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• Introduction to Katazome: The Art of an Indigo Resist Paste

  • Start
    12 Dec 2023
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  • End
    13 Dec 2023
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    2 sessions
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  Katazome is a Japanese stencil dyeing technique. It is a rice flour resist paste. And it is a unique and fairly old process used to dye cloth. This dyeing technique utilizes natural materials – paper, rice paste and indigo. Katazome means ‘repeat dyeing”, referring to the use of a stencil to create a repetitive pattern. Traditional Katazome designs feature natural motifs, such as flowers and birds

  We will spend the first day learning how Katazome is made. And then we will create patterns onto fabric. You are encouraged to bring natural fiber clothing or cloth from home. Each person can bring up to 4 items. We should have plenty of materials. I will also provide white fabric from upcycled cotton sheets to practice on. 

  We will use stencils and kitchen spatulas to apply the kataxome paste onto the fabric. And then it needs to dry overnight. So we will resume the following day to dye our clothes/cloth. 

  Day 2, I will mix up an indigo vat which you all are encouraged to participate in. We will mix up a new vat so you can see the process. And I will have a ready-made vat too so we can jump right in. I will have disposable gloves available for some easy indigo dyeing. But if you would like to bring more sturdy gloves, there’s a better chance you won’t become blue. 

  By the end of day 2, you will be able to take home your items. We will wash and spin them enough to transport them home. But you will want to wash them again at home. 

  MATERIALS FEE: 15 dollars for  the paste and indigo

  LEVEL: Beginner

  REGISTRATION: Members: $100 , Non-members $120 

  INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Woodruff

  WHAT TO BRING / HOW TO DRESS: Bring any white clothes/sheets/fabric, etc from home. As long as the material is made of a natural fiber: cotton, linen, wool (fabric), silk, etc

  Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here
  

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• A bag for everyone on your list

  • When
    15 Dec 2023
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    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  As part of our Handmade for the Holiday learn how to make 4 bags in one day. This is a beginner class but you do need how to thread your sewing machine and do a straight stitch. You will learn low to insert a zipper, how to make boxed corners and how to do French seams along with basic bag construction. All these bags were made with one yard of fabric but you can definitely make them in different fabrics, it's a great way to use up smaller cuts of fabric that you might have in your stash.  Here are the bags:

  1. A basic zippered pouch. You can make the size pictured or a pencil case type bag, the construction is the same

  2. A boxy toiletry bag, perfect for anyone on you list and not just for toiletries. You have the option of using waterproof lining.

  3. A fabric bucket, so useful for holding anything.

  4. The classic drawstring bag, take it to the market on on your foraging walksThis drawstring project bag is great for holding and toting your knitting, sewing, drawing, or foraging projects. As long as you can thread your sewing machine and sew a straight stitch you can make all these bags and they can all be easily modified for different sizes. 

  MATERIALS FEE: $10 covers webbing for the bucket bag, written instructions, fusible interfacing,  cording, straps, pattern and instructions

  LEVEL: Beginner

  REGISTRATION: Members: $100 , Non-members $120 

  INSTRUCTOR: Joyce Tromba

  WHAT TO BRING / HOW TO DRESS: 

  1 yard of outer fabric and 1 yard of lining fabric. Woven fabrics only no knits. Please let me know if you want to use different fabrics for each one and I will send you the requirements.

  2 zippers: 12" and 22",

  2 yards of 3/8 inch ribbon for the drawstring bag. 

  Basic sewing notions (scissors, rotary cutter, seam ripper, pins), sewing machine. We have a few sewing machines in the studio, please contact me at joycetromba@gmail.com if you want to use one during the class. 

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• Introduction to Rigid Heddle Weaving

  • When
    16 Dec 2023
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    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
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  Rigid Heddle weaving is a great place to start if you want to learn to weave. In this class you will learn how to plan a project, set up the loom, and sample a wide variety of techniques. You'll be delighted with the many different weaves you can do on this simple loom. If you prefer a more straightforward approach, you can weave a scarf instead of a sampler. You may purchase yarn from Sue or bring your own sport weight yarn. There will be lots of yarn for experimenting, too. 

