UPCOMING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Friday, June 7, 2013, 10am-4pm
SILK RIBBON EMBROIDERY & CRAZY QUILT WORKSHOP
with Marianne Hatton
Crazy Quilting provides a wonderful canvas on which to embroider and embellish with a range of pretty threads and versatile embroidery stitches. If you enjoy handwork, you are sure to love spending some time working with beautiful fabrics and thread and creating a special piece of needlework, then adding embroidery embellishment using silk ribbon and other embroidery threads.
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Saturday, June 8, 2013, 10am-3pm
INTERMEDIATE SASHIKO: TOTE BAG DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
with Miho Takeuchi
Expand on your knowledge of Sashiko! Bring your own design that you would like to transfer onto a fabric and stitch Sashiko. The design could be a flower, geometric pattern, Chinese characters or your own creation. A few Sashiko design will be included in the materials kit, to help you with your design. Instructor will show you step-by-step instruction of transferring and stitching, answering questions and giving out tips and suggestions in this one-day class. You will finish stitching at home and turn it into a tote bag.
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Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9:30am-4:30pm
SHIBORI DYEING WITH INDIGO WORKSHOP: FOLD & SEW
with Carol Anne Grotrian
Experience the magic and learn about the care and feeding of an indigo vat, using synthetic indigo. We'll create samples of some basic shibori patterns on cotton cloth using the indigo vat. In keeping with the museum's current exhibition, Silk! Luxurious Antique & Contemporary Quilts, silk scarves will be available for dyeing.
Click here for the full course description and registration information.
SHIBORI DYEING WITH INDIGO WORKSHOP: FOLD & SEW
with Carol Anne Grotrian
Experience the magic and learn about the care and feeding of an indigo vat, using synthetic indigo. We'll create samples of some basic shibori patterns on cotton cloth using the indigo vat. In keeping with the museum's current exhibition, Silk! Luxurious Antique & Contemporary Quilts, silk scarves will be available for dyeing.
Click here for the full course description and registration information.
Fall calendar to be announced in June 2013. Keep checking back!
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Interested in teaching a class or workshop at NEQM?
We are currently seeking instructors for classes and workshops in all fiber arts disciplines, including: knitting, crochet, felting, needlework, sewing, and of course all kinds of quilting for adults and children. Please email Leanne Tremblay at shop@nequiltmuseum.org or call 978-452-4207 x.16 to express your interest. If you have a great idea for a class or workshop or are an instructor with a current repertoire, we'd love to here from you!
Interested in teaching a class or workshop at NEQM?
We are currently seeking instructors for classes and workshops in all fiber arts disciplines, including: knitting, crochet, felting, needlework, sewing, and of course all kinds of quilting for adults and children. Please email Leanne Tremblay at shop@nequiltmuseum.org or call 978-452-4207 x.16 to express your interest. If you have a great idea for a class or workshop or are an instructor with a current repertoire, we'd love to here from you!