2009

Textile Manipulation

Learn to add texture to textiles by folding, pleating and pressing. Create samples & trimmings to embellish quilts, bags, accessories & wearable art.

January 11 - 14    Apparel Arts  

                             2325 3rd St. #406

                             San Francisco, CA 94107

Felted Accessories

No need to spend hours looking for accessories and gifts. Tap your creativity and make your own matching accessories and jewelry in this fun workshop. Use hand felting to make belts, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, even buttons and much more!

January 15           Pasadena Bead and Design Show

                             Hilton Hotel - Pasadena, CA 91101

Nuno Felting

"Nuno" (Japanese for "fabric") felting, also known as laminated felting, is a process of melding loose fiber, usually wool, into a sheer fabric such as silk gauze -- brings a contemporary style & look to an ancient method.

January 17           Pasadena Bead and Design Show

                             Hilton Hotel - Pasadena, CA 91101

Sashiko Stitching

Sashiko is a form of decorative stitching from Jajpan. It can be used to add exquisite interest to otherwise ordinary garments or accessories.

March 8             Palo Alto Art Center

                            1313 Newell St

                            Palo Alto, CA 94303

Fiber Collage

Fiber collage is the art of layering and sewing together small pieces of silks, exotic yarns & threads into a one-of-akind fabric. Use left over fiber & yarn to make an amazing, mosaic looking scarf!

Japanese Shibori for Wearable Art

Shibori is a process of transforming fabric from a two dimensional into a three dimensional form by folding and pleating. Workshop will explore the unique resist dyeing method of arashi shibori (pole wrapping), itajime shibori (fold & clamp) and kanoko shibori (stitch resist) fabric manipulation. The fabric is then dyed and over-dyed resulting in an array of the most fascinating combination of color and texture.

Contemporary Craft Market

March 14 - 15      Fort Mason Festival Pavilion

                             Marina Blvd. & Buchanan St

                             San Francisco, CA 94123

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