Class Information Instructors for Winter 2014 Classes General Information: All CHG classes meet in Room 1 of the North Elaine Bradley has studied at Haystack, Penland, Chastain Art Center, and the John C. Campbell Folk School. Her work has been published in Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot and Weaver's. In addition to teaching frequently for CHG and other fiber guilds, she has taught at Arrowmont, Campbell Folk School, and HGA's Convergence. DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA, 30338, unless otherwise specified. Please cooperate with the parking regulations at the Cultural Center. Registration: Registration deadline is one week before class begins, unless otherwise indicated. Students are accepted on a first-come basis, based on receipt of payment. The instructor will contact you by email about 1 week prior to class. If the class is full, the Registrar will contact you immediately to see if you wish to transfer to another class. Ann Doherty has been weaving since 1990. She earned the City and Guilds Certificate in Weaving and Dyeing, Part 1, from the City and Guilds of London Institute in 1994. She has taught weaving at CHG and at Callanwolde Art Center. Cancellation: You may cancel in writing until the registration deadline. Your class fee will be refunded, minus a $5 processing fee. Fees Nancy Dugger first found her passion for weaving in 1964. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Art in Textile and Surface Design in 1994 and began a career in carpet design. A workshop with Pat Williams rekindled her interest in tapestry weaving which she has actively pursued ever since, taking workshops with Tommye Scanlin, Pat Williams, Archie Brennan, and Susan Martin Maffei. Now retired, she would like to inspire others to see the creative possibilities in tapestry techniques. cannot be refunded for registrations canceled after the deadline. If CHG cancels your class, we will contact you by email before the first scheduled class meeting. Your class fee will be refunded in full. Equipment and Supplies: Use of looms and other major equipment is included in the class fee unless otherwise indicated. Students are often asked to pay a materials fee to the instructor on the first day of class, or may be asked to provide their own materials and tools. Additional Information? If you have questions or want to be on the mailing list for future Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild fiber arts classes, please email the Education Committee at classes@chgweb.com Become a Member Membership in the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild (CHG) is open to anyone with an interest in textiles and fiber arts. CHG meets at 10:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month, except July, August, and December, at the North DeKalb Cultural Center. The meeting day and time may change to accommodate a speaker. Additional CHG information can be found at www.chgweb.com. PLEASE DETACH THIS SECTION AND RETURN WITH PAYMENT TO: Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild Education Committee P.O. Box 889244; Atlanta, GA 30356 404-855-1CHG (404-855-1244) Or register online through our website using PayPal Class Registration Form Name: ____________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ City, State, and ZIP Code ____________________________ State __________ ZIP Code ________________________ Daytime Phone #: __________________________________ Evening Phone # ___________________________________ email address: ____________________________________ Class: ____________________________________________ Day: __________________ Time: _____________________ Class Fee: _____________ Lab Fee: __________________ *Pay supply fee directly to instructor Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild Weaving & Related Fiber Arts P.O. Box 889244 Atlanta, GA 30356 404-855-1CHG (404-855-1244) Winter 2014 Classes Molly Elkind has an MA in Studio Art from the University of Louisville. Her works have been exhibited in juried shows locally and nationally. Molly has been published in Arts Across Kentucky and Needlearts magazines. She has work in several private collections. Molly has over twenty years experience teaching students of all ages, and she has taught art workshops and professional development sessions since 1999. She also happily accepts commissioned projects and does liturgical work. Cindy Fox began to explore weaving in the 1990s with basket weaving and later became captivated by floor loom weaving. She enjoys pursuing various weave structures and techniques and is partial to unique yarn combinations. She is the current editor for CHG’s newsletter, Fiber Focus and previously served on the board as a past membership chair and chair of the 2006 Members’ Exhibit. Her hand woven pieces have won awards at the Georgia National Fair. Kay Guilmet has a degree in Art Education. She has been weaving over 30 years. She has taught in Syracuse, NY, for CHG, at the Fine Arts Center in Gwinnett, and at Callanwolde Art Center. Her work has been in juried shows and she has won prizes with her work at the Georgia National Fair. Her specialty is handwoven clothing. Annie Hall grew up in the foothills of the North Carolina mountains. Her mother taught her to knit when she was three and as a child her grandmother let her “help” spin. She was allowed to weave on a neighbor’s barn loom in a one-room log cabin, and picked cotton and ginned it at her aunt’s farm. But she is mostly self-taught. It wasn’t until she was 21 that she found a friend to knit with, and at 45 bought her first spinning wheel and joined Peachtree Handspinners