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Registration and Payment:
You can register and pay for your class in one of several ways:
1. Online: Click HERE to register and pay now via credit card.
2. In person: Visit the Boarding House at the Historic Johnson Farm (see address below) during open hours (M-F, 10-3) to complete a class registration form and make your payment via cash or check.
3. By mail: Click HERE for the Registration Form, then download and print the form. Complete the form and mail (see address below) with a check made out to Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists.
Address: HWFA
3346 Haywood Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28791
Needle Felt a Fiber Painting-"Somebody's Watching Me!"
Class Description: Many of you have asked if we could create a bear fiber painting… so here is one for you! This bear is curious about you too…. Can you help bring him to life?
This project will require some previous needle felting experience and patience, and if you have taken a previous fiber painting class … even better! We will be working on some important details, especially the eyes. We also will be learning how to blend colors of fiber, using carders/brushes, to help us shade the bear using subtle increases and decreases in colors to show texture and depth in the colors. We will be spending 2 days bringing him to life, creating eyelids and ears, etc.
Fee: Payable by cash, check or credit card
$80.00 for HWFA members (must have completed orientation at time of registration)
$90.00 for non-HWFA members
Date(s): July 9-10, 2026
Time(s): 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Instructor: Irene Heckel-Volpe
Prerequisites: Previous needle felting experience
Maximum number of students: 8
Materials provided by instructor: Fiber needed to complete the project, 2 needles and a foam work pad, plus the design on a piece of prefelt.
Materials fee: $20.00 (payable in cash to instructor first day of class)
Materials brought by student: Lunch and drink. A lot of patience and a good attitude.
Additional information: Park at the Historic Johnson Farm Interpretive Center and walk to the Boarding House. Handicapped parking is available at the Boarding House. Please note, as a historic building, the Boarding House is not handicapped accessible.