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Here are the new workshops for 2024!

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Ceramic Buttons - Instructor: Kathleen Banks

Design and create your own durable stoneware buttons for your latest handmade garment or basket! Fun, exciting and relaxing - the possibilities are endless when creating hand-built buttons.

We will be using 2 types of stoneware: a smooth, white clay and a groggy (flecked), dark red-brown clay. On Friday morning, we will roll and shape our buttons using cutters, knives and molds. We'll experiment with texture using ferns and other plant material, lace, embossed paper and stamps (dragonflies! sea turtles!) We can leave some smooth and blank for decorative underglaze work.

 I will fire the buttons Friday evening and we will glaze our work Saturday afternoon using glazes and underglazes in a lovely palette of colors. Back to the kiln Saturday evening and your pieces will be ready on Sunday.

I will mail them to you if you are unable to pick them up. Each participant will take home between 1 and 3 dozen buttons depending on size and complexity.

Skill level: all skill levels are welcome

Enrollment: 3 - 6

Workshop fee: $90, includes all materials, tools and 2 firings

Materials students need to bring: an apron if desired, any textures or stamps you'd like to try, size measurements and/or color swatch for a specific project

Time: 6 hour class divided into 2 half days: Fri AM and Sat PM

Note: Registration fee is $10 for the 2 day class

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Christmas in July.  It's not too early to begin your holiday decorating.  We will create a hanging ornament hooked with yarn, using your choice of pattern suggestions and finished with a wool felt backing. Techniques learned can be expanded to coasters and larger hot pads as future projects.

Class fee: $30

Materials fee:  $25 payable to instructor on the day of class. KIt ncludes linen, hoop, hook, pattern instructions, backing and yarn to complete the ornament. Additional materials will be available for sale.

Students should bring to class:  small scissors for clipping yarn ends.

Time: Sunday PM Half  Day Class 

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Woven Fabric Baskets    - Instructor: Teresa Hall

Turn 2 1/2" strips of fabric into a lovely woven basket with this no-sew project. You can use a jelly roll or cut strips of fabric. In the class, you will build a basket that is 3 1/2x3 1/2x4 (small). But you will learn the skills to make many other sizes: 2x2x3 (teeny), 5x5x4 1/2 (medium), 3 1/2x3 1/2x5 (tall), or 7x7x3 (large). These baskets are more than pretty, they have many uses. Put a jar in the tall basket and use it as a vase, use the medium basket to corral all your remotes or as a napkin holder, use the teeny or small baskets for your snips and bits of thread, or use the large basket as a "Catch-All" on your dresser. Plus they make great gifts. This class REQUIRES  approximately 2 hours of homework; instructions will be sent to you when you register.

Skill Level: All skill levels welcome

Enrollment: 2 - 8

Workshop Fee: $30.

 Time: - Friday PM - Half day class

Drum Carding - Basics and Beyond

Instructor: Donna Kay

An introduction to using a drum carder. Donna will demonstrate how to card locks, create layers, stripes, and texture! She will share hints on blending colors and fibers, how to rejuvenate "tired" fibers and plan for larger projects. We will be creating "batts" using wools (washed locks and commercial preparations), alpaca, mohair, angora and silks. You will spin small sample skeins and leave with enough carded preparations to continue spinning at home.  

Skill Level: Open to all who are interested in learning about drum carding.

Materials List: No drumcarder needed. Spinning wheel in good working condition and a niddy noddy. Fiber will be provided. Pen or pencil for notes.

Materials Fee: $25 for 4 + ounces of carded preparations, folder, and handout

Nuno Felted Scarf - Instructor: Betsey Leslie

Nuno is the Japanese word for cloth and this particular technique was developed by an Australian fiber Artist. You will be creating a wool fiber sandwich with silk chiffon fabric in the middle. Loose wool fibers are saturated with soapy water and coaxed through the silk to felt with the wool fibers on the other side . The lightweight fabric created drapes beautifully and it is so thin that it can be seen through when held to the light.

Enrollment: 8

Workshop fee: $80.

Materials fee: $45 payable to instructor on the day of class, includes bubble wrap,  netting, a felting stone, a foam block w/ 2 felting needles. You choose your palette with hand dyed merino, natural Border Leicester, cashmere, Masham long wool curls and silk chiffon fabric

 Time: Sunday - All day Class

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Time: Sunday PM- Half day Class

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Rigid Heddle Weaving (FULL) - Instructor: Karen Smith

This is a great introduction to simple weaving techniques. Using a rigid heddle loom, warp the loom using the direct method, and weave a scarf. Bring your own rigid heddle loom, use one of the instructor's looms or purchase a loom.  Yarn for the warp will be provided but bring your own soft, chunky yarn (200 yards) for the weft.

Skill Level: Weaving experience helpful but not necessary

Enrollment: 4

Workshop fee: $80

Material Fee: $10 paid to the instructor

Materials to bring to class: 200 yards of chunky yarn

Time: Saturday- All day class 

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Sashiko Workshop - Instructor: Linda Whiting  

Sash-i-ko means "little stabs" and this relates to how the stitching is done, a uniform running stitch which holds layers of cloth and filler together for warmth and strengthening clothing, traditionally white stitches on indigo dyed fabric in overall patterns. You will make coasters and a hot pad as you learn about the ins and outs of proper stitching, materials and marking patterns so you get comfortable with the techniques used in traditional Sashiko. Then you can use then to create other household goods, clothing and for quilts on a larger scale.

Skill Level: Quilting or sewing skills helpful.

Enrollment: 10

Workshop fee: $80

Material Fee: $20 payable to instructor on the day of class. Sashiko materials include dark blue project cloth, Sashiko thread and needles, white carbon paper, padding, patterns, and information folder.

Materials to bring to class: Ballpoint pen ( okay if does not write - we just need the point), white marking pencil (available where quilting supplies are sold)

Time: Saturday - All day class 

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