The Michigan Weavers Guild will offer two workshops on the 2014-15 Schedule
NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
<A One Day Workshop by Bosali Biswas
"2015 Dye Day"
Dye Day led by Bosali Biswas will be some painted warp if there is enough interest and some simple ikat, along with regular tub-dyeing of yarns.Dates: Saturday February 21, 2015
Time: 9:30 a.m-3:30 p.m.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 West 13 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076-7749
Supply list to be provided.
The fee for the workshop is: $60 for Michigan Weavers Guild members and $75 for non-members. (includes dyes, applicators and instruction) Participants will provide fiber, yarn or fabric.
Registration deadline is January 17, 2015
Registration can be done online or via mail with the form below.
Bosali says, “a work of art bears the stamp of individuality and the national bearing of its creator when it springs from inner self and is devoid of any pretensions. Being from India, a country with an extremely rich heritage of Art and Culture, I have always had a deep-rooted attachment to traditional art forms of India and owe some of my stylization to the captivating traditional patterns and the rich array of colors. Adapting to Western Styles and techniques, combining them with my lifelong fascination for ethnic arts around the world, have all been a melting pot for me to create this multicultural ‘canvas’.”
Form: 15-2 Boisali Dye Day Signup
A Two Day Workshop by Laurie Autio
"Budget Jacquard: Variations on Straight Draw"
Dates: Thursday March 19 and Friday March 20, 2015Time: 9:30 a.m-4:00 p.m.
Location: Peace Lutheran Church, 17029 West 13 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076-7749
The fee for the workshop is: $170 for Michigan Weavers Guild members and $200 for non-members. (Includes $10 handout fee)
Registration deadline is January 17, 2014.
Registration can be done online or via mail with the form below.
Description: Straight draw, with the shafts threaded in numerical order (1,2,3,4,5…), may seem limiting or only suited to beginners. However, this versatile threading can be used for far more than simple twills and plain weave. Combining color-and-weave effects, hand-manipulated techniques, and changes in tie-up, treadling variants, materials, and sett with one or more shuttles and a willingness to "think outside the box" one can explore the range of back-strap to jacquard weaving with straight draw, learning much about structure along the way. We will start by look at some of the 4-shaft possibilities, and then see what happens when we expand to straight draw on more shafts. Each loom will be threaded to straight draw, but have different materials, setts, colors, and/or fibers. Weavers will stay at their own loom, weaving their choice of the many treadlings suggested. Bring 4 or 8 loom threaded, tied-up, and ready to weave, with usual weaving and note-taking supplies. Bring weft to share. Warping instructions will be provided ahead of time.
Form: 2015 Autio Workshop Signup