ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE STYLISH OUTDOOR BOOTS AND SHOES LIKE THE EUROPEANS WEAR?
HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
There is already interest in the South island, and if youa re in the North island and interested in attending this workshop please email heartfeltbernice@gmail.com
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR MASTER CLASS WORKSHOPS
WITH NATALYA BRASHOVETSKA
MAKING SHOES, BOOTS AND BAG PROPOSED FOR 2018
My name is Barbara King and I am a Creative Fibre member in
Canterbury and belong to Southern Felters. I have approached Natalya in regard
to her being able to hold workshops in New Zealand. Natalya is doing three
workshops in Australia later this year and travels around Germany, Paris,
London etc teaching these classes.
The boots and shoes made in the workshops are just like any
outdoor shoes or boots you would buy, solid soles with heels, heel boxes at the
back, innersoles, tongues, laces etc.
It would be advantageous to possibly hold workshops in
Christchurch, Marlborough and the North Island.
If anyone is interested in attending or arranging workshops
in their areas, please contact me.
At this point we are looking at October, November 2018
Her Facebook page is GriNat and that is also her Etsy name should you wish to look at more of her work
Natalya Brashovetska- Proposal for Master Classes
Master
Classes Options
1.
"Boots
and a bag" – 5 days. Please see below for more information.
2.
"This
boots are made for walking "- 3 days. During this lesson, students would
only make boots without a bag. In order
to assemble boots, felt must be dry.
3.
“Shoes on a block". 2 days. This is an easier
version of my master class. Felted shoes must be dry overnight to be assembled
with other shoes accessories.
4.
“ Shoes plus bag” . 3 days. During this lesson,students would make shoes
and bag.
Master Class Description
First Option. Boots and a Bag – 5 days, 7-8
hours a day
This master class allows students to create
two products in a short time, boots with laces and a matching hand bag.
A. Making Felted Boots
Students will learn:
1.
how to take
measurements and build the template;
2.
how to use
this pattern for the production of various models of boots in the future;
3.
how to make
boots with laces, which is a more complex model, and based on this knowledge,
the students easy then can make other models of shoes. Explanations on this
will be given during the class.
Natalya teaches not only how to create various
models of felted boots based on one pattern, but she also teaches master skills
of classic shoe maker adapted to felted boots, thus creating felted orthopaedic
shoes. This involves creating felted shoes with a good level of foot support,
having inner soles and stiff shoe back (heel box). This is a complex shoe
making technique, but it is most solid way to make felted shoes, which have
been tested by many of Natalya's clients during many years.
B.
Making Felted Matching Bag
Students will also create a hand bag using
Natalya's universal template.
This template allows to create 4 different
bags. We will be creating one bag during the master class. However, students
will receive instructions how to create another 3 versions of bag using the
same original template.
Number of Students: 10- 12 due to a complexity
of a master class. Natalya likes to work with her students on a basis one to
one giving them lots of her attention, keeping a close eye on all processes
involved due to a complexity of a shoemaking process.
Description of a master class Boots and a Bag
First Day:
·
Taking
measurements;
·
Constructing
template including wool shrinkage, making felted samples for shrinkage
calculation and to determine the thickness of the felt for boots in making;
·
Making a
Sketch;
·
Making the
template for the bag.
Second day: BOOTS:
• prepare layout on a resist;
• Wet the layout and start to felt on the resist by rolling.
Working on the boots shape, use the shoe lasts to shape the boots, than shape
bootleg. Correct all mistakes.
Third day: working on
BOOTS AND BAG.
·
Finish the boots: - Making heel box for boots - remove shoe last from
boots;
·
Make a start on a bag: - Prepare layout of wool, start to felt with the
resist inside, work on shape, continue rolling.
Fourth day:
1)
Bags: -
Giving the final shape to the bag
2)
Boots: -
Installing the heel box to the shoes - Installing the insoles in the shoes -
Preparing the boots to put on the soles - Attaching soles to the shoe.
Fifth day:
1)
Finishing
touches to the Bag: - Installing accessories on the bag, Lining the bag.
2)
Boots: -
Installing Accessories on boots -Stitch Soles on boots
5.
The specific
of making felted boots is complex and requires few days. Boots must be
completely dry in order to continue working with accessories and to assemble
all boots parts, sole, hill and insole. This is the reason I run master class
creating two products boots and a matching bag. We first felt boots, leave it
to dry, meanwhile felt a hand back. When the boots are dry, we then spend one
day to finish boots and a felted back installing all accessories.
Description of a
master class “ This boots are made for walking”
First Day:
·
Taking
measurements;
·
Make templates for boots;
·
prepare
layout on a resist;
·
Wet the layout and start felting on the resist by rolling.