Guild. Since then she’s studied with Beth Brown-Reinsal, Nancy Bush, Lily Chin, Anne Field, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Annemore Sundbo, Galina Khmeleva, Deb Menz, and others. From 1997 to 2005 she taught knitting classes at Emory University’s adult education program, and Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. She’s taught at Southeast Fiber Forum, and at Plying the Arts in Atlanta and Athens, GA. She continues to teach spinning and knitting for Peachtree Handspinners Guild and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Laura Klein studies weaving with the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild and is a frequent demonstrator at CHG events. In addition, she is active in other fiber arts including spinning, dying, kumihimo, quilting, and needle work. Laura is active in the canine sports of agility and schutzhund and spent many years teaching competative agiltiy students. Dianne Totten has a BS in Home Economics and has been sewing for thirtyplus years. Her interest in textiles led her to weaving. She has been a member of CHG for over 25 years. She has taught at John C. Campbell Folk School. Dianne's handwoven clothing has appeared in juried shows and been featured in Handwoven, Weaver's, and Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazines. She has won numerous awards for her work. www.chgweb.com chgweavers.wordpress.com Next Guild Meeting Upcoming Workshop Saturday, November 16, 2013 Scandinavian and Lace Weaves 9:00 a.m. Board Meeting 10:00 a.m. Meet and Greet 10:30 a.m. Guild Meeting and Program With Norma Smayda January 18-20, 2014 Register on-line at www.chgweb.com/workshops 101-Weaving - Beginners Plus Discover the art of floor-loom weaving in this beginning class. Play with yarn in the very first class as you learn the basic steps of dressing the loom. Then, throw the shuttle as you weave a sampler exploring a variety of techniques. Learn about project planning, fibers, patterns, color interaction, and fabric finishing. Woven fabric swatches and class discussions will help you plan pieces to create in future classes. Weavers with some experience may explore textures, colors, and designs of handwoven textiles with the help of the instructor. Instructors: Elaine Bradley and Cindy Fox 8 Classes Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. January 21 – March 18, 2014, includes make-up Tuition: $145 CHG member / $165 non-member Supply Fee: $25 100-Beginning & Intermediate Weaving Have fun learning to weave on a floor loom for personal use or for gifts. Beginners will learn the entire process of handweaving from the cone of yarn to finished cloth. In addition to weaving a project, you will create a notebook of samples for use in future projects. This class will assist you in working toward a clear understanding of the weaving process. Returning students will have the option of a project of their own choosing or the specific weaving technique of the quarter. Instructors: Ann Doherty and Kay Guilmet 8 Classes 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. January 22 – March 26, 2014, includes make-up Tuition: $145 CHG member /$165 non-member Supply Fee: $20 . 200-Continuing Weaving Continuing students fine-tune their skills by studying a specific weave technique or designing and weaving a project with the help of the instructor. Prerequisite: Must be able to warp a loom independently and be comfortable weaving from drafts. Instructor: Elaine Bradley Thursdays, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. January 23 – March 20, 2014, includes make up 8 Classes Tuition: $145 CHG member / $165 non-member Supplies: Student provides 406-Tapestry Techniques 703-Basketry: Containers and Woven Vessels This class will combine beginning and intermediate level tapestry weavers. We will warp the copper pipe frames or your own tapestry loom to weave a sampler of your choice or level. Instructor will supply warp (seine twine), wool weft, some novelty yarns and copper pipe frames. Or you may use your own materials. The object of the class will be to add to your tapestry experience by trying new techniques and new materials. Create containers, woven vessels, and sculptural forms using the fiber techniques of twining, weaving, plaiting, and more. Students will learn to transform natural and prepared materials into containers and structures. Expect to produce several functional and decorative basket forms while learning ancient techniques. Instructor: Nancy Dugger Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (1 hour for lunch) Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 22, Mar. 1, 8, 2014 6 classes Tuition: $110 CHG member / $130 non-member Supply Fee:$20 if you use instructor’s warp & weft $5 for beginners’ outline Supplies list provided after registration 954-Book Arts Sampler E-readers may be all the rage, but specially constructed artist’s books are an increasingly popular art form. Learn four different book forms—an origami book, a flag book, a maze book, and a stab-stitched hard-cover book. Each book will be blank for you to fill with your own photos, quotations, doodles, or journaled thoughts. You’ll learn when and how to use paper or fabric for covers and some basic book-binding skills as well. Instructor: Molly Elkind Fridays 10:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m. February 14 and 21, 2014 Tuition: $60 CHG member / $70 non-member Supply Fee: $25 250-Weave Drafting I: Starting with the Basics Are you confused by the weave patterns and drafts you see in print or online? Do you wonder why the graph drawdown does not always show you how your fabric will