artybirdcarnforth

Felt Making
For Distance Learning Students

City & Guilds offers a series of 4 courses taking the student from a beginner to a professional maker. Kate Horner has developed these courses starting with the basics of feltmaking; moving on through understanding how design ideas can be worked in felt; to preparing a professional portfolio.

City & Guilds 7711 - Level 1
An Introduction to Feltmaking: Creative Techniques

This is a one-year course leading to a Certificate in Textiles, specialising in Felt Making. Four Modules are studied:

• Design: Introducing the elements of design: colour, shape, line, form and texture.
• Samples for Design: Using the design elements in felt, covering stitch and embellishment
• Felt: Introducing the 3 main areas of felt techniques- flat, 3-d and nuno.
• Textiles Decoration: Dyeing and printing fibres, yarns and fabrics, and how to use them.

For a pdf leaflet, with full details, please click here

This course starts September for attending students. On-line students can start at anytime. Students will be recommended to study An Introduction to Creative Computing before starting the Level 2 course. This is offered as a Summer School each year in Carnforth or as an on-line course.

City & Guilds
Level 2 Certificate in Felt

• A 2 year course

This is where you practice the techniques learnt at Level 1, perfecting your skills and design application. You produce your samples folio to demonstrate this. You will start to be experimental, pushing your own ideas, with guidance, as you develop your own voice.

For a PDF with full details, please click here

City & Guilds
Level 3 Certificate in Felt

• This is a 2 year course.
• Students will be expected to commit to the equivalent of 1 day per week of home study.

At Level 3 you will be developing your work as an individual maker to be in the position to run your own studio or teach your subject. When working at this level a high degree of self-direction is needed, the tutor taking on the role of guide and mentor.


For a PDF leaflet with the above details, please click here.

City & Guilds 7923 – 52
Level 3 Diploma in Felt

ArtyBirdCarnforth are disappointed that City & Guilds are no longer able to offer this course. We are looking to replace this course with a Higher Level 4 course in September 2012.

Upon registration, you will be enrolled into our virtual college. Your assignments will be added to your workspace, and you will upload your work into your workspace for assessment or feedback. You can communicate with your fellow students through the virtual college too. On completion of each full assignment, you will be asked to post your work to us for assessment. You are responsible for the cost of the return post.

Important Information:
When enrolling on a course you will need to complete, sign and return the
Application Form, Terms and Conditions and Permission for Photography, thank you.

Before applying and paying for a course, please consult with the tutor about suitability and availability.
Your contact is Kate Horner, click to e-mail.
Errors and Omissions Excepted.

Pay in 2 installments
Level 1:
Installment 1 is 1 payment of £455
Installment 2 is 1 payment of £375

Level 2:

Year 1
Installment 1 is 1 payment of £475
Installment 2 is 1 payment of £375

Year 2
Installment 3 is 1 payment of £475
Installment 4 is 1 payment of £375

Level 3:

Year 1
Installment 1 is 1 payment of £500
Installment 2 is 1 payment of £375

Year 2
Installment 3 is 1 payment of £500
Installment 4 is 1 payment of £375


UK students can pay by 10 monthly standing order, please contact us for details.

Level 1

Installment 1

Installment 2

Level 2 Online Course

Installment 1
£475.00

Installment 2
£375.00

Installment 3
£475.00

Installment 4
£375.00

Level 3 Online Course

Installment 1
£500.00

Installment 2
£375.00

Installment 3
£500.00

Installment 4
£375.00

Should you have further queries, please call: 015242 62711.