Upcoming Workshops

2013 STUDIO WORKSHOPS  
 Please check back for updates, or email me for specific questions. 

Updated - January 1, 2013

  Studio workshops, held at my studio in West Asheville, NC, are in blue. 
 More information at bottom of this list.

 

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March 28-31, 2013

Hawaii Craftmen

Oahu, Hawaii

S. Kay Mura - kay@kaymura.com   Liz Train - lizbethtrain@hotmail.com 
Reception Thursday, March 28, 5:30-6:30
Workshop - Friday (5:00-9:00) Saturday (9:00-5:00) Sunday (9:00-5:00)

Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted wool with 
Wrapped Journal and Brooches.

Our workshop will start by introducing and learning to felt fine Australian merino needle punch batts.  Dye Master Chad will show how to set up a safe and workable dye kitchen.  Then using hundreds of weird and fascinating tools, students will be guided into the world of resist dyeing on felt – very different from anything else!  We’ll do 9 dye baths over-dyeing the felt into amazing pieces of art!  Students will make 11 samples. Then create both a leather-lined, felt wrapped blank journal, while learning about text blocks,  long stitch bindings and choice of closures; and four to five beaded and stitched fabulous felt brooches, professionally mounted and backed.
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 April 24-25, 2013  (Wednesday and Thursday)
Art and Soul Workshops
Virginia Beach Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA
www.artandsoulretreat.com 

 Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted wool with 
Wrapped Journal - Two Day Class
 Learn to create beautiful and colorful Resist Dyed Hand-made Felt. It is like butter to stitch on and beads will leap out of your hands to settle on this remarkable textile. The class will felt and full fine Australian Merino needle punch batts, and Dye Master Chad will show how to set up a safe and workable dye kitchen. Then, using hundreds of weird and fascinating resist tools, you will be guided into the world of resist dyeing on felt. We’ll do 9 dye baths, over-dyeing your felt samples into amazing textiles. Students will make 11 approximately 6” x 10” samples which then are ready for beading, stitching, embellishing, books, jewelry making, art pieces…it really boggles the mind!
 DAY TWO: We will create a perfect sized (4.5" W x 3.5"H x 1") marvelous hand bound Journal. We will line the felt with  leather, learn to fold and prepare the 72 blank pages and sew the pages to the cover with a attractive long stitch binding of 4 ply waxed linen thread.
learn 2 great closures for the journal and you'll have time in class to completely finish your book. Just about everything will be provided for you. All levels.
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May 6-10, 2013 (Monday - Friday)

Pacific NorthWest Art School

Coupeville, Whitbey Island, WA

www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org   360-678-3396, 866-678-3396 

Scarves: Felted, Dyed, Drop Dead Gorgeous.
 Five days of creating beautiful felted scarves!  Learn several exciting dyeing processes including dry powder dyeing and resist dyeing. We will explore new shapes and new techniques to stretch your imagination while using traditional wet felting processes.  I will be teaching some brand new scarves, and a few new variations on old themes. You'll go home with at least four/five finished scarves.  (No nuno felting will be taught.)

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May 18-19, 2013  ((Saturday and Sunday)**(see info at end of this list)
Studio Workshop - West Asheville, NC
chad@chadalicehagen.com

Resist Dyeing on HandFelted Wool - Two Days! 
Me - the Dye Master, you - in heaven making zillions of resist dyed pieces of precious felt.  I run the dyebaths, and you play with the tools.  Time will be spent on the first day learning how to felt the needlepunch merino batts, and what marks the tools make. Small almost private class - only four students or less.  All materials supplied.  Bring a lunch!
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 June 1-2, 2013 (Saturday - Sunday)

Northeast Feltmakers Guild
Portland, CT
Althea - altheabilodeau@yahoo.com

Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool with Fabulous
Wrapped Journal

Our workshop will start by introducing and learning to felt fine Australian merino needle punch batts.  Dye Master Chad will show how to set up a safe and workable dye kitchen.  Then using hundreds of weird and fascinating tools, students will be guided into the world of resist dyeing on felt – very different from anything else!  We’ll do 9 dye baths over-dyeing the felt into amazing pieces of art!  Students will make 11 samples. Then on our second day - create both a leather-lined, felt wrapped blank journal, while learning about text blocks,  long stitch bindings and choice of closures. Oh Happy Day!

