Intro to 3D Needle Felting - with Jared Hart

Jared Hart is teaching an introduction to 3D needle felting at the Irvington Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library on Monday, November 9, from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. If you've never tried it, needle felting is a way of sculpting with wool: you use a special barbed needle to poke and tangle loose fibers together until they hold a shape. In this workshop, Hart walks you through the basics, and you'll use that wool to form and decorate your own animal—real or imagined—and leave with a creature to display.

It's a hands-on session, so you're not just watching; you're actually making. The class is for participants aged 13 and older, and the session is made possible by Danny & Debbie Dean and the Danny R. Dean Fund. It's the kind of thing that works as a first foray into the craft, especially if you're more used to flat projects and want to see how to build something in three dimensions.

The venue has its own bit of local history. The Irvington Branch has served its community since 1903, when the Bona Thompson Library was donated to Butler College and became a public library branch. After relocations in 1914 and 1921, a new facility opened on East Washington Street in 1956 and was named for Hilton U. Brown, a distinguished citizen of Irvington. The Brown Branch closed in 2001 to make way for the current 16,000-square-foot Irvington Branch, which is where this workshop will be held.

Places are limited, and the event is currently full, so you'll want to check the library's registration for any openings or future dates. The workshop runs from 6 PM to 7:30 PM on Monday, November 9, at the Irvington Branch, 5625 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219.