look? Learn to read the recipe, and how the parts of a weave draft apply to your work at the loom. Then go beyond the recipe, learning how to make threading and treadling work for you. Suitable for beginning weavers, weavers needing a refresher, or "armchair" weavers who have been intrigued by drafts. Prerequisite: None, but some familiarity with a loom may be helpful. Instructor: Elaine Bradley Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. February 19 & 26, 2014 2 Classes Tuition: $40 CHG member / $50 non-member Supplies: Note taking supplies Instructor: Elaine Bradley Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. March 4 – March 25, 2014 4 Classes Tuition: $100 CHG members/$120 non-members Supply Fee: $20 Supply list provided after registration 251-Weave Drafting II: Building with Blocks Increase your weave design potential by designing with blocks and profiles. Learn about the "short draft" shortcut and how to translate this profile to thread-by-thread for threading and treadling. Find out what weave structures are appropriate for this design potential, and jump start your weaving to the next level. Prerequisite: Completion of #250 Weave Drafting I or equivalent experience. Although we will not weave in class, some experience with shaft loom weaving will be helpful. Instructor: Elaine Bradley Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. March 5 & 12, 2014 2 Classes Tuition: $40 CHG member / $50 Non-member Supplies: Note taking supplies 913-Understanding Design How do you come up with an idea for a new textile or mixed media piece (such as a weaving, a quilt, a collage, or an embroidery)? Once you have an idea, how do you develop and refine it into a pleasing and workable design? (What if you “can’t draw”?) How can you use the elements of art and the principles of design to evaluate your artwork, in progress and once it’s finished? These are the questions we’ll address in this class, through lecture, discussion, handouts, and hands-on work. By the end of the class you’ll have your own original design and a process and vocabulary you can use again and again no matter what your fiber medium. Instructor: Molly Elkind Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. March 14, 21, and 28, 2014 3 Classes Tuition: $110 CHG member / $130 non-member Supply Fee: $10 Supplies list provided after registration 924-Spinning 101 300-Starter Class: Learn to Weave Why spin your own yarn? 1) You can design your finished project starting from the very beginning, with your yarn design; 2) You can create a unique yarn that can’t be found anywhere else; 3) You can create the yarn you have in mind for your project, but can’t find; 4) It’s fun, relaxing (once you know how), and it’s cool! This two day class will start with a discussion of different types of fiber preparations and fiber selection, then we’ll learn how to draft fibers, spin on a hand spindle and a spinning wheel, ply and finish our yarn, and talk about how to store it. Students who bring their own spinning wheels should make sure they’re in good working order prior to class. Learn to weave on a simple table-top rigid heddle loom. Complete a wool scarf, then learn fancy hand-manipulated techniques. This is a good introductory class if you have no weaving experience. There will be homework between classes. Instructor: Annie Hall Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. (1 hour for lunch) March 22 & 23, 2014 Tuition: $100 CHG member / $120 non-member Supply Fee: $25 501 Inkle Weaving--Beginner and Beyond Inkle weaving is simple, fast, portable, and fun. Inkle bands can be used for bracelets, camera or guitar straps, dog collar or leash, trims, belts, a small purse, etc. Beginner students will learn to warp an inkle loom and weave a sampler. Students beyond beginners will learn to read and design a draft to use for their class project. Basics can be revisited as needed. Instructors: Ann Doherty and Dianne Totten Thursday, 10:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. March 27, 2014 1 Class Tuition: $50 CHG member / $60 non-member Supply Fee: $5 Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild Members’ Exhibit May 2014 Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta CHG will be returning to the UUCA for the 2014 Members’ Exhibit. Join us on a journey into weaving where each piece we take off of the loom serves as direction and inspiration. Laura Klein, 2014 Exhibits Chair lak.15@comcast.net Spring Workshop – March 2014 Color Your Warp Beautiful: Exploring Warp Painting Techniques This 2 day off-loom workshop with Betty Vera, will explore the use of dyes in warp painting techniques. Students will also learn how to maximize the painted warp's design potential in weaving. This class is approved for Georgia Department of Education PLU credit. Instructor: Laura Klein Saturday, 9:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m. March 29 & April 5, 2014 2 Classes Tuition: $90 CHG member / $100 non-member Supply Fee: $25 111-Spring Break Weaving Intensive Immerse yourself in a weaving experience in this intensive week-long class. Learn weaving fundamentals as you prepare a warp and dress your loom twice to create a sampler and a scarf in this session. Find out about the terminology, patterns and drafts, along with basic project planning through the class discussions and demonstrations. This course gives you the feel of a craft camp -- with no travel, and your evenings at home. Instructor: Elaine Bradley Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (1 hour for lunch) March 31 – April 4, 2014 5 Days / Spring Break Tuition: $195 CHG member / $215 non-member Supply Fee: $40