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June 5-6, 2013 (Wednesday - Thursday)

Northeast Feltmakers Guild 
Portsmouth, NH 
Althea - altheabilodeau@yahoo.com

Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool with Fabulous
Wrapped Journal
See above description



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June 8-9, 2013  ( Saturday-Sunday)
Northeast Feltmakers Guild  
Glen Falls, NY
Althea - altheabilodeau@yahoo.com

Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool with Fabulous
Wrapped Journal 
See above description


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June 16-21, 2013 (Sunday - Friday)
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Washington Island, WI 
mail@sieversschool.com  www.sieversschool.com  920-847-2264

Some Crazy New Felted Scarves

Everyone needs a new scarf just about every year and so this class is made to order.  We'll make four (4) hand felted scarves during our fun filled week.  We'll learn three different dyeing techniques - dry powder dyeing, immersion dyeing and resist dyeing to hand dye all of your scarves. New and old scarf designs include a "Lazy Daisy" variation on the olde Airey Fairy scarf,  a fabulous "Nip & Stretch" shoulder wrap, A "Carolina Stitched Petal Scarf" and more. (but no nuno scarves!)

If you've taken this class before, you may want to rejoin us as I have several brand new scarves to teach you!  All levels, beginners welcome. 

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June 21-23, 2013 (Friday-Sunday)
Sievers School of Fiber Arts
Washington Island, WI 
mail@sieversschool.com  www.sieversschool.com  920-847-2264  

Useful Handfelted Objects to Make in Your Spare Time!

Finally, a great class for those who like to make small useful objects with hand felting.  These items will be great as presents or to share during a playdate (with children or your drinking buddies).  We will make beautiful coasters, several types of felted beads, will add a few felted snakes to the mix to make head bands.  How about a small, solid euro-bear to swing from your read view mirror? Be ready to be surprised by our projects and have a great deal of fun AND take home a treasure bag of cool felted objects!  All levels, beginners welcome.  

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July 13-14, 2013 (Saturday - Sunday)**(see info at end of this list)
Studio Workshop - West Asheville, NC
chad@chadalicehagen.com
Resist Dyeing on Hand Felted Wool with Fabulous

Wrapped Journal

Our workshop will start by introducing and learning to felt fine Australian merino needle punch batts.  Dye Master Chad will show how to set up a safe and workable dye kitchen.  Then using hundreds of weird and fascinating tools, students will be guided into the world of resist dyeing on felt – very different from anything else!  We’ll do 9 dye baths over-dyeing the felt into amazing pieces of art!  Students will make 11 samples. Then on our second day - create both a leather-lined, felt wrapped blank journal, while learning about text blocks,  long stitch bindings and choice of closures. Oh Happy Day!

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July 20-21, 2013 (Saturday - Sunday)**(see info at end of this list)
Studio Workshop - West Asheville, NC
chad@chadalicehagen.com

Resist Dyeing on HandFelted Wool - Two Days! 
Me - the Dye Master, you - in heaven making zillions of resist dyed pieces of precious felt.  I run the dyebaths, and you play with the tools.  Time will be spent on the first day learning how to felt the needlepunch merino batts, and what marks the tools make. Small almost private class - only four students or less.  All materials supplied.  Bring a lunch! Beginners/advanced.
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July 28-August 2, 2013 (Sunday - Friday)
John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
www.folkschool.org  828-837-2775, 800-FOLK-SCH

 Beginning Book Making with a Textile Twist

Ever wonder what to do with those beautiful scraps of fabric too precious to toss? Do you have a drawer full of samples from surface design classes and weaving classes, beautiful textiles found on your travels?   And do you wonder why you don't have a personal little hand bound notebook? This brand new class will introduce you to several great bookbinding techniques - and they all will incorporate your texiles!  Learn to make a tender, soft wrapped journal with your own handmade felt; stitch a 100 page coptic book for a personal diary; make a wonderful and sooo useful needle book (to store your collection of needles!); and several more fabulous book making wonders!   You'll learn all the steps of beginning book making from folding and tearing your own pages to transforming your own fabric into book covers.

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August 4-10, 2013 (Sunday-Friday)
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN
www.arrowmont.org

Five Hand Felted Scarves

Learn to make five wonderful hand felted scarves and learn a great dyeing technique to dye all the wool and needle punch batts used for your week of scarf making.  You will learn traditional wet felting techniques in the Airey Fairey Class, will discover the ease of felting needle punch merino batts to create the Mokume Bark Scarf with Japanese shape resist stitching, and will continue exploring the needle punch batts for specialized cutting and shaping of new scarves, and will enjoy the simplicity of making the Bubble boa with local pebbles. Nuno scarf making will NOT be covered.  All skill levels.  

