Pre-tax total cost of workshop: $600 (includes $25 registration, materials fee TBD), 30% deposit: $180
Dates: Monday, August 24 – Thursday, August 27, 2026 (9am – 4pm)
Location: Art School, 15 NW Birch St, Coupeville
Materials: Carlile-Kovács- Bag Supply List.pdf
Level: All levels welcome

Bags are a challenging field of the 3D design and can be complicated in felting therefore this is a project you can learn the most about constructional felt making.
The biggest challenge of felted bags is how to add depth to a flat “felted pocket” to make it more functional in everyday use. Bags have to have enough pockets, the right closures, the right size, the right depth, seamlessly connected strap etc.

Come, design your own bag and learn:

• how to make the template for the bag and the pockets
• how to enlarge it to the right size
• how to mix different qualities of wool fibers for the best result
• how to create color gradation with dyed wool tops
• how to work around several resist templates to make several pockets
• how to add depth to a bag, and open and shape it in 3D
• how to attach straps and embellishments seamlessly to your bag
• how to full and shape the bag perfectly
• how to stitch zippers for safe closers

On the first day of the workshop we’ll make purses, which are samples on a smaller scale, to master the idea of how to add depth to a bag. Then you’ll design your very own bag that fits perfectly your needs with its details. The bags can be decorated with silk fabrics, or by applying the “cracked mud” technique. By the end of the workshop you’ll have a unique bag designed to serve your needs and all the skills you need to create more and independently!

Instructor Bio
Flóra Carlile-Kovács finds endless inspiration in nature and in the natural state of her materials. Felt, as an expressive medium, is conducive to an instinctive and spontaneous creative process. Felting is an underestimated and underrepresented craft in the art world. Her mission is to show the possibilities of applying handmade felt in interior designs, to find the audience for this craft, and to break the boundary between craft and fine art. She has been teaching felt making on all levels since 2005 and leading Felt Tours to Hungary annually since 2016. She lives and works in Seattle, WA.