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SUMMARY:Little Wool Workshop At JG SWITZER
DESCRIPTION:Little Wool Workshop At JG SWITZER\nPresented by SHOP SHEEP by JG SWITZER \nMake Your Own Fabric! Learn about nature’s miracle fiber: wool. \n11am-12pm | Friday August 5 \nWorkshops include a tour of our little wool workshop and a half-hour of making your own 20” square of Ready Roll fabric \nWe can only accommodate 8 participants at a time so please register as early as possible. \nPlease check schedule online to register and confirm times. Private parties can be scheduled on Mondays or Tuesdays or by appointment only. Please call 707 244 3330 or email us at service@jgswitzer.com to book a private event.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/little-wool-workshop-at-jg-switzer-3/
LOCATION:JG Switzer\, 6790 McKinley Street\, Suite 160\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472
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SUMMARY:Making a Fruit Gathering Basket with Charlie Kennard
DESCRIPTION:Learn to create a small open-weave twined basket \nWe will create small open-weave twined baskets suitable for hanging from the shoulder or at the waist when picking fruits or nuts. Charlie will provide whole peeled sandbar willow for the warps\, and split European willow for the wefts. Students can attach their own straps subsequent to the workshop. \nThe class is limited to 14 students\, and will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA. (Address provided upon registration.) Weather permitting\, we will be sitting outdoors in a shaded area. (You are welcome to bring your own outdoor folding chair or cushion\, otherwise outdoor seating is on wooden folding chairs.) In the unlikely event of rain\, we will be in the garage studio/classroom\, which has plenty of ventilation. \nParticipants should bring: garden clippers\, a sharp pocket knife\, small wire clippers and a water bowl; plus any personal snacks\, lunch and beverages. Lunch is not included. \nEnroll here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/360061953997 \n\nFibershed Scholarship Program\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nCharlie Kennard of San Anselmo is a long-time basket weaver and student of California Indian and other traditional basketry techniques of the world. He has taught for the Point Reyes Field Institute\, East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden\, Fibershed\, the Laguna Center and in many schools and at teacher trainings. Tule boats made in his workshops can be seen at the Bay Model in Sausalito\, Lake County Museum\, and another is in the collection of the Oakland Museum. You can also visit a basketry plant garden Charlie has created at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. Charlie is active in native habitat restoration in Marin\, managing several projects for Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed. \nPhotos courtesy of Charlie Kennard
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/making-a-fruit-gathering-basket-with-charlie-kennard/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220809T160000
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SUMMARY:Denim Repair with Janell Wysock
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is a part of Fibershed’s 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven’t signed up for our challenge? Signup here!)\n\n\nDedicated to keeping waste at a minimum and the concept to use what we have\, artist and designer Janell Wysock\, is focused on repairing and making clothes functional. Janell produces a line of sweaters\, dresses\, shawls\, and outerwear accessories as well as installation art. She is passionate about not creating waste so in tandem with what she produces she revels in the beauty of what we wear daily keeping those favorite items in rotation to be used and enjoyed. After discovering about 80% of her own personal clothes needed some type of mending\, she decided to start a summer of truly caring for her own clothes and those around her. Taking on any type of repair\, big or small\, to bring clothes back to life was both empowering and important in solving issues around sustainability. If we fix what we have\, we don’t go searching to replace it. We are not taught to even consider spending time keeping the condition of our clothes in working order. If we can continue to use what we have instead of reinvesting in something new\, we have a shot in reducing our consumption. \nJoin us to move past the space of “needing it repaired” to a space of “getting to wear it and feeling proud”. In this Denim Repair workshop\, we will bring a pair of jeans back to life and learn how to repair and embellish with embroidery. \nWhen: Tuesday\, August 9\, 2p PT/ 5p ET \nLength: 2 hours \nWhere: Zoom \nCost: Sliding Scale\, recommended offering of $15-35 \nMax. Number of Participants: 25 \n~ REGISTER HERE ~ \nItems needed: \n\nDenim garment or textile for repair\nNeedle\nThread\nScrap fabric (similar to thickness of your jeans)\nPins\nPencil\nEmbroidery floss\nScrap cardboard\nSmall embroidery hoop – optional\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nMore About Janell Wysock: \nJanell Wysock is a textile artist and designer who builds fabrics structures and designs large scale fiber strands or yarns which she makes to use in various types of textile projects. Typically\, she calls upon very traditional classic materials often used in textiles such as wool and linen\, and in