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• V-Handwork Circle

  • When
    04 Dec 2020
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom

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  Members! Join us via Zoom for coffee or tea, conversation, and quiet handiwork.  Suggestions: knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, sock darning, embroidery or any other portable project you have going lending itself to a get together. Let’s exchange ideas and chit-chat!  Every Friday for the foreseeable future from 4-6pm.

  Bring. Yourselves, a mug, and your ongoing work. Also optional: bring a piece of your finished work to show others what your interests are.

  Hosted by Susette Shiver 

  Sign up at least 2 days in advance to receive your Zoom log-in information ahead of time.

  
  

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• Opening Reception for Botanical Journeys: Dyeing and Printing with Plants

  • When
    04 Dec 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave.

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  Botanical Journeys: Dyeing and  Printing with Plants

  December 4, 2020 - January 8, 2021 

  Local Cloth presents "Botanical Journeys: Dyeing and Printing with Plants." This year we are focusing on natural dyers and eco-printed fiberarts. This exhibit will highlight a mix of finished products and works in the stages of the process from unspun fiber to yarn to garments and rugs, handmade paper that has been eco printed and then made into books, naturally dyed and eco-printed fabric that has been sewn into original one of a kind garments. We have a diverse group of artists who's common thread is the use of plants to produce the beautiful color and designs in their work. Curated by Joyce Tromba and Mamie Fain

  Participating artists: Denise Arcuri, Joan Berner, Olivia Goldstein, Laurie Jenkins, Nica Rabinowitz,  Eileen Hallman, Dede Styles, Joyce Tromba,  and Melanie Wilder

  The exhibit will be in the Refinery Creator Space's Front Gallery, located at 207 Coxe Ave. An opening reception will be held on December 4 from 5:00 - 7:00pm. 

  Viewing by appointment only in December on Tuesdays and Sundays. Email info@localcloth.org to set up time.

  
  

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• V-Handwork Circle

  • When
    11 Dec 2020
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom

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  Members! Join us via Zoom for coffee or tea, conversation, and quiet handiwork.  Suggestions: knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, sock darning, embroidery or any other portable project you have going lending itself to a get together. Let’s exchange ideas and chit-chat!  Every Friday for the foreseeable future from 4-6pm.

  Bring. Yourselves, a mug, and your ongoing work. Also optional: bring a piece of your finished work to show others what your interests are.

  Hosted by Susette Shiver 

  Sign up at least 2 days in advance to receive your Zoom log-in information ahead of time.

  
  

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• V-Handwork Circle

  • When
    18 Dec 2020
  •  
    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom

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  Members! Join us via Zoom for coffee or tea, conversation, and quiet handiwork.  Suggestions: knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, sock darning, embroidery or any other portable project you have going lending itself to a get together. Let’s exchange ideas and chit-chat!  Every Friday for the foreseeable future from 4-6pm.

  Bring. Yourselves, a mug, and your ongoing work. Also optional: bring a piece of your finished work to show others what your interests are.

  Hosted by Susette Shiver 

  Sign up at least 2 days in advance to receive your Zoom log-in information ahead of time.

  
  

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• The Spinning Study Group

  • When
    28 Dec 2020
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    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave.
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  The Spinning Study Group's purpose is to share the joy of handspinning. We welcome anyone from the professional spinner to those who are just beginning - all share a love of learning. Monthly meetings cover a range of topics, including different techniques of hand spinning and fiber processing, how to use handspinning tools, and other topics as determined by the group. For September - December 2020, we will conduct a breed study, spinning and plying samples of various types of wool, mohair, alpaca, llama and rabbit raised in our Blue Ridge Mountains region. Sample donations are encouraged.

  Whenever possible, our members volunteer to demonstrate spinning at local events and educational outreach programs. 

  This is not a learn-to-spin group, but we welcome those new to spinning to come a half-hour early (from 6 - 6:30pm) to get acquainted and request some help. Our meetings will be held in person at the Local Cloth studio, and members who wish to attend virtually will receive a Zoom link.

  
  

  
  

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• V- Intermediate Spinning I

  • When
    02 Jan 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave
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  Are you curious about all the methods of spinning and when to use them? This class will explore several different techniques: long draw, inch worm, from the fold and various drafting techniques. We will also discuss how to spin to a desired weight for lace, socks, a sweater or a hat.
  

