Class Title

Type

Description

Length

Bodacious Beading

workshop

You will learn the basic techniques that are the foundation of all beading on fabric. We cover seed stitching, moss stitch, couching, backstitch, fringe, picot and peyote stitches. We will make a fun little reference book so you will always have all of your bead techniques close at hand.

Full day

Journaling for the Fiber Artist

Workshop

Keeping a sketchbook can seem so intimidating but it is a vital tool for the emerging artist. After creating beautiful covers for our journals we will explore written as well as visual journaling methods.

Full day

Transforming Fabric

Workshop

This class is all about creating visual texture on your fabrics. We will play with paint, ink and pencil as we explore mono-printing, simple screen printing, coloring, stamping, stencils and discharge.

Full day

According To You

Workshop

In this class, you will create a standing accordion book that is unique to you as you learn how to create fabric collage, explore image transfer techniques and delight in using embellishments and ephemera to tell your story.

1 or 2 day

Metal Explorations

Workshop

Metal can give a natural and organic feel to your work or exhibit a sophisticated modern aura. WE will learn some easy methods to patina metal and work with images or personal symbols. Simple attachment techniques will help us layer our metal pieces with fabric and paper as we create unique pieces to adorn a journal or art quilt.

Half or full day

Passport Series

Quilter’s Passport

Workshop

This class explores the building blocks if great stitching, needles, stabilizers, thread and tension. Once those are mastered we start to play with new ways to look at using specialty threads and using heavy threads in the bobbin

Full Day or 4 sessions expanded class

Thread Artisan’s Passport

Workshop

The second part of the series in which we explore new ways to use programmed stitches, discover thread painting and drawing and the possibilities of thread as structure using water soluble stabilize

Full Day

Or  4 sessions expanded class