March 17, 2010
Buttons, buttons, whose got the buttons? Sharon Baker Kelly
Handwoven fabric is perfect for jackets, coats, suits and vests, but too often we freeze at the thought of machine mad buttonholes on our wearable art. In this hands-on workshop, students will explore new ways to think about closures for handwoven garments. Many techniques will be sampled, from simple loops and ties to the dreaded bound buttonhole. Students will create samples of various closure possibilities and will hopefully be inspired to add them to their own repertoire. Basic sewing experience required. Students to bring: sewing machine in good working order, sharp scissors and/or rotary cutter with mat; quilters pins, machine needles in various sizes, thread and bobbins, tape measure and ruler; small notebook; pencil; scraps of handwoven fabric if available: handwoven garments with closures for inspiration and friendly critique. Materials fee: $7 - $10.00
Norwegian Krokbragd Rug Weaving Erica Pfister
This will be a lecture/demonstration/ hands-on class on the ancient Norwegian weaving technique Krokbragd (crooked path). Erica will explain the Krokbragd weave structure and how she uses it in her rugs and pillows. She will demonstrate the technique on a small loom and let the students try it out. Examples of her work will be looked at and explained. Students, with basic weaving knowledge, should then be able to go home and weave a Krokbragd rug. Suitable for all levels. Materials/Handout fee: $2
Shirring the Shaker Way Rose Ann Hunter
Learn how to do center shirring, faux shirring, patch and button shirring as well as standing wools and beading wools. Begin making a memory heirloom rug with small pieces of clothing from your family, or make something new with assorted wools, cottons or silks. Bring fabrics that have been washed with hot water in the washer and dried in the dryer. Assorted colors, weights and types of fabric will work well for these techniques. Students should bring scissors and a notebook and pencil along with their small pieces of fabric. Materials fee of $5.00 will cover a shirring needle, threads and a handout.
April 21, 2010
Holes Where You Want Them! An Introduction to Lace Weaves Diana Frost
Part One—April
So many of our weave structures seem to have happened accidentally while trying to weave plain weave! Diana believes that the lace weaves fit this category.She will discuss how to produce pretty, lacey holes in three basic 4 shaft structures; Huck, Swedish Lace, and Atwater-Bronson lace and will provide a CD depicting all the examples she discusses.There will be an exchange of your own woven samples in the Part 2 class in September. Suitable for advanced beginners. $2.00 fee for handouts.Part Two—SeptemberThis class will start with the exchange and discussion of samples woven after the April class. Then Diana will discuss how more shafts can give you more design possibilities. Again, she will provide you with a CD.Note: This class was offered in the Spring of 2000 and canceled due to lack of students willing and able to weave samples in the space of just one month. By rescheduling to April and September we hope that this problem will be solved.
Weaving Overshot as Double Weave Fran Curran
Bring a favorite Overshot design to this morning workshop and learn how to turn it into a Double Weave design. Overshot offers some wonderful patterns but keeping float lengths practical can often dictate their scale. Learn how to enlarge your favorite Overshot designs to produce 8 shaft Double Weave cloth.
Making Small Pocket Purses Barbara Herbster
How many times have you reached into your purse only to hunt for small items that you know are there somewhere, but where? End the drama. Using cast off handwoven fabric scraps, we will create an original envelope shaped bag to capture those stray items. This workshop will cover designing, making an actual pattern and give you clearly spelled out sewing directions to complete the bag at home. Discussion will include shaping, closure possibilities and sewing details. Students to bring a piece of fabric about the size of copy paper, a lining material, a brown paper bag, ruler, pins, iron, heavy towel, scissors and pencil. For students without handwoven or lining fabric, there will be some available. Materials fee: $1.00
May 19, 2010
Weaving to Knitting Elizabeth Lang Harris
Have you ever wished that you had a loom in your knitting bag? Would you like to create stitch patterns that are the equivalent of tabby, basket-weave, twills, overshot, huck, and more? Join Elizabeth on a two-hour knit–in to learn as many as eight ways of knitting tabby, as well as methods of extending your knit patterns to knit more complicated weave structures. Bring 2 different colors of yarn in your favorite gauge. The yarn should be uniform in size and twist and as least one should be a solid color. You won’t need more than an ounce of each. You will also need knitting needles and an adventurous spirit!
Theo Moorman Technique Barbara Herbster
Creative Theo Moorman wrote “Weaving as an Art Form” in the 1970´s. Theo’s method of tying down horizontal discontinuous threads gives us a way to create designs on the surface of a textile. Here is an alternative to time consuming tapestry. Make colorful shapes and designs on a base fabric. Use this technique for decorative embellishment to your cloth and clothing or as art for the wall. Students will bring a table loom with a 12 dent reed, threaded according to instructions. The class will work through a preplanned exercise to feel confident and to understand the technique. During the summer months, students will continue the discovery and create a piece of original art for our October class meeting when we come together to share experiences and explore further ideas. Join this creative experience! Materials fee: $2.00 Detailed instructions will be sent upon sign up.
What Is Tapestry? Betsy Wing & Sarah Warren
Betsy Wing and Sarah Warren share a common root in that they both studied tapestry with James Koehler in New Mexico.Betsy arrived at tapestry after many years weaving wearable items such as scarves, shawls and throws. Tapestry, which she now works at full time, has led her into the field of abstraction. Betsy will tell how she uses techniques such as color, gradations, geometric figures and the Fibonacci series to arrive at her final design. She will illustrate various points with completed work.Sarah will discuss her process of designing tapestries which depict New Hampshire landscapes. She will explain the various techniques which she uses to weave mountains, lakes and fields, including pick-and-pick, eccentric weft, and shaped tapestry. She will bring two small travel looms on which to demonstrate, as well as some of her finished tapestries. To see examples of her work, please visit her web page : www.swtapestry.com.
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