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• Dye Your Fade, Ombre or Gradient Yarn

  • When
    30 Dec 2018
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Learn how to create yarns that shift from one color into another or from a light hue to a super saturated one. We'll help you mix dyes and show you how to add speckles to create skeins of yarn that fade gradually from one to the next. Throughout the afternoon there will be some down time while the yarn is steaming, cooling, drying, etc. so please bring your WIPs to work on and any finished projects for show and tell. Knitters and crocheters are encouraged to bring patterns along to reference or discuss and weavers should come prepared to design your own custom piece. To allow for individual guidance, only 8 spaces are available.

  Level: Intermediate
  

  Materials Fee: $5 for Acid dyes, citric acid & vinegar

  Registration: Members $50, Non-members $60

  Instructor: Judi Jetson
  

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• Natural-Dye & Weaving Workshop

  • When
    09 Jan 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC

  Did you know you can use materials like dirt, insects, and plants to dye yarn, string, and cloth? The Center for Craft has teamed up with Asheville-based weaver Danielle Burke and Local Cloth for an exciting hands-on experience! Drop in to Local Cloth’s studio for an evening of natural-dye and weaving tutorials. A collaborative weaving project will be on-site for participants to contribute to with their very own hand-dyed yarns! 
  

  This program is co-presented by the Center for Craft and Local Cloth, Inc. in conjunction with the exhibition In Times of Seismic Sorrows, on view August 21, 2018 - January 26, 2019 at the Center for Craft. 

  In Times of Seismic Sorrows is curated and organized by the Center for Craft. The Center for Craft is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

   Pay at the door: $1-10 sliding scale, all ages welcome

  No preregistration required, just drop in, but if you want to register, sign up here.
  

   Instructor: Resident Artist Danielle Burke

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• Textured Felt

  • When
    15 Jan 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC
  • Spaces left
    3

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  There are many textures that can be made as you make felt. We will investigate the use of resists, prefelts, and covering prefelts with silks. The pieces of felt can be incorporated into a purse, garment or neck scarf.

  Level: All

  Materials Fee:  $20 for Felting tools, prefelt, resist materials, fiber, plastic

  Registration: Members $50, Non-members $60

  Instructor: Resident Artist Joan Berner

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• Intro to Ecoprinting

  • When
    13 Apr 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC
  • Spaces left
    10

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  An introductory course that will provide students with the necessary tools to begin exploring the magical world of eco printing. Fabric preparation, mordants, tannins, modifiers and plant selection will be explored. After a series of sampling with different techniques and methods, students will print a 14 x 72" silk scarf as their final project.
  

  Level: Beginner
  

  Materials Fee: $20 covers silk for sampling, a 14 x 72" silk scarf for each participate, mordants, dyes, modifiers and everything else necessary for successful results!

  Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

  Instructor: Patricia Spangler

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