Cape Breton WeaveNet
The purpose of Cape Breton WeaveNet is to promote communication between weavers all over the island, to organize activities and educational opportunities, and to pass on fibre related information of interest to the group.
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Unraveling Lace
Where: The Bobbin Tree, Sydney, NS
When: Sunday, April 28, 2019
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Instructor: Janet Dawson
Cost: $45.00 plus materials
Deadline for Registration: April 22
Unraveling Lace: Bronson, Huck, Barleycorn, Swedish, Leno, Gauze - what's the difference between all these and, even more intriguing, how are they related? What makes them tick? What's the best sett to use for them? The best fibre? The best colour? We'll look at samples and drafts to help answer all these questions and more.
Janet Dawson
Janet learned to weave at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design in 1994 and taught the weaving program there from 2000 to 2009. She teaches in the US every winter, and has over 5000 students in her Floor Loom Weaving class at Craftsy.com. Janet has been a member of the Sydney Weavers' Guild since '94 and was the HGA Rep for the Maritime provinces for four years. She has had articles published in the Ontario Spinners & Handweavers magazine, Fibre Focus, and twice in Handwoven Magazine.
In addition to her own weaving business, The Weaver's Palette, Janet owns The Bobbin Tree, a store catering to weavers, spinners, knitters and felters. Her handwoven blankets, scarves, table linens, garments and other items have been sold in shops in the Maritimes for 15 years and now grace the homes and wardrobes of customers across North America, Europe, and as far away as Australia and the country of Georgia.
Janet's focus has swung from complex weaves to simple cloth and back again over the years. Her current passion is for the mechanics of cloth: understanding and communicating the actual structure of weaving structures.
To register for this workshop, contact Sandra Gillis at CBWeaveNet@gmail.com
Where: The Bobbin Tree, Sydney, NS
When: Sunday, April 28, 2019
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Instructor: Janet Dawson
Cost: $45.00 plus materials
Deadline for Registration: April 22
Unraveling Lace: Bronson, Huck, Barleycorn, Swedish, Leno, Gauze - what's the difference between all these and, even more intriguing, how are they related? What makes them tick? What's the best sett to use for them? The best fibre? The best colour? We'll look at samples and drafts to help answer all these questions and more.
Janet Dawson
Janet learned to weave at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design in 1994 and taught the weaving program there from 2000 to 2009. She teaches in the US every winter, and has over 5000 students in her Floor Loom Weaving class at Craftsy.com. Janet has been a member of the Sydney Weavers' Guild since '94 and was the HGA Rep for the Maritime provinces for four years. She has had articles published in the Ontario Spinners & Handweavers magazine, Fibre Focus, and twice in Handwoven Magazine.
In addition to her own weaving business, The Weaver's Palette, Janet owns The Bobbin Tree, a store catering to weavers, spinners, knitters and felters. Her handwoven blankets, scarves, table linens, garments and other items have been sold in shops in the Maritimes for 15 years and now grace the homes and wardrobes of customers across North America, Europe, and as far away as Australia and the country of Georgia.
Janet's focus has swung from complex weaves to simple cloth and back again over the years. Her current passion is for the mechanics of cloth: understanding and communicating the actual structure of weaving structures.
To register for this workshop, contact Sandra Gillis at CBWeaveNet@gmail.com
Revelations in Rep With Kelly Marshall
This workshop includes a lecture covering the unique characteristics of rep weave, color blending and designing, pattern block movement, selection of materials, and a demonstration of weaving technique. Each participant will be expected to bring a loom, warped according to instructions provided by the instructor. The instructions are for warping either a 4 or 8-shaft pattern, to create a 10” wide table runner. (for intermediate to advanced weavers).
Check out Kelly's website Custom Woven Interiors, Ltd. at kellymarshall.com for more pictures.
Two Workshops to Choose from:
The Gaelic College Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design
St. Ann's, NS Sydney, NS
November 8, 9 and 10th, 2019 November 12, 13 and 14th, 2019
Deadline for Registration: September 15th, 2019
Costs:
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design
Workshop only - $295.00
Gaelic College
Live-in Student: (includes accommodation for Friday and Saturday nights, workshop tuition, and all meals and breaks from Friday morning snack through Sunday afternoon snack)
Double room: $502.00 per person
Single room: $545.00
Day Student: (includes workshop tuition, lunches and breaks) $361.00
If you wish to arrive on Thursday the associated costs would be:
Thursday Night Dinner - $18.00
Thursday Night Accommodation and Friday Breakfast
Double room: $48.50 per person
Single room: $70.00
Kelly Marshall
Kelly Marshall founded Custom Woven Interiors, Ltd. in 1992. Marshall received her Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Design at the University of Minnesota, specializing in textiles. She continued studying weaving and design for one year in Sweden at Forsa Folkhogskola and in Belgium at the Belgian Lace School.
Kelly Marshall is recognized for combining rep weave’s rich texture and linear structure into extraordinary textiles inspired by the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts movement, contemporary design, and traditional Scandinavian weaving.
Marshall shares her insight through lectures and workshops and believes interns are a valuable addition to her studio and to the continuation of the development of the fiber arts.
Check out Kelly's website Custom Woven Interiors, Ltd. at kellymarshall.com for more pictures.
Two Workshops to Choose from:
The Gaelic College Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design
St. Ann's, NS Sydney, NS
November 8, 9 and 10th, 2019 November 12, 13 and 14th, 2019
Deadline for Registration: September 15th, 2019
Costs:
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design
Workshop only - $295.00
Gaelic College
Live-in Student: (includes accommodation for Friday and Saturday nights, workshop tuition, and all meals and breaks from Friday morning snack through Sunday afternoon snack)
Double room: $502.00 per person
Single room: $545.00
Day Student: (includes workshop tuition, lunches and breaks) $361.00
If you wish to arrive on Thursday the associated costs would be:
Thursday Night Dinner - $18.00
Thursday Night Accommodation and Friday Breakfast
Double room: $48.50 per person
Single room: $70.00
Kelly Marshall
Kelly Marshall founded Custom Woven Interiors, Ltd. in 1992. Marshall received her Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Design at the University of Minnesota, specializing in textiles. She continued studying weaving and design for one year in Sweden at Forsa Folkhogskola and in Belgium at the Belgian Lace School.
Kelly Marshall is recognized for combining rep weave’s rich texture and linear structure into extraordinary textiles inspired by the aesthetics of the Arts & Crafts movement, contemporary design, and traditional Scandinavian weaving.
Marshall shares her insight through lectures and workshops and believes interns are a valuable addition to her studio and to the continuation of the development of the fiber arts.
