This workshop introduces the ancient and physical craft of wet felting, transforming raw wool, water, and movement into a fully formed object.
🗓️ Saturday, May 23rd | 3 to 7pm
đź“Ť 67 West St., Studio 513
"Through a rhythmic, full-body process of rolling, pressing, and shaping, we’ll explore how loose fibers bond together to become a dense, durable textile. There’s something almost meditative (if not primal) about this act of “making one from many.”
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use a resist to create a hollow, three-dimensional felted bag while working from a flat surface, an intuitive way to understand form and structure.
We’ll focus on simple rectangular shapes (up to 11x11”), but the size, closure, and strap design are entirely up to you. No prior experience needed.
Registration includes all materials: wool in a couple of natural shades, soap, and access to sewing tools, buttons, and hardware. You’re also welcome to bring your own elements to personalize your piece.
This is a hands-on, physical process—we’ll be rolling and pressing the felt for several hours—so come ready to move. Please wear clothes and shoes that can get wet and allow for comfort and flexibility.
ARTIST BIO
Lillian Tuttle is a fashion designer, artist, and researcher who uses fashion as a tool for hope and connection. Her clothes nudge you toward your own clown, i.e. your unsquelchable vitality and ridiculousness, inherently unique and yet connected to all of humanity. She thinks about clowning as a philosophy for life, felting as an embodiment of empathy, and fashion as a blurred shimmer between function and expression.
In 2025, Lillian completed her MFA in fashion design at Parsons. She has a B.A. in English literature and worked for several years in research related to criminal legal reform and diversionary courts. She also had a stint as an arborist in Oregon. Born and raised in Petaluma, California and now based in New York City, Lillian has designed clothing for herself and her community since childhood but brings a distinctly non-fashion lens to the work. She has worked with designers including Collina Strada and her own work has been featured in Vogue, 1Granary, Numéro Netherlands, WWD Japan, Forbes, and PhotoBook Magazine, among others.