contrast remnant and discarded materials such as bed sheets\, clothing in disrepair\, plastic bags and video cassette tape film. Many of the fabrics she makes are translated into one of a kind fashion pieces. Her work also encompasses textile art pieces for interiors and installations for both indoors and outdoors. Creating an environment is her focus\, and various elements that make up the extent of her scope of work often come together in unison whether it is an independent piece or blending together multiple components. Allowing the viewer to participate in various ways such as helping on community projects through\, donating old materials to be up-cycled\, or helping make strand\, their own personal weaving and different points of access to watch and learn through video and her teaching practice is what makes connecting with Janell unique. Her intention is to allow the viewer or participant to align with their own personal ideas of art\, expression and sustainability feeling grounded and inspired to constantly improve in what it is they do to contribute to arts\, culture and an environment that works for everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\n~ REGISTER HERE ~
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/denim-repair-with-janell-wysock/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:class,Online event,workshop
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SUMMARY:Fermented Foods with Phoebe & Maggie of Wild West Ferments
DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on workshop at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach\, Maggie and Phoebe of Wild West Ferments will teach you all they know about fermented foods\, give tastes and samples and send you home with your own ferment to tend and enjoy. We will also enjoy a potluck lunch together. \nMaggie has spent many years studying\, practicing\, and teaching ways and whys of fermentation. She is forever enamored; it is a subject matter that never lags\, reaching generously from science and nutrition to history\, anthropology\, lore and ancestral foodways. Successful fermentation calls for a balance of intuition\, careful watching\, and critical thinking. Before launching Wild West Ferments more than a decade ago\, Maggie traveled all over Eastern Europe\, the Balkans\, and Ukraine searching out traditional foodways\, food preservation methods and fermentation traditions. She returned home more inspired than ever and has been a professional fermenter ever since\, selling high quality fermented goods through various outlets and teaching youth and adults alike… in home kitchens\, schools\, libraries\, at conventions\, conferences\, and gatherings. Maggie feels the strong connection to place\, health\, and heritage that fermentation offers everyone who approaches it. She rejoices in allaying fears and concerns and helping people to learn the richness that alliances with the microscopic world brings. \nMaggie’s sister\, Phoebe was her first student and has been fermenting and teaching others the art of fermentation ever since her sister taught her this joy over 15 years ago. Having lost their mother to cancer 20 years ago both sisters feel the importance of the health and deliciousness that it brings to their families. Together they will teach you all they know in this hands-on workshop\, and give tastes and samples and send you home with your own ferment to tend and enjoy. \nEnroll here: blackrockranch.com/product/fermented-foods-with-maggie-and-phoebe/ \nOffering of scholarship and reparations tickets: For those who would not be able to attend without financial assistance\, please email Maggie Beth Levinger (maggiebeth@gmail.com)\, Phoebe (phoebe@vonreis.com) and Sandra (sandra@blackrockranch.com) to inquire about a scholarship or reparations opportunity.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/fermented-foods-with-phoebe-maggie/
LOCATION:Black Rock Ranch\, Stinson Beach\, CA
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Black Rock Ranch":MAILTO:sandra@blackrockranch.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220814T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220814T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T024336
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SUMMARY:Sourcing fabric and pattern ideas from your closet with Gynna Clemes
DESCRIPTION:Turn oversized or unloved clothing into something you would actually wear! In this introductory 1-day workshop at the Fibershed Learning Center near Point Reyes Station\, CA\, we will take a closer look at how to implement SMART Fashion in your life. \n\nSort out and source fabric and pattern ideas from your closet\nMake a decision — reuse the fabric or use an article of clothing as pattern inspiration\nAffordably refashion clothing as fabric or use to create a pattern\nReimagine the garment or fabric & make it happen — sewing and drafting process\nTry it on and treat yourself!\n\nThe class will include: \n\nGoing through the process of deciding which garments to repurpose as fabric and which garments will be used as pattern examples.\nDiscussion will include: fabric type\, layout\, and piecing to have larger fabric options.\nCreating a pattern from a garment\nCutting the pattern from repurposed fabric (Instructor will have some basic pattern pieces to use as samples if student does not.)\nTips and tricks on how to sew knit garments\nOptional: Sewing garments if time allows. Instructor will have a couple of machines for sewing samples. This is not a construction workshop.