  
  

  Level: Beginner

  Materials Fee: $10 if renting loom, $5 for handouts weft yarns, looms to rent or buy, heddle hooks, stick shuttles

  What to bring: sport weight yarn [at least 200 yards] or you can purchase yarn from Sue, a variety of yarns for wefts [different sizes, colors, fibers], crochet hook, tapestry needle, scissors 

  Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

  Instructor: Sue Helmken
  

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• Dyeing Skeins with Fiber Reactive Dyes

  • When
    06 Jan 2024
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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    408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
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  Fiber Reactive dyes are the best choice for dyeing cotton, rayon, tencil and other cellulose fibers. These cold-water dyes produce vivid, permanent colors and are great for immersion dyeing, low-water dyeing and printing. While they can be used on cloth, yarn, or fiber, we will be dyeing skeins: 3 solid color and 2 matching variegated skeins, to create a color palate for your next project. We will also dye small samples to keep for color studies. Various dyeing techniques will be discussed.

  
  

  Level:  All levels

  
  

  As part of our Learn a New Skill in January, we have discounted all our classes by 24% !

  Members: 76 dollars

  Non Members: 91  dollars

  Materials Fee:  35 dollars for all dyes, auxiliary chemicals, containers, sample yarns, instructions and safety data sheets

  What to bring: N95 or similar mask [for use when mixing dye. surgical masks not adequate], gloves, yarn for dyeing [cotton, tencil, rayon, linen, about 1.5 lbs, can be mixed], plastic bags to take home wet yarn, towels/rags, scissors. optional skein winder if possible

  Registration: Members $76, Non-members $91

  Instructor: Sue Helmken
  

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• Coptic Stitch Book

  • When
    07 Jan 2024
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  As part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year we are offering a class on  this traditional multi-signature book which uses one of the oldest stitches in bookbinding  called the Coptic Stitch. The spine is exposed showing the lovely regular stitches using pairs of needles. It is a simple and lovely way to bind a book. We will use a pad of mixed media paper which makes the preparation of the pages simple and quick. The finished book will be 6 X 4.5 inches. If you have some experience with hand sewing a book and you'd like to make a bigger book, please let me know. There will be a variety of  eco-printed, marbled and paste papers for you to use or you can bring your own paper if you prefer. 

  MATERIALS FEE: $25 includes all paper, covers, linen thread, PVA glue, bookmaking kit and cover paper. If you would like to use your own decorative paper for the cover, please let me know so I can advise you on size and grain.

  LEVEL: Beginner

  REGISTRATION: January classes are discounted 24% 

  Members: $76 , Non-members $92 

  INSTRUCTOR: Joyce Tromba

  WHAT TO BRING / HOW TO DRESS: 

  A brush for glue, kitchen towel

  Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

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• Beginning Spinning

  • When
    09 Jan 2024
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    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  This class is part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year. Whether you're attracted to the natural colors of wool, the bright colors of dyed braids or just want to learn to make the yarn you've drooled over in the store, this is the class for you. Or perhaps you have sheep and want to learn how to use their wool, learning to spin your own yarn can be is a game changer. Imagine having the perfect yarn for every weaving or knitting project. Now, imagine having that option at a much more economical cost. Game changer! Suitable for both complete beginners and as well as those not-so-new who need a little more guidance, this class will cover the types and parts of a spinning wheel and which may be right for you. Other topics include tools, cost, drafting, plying, carding and finishing. Most of the time will be spent working on the wheels and learning to use fiber tools. Once everyone is comfortable at the wheel and practicing, I will work one-on-one with students. My goal is to send you home with a plied skein of yarn. Judi recommends that you  practice treadling a spinning wheel - both forward and backwards - prior to the class.

  Students should bring: Bring your own spinning wheel, if you have one. If you have clean fleece, or a braid you want to try spinning, you can bring that, too

   Materials Fee : 5 dollars: You'll receive a variety of animal fibers - wool, mohair, alpaca - in both natural and dyed colors. We can loan you a wheel for the class if you don't have one.

  Level: Beginner

  
  

  Registration: Members $76 (24% discount), Non-members $92 (24% discount)

  Instructor bio: Judi Jetson

  
  

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• Beginning knitting - Design and knit a ribbed scarf project!

  • Start
    12 Jan 2024
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  • End
    26 Jan 2024
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    3 sessions
  • Location
    408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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  Come learn a new skill! Knitting. You will learn the basics including casting on, basic knit and purl stitches, increasing and decreasing and more. Learn how to read patterns and design your own ribbed scarf project. 

  As part of our Learn a New Skill in January, all of our classes have been discounted by 24% !

  Members: $114

  Non members: $ 137

  Instructor: Donna Trunk bio 

  Materials fee:  15 for needles and stitch markers

  Students should bring: Scissors, notebook, yarn for scarf can be purchased after first class. Amount will be determined.

