Learn how to paint with wool to create a beautiful pet portrait using the Needle felting technique.

Watch your loveable pet come to life underneath your finger tips, using soft wool fibres. You don’t need to have drawing skills, really! There are ways around this!

In this workshop, Jane will teach you how to create a 2D needle felted picture. Working from your own photograph, Jane will guide you through the Needle felting process step by step with demonstrations. You will begin by transferring your chosen image from a photo onto a lightweight hessian background to get an accurate outline of your image, you will then be guided through the tools & techniques. Explaining the different wools, which needles to use for different finish’s and effects and how to correct mistakes (yes we all make them!) You will build your picture through the manipulation and layout of fibres, from colour choices and blending to the beautiful intricate expressive eyes, giving warmth and realism to bring your pet to life!

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS  All equipment and material is provided, and yours to keep! Students need to bring 2 x A4 colour photocopies of your chosen pet or animal please fill as much of the A4 paper as possible with your pet/ animal (please choose a photo that is in focus with no blurred areas) head shots work very well for beginners. Also an additional photocopy of blown up details like eyes, nose or mouth etc… is useful.

Refreshments and Lunch are provided – please let The Beacon know of any dietary requirements. 

Minimum age 16 years.

Workshop T&Cs

Full payment is required upon booking via our booking website. Please note tickets are non-refundable. Make sure to read all details below before purchasing your ticket. 

Guests with special nutritional requirements must contact our team at thebeacon@copeland.gov.uk, at least 72 hours before the event.

Our workshop has a minimum of seven participant guests and a maximum of ten. In the event any of the workshops do not meet the minimum of seven guests, we reserve the right to change the event date to the next available workshop with the minimum required guests. Customers will be contacted to arrange the best suitable available date.