\n\nStudents will learn: \n\nHow to assess their options by looking through their existing closets. Students are encouraged to bring knit fabric articles of clothing from their closets to use in our discussion.\nHow to best disassemble and cut garments to repurpose\nHow to draft a pattern using an existing garment. For this workshop we will repurpose a Basic T-shirt as a class example.\nHow to best layout pattern pieces on repurposed fabric\nHow to measure garments and themselves or recipients correctly\n\nStudents will take home: \n\nPattern pieces and a plan to repurpose their garment\, or garments sewn in class!\n\nExperience: \n\nNo experience needed\, minimal sewing knowledge helpful\n\nInstructor will provide: \n\nPaper and drafting supplies\nSimple sewing supplies\nBasic T-shirt to repurpose\nMeasurement cards (handout)\nCut cards (handout)\n\nStudents should bring: \n\nKnit fabric articles of clothing from their closets to use in our discussion\, such as T-shirts\, sweatshirts\, knit jersey sheets\, etc.\nNotepad\, pencil\, pen\, sharpie\nPersonal snacks\, beverages and lunch\nOptional: Sewing machine (in good working order)\n\nEnroll here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/291068051377 \nThe class is limited to 12 students\, and will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center at Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA. (Address provided upon registration.) \nBONUS: Students will get a sneak preview of Fibershed’s Clothing Swap Closet\, which is filled with donated natural fiber clothing (launching publicly in October). You are invited to bring a quality natural fiber garment from your own closet to swap with an item of comparable value. \nImportant note: Due to the ongoing pandemic\, and depending on conditions at the time\, masks may be required in indoor spaces for all participants\, and we will maintain appropriate physical distance during the class. If conditions change and it becomes necessary to cancel because of the pandemic\, your tuition and fees will be refunded. \n\nFibershed Scholarship Program\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nGynna Clemes received her first sewing machine at age 7\, and began designing and drafting patterns and sewing her own clothing during high school. She taught herself to knit during college\, and after college added weaving and spinning to her fiber journey. \nA mostly self-taught maker\, Gynna has a relaxed view on creating — there are many tips and tricks to learn but few steadfast rules. She enjoys learning from others and adding different views and tips to her arsenal. \nGynna’s latest clothing line — Hank and Momma Clothing — was born of necessity as an outlet to redefine and re-find herself after feeling lost under the role of being a new mother. Hank and Momma Clothing was truly the pivotal point in Gynna’s creative career. She’s passionate about creating comfy\, cozy clothing that instills confidence and promotes creative exploration for all. Today you can find Gynna’s clothing lines on her website GynnaMade.com and on FibershedMarketplace.com. \nGynna believes that anyone can learn to create a wardrobe that helps ground them and gives meaning to their lives\, wherever they are on their creative journey. \nRooted in smart fashion\, she is excited to share her experiences\, tips and tricks and creative process through her new SMART Fashion workshops. Smart fashion incorporates simple materials that actively regenerate textiles in daily life. \n\nSimple and sustainable\nMaterials that\nActively\nRegenerate\nTextiles\n\nRead Gynna’s story in Fibershed’s blog: fibershed.org/2022/07/06/a-handmade-zero-waste-wardrobe-for-mother-and-child-by-gynna-made/
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/sourcing-fabric-and-pattern-ideas-from-your-closet-with-gynna-clemes/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220818T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220821T150000
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SUMMARY:WOOLGATHERING 2022 at the High Desert Fibershed Learning Center
DESCRIPTION:Warner Mountain Weavers has opened up their High Desert Fibershed Learning Center in the Surprise Valley\, Cedarville\, California! Warner Mountain Weavers has been is business since 2000 and has a 2 story building with a classroom upstairs and downstairs to accommodate students. We also have a large outside dye area with picnic tables\, burners and antique ringer washing machines. We have a mature dye garden which is quite extensive. They are open for in-person classes throughout 2022. \nFour glorious days of\n\nSpinning and Natural Dyeing\nGrowing and Processing Flax\nLearn about techniques\, natural fibers and local wool.\nA trip to Oz – visit a dye garden\nKnit Night at the local Historic Pub\n\nVisit Surprise Valley the gateway to the Great Basin!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWoolgathering 2022 August 18-21 Schedule: \nAugust 18  \n9:30am-12:30pm – Beginning Spinning; Melissa Harris \n1-4pm – Growing and Processing Flax Demo:Sandy Fisher and Durl Van Alstyne \n4:30-6pm – A Trip to Oz Gardens: Kay Antunez. \nAugust 19 \n9:30am-12:30pm – Spinning Bast Fibers: Flax and Hemp: Melissa Harris \n1-4pm – Mending Knits; Sarah Lilligard \nAugust 20 \n10am-3pm-Natural Dyeing with Extracts\, Bugs and Powders: Lani Estill \nAugust 21 \n10am-3pm-The Ancient Natural dyes: Indigo Madder Root and Weld \n\nMORE INFO & CLASS REGISTRATION
