Below is a listing of classes and workshops I would like to submit for your consideration. These can be modified as time, space and people require.
 
Lectures:

 
Inspiration from Commercial Textiles:

PowerPoint presentation of commercial textiles shown in fashion magazines and how they can be translated into handwoven designs. Included is a discussion of color and design as related to handweaving. Fabric swatches available for handling.  (People 5-50, time flexible from 50 min to 2.5 hours +) (Needs: inFocus type projection peripheral, laptop or computer)


Workshop or Demo:

 Dyeing the New “It” fibers: Tencel and Bamboo 1 day workshop or 2.5 hour demo

Dye painting techniques for tencel and bamboo yarns as skeins and warps. Dyes used will be fiber reactive.

(Needs: 4 to 6-foot table, electricity, some water, can be a bucket. People: 5-15 maybe a few more if a demo. This can be hour demo to 3 hours or a full day or a one or two workshop as desired. Lab fee depends on time and number of students, email me and I will let you know the cost.

2 4 oz bamboo skeins, 2 4 oz tencel skeins, dyes, materials, Contact for lab fee prices.

You can bring your own fiber or fabric to dye at a price per pound rate. Instructions for making warps to dye available on request. Optional is demo on making warps to dye, dyeing warps, dyeing fabric.

 

 

Devore Shibori Workshop Description: 1 day or 2.5 hour demo
Ever wonder how the elegant devore velvet is made?  It is created by putting on a chemical in pattern, adding heat and dissolving part of the pile of the velvet fabric away. This workshop combines the folding techniques of Shirbori (folded fabric) and devore or fiber etch to create a design on a rayon/silk velvet scarf. We will then use fiber reactive dyes to add a “painted” dye image that resembles watercolors effects. email for lab fee (2 scarves, etch out, dyes, materials)

 

 Analyzing and reproducing commercial cloth and sampling to achieve different looks both on loom and off using the computer as a design aid. Using the results to design 4 companion fabrics for use on a garment(s). Using exotic and unusually fibers to create a unique look. (3-5 days, 5 to 12 people, looms required, graph paper or lap tops with textile program, threads provided. Contact for Lab fee prices

 Exploring Surface Design TechniquesDay 1:Devore: removal of pile in pattern on rayon velvet with pole wrap shibori and stencil techniques.Day 2 morning: Degumming silk in pattern with clamp resist techniques.Class 2 afternoon: Discharge printing or removing color in pattern on cotton and silk.Day 3: Dyeing and painting fabrics from the first two classes to add color to the texture changes. Also using synthetic fabrics with thermoplastic properties to wrap and clamp and heat set to new shapes.(Can be a 3 day workshop or broken up to 2-4 hours by choosing one of the above techniques, shorter as demo no participation) These techniques are done on commercial fabrics but use of handwoven will be discussed) 

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