  
  

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• Weaving in the Present Moment: An Intro Class to Weaving and its Meditative Magic

  • When
    17 Jan 2024
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    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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  As a moving meditation, the process of weaving has a magical way of helping us to get out of our heads to simply “be,” and experience flow when working the loom. For me, weaving has helped me to see firsthand the connection between my mind and body and how one impacts the other. It has also helped me to slow down and enjoy the process just as much, if not more, than the piece of art that I create. The goal of this class is to share this magic with you! This Introduction to Weaving class covers the basics of how to weave using a lap loom (which you can take anywhere!) and incorporates elements of mindfulness. We’ll start with a weaving gratitude practice that will serve as the inspiration for our woven projects. Then, we’ll warp our looms and start weaving our designs, incorporating several basic weaving techniques, including twining, tabby, soumak, free-form and rya. Finally, we’ll learn how to clean the backside of our weaving project and finish them off using a hanging rod. You’ll leave with a hanging tapestry (designed by you!) and a weaving gratitude practice that you can continue on your own after the class. Don’t have a loom or weaving materials? The Complete Weaving Kit has everything you need to get started!

  Level: Beginning 

  Instructor: Courtney LaCaria  bio 

  As part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year we have discounted all classes by 24%

  Members: 76 dollars

  Non Members: 91 dollars

  Materials fee: 95 dollars for a Complete Weaving Kit (16" x 20" Handmade Wooden Lap loom that will be used in class; cotton warp thread; six colors of yarn, two colors of roving and rope for fringe for weaving (*can customize); shuttle; shed stick; comb; needle; and wooden rod to hang your weaving). Please note that if you have your own loom and yarn you do not have to purchase the kit. Please email Courtney(courtney@localcloth.org) to check that you have the needed materials.

  Materials provided by instructor: see above

  Students should bring:Nothing: everything you’ll need is in the Complete Weaving Kit!

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• Weaving Color Block Bookmarks: An Intro Class to Weaving

  • When
    20 Jan 2024
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    11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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    408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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  This half-day Introduction to Weaving class covers the basics of weaving through the process of creating a handmade color block bookmark on a small lap frame loom (which you can take anywhere!). During the class, we’ll cover how to load a shuttle, warp a loom, and some of the basic weaving techniques, including twining, tabby and weaving in ends, which will help set you up for future weaving projects. You’ll leave the class with your very own bookmark! New to weaving? Don’t have a loom or weaving materials? No worries! This intro class is the perfect entry point to dip your toe. And, my Beginner’s Lap Loom Weaving Kit has everything you need to get started! Learn more in the Materials Section. 

  As part of our Learn a New Sill in January, all of our classes have been discounted by 24% !

  Members: $38

  Non members: $ 46

  Instructor: Courtney LaCaria bio 

  Materials fee:  75 or 0. Please see details below

  $75, if purchasing my handmade Beginner’s Lap Loom Weaving Kit. Here’s what is included: 10” x 15” Handmade Wooden Lap loom; cotton warp thread; 5 colors of yarn (customizable*), shuttle; comb; and needle.

  $0, if providing your own supplies and yarn

  If you purchase the Beginner’s Lap Loom Weaving Kit, you only need to bring scissors. If you opt to bring your own weaving supplies and yarn, you’ll need to supply your own frame loom (at least 10” by 15” that will allow for 4 warp ends per inch), shuttle, comb, needle, strong cotton thread for warp and assorted yarn for bookmark (fingering weight, sock, light, DK, light worsted weight work best). 

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• Fabric Art Valentines

  • When
    22 Jan 2024
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    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  Come play in the fabric bin and create a unique 4-inch x 6- inch Valentine that will be treasured year after year. You will explore, design, color and basic embroidery as well as using fusible web and writing on fabric. Your unique Valentines creation can be mailed without and envelope or framed.

  Level: Beginner

  Materials Fee:10 dollars for Fabric remnants, substrate, needles, embrodery floss, fusible web and inspiration.

  Registration:As part of our Learn a New Skill in January, all our classes are discounted 24%

  Members $38

  Non-members $46 

  Instructor: Julie Bagamary

  What to bring/how to dress: White glue stick, fabric scissors, Micron 8 black pen,.

  Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

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• Ice and Snow

  • Start
    24 Jan 2024
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  • End
    25 Jan 2024
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    2 sessions
  • Location
    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  This class is  part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year This is a fun new dyeing method to make multi colored and patterned shirts, underwear and fabric. What makes this process especially interesting is that you can’t control the dyes. They move as the ice or snow melts, and split into their component colors as the temperatures change. We will first soak our fabric or garments in soda ash, and place a screen or grate inside a plastic tub so that it’s raised off the bottom. Then we’ll use a variety of techniques to crumple, fold or tie the fabric and place it on top of the screen. Next, we’ll pile a bunch of ice or snow on top and then sprinkle dry dye fiber on top of everything. We’ll also try sprinkling the dye below the ice or snow to see how the results differ. Ice dyeing needs to soak for at least 24 hours, so we’ll all come back the next day to unwrap our pieces and share the results.

   MATERIALS FEE : 5 dollars: soda ash, string for tying and several colors of dye.

  Level: Beginner

  
  

  Registration: Members $38 (24% discount), Non-members $46 (23% discount)

  Instructor: Judi Jetson

  What to bring/how to dress: one yard of fabric or several small garments, disposable containers to hold your items while the ice melts, a small screen or rack that fits in the container, a cooler with a bag of ice (unless we have snow), tin foil and plastic zip lock bags to take finished pieces home in

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• Fabric Art Miniatures

  • When
    25 Jan 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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  Come play in the remnant bin and create an original 4 x 6 inch textile piece with added hand embroidery embellishments. 

  As aprt of our Learn a New Skill in January, all our classes have been discounted by 24%!

  Members: $38

  Non members: $46

  
  

  Instructor: Julie Bagamary bio 

  Materials fee: $5

  Materials provided by instructor: All materials provided although you may want to bring your favorite fabric scissors, embroidery floss and tidbits of embellishments. 

  Materials students should bring: Optional: favorite fabric scissors, embroidery floss and embellishment tidbits

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• Open Studio Shop Pants

  • Start
    27 Jan 2024
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  • End
    28 Jan 2024
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    2 sessions
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    408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
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  As part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year we are so excited to offer this collaboration with Sew Co. Join Leigh Hilbert, one of the founders of Open Studio Patterns, in a two day workshop focusing on the construction of their Shop Pant. With a fitted high waist, roomy thigh, tapered leg, and plenty of deep pockets, these pants will quickly become your favorites. Together the class will tackle the challenges of a perfect fit and a zip fly, so that students will leave confident in building future pants. 

  
  

  Level: Confident beginner: Students should have solid knowledge of the sewing machine, and be confident with basic skills such as sewing straight lines, darts, and buttonholes.

  All our January classes are discounted 24% to celebrate Learn a New Skill in the New Year

  Members: $152

  Non members: $182

  Instructor: Leigh Hilbert  bio 

  Materials fee: $0

  Materials provided by instructor: none

  Materials students should bring: All students should purchase the Open Studio Shop Pant in their size (https://openstudiopatterns.com/patterns/p/shop-pant) and all materials listed on the instruction sheet, including button, zipper, and thread. Stone Mountain and Daughter and Village Fabrics are both good sources for canvas. 

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• Basic Papermaking

  • When
    30 Jan 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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    408 Depot St Asheville, NC
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  This class is part of our Learn a New Skill in the New Year. This class will teach you simple paper making that you can do at home using an ordinary kitchen blender, frames, colored paper and junkmail. You’ll learn how to create paper pulp, make recycled paper, how to add inclusions like flowers, seeds and thread into your paper, how to laminate colors and shapes on your paper, and ways to dry your paper. The paper you make can be used for a variety of art and craft processes such as books, notecards and collage.

  Students should bring: a rectangular plastic tub (the grey ones used for bussing tables are ideal), an old sheet we can tear up (for layering between your wet sheets of paper), odds and ends of colored paper, tissue paper and junk mail, any flower petals or seeds you have around the house, a favorite cookie cutter or two for laminating shapes.

   Materials Fee : 5 dollars: several colors of pulp, molds & deckles

  Level: Beginner

  
  

  Registration: Members $38 (24% discount), Non-members $46 (24% discount)

  Instructor: Judi Jetson

  What to bring/how to dress: an apron, rectangular plastic tub (the grey ones used for bussing tables are ideal), an old sheet we can tear up (for layering between your wet sheets of paper), odds and ends of colored paper, tissue paper and junk mail, any flower petals or seeds you have around the house, a favorite cookie cutter or two for laminating shapes

  Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

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