Felted Foraging Basket

Scholarships are available to those who identify as black or brown. Please submit a statement of interest to shorteelan@gmail.com by 2/24/25.

Join Oregon textiles artist, Elan Hagens, with selected natural fibers and the arts cabins’ outdoor setting as inspiration to sculpt a colorful wool foraging basket. Using wet fibers as paint, you will learn wool felting techniques that utilize your hands as tools. This wet felting class uses repetitive motion for the entire class, similar to using a rolling pin. These learned techniques can be transferred to making a variety of items such as purses, hats and shoes.

The students will take home a small handmade booklet with custom felt art pieces and a medium to large felted foraging basket.

Students should bring with them: grocery bag with stuffing, plastic bags, waterproof material for stuffing.

There will be a lunch break from 12 pm to 1 pm.