Harmony Weavers Guild

• LEFTOVERS AGAIN? What to do with leftover handwoven fabric
  Explore and experience creative ways to use every precious bit of hand-woven scrap. Some techniques require sewing, some a hot glue gun. Some ideas become great garments, some can be sent through the mail! Learn how to use some of the fusibles and stabilizers available, and learn to look at everything from old work, to the smallest scrap as an exciting new raw material.
• THOU SHALT WASH THY FABRIC WHEN IT COMES OFF THE LOOM and other basic principles of handweaving
  Explore the possibilities of handwoven yardage, fiber, texture, sett, how much to weave, sampling and finishing will be covered. Think of the washing machine and/or dryer as a critical part of the design “team”. Learn how to sample on the actual yardage. Lots of ‘before’ and ‘after’ samples to explore.
• PARALLEL THREADS THAT PARALLEL LIFE
  Daryl Lancaster, will discuss her views and perspective on hand-woven clothing, recycled experiences and the creative process. Daryl will talk about her adventurous journey over the years with hand-woven clothing showing images and samples of her fabrics and garments.

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• FROM LEFTOVERS TO GOURMET!
  Piece together all those handwoven scraps and leftovers into something wonderful. This technique uses a fusible backing and no seam allowances. Bias tubes cover the butted joints. Use scraps to create a personal composition and push your creativity to the max! Step by step process and examples
  shown using digital images. Students will create a mat using this technique. Sewing Machine required.
• PLAY WITH COLOR!
  Through a series of creative exercises, participants will learn to confidently place yarns of different colors and textures together to make beautiful warp combinations. This is a fun, hands-on class, and participants will be asked to bring a bag of assorted odds and ends of yarns to work with and to share with others. Based on the Color/Fabric Forecast Column from Handwoven Magazine, participants will experiment with palettes based on mood using photos for inspiration and see illustrations of how to translate them into handwoven fabrics and ultimately a garment.
• PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR WORK: A Critique of Participant’s Images
  Improve the quality of the images of your work. Using PowerPoint, the basics of photography, both film and digital will be discussed, as well as composition and lighting, and basic digital image manipulation using Photoshop Elements®. Lots of images illustrating what NOT to do! In addition, participants will be asked to send examples of their images in film or digital format ahead of the workshop, for critique.
• WARP FAST: Learn to Warp More Than One Thread at a Time!
  Students will learn to use devices that allow warping multiple ends at the same time. Discover the inexpensive rigid heddle warping paddle, and the fast method of sectional warping. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of this production technique.

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