(Spring/Summer25) Fiber & Dyeing Workshops

Stitched Floral Fabric Collage Workshop with Rory Valentine
Date: Saturday, May 24
Time: 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio
Fee: $70 includes all materials
Come and play with color, line, texture and pattern using recycled fabric pieces, thread and paint. Learn to transfer an image of your choosing to a base fabric then cut, layer, stamp, and hand stitch your way to an original work of collage! No previous sewing experience required. All materials necessary to complete a 6"x6" square or round piece will be provided; however, please feel free to bring any fabrics or threads of your own to use. Incorporating elements from your life serve to imbue works with additional personal meaning.

Marbling on Fabric Workshop with Rory Valentine
Date: Tuesday, July 1
Time: 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $70 for 3 hour workshop, includes materials
Marbling is a technique of surface design where colorful paints are floated and decoratively swirled on a gel medium then transferred to cotton fabric (or paper) creating a beautiful and complex pattern. In this class, you will learn and practice this technique and take home 4 unique marbleized cotton cloth napkins.
 

Fabric Collage Workshop with Rory Valentine
Date: Tuesday, July 22
Time: 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Art Barn Painting Studio 
Fee: $70 includes all materials
Come and play with color, line, texture and pattern using recycled fabric pieces, thread and paint. Learn to transfer an image of your choosing to a base fabric then cut, layer, stamp, and hand stitch your way to an original work of collage! No previous sewing experience required.  All materials necessary to complete a 6"x6" square or round piece will be provided; however, please feel free to bring any fabrics or threads of your own to use. Incorporating elements from your life serve to imbue works with additional personal meaning. 

Cyanotype: Sun Printed Fabric Workshop with Rory Valentine
Date: Tuesday, August 5
Time: 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Printmaking Studio
Fee: $70 for 3 hour workshop, includes materials
Cyanotype is an antique photographic printing process well known for its deep blue color and where the term “blueprint” originated. In this class we will use found objects to block sunlight from the photosensitive fabric to create beautiful surface designs. I will have items on hand to work with however feel free to bring your favorite beach combed treasures or other objects of interest to experiment with. You will take home several cyanotype fabric image samples that can be made into bags, placemats, pillows, napkins, mending patches, quilt squares and more.

Shibori Dyeing with Indigo Workshop with Rory Valentine
Date: Tuesday, August 12
Time: 2:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: Outside of the Printmaking Studio
Fee: $100 for 4 hour workshop, includes materials
Shibori is the Japanese word for a method of dyeing that uses binding, stitching, folding, twisting, and compression to make marks on cloth.  We will explore this technique using indigo a centuries-old traditional blue dye. Students will make a beautiful and unique set of four linen napkins to keep or gift.