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    1. Supplies for Felted Mosaic Necklace Video

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    2. Supply List For Mosaic Felted Necklace for online

    3. Pattern for Felted Necklace

    4. Supplies Video and PDF

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    1. Lesson 1: Making Laminated Prefelt

    2. Lesson 1_ Felted Jewelery, Making Laminated Prefelt

    3. Survey: Making Laminated Prefelt

    1. Lesson 2: Felting and Fulling your Felt

    2. Lesson 2_ Felted Jewelry, Felting and Fulling your Felt

    3. Survey: Felting and Fulling your Felt

    1. Lesson 3: Felted Jewelry: Cutting and Designing your Necklaces

    2. Lesson 3: Felted Jewelry: Cutting and Designing your Necklaces

    3. Survey: Cutting and Designing your Necklaces

    1. Lesson 4: Felted Jewelry: Fulling and Finishing your Necklaces

    2. Lesson 4: Felted Jewelry: Fulling and Finishing your Necklaces

    3. Survey: Fulling and Finishing your Necklaces

    1. Lesson 5: Felted Jewelry: Embellishing and Wearing your Necklaces

    2. Lesson 5: Felted Jewelry: Embellishing and Wearing your Necklaces

    3. Survey: Embellishing and Wearing your Necklaces

About this course

  • $77.00
  • 23 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

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Create beautiful, unique wearable art in the comfort of your own home. What are you waiting for? Join me today!

Testimonials

What students have said...

“"Deb Koesters Felted Necklace class was so refreshing and fun. Not only did I learn new techniques for feltmaking, but I was also able to create a unique necklace using scraps of leftover wool and silk from other projects." ”

Cathy Vigor

“"I have studied in many workshops and I can say that one of my favorites was the Felted Mosaic Necklace Tutorial with Deb Koesters! It was fun to create, and the workshop was easy, yet so comprehensive. Don't miss taking this fabulous class."”

Gerry DeMonaco Willgnig

Lesson Plan for Felted Mosaic Necklaces

With this pattern, will create two necklaces.One of the necklaces will be longer, the other one will be a choker length. Depending on how you choose to design them, they could look completely di fferrent.

  • ● Supply list to describe everything you will need to create your Felted Necklace

  • Learn to make a mosaic type prefelt that will be transformed into two unique necklaces

  • ● Using pattern provided or making your own pattern, cut necklaces from prefelt.

  • ● Wet felting is the next step to making lasting strong felt that can be passed down from generation to generation.

  • Stitch and add embellishments to your necklace

Bio

Deb Koesters

Having owned a hair salon for 30 years, Deb Koesters’ work in fiber began way before she was ever introduced to felting. A 2010 vacation to see New England’s fall colors opened her eyes to felting. Deb discovered wet felting at a class at Snow Farm in Massachusetts. “ It was so much fun, I was mad that I hadn’t learned it earlier in life, “she says. That was Deb’s first exposure to felting. Because of her trade, she quickly understood the process and materials and how fibers react to every action needed to be felt. Deb’s use of color reflects the understanding of her former practice. Deb Koesters creates gallery-quality freestanding sculptures and wall art, upholstery, runway-worthy fashions, and accessories. Her work is published in books by noted Felters. Eco-dyed and printed wools and silks are a hallmark of her Feltersforte fashion. “People have said that I am a patient teacher when showing the multiple ways working with Wool. I love to see someone who has never felted before and finish a project. The glow on their face makes it so worthwhile. There are so many ways to create beautiful Fiber-art from wool, silk, soap and water. I also love to find found objects and cover them in the wool or use them to sculpt.“ Deb Koesters loves the spontaneity, suspense, and surprise of felting and dyeing .” You never know exactly what you’re going to get.”
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“People have said that I am a patient teacher when showing the multiple ways working with Wool. I love to see someone who has never felted before and finish a project. The glow on their face makes it so worthwhile. There are so many ways to create beautiful Fiber-art from wool, silk, soap and water. I also love to find found objects and cover them in the wool or use them to sculpt.“ Deb Koesters loves the spontaneity, suspense, and surprise of felting and dyeing .” You never know exactly what you’re going to get.”

