Classes: summer 2006

The Sewing Workshop
San Francisco, CA
More information is available at: www.thesewingworkshop.org or 415 221 7397

2 Day Shibori Intensive
Ana Lisa Hedstrom
July 8 and 9, 10 am to 5 pm
Learn basic stitch resist, arashi, and itajime folding and clamping.
On the second day we will experiment with sewing machine and smocking machine stitching. Arashi samples will be re-wrapped and over dyed.
Students will complete a series of samples and silk scarves.

Coupeville Arts Center
Whidbey Island, Washington,
Catalog and more information available at: www.coupevillearts.org or 360 678 3396.

Ana Lisa Hedstrom
August 7-11
SHIBORI PROJECTS: color, design, piecing, planning
After two days of intensive instruction, students will plan projects and complete shibori dyed fabric for clothing, quilts, or other projects.

Peter’s Valley Craft Center
Layton, NJ
More information is available at: www.pvcrafts.org
Classes taught by our web members:

Sculptural Basketry/Surface Design
Michael Davis
June 23-27 (5 day)
This workshop will concentrate on the twining technique to create a sculptural basket. Beginning a piece is as important as finishing it and all the aspects of shaping and embellishing the form will be experienced. An understanding of twining is preferred, but not necessary. 
Beginner to intermediate.
Tuition: $425
Lab Fee: $40

Undercover: A Book of Marks
Dorothy Caldwell
July 7-11 (5 day)
In this workshop, participants will explore new ways of markmaking. There are many ways to make a mark. A stitch makes one kind of mark, a paintbrush another, a hammer and nail another. Working with various types of fabric and paper, we will experiment with different methods including stitching, batik, resist and discharge as well as more unconventional means such as piercing, folding and burning. Participants will work with their collection of richly activated surfaces and their own personal imagery to develop an individual book. Simple binding techniques will be demonstrated.  
Beginner to advanced.
Tuition: $425
Lab Fee: $60

New Dimensions: Playing with Mixed Fibers
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
August 25-29 (5 day)
Modern technology is being used to create a variety of advanced yarns, much to the benefit of designers and artisans. Even still, combining two or more materials that differ in form or composition can produce a new material with improved performance characteristics: natural proteins (ex; silk, wool) with cellulose (ex; cotton, linen) or natural fibers with microfibers. A wide range of finishing treatments applied to a mixed fabric can completely transform its original texture, color and shape, and present a wide range of unexpected design effects. Artists willing to experiment by constructing mixed fiber materials - whether by weaving, knitting, quilting, appliqué or machine embroidery will benefit from integrating traditional and hi-tech materials with simple techniques.
Intermediate to advanced.
Tuition: $425
Lab Fee: $80

Split Rock Arts Program
University of Minnesota, St. Paul July 23-28, 2006
More information is available at: www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts/

Material Matters: The New Surface Design
  Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada
Limited to 16 participants
SR 178905 (noncredit) $550 + $30 registration fee + $60 special fee
Noncredit Workshop Total $640
DHA 5170 (two semester credits):
Add $50 for undergraduate credit OR add $148 for graduate credit
 
Contemporary Japanese fashion and textile designers have distinguished themselves by combining hand manipulation, technology, and natural and synthetic materials in imaginative, innovative ways. This workshop explores some of these methods and practices and makes use of, what are popularly referred to as, "high-tech" materials. Participants will learn to manipulate an array of fabric structures and surfaces by combining heat-shrinking liners with water-soluble threads; treating blended fabrics with devorée and fulling; and experimenting with shrinkage, transparency, opacity, and permanent textures using silk proteins and crepe fibers. The group will also shape cloth and canvas using Japanese shibori and related techniques. The underlying artistic concern will be to imprint memories on pliable surfaces, and all of the techniques introduced will allow participants to create personally expressive fabrics that are laden with multiple meanings. There will be demonstrations, discussions, and individual attention for each person's work. Note: Participants should have some understanding of fabric and fiber behavior and basic dyeing techniques, as well as simple hand- and machine-sewing skills.

Surface Design Association and Surface Art Association

“ Beneath the Surface: Behind the Scenes” Conference
June 16-17, 2006
Burbank, CA
More information is available at: www.surfacedesign.org

“ Material Transformations”
Yoshiko Wada
This workshop explores the transformation of material from 2D to 3D using inventive combinations of techniques that take advantage of a cloth’s physical and chemical structures. Examining both synthetic and natural materials, Ms. Wada will discuss how to mix techniques – from basic handwork to more technologically advanced methods that boil and burn and chemically shrink fabric into three-dimensional soft sculptures with volume and body. For example, the effects of combining heat shrinking liner with water soluble threads; shrinking polyester with natural fiber; or treating natural and synthetic blends with devoré and fulling to yield unusual, exaggerated tactile dimensions. Students will be introduced to some of the methods and applications discussed above and will enjoy the opportunity to use new textile materials.
Materials Fee: $50

Handweavers Guild of America
Convergence 2006
Grand Rapids, MI
More information is available at: http://www.weavespindye.org

W325
Ingeniously Simple: Warp Float Pattern Weaves of the Miao in China
Sadae Torimaru & Tomoko Torimaru
An ingenious flat warp technique, using only the body and a C-clamp or a chair leg, is practiced to weave a wide array of colorful and beautifully patterned sashes, belts, and other accessories.
Level: Intermediate. Materials fee: $35.

W327
Transformation of Textile Surface from 2-D to 3-D with Protein Fibers
Yoshiko Wada
Protein fibers such as silk and wool can be advantageously used to cause a ÔmetamorphosisÕ of textile surfaces and allow creative surface design. Gunma silk crepe, special silk with its sericin proteins left intact, permanently holds texture and shapes forced onto it. The protein also allows fabric to take dyes in two different shades. Since woolen cloth responds to fulling, shibori-inspired fabric manipulation methods can turn wool into animated sculptures with soaping or washing agitation.
Level: Intermediate. Materials fee: $45.

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