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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST WESTMONT |
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Silk (Nuno) Laminated Felt Gauze Scarf Instructor: Tammy L. Deck
Wool has a natural property that allows it to become felt when treated through agitation, moisture, pressure and heat. Wool felt is generally thick, stiff and sculptural. By using smaller quantities of wool and encouraging the fibers to pass through and bind to Silk Chiffon (referred to as laminating) a unique and surprisingly durable, drape-able felt can be created. This technique is applicable to yardages for use in clothing and hat design work. During this 4-hour class students will explore color and design direction for the application of the wool and play up the unique texture variations. A scarf will be created using a provided, hand-painted silk chiffon base, wool & metallic yarns with colored wool roving. NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!! All materials and equipment supplied. No previous felting experience needed. There is some physical exertion** in this process so, please wear comfortable clothes and shoes to class. Some people require additional time for this project, so please bring a snack and allow for a 1 to 2 hour window beyond the stated end time. **Message from a student: "By the way, you should also market the classes as "body sculpting and toning" - I feel like I spent a day in the gym! (A good feeling!)"
Start Date: SEPT 1
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THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1ST WESTMONT |
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SOAP MAKING FROM SCRATCH / COLD PROCESS / VEGAN RECIPE Learn the craft of cold process soap making (from scratch... not melt and pour) during this 2-hour workshop. Tammy (teaching soap making at TLD since 1999) will demystify the process of "saponification" (soap making) coaching students in the creation of wonderful herbal soaps. Students work together to learn the entire process (from start to finish) as they create one full base batch. Students will then customize their own personal blend of color/scent using essential and/or fragrance oils (approx 3 hefty bars / 4oz each). Tammy will include safety topics and tips for home crafting and lye handling. For optimum success, Soap will sit insulated and undisturbed at the studio for 24 hours. Students plan a follow-up visit to un mold their soap or arrange to have their soap mailed. Please wear comfortable work clothes with long sleeves to class. Soap making books, ingredients, essential and fragrance oils are all available for purchase at TLD Design Center.
Date: SEPT 1STMeets: THURSDAY, 6:30PM TO 8:30PM WESTMONT Design Center
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND WESTMONT |
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Felt Lace Scarf for Beginners and BeyondInstructor: Tammy L. Deck See Tammy's article in "Belle Armoire Magazine" Nov/Dec '06 A new twist on an ancient method of creating fabrics. Learn this fun, unusual process that by-passes knitting and sewing capitalizing on the natural attributes of animal hair to turn yarn into a lacey fabric. During Tammy's 3-1/2 hour workshop (please allow a 1 hour window beyond the stated end time), each student will make a finished, ready to wear scarf or a felt lace fabric that may be cut & sewn into a design of your own (finishing done at home) NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!! All materials and equipment supplied. Dress for comfort... and a bit of a work out.
CLASS DATE: SEPT 2
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND WESTMONT |
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Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving for BeginnersInstructor: Tammy L. Deck Own a rigid heddle loom? Considering purchasing one? (cricket/flip/ashford/sample-it are common examples) During this 2 session class, you will learn how to plan a project (scarf, runner or wall hanging), measure your warp threads, thread the rigid heddle, wind on and start weaving! Take the loom home for one week (if on our loom) to weave your project... come back the next week and learn how to remove it from the loom and several finishing options. Session 1 meets from 11 to 4:30 (w/break) Session 2 meets for 2.5 hrs scheduled some time the following week (flexible to work with your schedule) Project materials and use of a loom are included in our class fee. Looms available at the studio for separate purchase as low as $150 (receive a $10 discount when you purchase a loom during class). This class may be repeated for 10% savings. Own your own rigid heddle loom and wish to use it in class? Schedule a $10 assembly/functionality assessment prior to class.
Start Date: SEPT 3RDMeets: SATURDAY, 11AM TO 4:30PM (ISH) WESTMONT Design Center Class Fee: $110 (all material and use of our looms INCLUDED)
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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6TH IN BERWYN, IL |
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Glass Fusing Experience : A Fun, Quick Intro to Warm GlassStudents ages 8 and above are introduced to "warm glass" artistry
in the creation of 2(two) multi-layer, fused-glass pendants during this 2 hour
experience. Award winning Artisan, Tammy L Deck will lead the class....guiding
students in glass alchemy, color interactions, cutting and fusing fundamentals.
