Posted By CNCH 2010 on March 1, 2010
Dear CNCH Registrants and those wanting to enter our galleries and exhibits,
We would like to extend the deadlines for the:
Galleries and Fashion Show to March 15
Boutique to March 31
This gives you more time to finish your wonderful items, photograph them if still on your loom, etc., and send to the people in charge of that [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on January 31, 2010
Unfortunately due to low enrollment, six scheduled workshops have had to be canceled. We believe the need to cancel is a direct result of the current economic environment. If your registration is affected, you have been contacted about your options.
The committee expects that the CNCH 2010 Conference will be a wonderful [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on January 21, 2010
Happy New Year, fellow fiber enthusiasts! We hope you had a great time with family and friends over the holidays and are looking forward to an exciting year!
As you are starting to look forward into the new year and planning out your activities, here’s a little reminder. You can SAVE MONEY for the [...]
Posted By JAnderson on January 11, 2010
The Advisory Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 scholarships. Scholarships were offered to one person from each of our five areas. The scholarship is a non-need based award. They are judged anonymously by at least three members of the Advisory Council. This year the amount paid was either a workshop or [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 25, 2009
Dyeing Without a Dyepot
This workshop is already drawing lots of attention. Everyone, it seems, is curious about producing colored fabrics without a dyepot. You will explore transfer printing, disperse dyes, and transfer crayons, along with printing, painting, stenciling, stamping, stitching, resist and collage techniques to produce a myriad of colored fabrics and designs. If more [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 23, 2009
8/2 Cotton: Versatile, Beautiful and Inexpensive
8/2 cotton is a fabulous thread — not too fine, not too thick and readily available in so many colors and shades of color. Mary Berent will take you through a huge variety of fabrics that can be woven using just this one specific thread. This “round robin” style workshop [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 21, 2009
Woven Dévoré
Anne Field brings her scholarship and attention to detail to the subject of dévoré in this workshop. You will learn the principals of the technique and the properties of the plant and animal and synthetic fibers that are used as you weave and analyze samples and then plan a scarf to finish at home. [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 18, 2009
Cabochon in Macrame Setting
Create a stunning piece of jewelry, a brooch or an amulet, by learning to position a gemstone cabochon in a macramé setting of stems, leaves and leaflets and flowers. The only pre-requisite is that you download the double half-hitch tutorials from Marion Hunziker-Larsen’s webpage and practice the technique before you come to [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 16, 2009
Software, Structure, and Design
So you have a multi-shaft loom, maybe even one with a computer interface, and you don’t feel you have ever really learned to use its full potential. Computers and multi-shaft looms are a match made in heaven. Learn how the design software available today can help you move from inspiration to fabric [...]
Posted By CNCH 2010 on December 14, 2009
More than Just Black and White: Weaving Beautifully with Neutrals
Contrary to what you might think, neutrals can be used to dramatic effect, as well as to create a soft mood. Join Betty Vera in exploring muted colors, blacks, whites, browns, grays, and beiges, and their uses with textured and smooth yarns as well as with [...]
