacy, which offers Community Supported Herbalism (herbal CSA) education, plant walks, and herbal consultations near Asheville. Jamie also has an extensive background in spinning, natural dyeing, and feltmaking. She has many years of experience and exploration as a teacher and student of a diversity of textiles, with a focus on felting. For fiber and other creative endeavors look to Instagram @earthbones_adornments. You can find more on her healing and herbal practice at her website, herbanfarmacy.org and on Instagram @herban_farmacy.