Second Day:
·
Working on
the boots shape, use the shoe lasts to shape the boots, than shape bootleg.
Correct all mistakes
·
marking the spots where the accessories are to be installed on the
boots.
·
remove shoe last from boots.
·
Preparing heel box.
Third day:
·
Installing the heel box to the shoes.
·
Installing the insoles to the
·
Attaching soles to the shoe.
·
Installing accessories on the boots.
·
Stitch Soles
on boots
Workshop space specifications:
For each participant, we need a table size of
120 by 90 cm, as a working area, and a small space for keeping materials. It
would great to be able to adjust the height of
all tables. To demonstrate my work and samples I will need two tables of
the same size, or one bigger table. We will need hot water during workshop.
Natalya Brashovetska short CV
D.O.B 05/25/1973
Place of birth: Ukraine
Address: Cyprus Agiou Damianou, 4B Strovolos
2054 Nicosia
Email: natalya_brash@icloud.com
Facebook: Natalya Brashovetskaya Facebook
Page: "https://www.facebook.com/GriNatbags/ Site: http://grinat.net/en/ Shop: https://www.etsy.com/ru/people/natalyabrashovetskay?ref=hdr_user_menu http://www.livemaster.ru/grinatbags?view=profile
Phone: +35797620949
Natalya about herself: I was born in Ukraine and have been living in Cyprus over ten
years. I have always been creative and was making clothes even when I was a
child.
Currently, I work as a medical theatre nurse
during the day and feltmaking occupies nearly all my free time. I am a
self-learner. However, I have been also attended master classes which help me
to polish my feltmaking skills developing my style and own technique which I
have been teaching in various European countries.
Feltmaking for me is not just a hobby it is a
life style, which helps me to control my stress level due to extremely tense
work I do and connect with many talented feltmakers around the World. It lets
me to express myself and fly my
creativity, creating not just beautiful but functional footwear. I also like to
create matching items, such as footwear, bags and scarves.
Wool and feltmaking became a major part of my
life. My world of wool has no limits for me and my creativity, just
unfortunately, there is limit in time. I can confidently say that I am
experienced and highly skilled craftsman, feltmaker and a shoemaker. Quality is
a major and first priority for me. Felted shoes must be very durable. This is
not an easy process, often no one believes that my shoes are handmade.
I have also been searching a long time how to
create comfortable shoes. After numerous experiments, I found this method,
which I also teach during my master classes.
Amongst all feltmaking articles I have been
designing and creating, felted bags and especially boots became my passion
and became a priority amongst other
felted items which I am able to do very well.
When I started felting, my goal was to create not just beautiful shoes
but functional and durable. For this purpose, I developed my own technique. It
is a balance of classic shoemaker craftsmanship and felting. With my technique,
you will be able to perform all the steps of creating shoe without involving a
shoemaker, achieving orthopaedic shoes.
I also
have been designing and created felted clothes, bags, shawls and scarves using
various felting techniques during self-learning and learned while undertaking
few master classes learning from the best well known feltmakers and designers.
I have been promote feltmaking and shared my
knowledge and experience running various feltmaking workshops, master
classes and taking part in various
exhibitions. Please see information below.
Materials Required:
I
can offer two options:
"student box for shoes" the cost is 25€ and
"boots student box" the cost is 30€.
Inside you will have :
SHOE BOX: price 25€
Soles
Innersoles
Heel box
Leather lining
Eyelets
waxed thread
thread
Cotton gaze
Awl-hook
Plus delivery costs.
BOOTS BOX: price 30€
Soles
Innersoles
Heel box
Leather lining
Eyelets
waxed thread
thread
Cotton gaze
Plus delivery cost.
Plus there will be the cost of the wool. The wool requirements are:
"student box for shoes" the cost is 25€ and
"boots student box" the cost is 30€.
Inside you will have :
SHOE BOX: price 25€
Soles
Innersoles
Heel box
Leather lining
Eyelets
waxed thread
thread
Cotton gaze
Awl-hook
Plus delivery costs.
BOOTS BOX: price 30€
Soles
Innersoles
Heel box
Leather lining
Eyelets
waxed thread
thread
Cotton gaze
Plus delivery cost.
Plus there will be the cost of the wool. The wool requirements are:
·
Boots
and Bag 1.5 kilo
·
Shoes
and Bag 1 Kilo
·
Boots
only 900 grams
·
Bag
only 600 grams
If we can arrange
the workshops for next year it gives you an opportunity to put away $10 a
week or so rather than paying out a large sum of money at once!
Please see below example photos of the items made in the
workshops:
PLEASE CONTACT ME AT heartfeltbernice@gmail.com if you are interested in either attending a workshop or arranging for a workshop in your area and require further information.
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