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Design Your Own Felted Purse

January 8, 2015Past Workshops, WorkshopsElizabeth Eddy

Design Your Own Felted Purse

Class Description

Make your own template and design your very own purse while learning to wet felt.

We will use the “make the handle and purse as one piece” method. Inside and outside pockets, embedding stones, beading, lumpy yarn embellishment and closures will be covered.

6 hour class

Maximum # of students-15

Room requirements-2 students per 6’ table. We need to be close to water. A big sink for rinsing is very helpful.

Beginners welcome but some experience is nice.

Materials provided by instructor

Approx. 7 ounces of Corriedale wool, depending on individual design.

Template material and all tools needed to complete project.

Material fee-approx. $25.00

Students need to bring

2 old towels

sharp pointed scissors

bar soap-Kiss My Face olive works well

Lumpy or fuzzy wool yarn for embellishment-optional

Note: Because this is a design class and everyone will be making different purses and using different amounts of wool can they pay the material fee directly to me after the class?

Introduction to Nuno Felting

January 7, 2015Past Workshops, WorkshopsElizabeth Eddy

Introduction to Nuno Felting

Explore the magical technique of Nuno felting. This will introduce you to the tools, materials and methods used to make this amazing process happen. It’s like painting with fibers. During the process the fibers actually migrate through the fabric. If you don’t cover the entire fabric with fiber a secondary pattern happens because the wool fibers shrink but the fabric doesn’t, creating lots of pucker.

Class length-4 hours

Material provided:

Silk scarf

Extra fine Merino Top

Bombyx Silk Roving

Detailed instruction sheet

Material fee-$30.00

Students need to bring;

2 old towels

plastic dish pan

scissors

scraps of yarn if they wish

Classroom requirements;

Each student needs a table at least 6’ long.

We need to be close to hot water.

I need 2 tables for supplies and demos.

Three Felting Workshops – Carin Engen – March 6, 7, 8, 2015

January 5, 2015Past WorkshopsElizabeth Eddy

Carin Engen is an award-winning fiber artist and workshop instructor who has been using her experimental, playful nature to explore felting and color since 1992. She maintains a studio in Garberville, California, where she produces a line of hand-dyed wool fabric and fiber as well as her felt art.

Prior felting experience is required for both Saturday and Sunday workshops, so sign up for Friday’s workshop if you need the experience.

The workshops may be taken separately or in any combination. All costs are tentative and may be reduced depending upon participation. Reserve your spot with a 50% deposit paid to our Treasurer, Gloria Miller, 383 Green Ridge Drive, #3, Daly City, CA 94014.

For more information click on each Workshop Title live link below. For more example pictures, see Carin’s blog at artfullyfelt.blogspot.com.

Friday, March 6, 5:30 – 9:30 pm: Introduction to Nuno Felting. Cost is $50 for each student, plus a materials fee to instructor, approximately $30. Maximum number of students 15.

Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am – 4 pm: Felted Ruffles. Cost is $100 per student plus materials fee to instructor, approximately $25. Maximum number of students 12.

Sunday, March 8, 10 am – 4 pm: Design Your Own Felted Purse. Cost is $100 per student plus materials fee to instructor, approximately $25. Maximum number of students 12.

Wayne Wichern , Milliner – Jan. 15, 2015

December 26, 2014Past Programs, ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

Our regular meeting for the month of January will feature Wayne Wichern, milliner on the Peninsula for nearly 30 years. He has exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, lectured widely throughout the west coast, and created theatrical costume millinery for a number of theatre and ballet companies. His personal story of change and development in his artistry is described in a fascinating YouTube clip at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Ogbyg5XFc .

You’ll see his studio with equipment, and many of his felt fashion hats. He wanted us all to come to his studio, but we are too many to fit. He will welcome any of us there in the future.

More photos can be found at his website www.waynewichernmillinery.com.

Reservations will be made for dinner beginning at 5:30 pm at Buck’s Restaurant, Woodside and anyone who wishes may join us there. Our featured speaker will be present with us for light conversation.

Here are photos made of his presentation display. Please see Show-and-Tell for members modeling hats.

Show-and-Tell at Meeting 11.20.14

December 9, 2014Show and TellElizabeth Eddy

Felted Lacy Scarf by Jodi — Felted Lacy Scarf

Holiday Potluck and Gift Exchange, Dec. 18, 2014

December 3, 2014Past ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

Our regular meeting during December will be our traditional holiday potluck – bring a potful or trayful or treat to share. The kitchen will open early but our planned arrival time is 6 pm, with dinner commencing at 6:30 pm. The location is Woodside Village Church, 3145 Woodside Rd., as usual.

The gift requested of all who wish to participate is expected to be simple and fun for weavers, value no more than $15. We’ll exchange them anonymously using a clever game. Wrap your offering mysteriously to increase the anticipation of all us, viewers and possible nonparticipants alike.

Guild Sale 29 Nov 14, Redwood City Art Center

December 2, 2014Show and TellElizabeth Eddy

Upcycled Silk Flower Pins by Paula Dennis and backdrop Chenille Scarves by Gloria Miler — Upcycled Silk Flower Pins by Paula Dennis
and backdrop Chenille Scarves by Gloria Miller

November 20, 2014 – Rebecca Burgess

October 24, 2014Past ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

Our speaker, Rebecca Burgess, lives in west Marin County. She is the author of “Harvesting Color, How to Find and Make Natural Dyes” (2011). She is also the founder of Fibershed, a program promoting local farmers who raise sheep and grow cotton. Rebecca was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle for her challenge to people to live one year wearing only clothing which was locally produced.

Fiber dyed by Rebecca showing depth of color saturation possible with natural dyes

She teaches as well, offering classes for children and adults, and has developed a curriculum for children’s outdoor education.

Bag, Sweater made for Year in Local Fiber Project

Backyard Project by The North Face, sample jacket

Oct. 16, 2014 – Barbara Shapiro

September 26, 2014Past ProgramsElizabeth Eddy

Our second regular meeting of fall 2014 gathers at 7 pm at Woodside Village Church on Woodside Rd., Woodside.

Those who wish may join the group dining at Buck’s Restaurant on the right after the circle entering town, starting at 5:45 pm.

We socialize at the church parish hall till the program begins at 7:30 pm. The presenter this month is Barbara Shapiro, well known for writing, teaching, and personal artistry.

Barbara Shapiro Japan 2014 — Barbara Shapiro
Japan 2014

This month she is sharing images and objects from her recent trip to Japan, including her shibori samples from an in-depth 4-day workshop she attended early this summer, which she involved hands-on and up-close activities suited to experienced textile practitioners. She learned and will teach us the story of silk in Japan from silk worm farming and modernized filature, as well as a special under-kimono technique in red safflower dye, and then on to high-fashion houses in Tokyo (where no photos were allowed)

All photos below by Barbara Shapiro. An extensive article on this visit, with many more photos, can be found at:

http://www.surfacedesign.org/newsblog/slow-fiber-studio-gives-insider-access-to-japanese-textile-art-design