FELTING WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTH, WARMTH & HAPPINESS with Helen Pillot de Chenecey
Learn new skills and make something warm and woolly with your friends & colleagues!
A Craft Revolution workshop will introduce you to needle felting, which is a super easy technique to pick up. It's like painting with wool and you can turn your picture into a warm and cosy hot water bottle or put it in a lovely box frame.
Having worked as a textile designer & colour forecaster, my passion for colour & beautiful textiles is woven throughout my work, as well as a strong belief in the therapeutic benefits of working with your hands.
I ran a series of workshops (National Lottery Community Funded) with the women at NIWBH & Safehaven Women community outreach; exploring how textile craft can benefit mental & physical health. Here's a video of a session!
Felting for Health, Warmth & Happiness - a film by Cathy Maxwell
The health benefits of craft are well documented and include relief from stress & anxiety, relaxation, increased confidence; as well as improved concentration, problem solving skills and a comforting connection with tradition.
Working with colour & texture is super uplifting... Book a workshop for your team to see for yourself!
Network of International Women for Brighton & Hove
"It was wonderful seeing women working together and creating something beautiful. Around the table we had women born in 11 different countries, so it was a lovely celebration of The International Women’s Network of Brighton and Hove."
Crafts Council
"I would like to commend the work that Helen has done with the Crafts Council x Arts Award Craft Club initiative. The initiatives that have been started by Helen have been ones that have inspired new developments for other Craft Clubs too."
Safehaven St Peters Brighton
‘It's a lovely place to socialise, a real sense of community. I pass on the ideas I learn to other people too. I find the art table therapeutic and inspiring, it offers new possibilities."
Ofsted - St Pauls School, Brighton
"The quality of art throughout the school was of a very high standard and a strength of the school. This was enhanced by the expertise of the Craft Revolution craft club offering Arts award to KS2. Exemplary practice."
I've had the pleasure of working with some amazing people and organisations...