  Level: Intermediate

  Materials you'll need:  spinning wheel in good working order, various types of fiber

  Registration: Members $30, Non-members $40

  Instructor: Judi Jetson

  
  

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• V - Mycopaper: Papermaking with Mushrooms

  • When
    05 Jan 2021
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    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  With the ecological challenges our world is facing, now more than ever, mushrooms are a vital and relevant queendom to understand, cultivate, and forage. Mushrooms are a great alternative to cellulose-based paper. Using polypore mushrooms and DIY paper making techniques participants will make their own mycopaper in addition to learning how to find, and ethically forage, for paper-friendly mushrooms. There will be a pre-recorded material prep segment and a live papermaking virtual session.
  

  Members: $22

  Non Members: $27

  Instructor: bio Nica Rabinowitz

  No material fee. Participants must purchase/collect their own.

  Will need to have: wooden picture frame, mesh screen, industrial stapler

  
  

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• V- One Round. Two Colors: Intro to Stranded Colorwork Knitting

  • When
    06 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  The class explores Stranded Colorwork Knitting...including Fair Isle motifs and techniques. This is a beginning class for knitters who are fascinated with what can be accomplished using only two colors per one round.

  Warning: this is an extremely addictive form of knitting! before class you have a little homework: Cast on 80 sts with light color yarn. Join to knit in round. Knit 3 rounds.
  

  Level: Beginning

  Materials you'll need:  Handouts will be provided before class.

  Students should bring: 2 colors...one light, one dark. Worsted or DK weight yarn... solid or tonal colors, no novelty 2-24" circular needles OR 1-16" circular needle OR 1 set double pointed needles in appropriate size for yarn selected.
  

  Registration: Members $30, Non-members $40

  Instructor: Varian Brandon

  
  

  
  

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• V - Who's Got the Button?

  • When
    09 Jan 2021
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  Explore the world of button making. We will make a Dorset button together during the workshop. You'll then be ready to make more!
  

  Level: Beginning
  

  Materials Fee: $3.00  Instructor will mail a kit to anyone who wants one (prepared ring and embroidery floss). Need to sign up before 12/20/20 for mailed kit option.

  Student should have: Needle. If not purchasing the kit, you should have a 1" diameter ring - plastic curtain rings are best and embroidery floss

  Members: $15

  Non Members: $20

  Instructor: bio Lynne Noble
  

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• V- Making Felt with Wool and Water

  • When
    09 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  If you've never made felt before, here's your chance! You'll learn about the various ways to make felt, and then will wet felt a mug rug.
  

  Level: Beginning
  

  Materials Fee: $5.00  Instructor will mail a kit (fleece, embellishments, bubble wrap, covering, olive oil soap). Need to sign up before Dec 12/20/20 to receive kit.

  Students should have: towels, accessible hot water, plastic bad or sponge

  Members: $15

  Non Members: $20

  Instructor: bio Lynne Noble
  

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• Studio Safety Training

  • When
    09 Jan 2021
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth
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    10

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  Learn the ABCs of safely using the Local Cloth Dye Studio for yourself and for a group. This training session, required to rent the Studio or host an interest group, will show you what resources are available, what materials are included, and the requisite safety equipment.

  Instructor: Lynne Noble

  Available to members only; no fee, but you must register.

   

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• Drawing with Thread Virtual class

  • When
    10 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  Use your sewing machine to draw simple, spontaneous designs on fabric. We will explore how to use free motion stitching to create these simple images. We'll then turn our finished sample into a sweet little drawstring pouch.

  All you need to know are simple machine sewing techniques and how to drop the feed dogs on your machine (there is a way to block them if your machine doesn't have this capability).

  Students should bring:

  Fabric: each pouch uses 1 piece each of outer fabric, lining fabric and fusible interfacing that is 12" by 6 1/4", one piece of fabric that is 6" by 2" for drawstring casing and 2 pieces of cord or ribbon 20" long and a small safety pin to thread the cord through the casing. You will need a contrast thread for the stitching and a sewing machine that allows you to lower the feed dogs.
  

  Members: $30

  Non Members: $40

  Instructor: bio Joyce Tromba
  

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• V- Intermediate Spinning II

  • When
    16 Jan 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  This workshop will teach you how to spin using different methods of plying, and we'll discuss when to use them. Spinning from a center pull ball, navajo or chain plying, cabled yarn, and singles will be discussed, in addition to the more traditional 2-ply and 3-ply. We'll also discuss how to finish your handspun, including thwacking!
  

