2025 Workshops
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FRANCES IRWIN HANDWEAVERS GUILD
January 13, 2025
Presentation via Zoom by Dawn Edwards:
"Eco/Botanical-Printing: Releasing Nature’s Secrets ”
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RED ALDER FIBER ARTS RETREAT, TACOMA, WASHINGTON
February 13, 2025: Felt Spiral Fold Hat
February 14, 2025: Mini Woodsy Vessels
February 15, 2025: Felt Bird Pods
Registration opens November 16, 2024
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CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVERS OF HOUSTON (CHH)
April 12 - 13, 2025
Woodsy Forest Vessels/Vessels Inspired by Nature
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MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
April 30 - May 1, 2025: Woodland Wonders: Felt Vessels
May 2, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - noon: Fabulous Felt Flowers
May 2, 2025, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Fabulous Felt Flowers
Save the dates, registration opens in February. I will update with links to registration information just as soon as available.
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MIDWEST WEAVERS CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
June 9-11, 2025
Felt Forms Inspired by Nature
Save the dates please…registration information will be released in January 2025. I will update with a registration link.
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BOWER CENTER FOR ARTS, BEDFORD, VA
June 13, 2025: Felt Bird Pods
June 14, 2025: Fabulous Nuno-Felt Scarves
Save the dates please: I will update with registration links just as soon as available.
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WATERFORD CRAFT SCHOOL, WATERFORD, VA
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MID-ATLANTIC FIBER ASSOC. (MAFA) 2023 CONFERENCE, MILLERSVILLE, PA
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WOLLKNOLL, OBERROT, GERMANY
September 1-2, 2025: Fabelhafte Filzhüte: So viele Hüte und nur ein Kopf! (So many hats and only one head!)
September 3-5, 2025: Waldwunder: Filzgefäße – inspiriert von der Natur (Felt Vessels Inspired by Nature)
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SNOW FARM, WILLIAMSBURG, MA
October 8-12, 2025
Fabulous Felt and Nuno-Felt Hats, Cowls & Scarves
Registration opens January 16, 2025…click here for information
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MORE WORKSHOPS TO COME...
I will be adding additional workshops for 2025, including international, in January. Just finishing up the final details.
2024 Workshops
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LAKESHORE FIBER ARTS , HOLLAND, MI
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BOWER CENTER FOR ARTS, BEDFORD, VA
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MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
May 1-2, 2024
Fabulous Felt & Nuno-felt Hats (Full…Join Waitlist)
May 3, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Fabulous Felt Flowers (Full…Join Waitlist)
May 3, 2024, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Fun and Fabulous Felt Bag (Full…Join Waitlist)
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GRIMA: THE DANISH FELT ASSOCIATION, DENMARK
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CONVERGENCE NATIONAL CONVENTION by HANDWEAVERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WICHITA, KS
July 14-15, 2024
Felt Vessels Inspired by Nature (Full…Join Waitlist)
July 16-17, 2024
Fabulous Felt & Nuno-Felt Hats (Full…Join Waitlist)
An HGA membership is required to register for Workshop Sessions.
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CONTEMPORARY HANDWEAVERS OF HOUSTON (CHH)
October 19, 2024
Presentation via Zoom by Dawn Edwards:
Felt: An Ancient Material for Modern Creations
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ANN ARBOR FIBERARTS GUILD, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
November 10, 2024
Felt Bird Pods (Full…Join Waitlist)
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November 11, 2024
Presentation: Felt: An Ancient Material for Modern Creations
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MORE WORKSHOPS TO COME...
I will be adding 2025 workshop dates soon.
2023 Workshops
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ATELIER FIBERFUSING, NETHERLANDS Amsteldijk Zuid 180E, 1188 VN Amstelveen
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GRANDVILLE, MICHIGAN
April 18, 2023
Felt Bird Pods (FULL)
This is a private guild workshop.
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BOWER CENTER FOR ARTS, BEDFORD, VA
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MID-ATLANTIC FIBER ASSOC. (MAFA) 2023 CONFERENCE, MILLERSVILLE, PA
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MAFA 2023 MINI VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
July 8, 2023
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July 9, 2023
Eco-Printing: Releasing Nature’s Secrets
Join by clicking the Join button that shows 35 min. before class.
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MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL, ALLEGAN, MI
August 16, 2023: Felt Bird Pods (FULL)
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August 17, 2023: Woodsy Vessels (FULL)
Click on the Date/Workshop Titles above to register.
