Looking for a creative outlet? Look no further! WSMF will be hosting a series of exciting Handwork workshops in the coming months led by our own Heather Collis-Puro and guest instructor Elizabeth Stubbs. Register here.
Needle Felted Snowman & Snow Sprites
January 30, 2022
10 AM to 1 PM
Instructor: Elizabeth Stubbs
Participants will felt a winter figure out of colorful wool fleece to display on their nature table. We will also dye a 35″ square silk with indigo to set the scene for our new cold weather friends. Enrollment limited to 12 . All materials will be provided. Workshop fee is $45 plus $20 for materials.
Spring Workshops
March 20, 2022
10 AM to 1 PM
Instructor: Elizabeth Stubbs
Participants will wet-felt a charming nest and eggs to display on their nature table. We will also dye a 30″ square silk with Indigo and Osage Orange to create a glorious green color in joyful anticipation of spring. Enrollment is limited to 12 . Please bring a towel. All materials will be provided. Workshop fee is $45, plus $20 for materials.
April 10, 2022
10 AM to 1 PM
Instructor: Heather Collis Puro
Let’s play with color! We will use natural plant dyes to create luxurious silks that can be used for imaginative play or gifts. Learn about the dyeing process while enjoying the process of creating vibrant color on 100% silk scarves. Tools will be available to tie-dye the silks as well. Enrollment is limited to 12. Please bring an apron (or wear old clothes) and a pair of gloves. All other materials will be provided. Workshop Fee is $45, plus $25 for materials. We will dye six silks one for each color of the rainbow. Participants can also choose to dye one long silk (22″ by 90″) with six colors. Please contact the instructor at hcollispuro@waldorfmoraine.org to order in advance.
Meet the Instructors:
Elizabeth Stubbs is a felt artist living and working in Nahant, Massachusetts. She has a BFA from Boston University School for the Arts in painting, and has spent many years as a fine artist, illustrator, and teacher. She also holds a MEd from Antioch University in Early Childhood with a Waldorf certificate. It was during this teacher training that she was first exposed to the art of felt making and has been making felt for over 20 years. Elizabeth taught nursery students at Waldorf School at Moraine Farm and retired in 2015. She teaches felt making classes and workshops in the greater Boston area.
Heather Collis Puro is the Waldorf School at Moraine Farm Handwork teacher for students in first through eighth grade. Originally she came to the community when her son entered Parent and Child classes in 2000, but couldn’t resist the opportunity to teach and joined the faculty in 2007. Knitting, mending, and machine sewing have been a part of her family life for as long as she can remember and a shared past time across many generations in her family. Mrs. Collis Puro loves to teach handwork and crafts and she always learns something new from her students as well.
