Making your Mark

A Felting Workshop for Whispers of the Wild

Sunday 25th January 9-12.30

Venue: The Old Courthouse Fodder Room, Busselton

 Join me for a morning of creative, meditative Feltmaking, exploring the magical properties of Merino Wool and how you can make your mark with the addition of a variety of fibres and yarns.

Suited to all levels, working individually to suit your experience and ideas. 18+

Advance booking essential, 8 places $100

All materials and equipment supplied. You only need to bring two towels.

Contact Barbara to check availability and booking.

 barbaraweeks16@gmail.com 0474 222 756 www.barbaraweeks.com

Whispers of the Wild – a Textile Exploration of the South West

Wafta and other members of the Monday Textile Group

January 8th – February 2nd 2026

In the Bond Store and Old Police Station of the Courthouse Complex

Inspired by Kandinsky's joyous painted circles on squares, we will embrace this playful approach to colour using fine merino wool, wet felted. This can be completed as a circle or a square, a colourful mat for your table.

A relaxing, meditative morning. Working only with wool and soap, super eco-friendly.

All materials and equipment supplied, you just need to bring two towels, approx 50 x 80.

For further details contact Barbara Booking through Stirling Street Arts: click HERE   

Felting With Kandinsky
(and Barbara Weeks)

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

Inspired by Kandinsky's joyous painted circles on squares, we will embrace this playful approach to colour using fine merino wool, wet felted.

A relaxing, meditative morning. Working only with wool and soap, super eco-friendly.

All materials and equipment supplied, you just need to bring two towels, approx 50 x 80 cm

Course fee $85

For further details and essential advance booking, contact Barbara

Felting With Matisse
(and Barbara Weeks)

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

Inspired by Matisse's paper Cut Outs, we will work with prepared prefelts to cut, layer and wet felt our chosen motifs. A choice of forms are possible.

A relaxing, meditative morning. Working only with wool and soap, super eco-friendly.

All materials and equipment supplied, you just need to bring two towels, approx 50 x 80

Course fee $85

For further details and essential advance booking, contact Barbara

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Felting With Monet
(and Barbara Weeks)

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

Inspired by the Artist's garden, we will play with layer upon layer of delicate silks and fine merino wool to create a gorgeous wet felted impression.

A relaxing, meditative morning. Working only with wool and soap, super eco-friendly.

All materials and equipment supplied, you just need to bring two towels,

approx 50 x 80

Course fee $85

For further details and essential advance booking, contact Barbara

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Wet Felting Workshop
Soft Pouche Collecting bag

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

This new workshop follows the theme of the Coast Textile Exhibition in the Bond Store of the Courthouse complex by members of the Busselton WAFTA group.

Sustainability is a focus and working with Australian merino wool offers the perfect material; natural, renewable, biodegradable.
The focus of this Wet Felting workshop is to create the finest layers of superfine wool to make a soft drawstring bag, finished with Leicester Longwool locks for
a decorative finish. Perfect for beachcoming and collecting.

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Exploring texture in surface design with natural fibres, using the wet Felting process.

Felt making offers a contemplative art process with an element of serendipity: join me for a creative and relaxing workshop.

Working with white superfine merino wool offers a magical surface on which additions are immersed but retain a distinctive texture or line.

Suited to all levels, working individually to suit your experience and ideas.

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

Wool and Silk Lamination

Venue:The Fodder Room
Old Courthouse Complex, Busselton

Felt: A gentle Art. Join me for a creative and relaxing Workshop, playing with wool and silks.

Some felting experience is an advantage here, having the skill to handle and draw wool with a light touch. Select from my extensive range of printed and painted silks and superfine merino wool.

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Felt: a gentle Art. Join me for a creative and relaxing Workshop, playing with colour and texture.

Design and make your chosen slip case or vessel using a plastic resist to transform 2D to 3D. By repeatedly wrapping the resist in wool, wetting, felting, adding texture and pre-felted silks the desired artefact emerges- magic!

Suitable for all levels, working individually to suit your experience and ideas.

To see an outline of the workshop please click here.

Felt to Quilt - An illustrated talk

A digital presentation, along with plenty of Quilts and Felts, to show my inspiration and working methods. I continually update this with new work and welcome interactive discussion.

Lots of examples in the Portfolio Gallery.

Details for Workshops, Lectures and Demonstrations:

Please contact me to book a place and for full Workshop details, fees and payment, equipment requirements etc.

Barbara@barbaraweeks.com