Posted By BBennett on March 30, 2010
Dévoré for Weavers & Knitters
Our guest speaker, Anne Field teacher and author from New Zealand, will be sharing her tips and tricks with Dévoré. Dévoré is a technique we are familiar with when it is applied to velvet cloth. With handwoven and machine or hand knitted cloth made of both cellulose and other yarns, the … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By BBennett on March 28, 2010
Anne Field, a popular teacher and author from New Zealand, will be presenting a workshop on collapse weave in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild.
COLLAPSE WEAVE — THE MAGIC OF WOOL (2 Day Workshop): In this workshop students will weave and finish several samples to gain an understanding of the structure of collapse weave. … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By BBennett on March 28, 2010
Anne Field, a popular teacher and author from New Zealand, will be presenting a spinning other fibers workshop in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild.
SPINNING OTHER FIBERS (1 Day Workshop): The fibers covered will be silk, alpaca and mohair. We will begin with observing and discussing the qualities of the fibers and compare those … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By BBennett on March 7, 2010
Warp and Weft Painting
Blacksheep member Ulla de Larios will be sharing her “exploration in cloth” with us. Initially, her teen-age experiences with Flemish Tapestry set her on a course to find another way to create images on cloth. Trying different techniques she settled on Warp and Weft Painting as the ultimate process for creating the … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By BBennett on February 6, 2010
Bobbie Irwin will be here from Colorado to speak on Twined Rag Rugs. Bobbie is a popular teacher and author who presented at the CNCH retreat in Sonoma last year on “The Magic of Iridescence”. Bobbie will have some copies of her book on Twined Rag Rugs for sale.
Date: February 18, 2010
Time: 7:30 until 8:30 … » Read the Rest » …
Posted By BBennett on February 6, 2010
Anne Field, a popular teacher and author, will be presenting two workshops in April, sponsored by Black Sheep Handweavers Guild. She will be coming to California from New Zealand to teach at the CNCH Conference earlier in the month.
Anne Field Workshops April 2010
FOR WEAVERS
COLLAPSE WEAVE — THE MAGIC OF WOOL (2 Day Workshop): In … » Read the Rest » …
