Fall Fibers Workshops | Appalachian Center for Craft

Fall Workshops
(evenings, weekends, by medium)

Fees, Deposits & Policies

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Local Accommodations

For information, contact Gail Gentry.

Fibers Workshops | Fall 2008

September 20-21
Saturday & Sunday, 9am-4pm

November 1-2
Saturday & Sunday, 9am-4pm

Introduction to Hand Spinning
$240
Claudia Lee
Experience the joy of spinning your own yarn. Learn or reintroduce yourself to the basics of spinning on a wheel. Use beautiful wool from local sheep; spin a “singles” and a plied yarn. More advanced techniques for designing novelty yarns are demonstrated. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $65 (estimated cost of a pound of wool), payable to instructor

Claudia Lee has been teaching and spinning yarn for weaving and knitting projects for 35 years. She is the proprietor of Liberty Paper Mill, a working and teaching studio.

Instructor email: paperlee@dtccom.net

Book Arts Galore!
$240
Joyce Sievers
Learn traditional, Eastern, and innovative formats to create your own books. Explore traditional “sewing over” supports, patterned paper, colored thread, uniquely folded pages and a variety of closures. Beginning-Intermediate; Materials Fee $25, payable to instructor

Joyce Sievers, MA in Art History, has studied book arts and related subjects at prominent craft schools since 1981. She exhibits in group and solo shows.

Instructor email: jsievers@dtccom.net