Cozy Covers: Felted Mason Jar Magic Workshop

Learn how to create a felted cozy cover for a mason jar using wool+water+agitation=magic!

Get ready to get your hands wet in this introduction to wet felting. In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a felted cozy cover for a mason jar using wool. By layering fibres around a resist pattern, you’ll transform a flat layout into a seamless, 3D piece that will hug your jar perfectly. You can pick elements to embellish turning each one into a unique artifact. Once the fibres have been agitated into felt, the resist will be removed, and participants can shape and refine their cozy cover. This hands-on experience is all about connection—between fibres, creativity, and community. All fibre supplies, mason jar and felting tools will be provided.

DATES & TIMES:

• Sunday, July 20 at 10am, 1pm, and 3:30pm

LENGTH: 2 hours

LOCATION: The Arts Factory, 281 Industrial Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6A 2P3. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your workshop time to allow time to check in. There will be somone to help you check-in.

AGES: Youth & Adults (ages 12 and up), Suitable for beginners and up

PRICE: $35 per person per workshop

ACCESSIBILITY: This studio is wheelchair accessible. The building can get hot in afternoon during summer. We will communicate verbally with members of the public using listening and spoken language in English. Seating in the studio is varied, some may have chairs or stools at short height, counter, or bar height seating. Weight capacities of seating is unknown. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs.

About the Artist

From wearable art to large-scale installations, Chantal Cardinal explores the endless possibilities of wool under FELT à la main with LOVE. A former fashion designer and film costumer, she discovered wet felting—a way to paint and sculpt with wool fibres—falling in love with this magical and renewable medium. Her work includes Come Together: The Power of Connections, a permanent public installation in Maple Ridge, and she was invited to lead an interactive felting experience at TED2024. Juried into international exhibitions, she also shares her passion through workshops in her studio, online, and at community events.