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/woolgathering-2022-at-the-high-desert-fibershed-learning-center/
LOCATION:High Desert Fibershed Learning Center\, 459 South Main Street\, Cedarville\, CA\, 96104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220820T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220821T160000
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SUMMARY:Cochineal dyeing in the Zapotec tradition with Porfirio Gutiérrez
DESCRIPTION:Join Maestro Porfirio Gutiérrez for a 2-day workshop on the history and use of cochineal in its cultural context \nNatural materials have been used to produce dyes and colorants throughout much of human history. The cochineal insect is one of the oldest pigments used in Mexico and its red color was an important symbolic element associated with the gods\, sun\, blood\, and rituals. Cochineal was used as medicine as well as to decorate buildings\, murals\, codices\, and the human body itself. Its value as a commodity was equal to its value culturally and symbolically. \nJoin internationally renowned natural dyer and textile artist Maestro Porfirio Gutiérrez to learn about the rich history of the Zapotec natural dyeing technique in its cultural context\, and to explore and learn the principles of this lost art in a 2-day workshop. \nWe will explore the science and chemistry of cochineal insects and how this relates to pH and color shifting. We will learn to mordant yarns and create secondary hues by over dyeing. Maestro Porfirio will teach of his spiritual understanding of the color red\, nature and its relation to traditional medicine\, healing\, and ceremonies. He will expand on the sacred red colors used in his community procession\, and his journey on revitalizing the ancestral Zapotec natural dyeing technique to create over 200 different color hues\, all from nature. \nThe class is limited to 15 students\, and will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA. (Address provided upon registration.) \nTwo days of intensive study with Porfirio\, 6 hours per session\, which will include: \n\nInformation about the history of natural dyes and what has been lost\nDemonstration of techniques\nPreparation of yarns\nDyeing the first shade of cochineal\nOver-dyeing to obtain 4 shades of red\nDiscussion of mordenting and materials\nDiscussion of proper washing techniques\nResponses to student questions\n\nStudents will be taking home yarn samples in 4 shades of cochineal. \nEnroll here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/339654233957 \nPlease bring your own lunch\, snacks\, and beverages (water bottle/travel mug). Lunch is not provided. Please wear comfortable clothes that can get stained. \n\nFibershed Scholarship Program\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nTextiles Trunk Show & Presentation\nThere will also be a trunk show of the weavings of Porfirio Gutiérrez\, open to the public on August 20th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm\, with a 45-minute presentation at 6:30 pm on Zapotec textiles having a seasonal imprint and being a historical document\, holding both climate and culture. More information here: eventbrite.com/e/354337732697 \n\nCochineal is Maestro Porfirio Gutierrez’s particular passion and he has a vast store of knowledge on its provenance\, usage\, and application. The approach to his work communicates a spiritual understanding about plants\, the cycle of nature\, colors\, medicine and food. For him\, cochineal and its color are sacred and precious. His practice forms a cultural context as a direct descendent of the civilization who helped domesticate and develop this gift that influenced cultures and artistic practices throughout the world. \nGutierrez is the leading artist in the revitalization and recognition of the lost Zapotec ancestral natural dyeing techniques. His work has been exhibited internationally and is in the collection of the National Museum of American Indian at Smithsonian Institution\, Fomento Cultural Banamex\, the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares\, and Arizona State Museum. A selection of the Gutiérrez dye materials has also been documented and added to Harvard Art Museum’s Forbes Pigment Collection\, the world-renowned archive of artist materials. He has lectured for major institutions around the world and has given workshops to Harvard University students as part of the university’s summer institute for technical studies\, as well as other institutions that have a deep appreciation for natural dyes. The story of his work has been told in The New York Times\, the BBC\, and in Vogue magazine. \n\n \nPhoto above by Liz Fish; cochineal grinding photo at top by Soraya Matos; portrait of Porfirio Gutiérrez at top by Joe Coca\, 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/cochineal-dyeing-in-the-zapotec-tradition-with-porfirio-gutierrez/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Porfirio Gutiérrez Textiles Trunk Show
