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Spring 2008
SPINNING UNIQUE
NOVELTY YARNS
Sat./Sun. (10am-4pm) May 3 - 4
Caroline Byrne
#FI2908
Spinners can create subtle or dramatic effects
by using novelty yarns. In this two day workshop students
will focus on two-ply spiral yarns, but will also discuss
singles, core spinning, and Navajo plying. The group will
be encouraged to bring various threads, fibers, and beads
as well as commercial yarns they find inspiring. We will talk
about simple methods of using these yarns with an emphasis
on hand knitting. Students should come to the workshop with
a basic understanding of wheel spinning and an ability to
make different sized yarns.
$240 for members / $265 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $20
NEEDLE FELTED HANDBAG
Sat. May 10 (10am-4pm)
Sandra Yahner
#FI3808
Brookfield Campus
Students in this exciting one-day workshop will create a purse/bag using the dry felting method. Students will earn about different wools and be exposed to the many possibilities of needle felting while creating a needle felted bag. No
experience is necessary.
$165 for members / $190 for nonmembers
Plus a materials fee of $40
PERSONAL ADORNMENT
IN HANDMADE FELT
Sun. (10am-4pm) May 11
Beryl Maddalena
#FI3008
Using sumptuously dyed roving (unspun wool)
students in this fun one-day class will make felt, using a
very simple method. The felt will then be shaped into beautiful,
sensuous flowers, leaves and tendrils. The instructor will
also teach students how to crochet centers from textured yarns.
Students may also choose to further embellish their flowers
with tiny beads. The flowers are beautiful additions to any
hat, hand bag or lapel.
$165 for members / $190 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $15
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FELTED FRUIT
Weds. (6-9pm) May 21
Heather Laskowski
#FI3108
Needle felting is a wonderfully magic dry
felting process which turns wool roving into fabulous three-dimensional
forms. This three-hour beginner level class will teach the
basics of needle felting by creating fun colorful wooly fruit.
Students will leave with completed pieces and a basic needle
felting starter kit. The instructor will provide all the materials.
$50 for members / $75 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $10
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
MEMORY QUILT
Sat./Sun. (10am-4pm) May 24 - 25
Janet Cooper
#FI3208
Brookfield Campus
No sewing is required in this unique weekend
workshop open to anyone. Memory, sentimentality and the common
place will be the themes and inspirations. Using favorite
recycled materials like cloth, paper and metal, students will
piece and glue their materials into a fabulous wall hanging
quilt. Students will make artistic statements with the textures
and color harmonies from fabrics such as worn out clothing
and household linens. They will also incorporate sentimental
objects such as family images, letters, printed emails, appointment
book pages, drawings and diary entries into their quilts and
blend in those every day objects about to be discarded such
as grocery lists, broken china, candy wrappers, etc. The group
will learn how to manipulate their materials and experiment
with adhesives, starches and lacing. Other topics covered
will include: braiding, making ruffles, stitching, composition
and patterning. The result will be an artwork of personal
meaning and complexity.
$240 for members / $265 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $10
COLOR AND WEAVE
Mon.-Fri. (10am-4:30pm) May 12 - 16
Myra Serrins
#FI3408
Brookfield Campus
Using dyes and textile paints, students
will explore the exciting effects of color and pattern in
weaving in this weeklong intensive workshop. The group will
experiment with many colors and students will go home with
a small project or a book of woven samples to spark their
ideas for future weaving. The class will include demonstrations,
handouts and examples to inspire and give students the confidence
to create their own designs. Weaving experience is helpful.
$615 for members / $640 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $50
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PATTERN THROUGH
COLLAGE
Sat. (10am-4pm) May 17
Liz Alpert Fay
#FI3508
Brookfield Campus
This one day class is open to students of
all levels and backgrounds who wish to experiment and work
with a variety of materials. We will start the class by creating
designs on paper using different mediums and techniques. These
papers will then become our palette as we create repetitive
patterns that will be used as a foundation to explore and
experiment with layering, texture and color. We will investigate
the way shapes are grouped together to form various patterns,
and will exploit these findings to create unusual and beautiful
designs. Students are encouraged to bring a wide variety of
papers in different colors and patterns. A smock or old clothes
are strongly suggested.
$165 for members / $190 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $25
WEAVING IN THE
NAVAJO TRADITION
Fri.-Sun. (10am-4pm) June 6 - 8
Leslie Jackson
#FI3608
Brookfield Campus
The art of weaving is at the center of Navajo
culture. This intensive three-day workshop open to everyone
regardless of weaving experience, will explore the traditional
way of warping and weaving on a Navajo style upright loom.
Students will learn to weave their own designs using traditional
Navajo techniques. A supplies list will be provided and students
may purchase a complete supplies package, including loom,
in advance from the instructor for $160, or may bring their
own.
$350 for members / $375 for non-members
THE SERENITY OF
SPINNING
Weds.-Sun. (10am-4pm) June 18 - 22
Cherri Hankins
#FI3708
Brookfield Campus
Many spinners will acknowledge that the
greatest product of spinning is not the yarn itself, but the
sense of well-being and serenity that accompany the activity.
By working step-by-step on the various fundamentals of spinning,
participants in this five day class will focus on relaxed
movement and gestures to draft fibers, then to treadle the
wheel and finally to combine those two tasks. The cyclical
rhythms of the wheel will set the tone for spinning wool singles,
then plying those singles together and then on to Navajo plying.
Afternoons will be divided, combining our wheel time with
supporting activities like washing wool, carding or combing
wool and simple dyeing procedures so we have lustrous, colorful
wool to spin as the week progresses. All levels are welcome.
Students who have their own wheels may bring them.
$615 for members / $640 for non-members
Plus a Materials Fee of $30
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