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August 17-18, 2013  ((Saturday and Sunday)**(see info at end of this list)
Studio Workshop - West Asheville, NC
chad@chadalicehagen.com

Resist dyeing on Felt and The Fabuous Beaded and Stitched Brooches!
One day spent making beautiful resist dyed felt pieces and the next day making 4-5 professionally finished brooches, beaded and stitched to perfection.  Small almost private class - only four students or less.  All materials supplied.  Bring a lunch! Beginners and advanced.
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August 23-26, 2013 (Friday - Monday)
The Ranch
Sonomish, WA
Randi Harper - harperetal@gmail.com
Topic still being decided but it will involve some exciting Resist Dyeing and related projects!
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September 23-27, 2013 (Monday - Friday)
Madeline Island School of the Arts
Madeline Island, WI
misa@cheqnet.net

The Slow Felt Movement – Resist Dyed Felt Books & Brooches

 Our workshop will start by introducing and learning to felt sheets of fine Australian merino needle punch batts.  Dye Master Chad will 

show how to set up a safe and workable dye kitchen that can be done in your own house.  Then using hundreds of weird and fascinating tools, you will be guided into the world of resist dyeing on felt – very different from anything else!  We’ll do 9 dye baths on the first day over-dyeing your felt samples into amazing textiles.  Students will make 11 samples to use for two very different book projects and several brooches.

We will learn to create two different books, a felt covered, leather-lined wrapped journal and a Coptic bound Day Book with beaded and stitched cover insert. We will learn about text books, patterns, gluing, closures, stitching and beading techniques.  Then the class will make a Beautiful, Stitched and Beaded Brooch from their own resist dyed felt!  Learn how to stitch, bead, prepare the book board backing and professionally mount the felt to make a sturdy, wearable piece of art. We will make 2-4 brooches or even more.

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October 5-6, 2013  ((Saturday and Sunday)**(see info at end of this list)
Studio Workshop - West Asheville, NC
chad@chadalicehagen.com

Resist Dyeing on HandFelted Wool - Two Days! 
Me - the Dye Master, you - in heaven making zillions of resist dyed pieces of precious felt.  I run the dyebaths, and you play with the tools.  Time will be spent on the first day learning how to felt the needlepunch merino batts, and what marks the tools make. Small almost private class - only four students or less.  All materials supplied.  Bring a lunch! Beginners and advanced.*******************************************************************
October 17-20, 2013 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Contemporary Handweavers of Houston
Houston, TX
Presentation - Oct 17,  Workshop 18-20
Topic TBA
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October 25-27, 2013 (Friday - Sunday)

SAFF - SouthEastern Animal Fiber Fair
Asheville, NC
Workshops TBA
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November 3-8, 2013 (Sunday - Friday)

John C Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC

New Handfelted Scarves

Everyone needs a new scarf just about every year and so this class is made to order.  We'll make four (4) hand felted scarves during our fun filled week.  We'll learn three different dyeing techniques - dry powder dyeing, immersion dyeing and resist dyeing to hand dye all of your scarves. New and old scarf designs include a "Lazy Daisy" variation on the olde Airey Fairy scarf,  a fabulous "Nip and Stretch" shoulder wrap, A "Carolina Stitched Petal Scarf" and more. (but no nuno scarves!)

If you've taken this class before, you may want to rejoin us as I have several brand new scarves to teach you!  All levels, beginners welcome. 

All skill levels. 

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*Workshops at my studio in West Asheville, NC are two days long.  The extended time gives everyone more time to think, ponder and work on the processes. 

Since many students come from out of town and have to book a hotel for a night, coming for two days makes more sense.

Workshops will start at 10 am and go to 4 or 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. 

The classes are limited to just 4 people so everyone will have plenty of space and personal attention.

The charge for the extended two day class is $250.  This will include your supplies.  A $50 non refundable deposit is required to hold your place.
 Please email me for more information and to register. 
 Chad@chadalicehagen.com 

(Days other than the weekend may be possible if groups (2 to 4 people) would like a private class.  I am open for your suggestions if you would like to propose other topics.)