Summer Fiber Art Classes for Adults - Richmond Virginia

Summer Classes

Fiber:

Constructing Clothing
Fabulous Felt
Learn to Weave in a Week!
Learn to Weave in a Weekend!
Mono Printing Images / Digital Images on Fabric
Rigid Heddle Weaving
Shibori, Elegant Art of Japanese Tie Dye
Silk Painting
Spinning Yarns from the Spinning Wheel
Tapestry Weaving

Constructing Clothing

Beginner

Learn the basics of sewing and garment construction! This course is the follow-up to both Illustrate and Design your Wardrobe and Flat Pattern Making, or it is the right course if you are just interested in learning sew. Students may bring their own portable sewing machines or use the VACR machines (limited number). This is also a good class to take if you are trying to decide which sewing machine to purchase.

Tuition: $150 ($135 members)

Sections:

Section A
Carmen Feliciano
6 Thursdays
June 5 – July 17
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

No Class July 3
Section B
Carmen Feliciano
6 Thursdays
July 24 – August 28
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Fabulous Felt

All Levels

Felt something fabulous in this phenomenal class. Students will use vibrant colors of fluffy wool roving to lay out amazing compositions in fiber. Then they will be led through the process of wet-felting their creation into wall hangings, floor coverings, pillow panels, or much, much more. Each day can be dedicated to the creation of a specific piece or several days maybe dedicated to a single piece, at the student’s discretion. One day will be dedicated to 3-dimensional objects. Materials fee of $20 should cover materials for the week. Payable to instructor on the first day.

Tuition: $135 ($100 members)
Materials fee: $20

Sections:

Cherri Hankins
5 Days
June 9 – June 13
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

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Learn to Weave in a Week!

All Levels

Students who may never have woven before create a fabulous, vibrant piece of handwoven fabric. It’s as simple as 1,2,3,4! Students will travel through the process of weaving, from planning their project, through setting up the loom, and right on to peacefully weaving it off. This class can be as sedate, or as stimulating as your own imagination. Take the plunge, and learn to weave this summer. A materials fee payable to the instructor of $35 for yarn or with the approval of the instructor, students may provide their own.

Tuition: $135 ($100 members)
Materials fee: $35

Sections:

Cherri Hankins
5 Days
June 9 – June 13
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

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Learn to Weave in a Weekend!

All Levels

This class is an opportunity for busy people to completely immerse themselves in weaving for 3 days. Students will have choices of fibers, yarns and projects to choose from. Recommendations will be made by the instructor to help each student accomplish their own goals in the allotted time. The entire process of weaving on the floor loom is covered. Students learn how to plan the project, measure the yarn, dress the floor loom, weave off the project, and what the appropriate finishing techniques are.

Tuition: $100 ($85 members)
Materials fee: $30

Sections:

Cherri Hankins
1 Weekend
June 27 – June 29
10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Friday, June 27 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 28 10:00 -4:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 29 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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Mono Printing Images / Digital Images on Fabric New!

Beginner/Intermediate

In this two night series, students will discover two methods for creating beautiful textiles that can be used in a variety of ways. The first night we will focus on using thickened dyes to create paintings on Plexi-glass that will then be printed onto white cotton fabric. Using daubs and swishes of thickened dye and a variety of tools to draw back into the dye will create a unique piece that can be combined with other fabrics in home accessories or art wear. In the second night students will bring in objects to create a digital still life using an ink jet printer/ scanner. Things like photos, jewelry, buttons, fabrics, feathers, and other fairly thin objects are scanned onto treated cotton fabric. Students will also be encouraged to bring in their own digital photography in JPG format on a Zip Drive. These images can be loaded into the instructor’s laptop and printed onto fabric as well. If you have Photoshop images save them as JPG’s. Images are washable without the plastic feel of iron-on methods.

Tuition: $90 ($75 members)
Materials fee: $25

Sections:

Maripat Hyatt
2 Wednesdays
June 25 – July 2
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Rigid Heddle Weaving New!

Intermediate

Weaving on a rigid heddle loom is a low-cost way to weave, without limiting the weaver’s creative possibilities. It’s simple construction makes the rigid heddle loom an easy and accessible way to learn to weave. The basics of setting up the loom, choosing yarns, designing fabrics, weaving, and fringing are all covered in this class. Students are encouraged to bring yarns from their own ‘stash’ to work with or share. Sportweight yarn is recommended and microfiber yarns are fun! Discover the possibilities of weaving. Materials fee of $15 waived for students who bring their own yarn.

Tuition: $125 ($110 members)
Materials fee: $15

Sections:

Cherri Hankins
2 Saturdays
July 19 – July 26
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Shibori, Elegant Art of Japanese Tie Dye

Beginner/Intermediate

Tie Dye isn’t just something that hippies from the 60’s wore! It is an elegant and creative way to create pattern on plain white cloth. In this one evening class, students will learn several traditional Japanese methods of creating pattern in cloth. Stitching, wrapping, and folding their way to beautiful fabrics that can be included in many textile crafts. Each student will create several 1/4 yard samples of each type and one silk scarf that can be worn home. Students should dress in dark clothing and bring long arm rubber gloves.

Tuition: $90 ($75 members)
Materials fee: $25

Sections:

Maripat Hyatt
1 Saturday
August 2
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Silk Painting

Beginner/Intermediate

In this two night series, students will learn two forms of silk painting. In the first night students explore the Serti Method of silk painting, making a linear design on a silk scarf using resist. The resist controls or “fences” in the colorful dyes. On the second night of class the students will complete the 1st scarf by steam setting the dyes. During the second night the students will also explore painting directly onto the silk using the dyes without resist using a more painterly approach or using Shibori methods to create patterns on the silk. The second scarf’s colors will be set using a microwave!

Tuition: $90 ($75 members)
Materials fee: $25

Sections:

Maripat Hyatt
2 Wednesdays
July 16 – August 13
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Spinning Yarns from the Spinning Wheel

All Levels

Create your own beautifully inspired yarns directly from the spinning wheel. This class covers drafting, spinning, carding and plying of wool yarns. Students taking the class for the 2nd time will focus on spinning boucle, navajo plying, spinning from the lock, combing wool and drum carding. $15 materials fee applies to wool roving. Class limited to 6 students.

Tuition: $105 ($90 members)
Materials fee: $15

Sections:

Section A
Cherri Hankins
4 Mondays
June 2 – June 23
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Section B
Cherri Hankins
4 Mondays
July 28 – August 18
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Tapestry Weaving New!

Intermediate

Tapestry weaving is a means of transforming visual images into a tactile art form. The diversity of small loom weaving and the simplicity of a single shedding device make tapestry weaving the perfect approach to weaving on a budget. The basics of tapestry weaving will be taught and re-enforced as students set up their looms, experiment with techniques and create a tapestry sampler. Finishing methods and mounting suggestions will be discussed so students can turn the sampler into a wall hanging. Materials fee: $15.00 covers warp and a variety of weft yarns. Students are encouraged to bring other yarns of varying textures, colors and fiber contents to enhance the weaving experience.

Tuition: $125 ($110 members)
Materials fee: $15