This page is updated regularly as new workshops are scheduled, so please check back often.
To register for any of the workshops listed below, please contact the sponsoring organization directly.
| October 23-26, 2008 TBA SAFF (Southeastern Animal & Fiber Fair) Ag FAirgrounds, Asheville, NC TBA TBA |
| March 12, 2009 40 Year Journey Through Textiles Weavers Guild of Minnesota 3000 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN Weavers Guild of Minnesota 612-436-0463 lhansen@weaversguildmn.org www.weaversguildmn.org Power Point presentation of my life through 40 years of working with textiles. 7pm evening presentation |
| March 13-15, 2009 Hand Felted Scarf Bonanza Handweaver's Guild of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Weavers Guild of Minnesota 3000 University Avenue, SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 612-436-0463 lhansen@weaversguildmn.org www.weaversguildmn.org It’s fun, instructive, enlightening, creative, and useful! Join us for a full three days of making three very different hand felted scarves. You will learn to hand dye merino fleece, layout and hand felt the famous Airey Fairy Scarf. Then experience using very fine Australian needle punch batts to make the ultra fabulous Boa Boa Scarf, and last but not at all least – dye, stitch and overdye the incredibly artistic Bark Scarf using the Japanese Mokume resist process. |
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| April 15-19, 2009 FELT - RESIST - BEAD: The Full Monty of Wool Felt Surface Design Pro Chemical Company Somerset, MA promail@prochemical.com 1-800-buy-dye POB 14, Somerset, MA 02726 One of Chad Alice Hagen's Five-only resist Dyeing Workshops for 2009 Whoa! Keep your shirt on for this FABULOUS five full days of resist dyeing and beyond using wool felt. Using merino needle punch batts for our palette, the HANDS-ON class will cover several versions of dry powder immersion dyeing and many, many new and updated methods of resist dyeing. New tools and overdyeing methods will result in beautiful complex surface patterns on felted wool. And if that wouldn't be enough - we will be arranging our splendid samples into artful compositions and stitching and beading the surface! The samples and techniques learned in this class will provide inspiration for beginning and advanced felters, beaders, quilters and other textile artists. |
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| July 15-19, 2009 FELT - RESIST - BEAD: Above the Surface of Felted Wool Coupeville Art Center Coupeville, WA 15 NW Birch St Coupeville, WA 98239 360-678-3396 info@coupevillearts.org www.coupevillearts.org There is nothing more satisfying than to sew beautiful shiny beads onto rich, matte hand felted wool, and when that wool is covered with incredibly beautiful resist patterns and colors - well, hang onto your previously felted hats because this class will not only fulfill all your longings to embellish but will teach you valuable felting and dyeing skills as well. Class will start off by learning to hand felt merino fine wools into flat shapes and then, setting up a safe, easy to replicate at home dye kitchen, will learn many secrets of exciting resist dyeing. We will make dozens of beautiful pieces of felted textiles and then, learn to use the resist dyed surface marks as a guide for beading. Notes and discussions on color, design and composition will also be given. |
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| July 29-August 2, 2009 TBA Midwest Felter's Symposium Madison, WI Susan's Fiber Shop N250 Hwy A Columbus, WI 53925 (920) 623-4237 susanfiber@internetwis.com susansfibershop.com One of CAH's Five Resist Dyeing Workshops for 2009. More information coming! |
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| September 27-Oct 2, 2009 Felt, Resist, Bead : the Slow Felt Movement John C. Campbell Folk School Brasstown, NC www.folkschool.com John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road Brasstown, NC 28902 Truly there is nothing more satisfying than to create art pieces by sewing beautiful shiny beads onto rich, matte hand felted wool. So join us to learn a quick and wonderful way to felt fine merino; set up a safe, easy to replicate at home, dye kitchen; discover the strange tools and skills used to resist dye the felt into incredibly beautiful patterns and colors: and finally, use those rich, dyed surface marks as your guide for embellishing with stitch and bead. Hints on color, design and composition will also be given. |
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