Nui Shibori Scarves- Creating Texture with
Felting Yarns on Silk:
Shibori is a Japanese textile art form that has
come to mean cloth that has been bound or compressed. This is
accomplished through stitching, clamping, knotting or folding, then
processed through dyeing or heating to add a new “memory” to the cloth
and leave it transformed in color or surface texture.
For this
beautiful scarf project, we are using the Nui Shibori method of
stitching, but rather than pulling the yarns to create patterns with
dyes, we are using a feltable wool yarn for our stitches, then shrinking
them to create new textural surfaces. We’ll cover traditional stich
patterns to create different shaping, yarn and fabric selections for
effect, plus fulling your shibori scarf to transform it from flat to
dynamic!
Materials provided for supply fee of $15.00, payable at the
beginning of the class. No experience necessary, but a readiness to sit happily, chat and handsew-a must!
Please specify your main colour preference for your scarf at the
time of registration.
9:30-2:30
Maximum Registration: 12
Nuno Felt Wrap Vest:
Constructed all in one
piece and completed all in one day, this is a unique and flattering wardrobe staple for
all seasons. Perfect for layering, and customized to your own sizing and
colour preferences. Using silk chiffon and habotai fabrics laminated
through felting with merino wool and accented with silk fibres, we will
cover aspects of colour work, design, and nuno felting, while creating
this fabulous piece of wearable art.
Materials provided for
supply fee of $25.00, payable at the beginning of the class. No
experience necessary. Silk Fabrics will be custom dyed for this
class- please specify your main colour preference at the time of
registration. We will use the wool to achieve patterns and highlights in
colour. Feltmaking is a physical craft- please wear older clothing, and
be prepared for some physical exertion.
9:30am-3:30pm
Maximum
Registration: 10
FibresWest runs from March 22-23, 2013.
For more information, pricing, and to register visit: www.fibreswest.com/
I’m so looking forward to heading to Cloverdale for FibresWest again
this year. It’s always so much fun- with classes full of creative people,
and a show floor full of delicious fibre. In additon to teaching, I have a glorious 10 x 20 foot booth space that will be full of handdyed yarns and the best felting fibres.
See some of you there!
Warm wishes,
Fiona