DESCRIPTION:A trunk show of the weavings of Porfirio Gutiérrez — California-based Zapotec textile artist and natural dyer \nJoin Porfirio Gutiérrez at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, California\, for a trunk show and discussion of his work. (Address and directions provided upon registration.) \nThere will be a 45-minute presentation at 6:30 pm on Zapotec textiles having a seasonal imprint and being a historical document\, holding both climate and culture. \nPlease register so that we may better organize: eventbrite.com/e/354337732697 \n\nPorfirio will also be teaching a 2-day workshop on Cochineal dyeing in the Zapotec tradition on August 20 & 21 at the Fibershed Learning Center. Learn more and enroll here: eventbrite.com/e/339654233957 \n\nPorfirio Gutierrez is a California-based Zapotec textile artist and natural dyer\, born and raised in the richly historic Zapotec textile community of Teotitlán del Valle in Oaxaca\, Mexico. He grew up immersed in color and surrounded by the wildness of Oaxaca’s mountains\, and by the knowledge of plants for healing and for color. His life’s work has been revitalizing and preserving traditional Zapotec natural dye techniques with a focus on reinterpreting traditional textiles and materials to reflect his distinct creative vision. \nWorking in both Ventura\, California\, and Oaxaca\, Gutíerrez’s art practice maintains his ancestor’s spiritual belief in nature as a living being\, sacred and divine. His grounding in Zapotec traditional knowledge manifests in his textiles\, reinterpreting the traditional weaving language\, subverting and re-imagining the symbols and forms\, morphing his textile designs toward the fractal forms and spaces of architecture and the movement he sees in cities and urban environments. \nGutíerrez is a truly American artist\, moving freely across the imposed borders between his two countries\, as his ancestors and many other Indigenous peoples have done for thousands of years. His designs draw deeply on his experiences of two cultures\, moving between the traditional and the modern\, but always reliant on the deep knowledge and spiritual dimensions of his work. \nTo learn more\, visit his website at porfiriogutierrez.com or his Instagram. \n \nPhoto above by Liz Fish\, portrait of Porfirio by Joe Coca
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/porfirio-gutierrez-textiles-trunk-show/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:fiber art sales
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220829T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T024336
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SUMMARY:Meditation Hand-Work & The Elements & Principles of Design at slowfiber
DESCRIPTION:Meditation Hand-Work & The Elements & Principles of Design-Slow Stitching Becomes an Art Practice for Self Care\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\n\nMonthly Schedule: \n\nMay 26: Patterns & Shapes\nJune 24: Compliments & Line\nJuly 29: Monochrome & Harmony\nAugust 29: Form\, 3-D & Space\nSeptember 30: Texture & Repetition\nOctober 28: Balance & Color\nNovember 25: Contrast & Value\nDecember 30: Unity and Variety\n\nStitching as Meditation. Hmmm… well\, self-care is hot on the tongues of those who know best. I happen to know that incremental decision-making processes have a calming effect and then the language of stitching can come with the labels like relaxing and meditative. I include words like repetitive\, unifying\, balancing\, rhythmic. Well guess what? These words are also part of our universal design and art-language. I am crazy about how they speak to each other in my own slow-stitching practice. I believe there is a convergence here worth exploring together. \nWith this monthly gathering\, our work is not outcome-based. We will however use the elements and principles of design as meditation and design jumping-off points. Line\, Shape\, Color\, Form\, Space\, Texture\, Balance\, Rhythm\, Repetition\, Harmony\, Contrast\, and Unity. These are powerful words in design and in daily living. I believe we run the risk of going in to our weekend feeling refreshed and centered. I will encourage you to continue the process at home as well. \nYou will be provided with everything you need including a curated bundle of materials to work with which supports the element and/or principle of design for that evening. We will be working together but independently in the slowfiber classroom. Needles and threads are also provided. Simply bring yourself and perhaps a snack to share. I will have bottomless tea available. This is a non-judgmental and supportive environment and practice. I recommend you be able to stitch and thread a needle well. That is all. If you participate in all eight monthly offerings the finished outcome is enough to build a prayer flag-I am happy to do that with you as a reminder of your self care practice. \nThere is no refund for these events if you need to cancel. Please plan accordingly\, you are however welcome to give your spot away to a friend. \nI recommend- Slow Stitch by Claire Wellesley Smith\, a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach\, valuing quality over quantity\, and bringing a meaningful and thoughtful approach to textile practice. We will look at stitching thru the filter of fine art with this book. \nClaire Wellesley-Smith introduces a range of ways in which you can slow your textile work down\, including: \n\nUsing simple techniques inspired by traditional practice (including hand-stitch rhythms)\nReusing and re-inventing materials (reuse even old textile projects)\nLimiting your equipment\nMending revisited (practical and decorative techniques)\nProject ideas and resources that help towards making a more sustainable textile practice
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/meditation-hand-work-the-elements-principles-of-design-at-slowfiber-4/
LOCATION:Slowfiber\, 517A Hartnell St\, Monterey\, CA\, 93940-2829
ORGANIZER;CN="Slowfiber":MAILTO:slowfiber@gmail.com
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