Fall
BEYOND SPINNING
Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
Weds 9/13-10/11
10am-12:30pm / 5 weeks
Prerequisite: Spinning or equivalent
$190 / Members: $170
Explore project making and sampling through handspinning. Create custom blends to accompany long stashed fibers, locate patterns that suit the yarn you are creating, learn to love swatching (or at least accept it), and practice spinning for projects large and small! Consistency, color theory, and combining new and old fibers for project making will be emphasized.
BREED STUDY: TUNIS
Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
Mon. 9/18-10/2
10am-12:30pm / 3 weeks
$120 / Members: $100
Familiarize yourself with spinning Tunis sheep’s wool, listed by The Livestock Conservancy as being on the critical priority list for conservation and thought to be one of the oldest American developed livestock breeds. Learn the qualities of the fiber, for what it is best suited to be used, and how this breed is being conserved by a local fiber farm, Natural Cycles Farm, through climate beneficial farming practices.
PUNCH NEEDLE EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP
Martha Rosenfeld / Studio 2
Sun 10/22
12-4pm / One Day
$110 / Members: $90
Experience the fun of making miniature fiber art using punch needle embroidery. Design a small coaster, then bring it to life using embroidery floss and other threads. At the end of the day, the punch needle tools and materials to finish your project will be yours to keep. We will cover basic design and fabrication, how to use the punch needle, appropriate materials, and finishing options. Please bring a sharp pair of scissors and a tote bag.
VISIBLE MENDING
Lori Evesque / Weaving Studio
Mon 10/9-11/13
6:30 - 9 pm / 6 weeks
$205 / Members: $185
Do you have cherished clothing needing mending and not making progress? You need visible mending skills! Learn the many ways to not only mend your clothing, but make them beautiful again - and possibly a fashion statement or two. Explore methods of patching, darning, covering holes in knits, strengthening worn material, repairing moth holes, and more in this 6 week class. The instructor will contact you prior to class with a list of material/supplies to bring to the first session.
NEEDLE FELTING OR DRY FELTING
Sarah Nott / Studio 2
Tue 9/12-9/19
5:30-8pm / 2-day
$90 / Members: $70
Come make soft wool into three dimensional objects and bas-relief images! Students will learn the terminology, techniques, and materials necessary to create works of needle felting out of wool.
RUG HOOKING – BEGINNING AND ONGOING STUDY
Martha Rosenfeld / Studio 2
(A) Thu 9/7-11/9
1-3:30pm / 10 weeks
$315 / Members: $295
This course is for beginners as well as those with rug hooking experience. Beginning students will get an overview of methods and create a small hooked mat using linen and wool fabric. Continuing students will design original hooked rug patterns and work on their choice of projects, with help from the instructor. Bring a tote bag and scissors to the first class; other tools and materials are provided. Linen for pattern-making and a limited amount of wool for hooking are included.
RUG HOOKING – BEGINNING AND ONGOING STUDY
Martha Rosenfeld / Studio 2
(B) Thu 9/7-11/9
6:30-9pm / 10 weeks
Prerequisite: https://1000.blackbaudhosting.com/1000/Rug-Hooking-Beginning-and-Ongoing-Study-B
$315 / Members: $295
This course is for beginners as well as those with rug hooking experience. Beginning students will get an overview of methods and create a small hooked mat using linen and wool fabric. Continuing students will design original hooked rug patterns and work on their choice of projects, with help from the instructor. Bring a tote bag and scissors to the first class; other tools and materials are provided. Linen for pattern-making and a limited amount of wool for hooking are included.
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Gretchen Huggett / Weaving Studio
(A) Thu 9/7-11/9
1-3:30pm / 10 weeks
$300 / Members: $280
Join a community centered around one of the few weaving studios in Southwest Michigan. All levels of weavers, from complete beginner to advanced and weaving for years, are welcome. Beginners will weave a sampler to learn the basics. For those familiar with weaving, an individualized plan of study will be created.
FLOOR LOOM WEAVING
Gretchen Huggett / Weaving Studio
(B) Thu 9/7-11/9
6:30-9pm / 10 weeks
$300 / Members: $280
Join a community centered around one of the few weaving studios in Southwest Michigan. All levels of weavers, from complete beginner to advanced and weaving for years, are welcome. Beginners will weave a sampler to learn the basics. For those familiar with weaving, an individualized plan of study will be created.
TAPESTRY WEAVING
Nancy Crampton / Weaving Studio
Wed 10/18-11/8
6:30 - 9 pm / 4 weeks
$150 / Members: $130
Explore the intriguing process of entwining pictures through tapestry weaving. Learn the basic tapestry joins and different ways to shade and blend yarns using adjustable tension frame looms furnished by the instructor. Several warping styles will be demonstrated and used. Discussions will include making a cartoon or plan for the tapestry, and how to transfer the design to the warp threads. Finishing techniques, lining the weaving, and ways to mount will be demonstrated. No prior weaving experience is needed. Class fee includes use of adjustable tension frame loom and all yarns needed for the project. Frame looms may be purchased.
SUPPORT SPINDLE BASICS
Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
Sat 11/4
1 - 4 pm / One Day
$65 / Members: $45
Learn the basics of and variations within the realm of support spindles. Support spindles require very little space to work with and can be spun on virtually anywhere! Students will have the opportunity to try several spindle types and learn their origins around the world.
SPINNING
Emily Wohlscheid / Weaving Studio
Tues 9/12-10/17
6-8:30pm / 6 weeks
$225 / Members: $205
Learn the basics or further your yarn spinning practice! Beginners will learn the basics including spinning, plying, and setting their finished yarns while intermediate/advanced students will follow exercises and techniques to aid in consistency, ply structure, custom blending, and more. Wheels can be reserved to borrow at the time of registration.
INTRO TO HAND EMBROIDERY
Jessica Sundstrom / Multi-Purpose Classroom
Sat & Sun 9/23-24
12-4pm / Two Days
$125 / Members: $100
Let's learn how to embroider! In this two-day workshop, we'll explore the magic of needle and thread. Learn how to select supplies and use them to master up to ten stitches. After two enjoyable afternoons of stitching together, students will leave with the confidence and knowledge to start their first project. All materials will be provided.