Two Day Classes - Thu-Fri, June 6-7
Check-In Begins: 8:00am
Class: 9:00am-12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
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The online registration deadline is May 25, 2024
Class: 9:00am-12:00pm
Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Class: 1:00pm-4:00pm
(Back to Workshop Home Page)
The online registration deadline is May 25, 2024
Antler Swirl BasketINSTRUCTOR: Linda Lugenbill
CATEGORY: Other - Basketry SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIAL FEES: $48.00 Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Instructor provides all materials, extensive handouts with images, and brings a full tool box with tools for shared use. Students should bring the following tools IF THEY ALREADY HAVE THEM: small bucket or basin for soaking materials, craft scissors, awl, old towel, pencil and paper, lightweight drill and/or Dremel tool with bits (5/32" and 3/16"), small hot glue gun and glue sticks, apron. Please wear clothing suitable for working. Cameras to photograph various steps are welcome. DESCRIPTION: This ribbed basket workshop utilizes a shed antler as part of the initial basket frame. Drilling and glueing the ribs into the antler provides the structure/loom that is filled in with weaving. To begin we will practice drilling and then glueing and inserting ribs using a forked branch. (This frame can later be used to create another basket).Changing the angle and length of rib insertion and placement allows for layering, curves and more complex segments of the basket wall.The multiple sections/looms can be filled with a variety of weaving techniques (plain and twill plaiting, twining, ti-twining, slewing) utilizing one's choice of hard and soft weaving materials (dyed reed, seagrass, cane, silk ribbon, handspun fibers, etc.).Each project will be unique in form, size, color and texture. Embellishing possibilities will be explored. Finished basket takes on the form of a shallow tray or bowl that sits on its base or may be hung against the wall. INSTRUCTOR BIO: For more than 35 years Linda has been acquiring her foundation of basketry skills. Her journey as a basketmaker has taken her around the country and to Europe where she encountered new techniques and materials. Many traditional basketmakers, masters of the trade, shared their knowledge with Linda, and it is her mission to pass those traditions on to others. Her classes are based upon the sound construction methods she wants participants to utilize in their work. Material handling and processing are also highlighted in her workshops. Linda's basketmaking journey has afforded her opportunities to teach, sell baskets, write, work on museum projects, and participate in exhibitions. She is currently focused on creating and incorporating natural dyed plant fibers in her basketry. Contact Instructor |
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Continuous Strand Weaving on the Adjustable Looms
INSTRUCTOR: Bex Oliger
CATEGORY: Weaving SKILL LEVEL: Beginner PREREQUISITE: None MATERIAL FEES: $25.00 reconditioning/boxing fee for looms, refundable with purchase. Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Bring at least 500 yards of a heavy worsted to bulky weight yarn, preferably animal fiber. Instructor will have suitable yarns available for purchase. Scissors! DESCRIPTION: Complete a large triangular shawl, a square baby blanket or a rectangular scarf using the magical Continuous Strand Weaving Method on our large, adjustable frame looms. This ingenious technique warps the loom as you weave – and you only have to do half the weaving! Basic weaves, color changes, connecting and fixing pieces, and fringing will be covered in class. Great for using handspun yarns as there are no reeds and heddles to thread and there is no loom waste! INSTRUCTOR BIO: Bex Oliger grew up in her mother’s (Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser) Hillcreek Fiber Studio. She started learning weaving and dyeing at a young age and has traveled the country for over 35 years with the family business vending and teaching at fiber, weaving, and knitting Shows. She helped design and weave several of the projects in Carol Leigh’s book, The Continuous Strand Weaving Method and assisted at numerous Natural Dye Workshops featured in Nature Provides: Rainbows of Color. Bex is now a knitwear designer; knitting, weaving, and natural dyeing instructor and consultant; and owns Hillcreek Yarn & Fiber LLC, in Columbia, MO. Contact Instructor |
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Scandinavian Skinnfell
INSTRUCTOR: Anette Skoog
CATEGORY: Sewing and Printing SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIAL FEES: $40.00 Sewing material (thread, needles,paperclips,paint) Sheepskins Alt A: White $ 200 ea Alt B: Gotland Grey: $300 ea Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Thimble, 24” x 6” quilt ruler, black ink pen, note book. DESCRIPTION: Join this 2-day class and learn how to make a traditional Scandinavian Skinnfell (sheepskin coverlets) from start to finish. You will learn basic hand sewing techniques in class so no earlier experience required. All students will finish a 2-sheepskin coverlet with decorative traditional wood block printing. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Anette Karlsson - Skoog is a Scandinavian Skinnfell maker, veterinarian and Gotland Sheep breeder. She has worked as an fiber artist for the past 15 years and been teaching hand-sewing in sheepskin techniques for 10 years. Her own fiber art and Skinnfells (sheepskin coverlets) have been displayed at multiple art and craft exhibitions around USA including at the American Craft Council, Baltimore and One of A Kind, Chicago. Anette raises Gotland Sheep with a flock of around 100 ewes on the family farm in Michigan. She left her corporate career 8 years ago to focus on the fiber arts and sheep breeding full-time. In parallel with farming and work with fiber arts, Anette is competing on the national national level in archery. Contact Instructor |
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Beginning Inkle Weaving
INSTRUCTOR: Robin Wilton
CATEGORY: Weaving SKILL LEVEL: All PREREQUISITE: None MATERIAL FEES: Materials fee is optional for loom rental or yarn purchase. Fee collected by the Instructor at the Workshop. STUDENTS TO BRING: Inkle Loom and Shuttle or rent one from instructor, Scissors, Note taking materials, 3/2 (recommended) or 5/2 Pearl Cotton in 3 contrasting colors, about 3 oz. of each color, carpet warp in any color (for making heddles) or Texsolv heddles (26) Instructor will have yarn available for a $10 materials fee, 3 - ½” craft sticks if you have them DESCRIPTION: Inkle Weaving is a fun way to learn about weaving without the investment of expensive equipment to start out. An Inkle loom is a portable belt loom that can be warped up in an afternoon and woven in 3-4 hours. Inkle bands can be used to make belts, straps bookmarks, ornaments and more. In this beginning two-day workshop, you will be warping your loom and start weaving on the first day. In the second day you will have plenty of time to weave off your project, cover drafting your own patterns and learn some finishing techniques. Bring your own loom and shuttle or rent them at a cost of $5. Yarn can be purchased from the instructor for a materials fee of $10 or bring your own. INSTRUCTOR BIO: Robin Wilton earned her BFA with a concentration in Weaving from CSU in Fort Collins and has been weaving for almost 50 years. Known also as “The Weaving Lady,” Robin specializes in doing programs about weaving and spinning to Denver metro area children in schools and at events. Robin has taught Inkle Weaving for shops and weaving guilds throughout the Front Range for many years. Contact Instructor |
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