Copper Class

I took a class at Derryaune on felting early on when I came here. It was such a fun day and I learned so much...that I've continued to use. So when I saw the list of new class offerings, I decided to try my hand at working with copper. There were six of us...a real global blend...2 Germans, 1 East Indian, 2 Irish, 1 Irish/American and the teacher is from England. It was just such a fun day. I took Flan along this time since I couldn't leave her at home for the day...she'd get into trouble for sure!! She did very well...sat in the car the first couple of hours (but she sleeps in the morning anyway!!) Then the owner said "bring her in"....so Flanny got to come to class too. I put her leash under a leg of my chair so that she's stay near and not "visit" with the other ladies. She only ate two of the weaving sticks that had fallen under the table before I found out!!!!!! So I substituted a piece of firewood...with apologies to the owner. Then the owner's old, deaf terrier came in....the fun began. The two of them just had a ball. But, needless to say, it was hard for me to concentrate so I only managed to make one item. I was quite proud of it though and learned quite a bit of the technique of working with copper. I'll try my hand at it again with fewer distractions.