Workshops

Learning by hand,
at the same table

Liz and Daniel teach two kinds of workshop, each with its own dates and its own way to sign up.

Needle Felting

Beginner
needle felting

The Sackville Heights Community Centre flyer for Liz's needle felting workshop at 45 Connolly Road, Middle Sackville, on Friday October 23rd, 6 to 8pm. Registration fee $22 per person, all supplies provided, with a QR code to register. Five needle felted pictures: an autumn forest with a stream, a row of lit houses under a night sky, a ghost on purple, flowers and leaves on pink, and fall leaves with an acorn on blue. Instructor Liz Nell, liznellcrafts.com. Perfect for beginners: learn the basics and create your own wool art, choosing from a variety of designs with step-by-step guidance.
The centre's flyer. Tap to open it full size.

This Fall · Middle Sackville

Beginner needle felting

  • Friday 23 October · 6–8pm
  • Saturday 7 November · 10am–12pm

Liz teaches the basics step by step, and you make a design of your own choosing: a fall project, something for Christmas, or anything you like. She brings plenty of ideas. You leave with your finished piece and a mini kit to make another at home.

Where
Sackville Heights Community Centre, 45 Connolly Road, Middle Sackville. Room 100.
Cost
$22 per person, all supplies included.
Who
Beginners, ages 14 and up. Youth aged 9 to 13 are welcome with a participating adult.
Paying
The centre emails to confirm your spot before the class, then you pay by e‑Transfer.

Register for 23 October Register for 7 November

Each date is a complete workshop, so choose one. Questions? Send Liz a message.

What people made in past needle felting workshops18 photos

Sackville Heights Community Centre · 9 October 2026

  • A needle felted Christmas tree strung with coloured baubles and a yellow star on its tip, with three small wrapped presents beneath it, on pale grey felt.
  • A needle felted landscape: a winding grey road with a yellow centre line runs through green fields toward a small dark house on a hill, under a sunset sky of purple, red and orange, with a yellow warning sign by the roadside. Held up in two hands.
  • A needle felted snowman in a black top hat, orange bow tie and purple scarf, with stick arms and a small red heart, beside a little star-topped tree on a snowbank against a light blue sky dotted with snow.
  • A needle felted hedgehog with dark purple spines, a tan face and a small pink nose, walking across bright yellow felt.
  • A needle felted blue whale with a cream spout, swimming above a curly wave of pale green wool on dark charcoal felt.
  • A needle felted black crow perched on a bare brown branch in front of a glowing pale yellow moon, against a deep teal sky.
  • A needle felted red heart outlined in cream and a green leaf with a dark stem, side by side on grey felt.
  • A needle felted white ghost with dark oval eyes and an open mouth on black felt.

Sackville Heights Community Centre · 3 October 2026

  • A needle felted jack-o'-lantern face in bright orange with a curling green vine and leaf, on brown felt.
  • A needle felted red toadstool with white spots and a pale stem, standing in tufts of green and teal grass on brown felt.
  • Two needle felted houses side by side, one blue and one green with round yellow windows, with pink flowers along the grass and two birds overhead.
  • A needle felted scene of red and deep red poppies on a leafy stem beside a small yellow bird on green grass, under a blue cloud and a yellow sun.
  • A busy needle felted scene on bright blue: a white dog in a red outfit, a tall yellow giraffe carrying a little bear, a brown dog, clouds, a yellow sun and a row of small faces across the top.
  • A needle felted log cabin with yellow and red stripes and a green roof, sitting on a thin brown line on pale grey felt.
  • Needle felted purple, red and pink flowers growing from a dark green mound on pale felt.
  • Three needle felted flowers outlined in black, blue, yellow and purple, scattered across pale felt.
  • A needle felted black and white whale with its tail raised, on pale blue felt.
  • A needle felted pink flower with a yellow centre and two olive leaves, on green felt.

Weaving

Beginner
rigid heddle weaving

A handwoven sample shading from cream through teal into dusty pink, finished with a long grey-green fringe.

Five hours, including lunch. You warp your own loom — about two and a half hours of it — then weave, hem stitch, and finish your piece properly.

Everyone's loom is warped to the same length, and Liz works around the room while Daniel sorts out the tangles.

Taught at Gaspereau Valley Fibres in the Gaspereau Valley.

Dates go up on the shop's classes page. Call the shop to be added to the sign-up queue.

What people made in past weaving workshops11 photos

Gaspereau Valley Fibres · 26 September 2026

  • A handwoven sample shading from pale green through deep blue and teal into dark brown and a grey-blue band, with a long brown fringe.
    Green into blue and brown
  • A handwoven sample shading from soft cream through dusky mauve into bright magenta, with a pale grey fringe.
    Cream into magenta
  • A handwoven sample in bands of cream, dark brown and soft orange, settling into warm tan, with a light brown fringe.
    Cream, brown and orange
  • A handwoven sample shading from royal blue into bright turquoise, finished with a thick turquoise fringe.
    Blue into turquoise
  • A handwoven sample shading from rust and orange through olive into golden yellow, with a yellow fringe.
    Rust into olive and gold

Gaspereau Valley Fibres

  • A handwoven sample in deep plum with a band of soft teal and grey through the centre, finished with a thick purple fringe.
    Plum and teal, plain weave
  • A handwoven sample in rust, gold and deep burgundy stripes with a long sandy fringe.
    Rust and gold
  • A handwoven sample in warm golds and ochres with a pale cream band woven across the middle.
    Golds and ochres
  • A handwoven sample in magenta and crimson with a row of small white dots woven in a line across it.
    Magenta, with a dotted line
  • A handwoven sample shading through lavender and soft grey, finished with a deep purple fringe.
    Lavender and grey
  • A handwoven sample shading from orange through coral and pink into sandy brown, with a pale pink fringe.
    Coral into sand

If neither location works for you, get in touch — workshops can sometimes be arranged elsewhere.

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