Felting Supplies

Grant - December 2021

School: Anthony Middle School
Subject/Area of Influence: Music/Art
Cost of Grant: $452.00

I would like to purchase felting supplies for my middle school art students. Felting is an art form that is very enjoyable and accessible to students of all levels of artistic abilities. I have used it in the past with great success with elementary students and the thing I love about it is that even children with behavior issues and learning disabilities take to it with ease and pleasure. It helps reinforce 3 dimensional thinking and color use. Felting is extremely versatile as a medium - it can be be shaped, made thicker, cut, and sewn. It can be used flat or 3D. The act of felting is therapeutic. Students have told me it relieves their anxiety and stress - they find if relaxing and satisfying. I currently teach 5 sections of 3D art and this would be a welcome addition to the curriculum in the fiber arts realm. The kit I would like to purchase has felting blocks and sticks that are reusable year after year. The only things I would need to replace are the roving and the needles.

Angela Moore - Middle School Teacher