Felt Flowers - High Pavement Learning Centre - Adult Learning

This course will introduce you to the art of creating decorative felt flowers and foliage. You will learn how to use tools and materials, create and adapt templates, and make a variety of flowers and leaves. Throughout the course, you will build your skills step by step, working towards designing and creating a seasonal felt wreath to display in your home.

This course is suitable for beginners and those wishing to develop existing craft skills. You will learn about the tools and materials used in felt flower making, including felt, floral wire, floral tape, and adhesive techniques. You will explore how templates can be used to create consistent shapes and will have opportunities to adapt and create your own designs.

During the course, learners will create a range of flowers and foliage, developing skills in shaping, assembling, and finishing decorative felt pieces. Techniques for adding texture, form, and colour variation will also be explored. As confidence grows, learners will combine individual flowers and leaves into larger arrangements and decorative projects.

Learning will take place through tutor demonstrations, practical activities, group discussion, and individual support. By the end of the course, learners will have completed a seasonal felt wreath and gained the confidence to continue creating felt flowers independently.

What you need to bring to the course:

Fabric Scissors

Low-temperature glue gun and glue sticks (where possible)

Pliers and wire cutters

Wool-blend felt fabric (craft felt intended for children's projects is not recommended)

Floral wire

Floral tape

Notebook and pen

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.