Classes & Workshops

Fiber Reactive Dyes + Cellulose Fibers

Using fiber reactive Procion MX dyes on cotton and other cellulose fibers, you'll learn processes for both immersion dyeing and direct application of dye. You'll also learn a logical approach to color mixing from primary colors and palette development will be discussed. This workshop is ideal for quilters who want to dye their own fabric, surface designers, or anyone who would like to better understand fiber reactive dyes.

Saturday, April 24
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor:  Catharine Ellis
Fee: $90 + materials

Natural Dyes on Cotton

Explore the effective use of natural dyes on cotton fabric. In this workshop you'll use a mordant process based on old printing techniques from India and France. Single dyes and the non-toxic mordants alum and iron will be used to obtain color variations. Using simple shibori resist techniques, you'll complete samples on cotton fabric.

Saturday, May 29
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor:  Catharine Ellis
Fee: $90 + materials

Fabric Brooches

Using simple hand sewing stitches, embroidery floss, fusable webbing and an iron, you'll learn how to combine and layer scraps of fabric to create beautiful unique brooches! You'll also learn how to finish the brooches with matt board and pin back. Expect to complete at least 2-3 brooches.

Saturday, June 19
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor:  Margaret Couch Cogswell
Fee: $85 + materials

Hands-On Shibori

Using simple tools, your hands, yarn, needle and thread, you'll create gorgeous surface designs on pre-hemmed silk scarves. Complete 4 different multi-colored scarves in this fun, gratifying, and fast-paced dyeing class.

Saturday, July 10
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor: Jen Swearington
Fee: $85 + materials

Embroidery Sampler Book

Learn a wide variety of embroidery stitches and explore alternatives to the standard favorites. On white and black or navy cloth, you'll embroider small samples of your own design and begin to develop a personal stitch vocabulary. These cloth "pages" will then be bound into an Embroidery Sampler Book to use for future reference and ideas.

Saturday, July 31
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor:  Heather Allen-Swarttouw
Fee: $85 + materials

Thiox: Removing Color Using Pattern & Design

Using a wide variety of surface design techniques you'll explore taking color out of dyed cloth. Using Thiorea Dioxide (more commonly known as thiox) in a print paste you'll discover the possibilities of removing color from a variety of prepared cloth and/or your own hand dyed. This is a great way to revamp and recharge dyed cloth and explore a reductive way of creating pattern and color.

Saturday, Aug 28
Hours: 10 am - 5 pm
Experience Level: All levels 
Instructor:  Heather Allen-Swarttouw
Fee: $85 + materials