The stand-out event for me on our trip to Turkey was a two day workshop of felting with
Mehmet Girgic. Mehmet had prepared the prefelt and cotton before we arrived and then demonstrated the technique.
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| pre-felt with cotton felted in |
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| preparing thin bits of roving |
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| using wet roving to outline and then fill flower |
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| wetting the pieces again before rolling |
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| Mehmet and Rabia demonstrating the 'dance' used for rolling the felt |
We had two days in Konya to work on our pieces. The group managed to come up with a variety of designs and Mehmet and his wife Rabia, and one of their apprentices, helped us with both technique and design elements. Great fun and a wonderful workshop.
We are hoping to organise a show, featuring the group's felted pieces in early November.
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