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Mini Owl Needle Felting Workshop

brown mini owl and yellow roving, in front of a plastic-wrapped block of felting foam

Needle-felt a thumb-sized owl. Natural and whimsical colors possible. Hats for the owls are optional!

Beginners welcome; materials and instruction provided.

Sliding scale/choose your fee: $25 – $45 (includes class, your owl, and a felting needle to take home).

Pre-registration required • Register for Mini Owls
Max: 10 participants
Ages: 8 and up (needles are sharp!)

Questions? Call (802) 434-2167 or email museum@birdsofvermont.org

Mini needle-felted owl (gray with blue belly and pink hat) in from of black wire-framed glasses

Pop-Up Soap Carving

Child (hands and part of torso) carving a white bar soap using a craft-stick tool.

Stop by and try your hand at soap carving! Super easy to get started!

Instructions, tools and materials provided.  Suitable for any age.
Masks recommended (keeps soap out of your nose, too).
All ages • Great for kids on their early dismissal days

Stop by at 1:00pm or at 1:45pm

Pre-registration is optional but very helpful!




Included with Museum admission; donations welcome.

Handwork and Happiness (February)

9 crocheted owls in a small pile

Gather with a few fellow handcrafters at the Museum this winter. Bring your own project:  woodcarving, knitting, sketchbook, quilting, poems-in-progress, field notebook, crochet, etc. Cider, coffee and good company provided.

Max: 9 people • waitlist available
Suggested donation: $5 – $10
Pre-registration required. Call (802) 434-2167 or register online now:

making a felted owl: Work In Process 2 (wrapping soft gray wool around wool body; work is on a plastic-protect foam pad to protect needles and work surface) The center bird is a White-breasted Nuthatch crocheted by E. Spinney nature journaling and sketching materials

 

Handwork and Happiness (January)

J. Malone led a group of Girl Questers in making an entire exhibit of felted birds.

Gather with a few fellow handcrafters at the Museum this winter. Bring your own project: woodcarving, knitting, sketchbook, quilting, poems-in-progress, field notebook, crochet, etc. Tea, coffee and good company provided.

Suggested donation: $5 towards heat
Max 9 each session (may change based on COVID-19 cases in Vermont)
Pre-registration required.


Come in February too!

child making leaf-rubbing hands of an old man carving a small bird from wood Needle felted owls by M. Barnes and K. Talmage. Wool, less than 2" tall.

 

Handwork and Happiness (November)

9 crocheted owls in a small pile

Gather with a few fellow handcrafters at the Museum this winter. Bring your own project:  woodcarving, knitting, sketchbook, quilting, poems-in-progress, field notebook, crochet, etc. Cider, coffee and good company provided.

Max: 9 people • waitlist available
Suggested donation: $5 – $10
Pre-registration required


We’ll probably be doing this more than once. We’re looking at
Dec 12
Jan 9 or 23
February TBD

making a felted owl: Work In Process 2 (wrapping soft gray wool around wool body; work is on a plastic-protect foam pad to protect needles and work surface) nature journaling and sketching materials E. Talmage repurposes old books into paper sculptures, like this birdhouse from an old Audubon encyclopedia.

 

Handwork and Happiness (December)

Gather with a few fellow handcrafters at the Museum this winter. Bring your own project:  woodcarving, knitting, sketchbook, quilting, poems-in-progress, field notebook, crochet, etc. Cider, coffee and good company provided.

Max: 9 people • waitlist available
Suggested donation: $5 – $10
Pre-registration required.




We’ll probably be doing this again. We’re looking at
Jan 9 or 23
February TBD

E. Talmage repurposes old books into paper sculptures, like this birdhouse from an old Audubon encyclopedia. many paint brushes child making leaf-rubbing

 

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“Birds of a Fiber”: Deadline this weekend

Do you create with fibers? Do you have a thing for birds, science, or conservation? We do too and we hope you’ve sent us something for our show!

This is just a last-call/reminder: Deadline is Sunday, March 1.

We are so looking forward to reviewing all the submissions in the next couple of weeks!

Submission details in our Call to Artists post: https://bovm.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/birds-of-a-fiber-call-to-artists-from-the-birds-of-vermont-museum/

Another quick image search for fiber birds

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Give a Hoot, Get a Hoot! Donate $10 and

Give a Hoot, Get a Hoot! Donate $10 and we can thank you with a handmade owl.

Crocheted Owls by Intern Elizabeth Mitchell Spinney
Crocheted Owls by Intern Elizabeth Mitchell Spinney

Come on into the Museum to pick your own and donate! Call us if you’re far away; we shipped some to Alaska (for the donation plus postage)!  (802) 434-2167.

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