After the class, the pendants are fired by studio staff in our kiln and
available for pick-up one week after the session. GRAB 4 OR MORE FRIENDS AND BYOB (class fee is $35 ea) Start Date: SEPT 6thMeets: TUESDAY EVENING, 6:30PM TO 8:30PM BERWYN Design Center Class Fee: $ 38 (all material and use of our tools INCLUDED)
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| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH MORNING IN WESTMONT | |
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Weaving Classes: Beginner START HERE 4 shaft Weaving SkillsInstructor: Tammy L. Deck 4-Shaft weaving for beginners. Students will learn the
entire weaving process using our Design Center looms,** New weavers are
introduced immediately to our textile designer wall of fiber and choose their
own colors and textures in the first session. This is a comprehensive class that
includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New
weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own
design, together with an inspiring sampler of different fiber types and weave
structures such as: basket weave, rib weave and a variety of twills. Weaver's
first project is a choice of either a neck scarf or a table runner. All
materials and use of studio weaving looms include via the class fee. This first
experience is based on 14 to 16 flexible studio hours. WESTMONT Studio time is available Wed - Sat 11am - 6pm Thursday Evenings available scheduled with Tammy BERWYN studio time may be scheduled Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 10am to 9pm
Start Date: SEPTEMBER 7TH
Class Fee: $195 (all material and use of our looms INCLUDED)
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Felt Purse with Resist / Beginners and intermediates WelcomeInstructor: Tammy L. Deck
This class is perfect as a beginner's introduction to wet-felting for the first time. During this 3-hour workshop, each student will learn how to layer several color and surface design pattern techniques together with wool roving (unspun fiber) for a uniform fabric in the creation of an envelope style purse. An added skill to this class is the use of a "resist" to maintain open spaces (the spot you put your wallet!) There's no sewing for the purse itself...just the magic of wet felting. NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!! All materials and equipment supplied.
Start Date: SEPTEMBER 7TH
WESTMONT Design Center Class Fee: $ 60
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Weaving Classes: Beginner START HERE 4 shaft Weaving SkillsInstructor: Tammy L. Deck 4-Shaft weaving for beginners. Students will learn the
entire weaving process using our Design Center looms,** New weavers are
introduced immediately to our textile designer wall of fiber and choose their
own colors and textures in the first session. This is a comprehensive class that
includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New
weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own
design, together with an inspiring sampler of different fiber types and weave
structures such as: basket weave, rib weave and a variety of twills. Weaver's
first project is a choice of either a neck scarf or a table runner. All
materials and use of studio weaving looms include via the class fee. This first
experience is based on 14 to 16 flexible studio hours. WESTMONT Studio time is available Wed - Sat 11am - 6pm Thursday Evenings available scheduled with Tammy BERWYN studio time may be scheduled Sunday, Monday & Tuesday 10am to 9pm
Start Date: SEPTEMBER 7TH
Class Fee: $195 (all material and use of our looms INCLUDED)
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| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH MORNING IN WESTMONT | |
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DYEING AND HAND PAINTING YARN SKEINS OR WARPSIn love with color and have a fondness for those expensive, luxury yarns? Knitting, weaving, crochet, embroidery and quilting all come to life with hand painted threads. Perfect class regardless of your fiber addiction. Recycle yarn and/ or create your own hand painted works . Tammy covers the basics of working with fiber-reactive dyes and provide the "recipe" at the beginning of the session. Need help with color? She will help. We supply work space and the dye. Bring your yarn, floss or sewing thread in skein form, pre-measured warps or even loose knit fabrics for unraveling. Total weight per session is 16oz. Fiber content should be bamboo, tencel, hemp, linen, cotton, rayon or silk (blends of these, okay too but, please, no acrylic, polyester, nylon, though). (*Yarn is available for purchase through the design center!) Choke ties should be looser so they don't act as a resist when the yarn is wet and swollen. Please feel free to ask Tammy about your prep prior to class. Students should wear old clothes to class and bring 1 sheet of clear or white plastic large enough to wrap each yarn put-up, a plastic tub to carry your wet plastic wrapped yarn and rubber gloves. DON'T WANT TO DYE AT HOME? REPEATERS WELCOME Various skeins of different fiber content, size and textures yarns are available for purchase in our Design Center. (please call 630-963-9573 or email to help us select a day/date that works for you) Date: SEPT 8TH
Class Fee: $48
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| THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION, SEPTEMBER 8TH IN WESTMONT | |
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DYEING AND HAND PAINTING YARN SKEINS OR WARPSIn love with color and have a fondness for those expensive, luxury yarns? Knitting, weaving, crochet, embroidery and quilting all come to life with hand painted threads. Perfect class regardless of your fiber addiction. Recycle yarn and/ or create your own hand painted works . Tammy covers the basics of working with fiber-reactive dyes and provide the "recipe" at the beginning of the session. Need help with color? She will help. We supply work space and the dye. Bring your yarn, floss or sewing thread in skein form, pre-measured warps or even loose knit fabrics for unraveling. Total weight per session is 16oz. Fiber content should be bamboo, tencel, hemp, linen, cotton, rayon or silk (blends of these, okay too but, please, no acrylic, polyester, nylon, though). (*Yarn is available for purchase through the design center!) Choke ties should be looser so they don't act as a resist when the yarn is wet and swollen. Please feel free to ask Tammy about your prep prior to class. Students should wear old clothes to class and bring 1 sheet of clear or white plastic large enough to wrap each yarn put-up, a plastic tub to carry your wet plastic wrapped yarn and rubber gloves. DON'T WANT TO DYE AT HOME? REPEATERS WELCOME Various skeins of different fiber content, size and textures yarns are available for purchase in our Design Center. (please call 630-963-9573 or email to help us select a day/date that works for you) Date: SEPT 8TH
Class Fee: $48
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| THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8TH IN WESTMONT | |
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Glass Fusing Experience : A Fun, Quick Intro to Warm GlassStudents ages 8 and above are introduced to "warm glass" artistry
in the creation of 2(two) multi-layer, fused-glass pendants during this 2 hour
experience. Award winning Artisan, Tammy L Deck will lead the class....guiding
students in glass alchemy, color interactions, cutting and fusing fundamentals.