About the Artist

Deb Koesters

 About the Artist

Deb Koesters is a self-taught multimedia artist born in Harlan, Iowa.   She took an interest in art at a young age.  Years of artistic expression made it clear that Deb’s life would be centered on a passion for the arts. 

After high school, Deb attended cosmetology school and was a successful hair designer and hair replacement specialist.  She and her husband, Dick owned an accomplished hair salon, SBT Hair Specialists in Omaha, NE until January 2018 when they sold the business.  Deb obtained a degree in Fashion Merchandising where she discovered her passion for fiber and fabrics.

 Deb lives in Council  Bluffs, Iowa with her husband, a welding artist.  She has 2 grown children and 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. Deb enjoys traveling the world.  Much of her inspiration comes from looking at and studying the colors and designs of different artisans.

 

 Artist Statement:

Deb Koesters is an imaginative artist who is driven by a passion for self-expression through art.  Her works are often noted for their unique style, elegance, and sense of color. Deb has developed an innovative style that blends realism with abstract expressionism.  Her use of vibrant colors and strong lines make her art an excellent choice.  Deb has come to this conclusion… “I have been a fiber artist my whole life. Human hair was the medium of choice for the first 30 years, then experiencing and enjoying felting since 2010.   It just feels right.”

 

 

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                             

 

“Worldwide colours of felt”: Textile Link

“Excellence in Fibers Online Gallery 2016” Fiber Art Now

“Surface Design Online: Stories of the Trees” ISSUU.com Fiona Duthie 2016

“Felt” “The Australian magazine for felting and more” 2016 Issue 16.

“Threads” Inspired Living Omaha, January/February 2018

“Felt: Fiber Transformed 2020” Fiber Art Now Fall 2020

 

 

 

ASSOCIATIONS                                                                                                             

 

·        Surface Design Association

·        Omaha Weavers and Spinners Guild

·        Omaha Artists Inc.

EXHIBITIONS                                                                                                                 

 

·        Creative Generations Art Show: Omaha Local Artist, Midtown Crossing

·        Art Exhibition: Rapid City Arts Council, Dahl Arts Center

·        Artful Fashion National Exhibition: 9 N. Centre St Cumberland, MD 21502

·        Sacred Environment - Nature and the Artist: Stone Mountain Art Station,5384 Manor Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 3008384 

·        18th ArtWear Biennial: Where Fashion Meets Fine Art: Overall winner 417 W Magnolia St .                                   Fort Collins, CO  80524

·        1st Annual Fiber Art Exhibition 2020: Kansas City Stockyards Gallery, Kansas City MO

·        Jones Gallery: 2021 Kansas City, MO

·        Uncommon Threads 2021 San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center

·        Appalachian Center for Craft 2021: Smithville Tennessee

·        Uncommon Threads: Best in Show 2020 Wearable Art on the Runway, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois

·        Uncommon Threads: Peoples Choice: 2021 Wearable Art on the Runway, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois

·         Omaha Fashion Week, August 2022

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FAQ

  • Do I have to be an experienced felt artist to participate?

    This class would be considered advanced. It is best if you have some basic wet felting experience. We will be adding sheer silk fabric pieces to your layout which will create a piece of Nuno felt fabric. No two pieces of felt will be the same. Unique and beautiful!

  • What can I expect to get from you?.....from the group?

    After you have purchased the Felted Mosaic Necklace tutorial, you will be able to sign into your Thinkific account to access the class. The PDFs will be downloadable and you will be able to print them. You can watch the tutorials online at your convenience through the Thinkific Dashboard. You can join the Deb’s Felting Tutorial Q&A Facebook group. Here you can ask any questions and share your work. If you do not want to join the Facebook group you can ask the questions to me directly through email. Either way works fine. I am happy to help!.

  • How does this all work?

    Thinkific is very easy platform to work with. Your lessons will be in one area called course. When you click on your course, you will see your lessons. Simple and easy to access.

  • Is this an independent thing or will there be group work, group sharing, etc?

    This group is a little bit of both. You have ability to sign up whenever you are ready. Once you have your supplies( for this class you may already have leftover wool and silk scraps handy) you will be able to start making your necklaces immediately. No need to wait for a special day. This class is online, on demand, whenever it works for you.

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