Felted Brooch Class
Instructor: Zanne Bakke
Zanne is an accomplished artist in various mediums. Member of the Wy'East Artisans Guild, Zanne has been involved in journals, book arts, jewelry, beading of all descriptions, and now FELT. Great 'mother / daughter', or girlfriends get-away! Zanne lives on Mt. Hood, and brings her love of nature to her work.
$75
July 12
repeats:August 10 and 24
All classes 10 am to 2 pm
You’ve been to the yarn store and bought that beautiful bag of roving, now what? Felting sounds fun, but what to make? How about starting small and at the same time making a fun and fabulous piece of jewelry. These Felted Brooches are a breeze to make and beautiful when embellished with beads and sequins.
In this class, you will learn to felt the roving into shape and get started on the embellishing of it. You will also learn how to make the “pin” part of the brooch. Materials will be supplied by instructor.
Please bring the following supplies:
Shoebox-sized plastic container
Bath towel
Pen and paper
Just Add COLOR!
1 day workshop
this workshop may be scheduled for your group!
Bring your knitting, weaving or embellishment yarns and threads and we will spend the day making color happen. How much fun could that be? Working with no heat immersion, space dye and resist techniques you can prepare for a planned project or add to your special stash.
Instructor: Maria Winner
socks socks socks
2-day workshop
available for scheduling with your group!
$140 with a $15 materials fee
there are so many ways to knit those 3D pieces that fit around your foot. When your done...you have to make another one that's identical! come bring your yarn, patterns, problems and ideas...we will help you in a fun and spirited atmosphere.
Instructor: Leslie Jackson
Surface Design Workshop
2-day workshop
Available to schedule for your group!
$140 with a $25 materials fee.
Spend the first day painting fabrics and the second continuing with more surface technique such as stamping, embossing, resists and mono print. These pieces can be used for your applique work, quilting, embellishing or add to your fabric library!
Instructor:
Maria Winner
Mary Telford
Embroidered embellishments
2-day workshop
Available to schedule for your group!
$140 with a $25 materials fee.
Do you have a jean jacket or special piece that you would like to embellish with embroidery? Come join the fun. Bring ideas. Learn stitches, add some beading techniques and let's get started. We will also be painting threads for your future projects. Great getaway for friends or Mom & Daughter week end.
Instructor: Maria Winner
Magic Knitting
2-day workshop
Available to schedule for your group
$140 with a $15 materials fee.
Now you see it...now you don't! Simple motifs appear and disappear like magic depending on the angle you see them. Also known as shadow knitting or illusion knitting, all you need to know is knit & purl...to learn how to trick the eyes with this fascinating technique.
Instructor: Jean Wenzel
Knitters Workshop
Beginning to more advanced
2-day workshop
Available to schedule for your group!
$140
All levels of knitter, from 'wanna be' to more advanced will enjoy spending time on the mountain while playing with yarn. Join us as a beginner so we can help you in getting started. If you are more advanced you may need some help decoding pattern instructions or want to learn how to get started with your own ideas?
Participating in the Yarn Dying Workshop just prior to this will insure you have a great stash to work with for many projects to come.
Instructors:
Leslie Jackson
Cherry Williams
Laminated Felting
2-day workshop
Available to schedule for your group!
$140 with a $25 materials fee.
when felt work is made using a shear fabric as a layer, one can produce wonderfully thin pieces that have drape and endless possibilites. For novice to accomplished.
Instructor: Maria Winner