  Level: Intermediate

  Materials you'll need:  spinning wheel, various types of fiber, ball winder, niddy noddy. Read The Why of Ply by Jillian Moreno - https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/the-why-of-ply/

  Registration: Members $30, Non-members $40

  Instructor: Judi Jetson

  
  

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• V - Valentine Gnome

  • When
    16 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  You 'gnome' that you are ready to make a Valentine for your sweety (or for yourself)! Come and join me virtually for this fun project that is great for beginners or for seasoned felters. This Valentine gnome will help you learn some basics of needle felting that will allow you to get ready for more detailed projects. You might even learn a few new ideas along the way. You are welcome to use your own felting supplies* or you can purchase the supplies separately (+$5 mailing cost).

  Supply list for the Valentine gnome: Core wool, wool locks, wire, felt and thread for hat, red, gray and flesh tone wool. felting foam and felting needles
  

  Members: $22

  Non Members: $27

  Instructor: bio Beth Sellars
  

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• V-Make an A-Line Skirt with a Perfectly Installed Invisible Zipper

  • When
    17 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    207 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC
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  Learn to make a simple and flattering skirt that will become a wardrobe staple perfect for every season. A-line skirts are versatile and easy to construct. All you need is a good basic pattern and an afternoon of sewing to make what will surly become a new favorite skirt. If you appreciate the look of a clean and hidden invisible zipper, but a smooth finish seems to evade you no matter how hard you try? Learn a fool proof technique that will eliminate the worry of that irritating little bulge at the end of your zip. In this class we will learn to make an A-Line Skirt with an invisible zipper installed in the center back seam. Further below are the links to a couple of patterns that are perfect for this lesson… notice that one pattern has a waistband and the other does not. Feel free to use an a-line skirt pattern you already have… just be sure it has a center back seam. Or, if you have an a-line skirt pattern you already like, but it does not have a center back seam, no worries… there is an easy fix for that too!
  

  Level: Intermediate

  Materials you'll need:  a-line skirt pattern fabric (see pattern for yardage requirements… be sure to launder before class) invisible zipper (minimum of 14 to 16-inches long) thread for sewing fusible interfacing to reinforce zipper seam. Needle and thread for hand basting & tacking a zipper foot attachment ( invisible zipper foot, pintuck foot, or generic adjustable zipper foot) All the usual supplies: sewing machine, power cord, foot pedal scissors for cutting fabric small scissors to snip threads pins measuring tape/ruler/straight edge pencil, fabric pen, or chalk iron & ironing surface hemostats if you have them, tweezers, or serger tweezers regular straight stitch sewing foot serger for finishing is nice but not essential Pattern Sources: Simplicity Website Skirt Pattern with a Waistband 

  Skirt Pattern without a Waistband  or Jo Ann’s Fabric Store Invisible Zipper Sources: Wawak Website  or Jo Ann’s Fabric Store.

  You can also find the Simplicity New Look 6843 pattern and zippers, plus so much more, at my favorite fine fabrics store, Mulberry Silks & Fine Fabrics, in Carrboro (next door to Chapel Hill), NC. They do not have a direct-purchase-website, but you can call (919.942.7455) and place a mail order… just say you are taking “Make an A-Line Skirt with a Perfectly Installed Invisible Zipper” through Local Cloth in Asheville. Be sure to sign up for the POP-up email on their website… 

  Registration: Members $35, Non-members $45

  Instructor: Cynthia Anderson

  
  

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• Studio Safety Training

  • When
    21 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Learn the ABCs of safely using the Local Cloth Dye Studio for yourself and for a group. This training session, required to rent the Studio or host an interest group, will show you what resources are available, what materials are included, and the requisite safety equipment.

  Instructor: Beth Sellars

  Available to members only; no fee, but you must register.
  

   

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• V- You Bought a Fleece, Now What?

  • When
    23 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  Whether you bought a fleece to save money, to help out a farmer, or because you want to have a "sheep to shawl" experience, you'll need to clean it and prepare it for spinning. In this class you'll learn how to skirt, scour/wash and dry, pick and flick, card and comb.

  Level: Beginner

  Materials you'll need:  fleece, buckets, flicker or dog brush, hand cards, combs

  Registration: Members $35, Non-members $45

  Instructor: Judi Jetson

  
  

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• V - Introduction to Natural Dyeing

  • When
    24 Jan 2021
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    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Local Cloth via Zoom
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  Learn all about natural dyes, mordants and pH, and how to prepare your fiber to get the best results on both cellulose and protein fibers. You will also learn about some easy natural dye plants to grow in your garden and what equipment and supplies you need to get started on your natural dye journey. This is a lecture only class, you will not be dyeing, but after this class you will be prepared to join one of the study groups or take a hands on natural dye class.
  

  Members: $22

  Non Members: $27

  Instructor: bio Joyce Tromba
  

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