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August 19, 2023: Fabulous Felt Flowers (drop-in)
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TIMELESS TEXTILES, NSW, AUSTRALIA
90 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia
September 16-17, 2023
Woodland Wonders: Felt Vessels Inspired by the Natural World (SOLD OUT)
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GEELONG FIBRE FORUM, GEELONG, VIC, AUSTRALIA
September 24-30, 2023
So Many Hats and Only One Head! (SOLD OUT)
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EVOCATIVE ARTS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Cherry Gardens, SA (30 min from Adelaide)
October 6-8, 2023
Wild Fibres and Wildlife:
Form & Texture for Felted Hats & Vessels
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SOUTHEAST FIBER ARTS ALLIANCE (SEFAA), CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA
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CHATTAHOOCHEE HANDWEAVERS GUILD
2022 Workshops & Presentations
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CHATTAHOOCHEE HANDWEAVERS GUILD
February 19, 2022
Presentation via Zoom by Dawn Edwards:
"Eco/Botanical-Printing: Releasing Nature’s Secrets ”
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INTERNATIONAL FELTMAKERS ASSOCIATION AGM 2022
March 26, 2022
Conference Theme: Let’s Get Technical
Join Marie Spaulding and Dawn Edwards as they present their collaborative video ‘Sampling for Success’
To view the videos and talks, please log in and go to the Videos for IFA Members.
For more information click here.
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KENTUCKY SHEEP AND FIBER FESTIVAL, LEXINGTON, KY
Friday, May 20, 2022
Woodsy Forest Vessel
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Saturday, May 21, 2022
Felt Bird Pods
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MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF HANDWEAVERS, HOLLAND, MI
June 10-12, 2022
Summer Workshops
Fabulous Felt Sampler: 3 Wet Felted 3-D Projects in 3-Days
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WOOL-OLOGY, SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA
July 15, 2022
Fabulous Felt Flowers (SOLD OUT)
Click here for information and registration
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July 16-17, 2022
Fabulous Felt & Nuno-felt Hats (SOLD OUT)
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VENTURA COUNTY HANDWEAVERS & SPINNERS GUILD (CALIFORNIA)
July 23, 2022
Presentation via Zoom by Dawn Edwards:
"Eco/Botanical-Printing:
Releasing Nature’s Secrets ”
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BOWER CENTER FOR ARTS, BEDFORD, VA
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MOUNTAIN SPINNERS & WEAVERS GUILD, PRESCOTT, AZ
September 17, 2022
Presentation via Zoom by Dawn Edwards:
"Eco/Botanical-Printing: Releasing Nature’s Secrets ”
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MIDLAND FIBER ARTS GUILD, MIDLAND, MI
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HGA SPINNING AND WEAVING WEEK
October 3, 2022
Art Spark Session: Dawn Edwards -
Felt: An Ancient Material for Modern Creations
October 4, 2022
Art Sparks Session: Dawn Edwards -
Fabulous Felt Flowers
October 5, 2022
Art Sparks Session: Dawn Edwards -
Eco-Printing: Releasing Nature’s Secrets
Click here for more information
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WOOL-OLOGY, SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA
October 7, 2022
Fabulous Felt Flowers
Click here for more information
October 8-9, 2022
Felt Bags: Explorations in Felt and Eco-Printing,
Click here for more information
October 10, 2022
Felt Bird Pods
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NEW JERSEY FIBRE ARTS GUILD
(SOLD OUT)
November 12 - 13, 2022
Woodsy Forest Vessel
This is a private guild workshop.
I will update here if space remains and opens to the public.
Dawn's Online Workshops offered through Living Felt
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HIDDEN TREASURES NUNO-FELT HAT
In this online sculptural hat workshop, Dawn will guide you step-by-step through wet-felting your own wearable work of art. The textural techniques in this course can be used for hats, purses, vessels and fiber art pieces.
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WOODSY VESSEL
Create a beautifully textured, nature-inspired 3D felt vessel from a flat resist. In addition to your woodsy vessel, the embellishing techniques that you learn in this class can also be used in many of your felting projects…from hats, bags, bird pods, etc.
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FABULOUS NUNO-FELT HATS
Nuno-Felt Two Fabulous Hats with Dawn Edwards. In this online workshop, felt a fabulous hat with a brim, and learn how to felt a stunning, close-fitting Cloche (French for bell) hat with beadwork.
