Textile Workshops
Session Dates:
Winter: January 6 - March 1 (8 weeks)
Spring: March 3 - April 26 (8 weeks)
Late Spring: April 28 - May 24 (4 weeks)
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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Unlike many Art Forms which take years to master, marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and success! Peggy teaches the traditional marbling techniques with carrageenan and acrylic paints on paper, cotton & silk. You will learn intricate breathtaking patterns of Feather, Bird Wing, Chevron, Peacock, Spanish Wave, Stone Marble etc. to create lots of marbled papers, cottons (fat quarters) and a Silk Scarf too. These marbled papers and fabrics can be incorporated into greeting cards, scrapbooking, quilting, collages, framed art, journal covers and so much more. Reference books & extensive handout packet for you. Bring your love of art, your creativity & your curiosity!
All materials and equipment are provided and included in your tuition. Bring lunch or feel free to order from local restaurants.
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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Join the slow-stitching movement! Or, refresh your memory of an old, favorite hobby with this non-traditional embroidery workshop.
Learn fresh, or brush up, on sewing basics in a zero-judgment zone! Go home with a hand-sewn sample of stitchery that doubles as a ready-to-hang piece of art.
With group demos and one-on-one help, students will work at their level with different beads, fabrics, flosses, hoops, needles, notions, and even disappearing ink! Embroidery stitches, bead-work, and other embellishment techniques will be taught to create small, quick, and easy pieces for the home, or to give as a gift. Designs rotate seasonally and are always changing!
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Tequesta Dr. – Studio J
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Bring jeans, dish towels, button down shirts, denim jackets, and miniskirts to this fun and fashionable fiber art workshop. Learn simple ways to embellish your wardrobe by adding beaded and embroidered accents to your clothing! Make one of a kind threads that express your unique personality. Learn embroidery stitches and hand sewing skills, laugh, and relax in this fun and creative workshop for free-spirited clothes horses. All tastes can be accommodated. This beginner-friendly workshop will approach the basics of the fiber arts, including using hand-sewing tools and techniques, in a fun and accessible way. Please bring a personal fabric item (non-stretchy) to embellish with embroidery and beads. And get ready to rock.
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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In this beginner friendly crochet workshop, students will learn how to crochet a coffee mug cozy. This cozy is worked in the tradiaitional granny stitch which makes it a great project for both beginner & intermediate crocheters. Durig the workshop, the instructor will guide you through each phase of the crochet process with writen, verbal, and hands-on instruction that allows you to complete your project with ease. Materials are included!
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All Levels Welcome
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373 Tequesta Dr. Studio C
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“This two day workshop is designed for the student who wants to learn about the cyanotype process, its unique history and explore its various applications. Students will be printing botanicals as well as other items on paper, fabric and various substrates and will be learning several techniques in order to achieve a variety of results.
Day one students will be print both wet and dry cyanotypes on various substrates and experiment with adding additional materials to produce unique results.
Day two students will be doing some additional printing and modifying prints from day one. Students will explore over dying, color removing and toning. Students can expect to leave with several finished pieces and ideas for how to incorporate those pieces into other . Your materials are covered in your tuition. “
Look like a domestic goddess and learn how to create easy, hand-sewn collages!
These simple, colorful designs can be mounted to a greeting card and sent as happy mail. They can be matted and framed, or hung on the wall, as-is. This beginner-friendly workshop will approach the basics of fiber art and sewing in a fun (promise) and accessible way.
Using just a few stitches (literally), a handful of fabric scraps, and some stickerbacked fabric that disappears in water, students will create textile collages of florals, animals, landscapes, and other simple shapes. Matted collages can be framed, hung on walls, or given as gifts.
Designs will rotate seasonally and can be adapted to meet the needs of every student. All levels of expertise are welcome. Materials are included!
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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This workshop will give you a taste of working with marbling patterns! Unlike many Art Forms which take years to master, marbling will inspire you with instant gratification and success! Traditional marbling techniques using carrageenan and acrylic paints will be demonstrated. You will learn various patterns to create marbled papers which you can then incorporate into greeting cards, collages, framed art, journal covers, etc. AND you will also create 1 MARBLED Silk Scarf. All materials and equipment are provided and included in your tuition.
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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Give beloved, well-worn belongings new life with this fun and creative hand sewing workshop! Learn different ways to visibly patch and mend that favorite, but worn out, pair of jeans in your closet. We will use embroidery, patchwork, shisiko, and other techniques to repair and embellish holes in clothing. Please bring garments you’d like to stitch upon, and all other supplies will be provided. All levels are welcome!
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All Levels Welcome
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385 Flex Space
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Have some fun with your stash of scraps, learn a new way to make a functional zipper bag with an angle! Create an intricate quilted item using scraps and unconventional shapes. The piece is built one geometric segment at a time. We will use some templates and some “invented” shapes to create an interesting, functional work of textile art. Great for beginners, those who love wild colors and shapes and who are possibly a little bit intimidated by zippers! Bring a sewing machine in good working order. If you have fabric scrapes you would like to use, great! If not, the LAC will have some in their stash for you to use.