After the class, the pendants are fired by studio staff in our kiln and
available for pick-up one week after the session. GRAB 4 OR MORE FRIENDS AND BYOB (class fee is $35 ea) Start Date: SEPT 8thMeets: THURSDAY EVENING, 6:30PM TO 8:30PM WESTMONT Design Center Class Fee: $ 38
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th IN WESTMONT |
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Silk Painting / Quick Color Techniques / on Silk Scarves, Satin or Gauze for FeltingInstructor: Tammy Deck First time textile design students will learn quick techniques to hand color silk fabrics using professional dyes & the microwave for heat setting. Students may choose to work on Silk Chiffon scarves (hemmed on all sides and ready to wear) silk satin or silk gauze fabric cuts (raw edges) earmarked for wet felting techniques (like nuno). This technique may be applied to other small yardages for other textile applications and sewing projects. Students will dye 2 different color combinations during the class time. Fabrics and Dye stuff included in the class fee. Wear old clothes to class... bring gloves if you have them. Date: SEPT 9TH
Class Fee: $42 ~ $52 (dependant on silk base choice)
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th IN WESTMONT |
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SHIBORI Silk Painting FAST FAUX TechniquesBeginning textile design students
will enjoy learning Tammy's Fast Faux SHIBORI hand painting technique. No need
to juggle pole wrapping to get the signature, sought after striations and
patterning. Procion dyes and the microwave oven heat setting are used for
vibrant results. Students may choose to work on Silk Satin Scarves (hemmed on
all sides and ready to wear) or silk satin fabric cuts to be used in the
laminated (nuno) felting techniques. This dyeing technique applies to small
yardages for sewn garments, as well. Students will dye 2 different color
combinations during the class time. Dye stuff included in the class fee. Date: SEPT 9TH
Class Fee: $45 ~ $60 (dependant on raw or hemmed silk satin choice)
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th IN WESTMONT |
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HAT Making WorkshopInstructor: Tammy L. Deck Each student will design and make their own wet felted hat on a three-dimensional form. This is not a knit and shrink technique! We are exploring traditional wet felting methods using un-spun, loose fiber to create the base of the hat which allow us to include different surface design elements inlaid within the surface structure. Prior experience in felt making is needed, please consider taking our Beginner Felt Purse Class or Tapestry Felt Scarf Class prior to this one. NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!!All materials and equipment supplied. Date:
SEPT 10TH
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th IN WESTMONT |
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Silk Painting / Quick Color Techniques / on Silk Scarves, Satin or Gauze for FeltingInstructor: Tammy Deck First time textile design students will learn quick techniques to hand color silk fabrics using professional dyes & the microwave for heat setting. Students may choose to work on Silk Chiffon scarves (hemmed on all sides and ready to wear) silk satin or silk gauze fabric cuts (raw edges) earmarked for wet felting techniques (like nuno). This technique may be applied to other small yardages for other textile applications and sewing projects. Students will dye 2 different color combinations during the class time. Fabrics and Dye stuff included in the class fee. Wear old clothes to class... bring gloves if you have them. Date: SEPT 10TH
Class Fee: $42 ~ $52 (dependant on silk base choice)
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| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th IN WESTMONT | |
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Lampwork: Dots, Twisties & Stringers : IntermediateInstructor: Patty Pulliam During the first portion of this class, students will expand upon the stringers learned in the basic class and move on to twisties. Twisties are stringers which are comprised of two or more colors twisted into a cane. When applied to beads, they create fabulous designs that look complex but are relatively easy to make. We will practice pulling and using basic stringers, then go on to learn silvered ivory stringers, basic twisties, and complex twisties. The second portion of the class focuses on controlling your dot techniques and will include dot placement, basic florals, bubble beads, and various dot distortion patterns.
Students should bring their torch, tools, glass and a new can of gas to class.
There will be a lunch break so bring a sack lunch or plan to visit a local restaurant.
Prerequisite:
Beginning Beadmaking or equivalent Date: SEPT 1 1THMeets: SUNDAY, 10AM TO 4PM WESTMONT Design Center
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