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Workshop with Judit Pocs|The Dutch Felt Academy|Discovering Freisland

6/5/2015

14 Comments

 
It was a long time in the planning but, in May, I finally got the opportunity to attend a workshop with Hungarian feltmaker, Judit Pocs.  The 2-day workshop was impeccably hosted by Truus Huijbregts and her husband at the Dutch Felt Academy in Friesland. We (that is, the Scottish contingent of Susan, Pauline and myself) stayed nearby in the pretty village of Boazum enjoying the fabulously laid-back hospitality of Jan and his wife at Gerbrandy State B&B.
The pictures tell their own story but suffice to say that the workshop was not for the faint-hearted. It was challenging and, as a result, immensely rewarding. Judit pushed us to think about feltmaking with a greater precision that I ever had before. Templates for bags were created actual size and then scaled up proportionately according to how many layers of wool we intended to use, and whether we were going to incorporate silk or not (I was). We also learned how to do flaps, handles, fastenings, pockets inside and out....it actually took me 3 days to complete my bag (we spent a day at the B&B, finishing off). But how much I learned. All in all, an excellent workshop. More than that, it is a great place to visit. I will definitely return to beautiful Freisland. 
I hope you enjoy the pictures. The only one that is missing (for the moment) is that of the finished bag. I'll keep that for the next blog post.
14 Comments
jmcardy@gmail.com link
6/5/2015 08:00:28

Really interesting and what an exciting course.

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Heather Potten link
6/5/2015 08:12:43

Thank you...it was a tremendous experience.

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Terriea link
6/5/2015 20:14:20

Great pictures and absolutely a wonderful leaning place with a brilliant teacher in the beautiful place. I've been there in Truus' studio for a workshop and enjoyed so much. Looking forward to seeing your creation.

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Moira link
6/7/2015 06:25:41

The venue looks amazing. I wish my workshop had a great view with lots of light. The course looks great fun.

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Martha Giaccio link
8/5/2015 07:17:57

Maravillosos trabajos,intentare,hacer alguna labor como la vuestra,bellisimo el lugar,
.Vivo en la Patagonia Argentina,muy lejos!,me gustan las labores con fieltro.Con agrado, deseo recibir más de vuestros trabajos.saludo a Uds,y gracias por mostrar su casa,signo de buena boluntad.

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Elizabeth Armstrong
8/24/2015 08:19:10

I am very envious! The results are outstanding - what a wonderful opportunity!

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Carla Pallotti
11/14/2015 14:47:11

Bellissimo ed interessantissimo lavoro. Mi piacerebbe avere maggiori informazioni e, dato che sono italiana e vivo a Torino, sapere se sono previsti workshop in Italia.
Grazie
Carla

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Kate
10/8/2017 12:27:51

Looks like an amazing experience! The brick buildings remind me so much of my grandparents-in-laws’ farm in Utrecht. Beautiful countryside

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Irmgard B M Ferreira
4/1/2018 18:07:43

I got very exited to have a similar experience. I live in Brazil. If you can tell me the new dates for felted handbags classes I will try to organize my time to be eith you.
Thank you
Warm regards
Irmgard

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elizabeth arís
9/25/2018 17:18:05

Hermos curso, hermoso lugar, que forma tan bella de manejar el vellón, saludos desde Uruguay

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jacque rosenau link
1/15/2019 04:30:57

found your blog in pintrest. it looks interesting.

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Helga Martínez
1/21/2019 18:28:50

Hello, I would like to if u have new coming workshops with Judit Pocs? Thanks

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Patricia alvarado
5/21/2020 18:51:14

Hola soy de Chile, muy lejos. Hago bolsos y carteras también fieltro. Me parece maravilloso unir esas cosas pero no se como hacerlo. Tienen tutoriales donde aprender. Sus trabajos son hermosos

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Zoe Ridabock
10/18/2020 23:29:14

I would love to make this bag shape. Would you be willing to share with me the size of your pattern and finished piece. This looks so cool. I'm sure it was a gorgeous bag.
Whatever information you could give me I would greatly appreciate. During this strange time of COVID I have taught myself wet felting. Any help would be great. Thank you, Zoe

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