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Class Information
Instructors for Winter 2014 Classes
General Information: All CHG classes meet in Room 1 of the North
Elaine Bradley has studied at Haystack, Penland, Chastain Art Center, and the
John C. Campbell Folk School. Her work has been published in Shuttle Spindle
& Dyepot and Weaver's. In addition to teaching frequently for CHG and other
fiber guilds, she has taught at Arrowmont, Campbell Folk School, and HGA's
Convergence.
DeKalb Cultural Center, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Atlanta,
GA, 30338, unless otherwise specified. Please cooperate with the
parking regulations at the Cultural Center.
Registration: Registration deadline is one week before class begins,
unless otherwise indicated. Students are accepted on a first-come basis,
based on receipt of payment. The instructor will contact you by email
about 1 week prior to class. If the class is full, the Registrar will contact you immediately to see if you wish to transfer to another class.
Ann Doherty has been weaving since 1990. She earned the City and Guilds
Certificate in Weaving and Dyeing, Part 1, from the City and Guilds of London
Institute in 1994. She has taught weaving at CHG and at Callanwolde Art
Center.
Cancellation: You may cancel in writing until the registration deadline. Your class fee will be refunded, minus a $5 processing fee. Fees
Nancy Dugger first found her passion for weaving in 1964. She completed
a Bachelor of Fine Art in Textile and Surface Design in 1994 and began a
career in carpet design. A workshop with Pat Williams rekindled her
interest in tapestry weaving which she has actively pursued ever since,
taking workshops with Tommye Scanlin, Pat Williams, Archie Brennan, and
Susan Martin Maffei.
Now retired, she would like to inspire others to
see the creative possibilities in tapestry techniques.
cannot be refunded for registrations canceled after the deadline. If
CHG cancels your class, we will contact you by email before the first
scheduled class meeting. Your class fee will be refunded in full.
Equipment and Supplies: Use of looms and other major equipment is
included in the class fee unless otherwise indicated. Students are often
asked to pay a materials fee to the instructor on the first day of class,
or may be asked to provide their own materials and tools.
Additional Information? If you have questions or want to be on the
mailing list for future Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild fiber arts
classes, please email the Education Committee at [email protected]
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Membership in the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild (CHG) is
open to anyone with an interest in textiles and fiber arts. CHG meets
at 10:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month, except July, August, and December, at the North DeKalb Cultural Center. The meeting day and time may change to accommodate a speaker. Additional
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Weaving & Related Fiber Arts
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Winter 2014 Classes
Molly Elkind has an MA in Studio Art from the University of Louisville. Her
works have been exhibited in juried shows locally and nationally. Molly has
been published in Arts Across Kentucky and Needlearts magazines. She has
work in several private collections. Molly has over twenty years experience
teaching students of all ages, and she has taught art workshops and
professional development sessions since 1999. She also happily accepts
commissioned projects and does liturgical work.
Cindy Fox began to explore weaving in the 1990s with basket weaving and later
became captivated by floor loom weaving. She enjoys pursuing various weave
structures and techniques and is partial to unique yarn combinations. She is
the current editor for CHG’s newsletter, Fiber Focus and previously served on
the board as a past membership chair and chair of the 2006 Members’
Exhibit. Her hand woven pieces have won awards at the Georgia National Fair.
Kay Guilmet has a degree in Art Education. She has been weaving over 30
years. She has taught in Syracuse, NY, for CHG, at the Fine Arts Center in
Gwinnett, and at Callanwolde Art Center. Her work has been in juried shows
and she has won prizes with her work at the Georgia National Fair. Her
specialty is handwoven clothing.
Annie Hall grew up in the foothills of the North Carolina mountains. Her mother
taught her to knit when she was three and as a child her grandmother let her
“help” spin. She was allowed to weave on a neighbor’s barn loom in a one-room
log cabin, and picked cotton and ginned it at her aunt’s farm. But she is mostly
self-taught. It wasn’t until she was 21 that she found a friend to knit with, and at
45 bought her first spinning wheel and joined Peachtree Handspinners
Guild. Since then she’s studied with Beth Brown-Reinsal, Nancy Bush, Lily
Chin, Anne Field, Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, Annemore Sundbo, Galina
Khmeleva, Deb Menz, and others. From 1997 to 2005 she taught knitting
classes at Emory University’s adult education program, and Callanwolde Fine
Arts Center. She’s taught at Southeast Fiber Forum, and at Plying the Arts in
Atlanta and Athens, GA. She continues to teach spinning and knitting for
Peachtree Handspinners Guild and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in
Brasstown, NC.
Laura Klein studies weaving with the Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild
and is a frequent demonstrator at CHG events. In addition, she is active in
other fiber arts including spinning, dying, kumihimo, quilting, and needle
work. Laura is active in the canine sports of agility and schutzhund and
spent many years teaching competative agiltiy students.
Dianne Totten has a BS in Home Economics and has been sewing for thirtyplus years. Her interest in textiles led her to weaving. She has been a member
of CHG for over 25 years. She has taught at John C. Campbell Folk School.
Dianne's handwoven clothing has appeared in juried shows and been featured
in Handwoven, Weaver's, and Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazines. She has
won numerous awards for her work.
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Next Guild Meeting
Upcoming Workshop
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Scandinavian and Lace Weaves
9:00 a.m.
Board Meeting
10:00 a.m.
Meet and Greet
10:30 a.m.
Guild Meeting and Program
With Norma Smayda
January 18-20, 2014
Register on-line at
www.chgweb.com/workshops
101-Weaving - Beginners Plus
Discover the art of floor-loom weaving in this
beginning class. Play with yarn in the very first
class as you learn the basic steps of dressing the
loom. Then, throw the shuttle as you weave a
sampler exploring a variety of techniques. Learn
about project planning, fibers, patterns, color
interaction, and fabric finishing. Woven fabric
swatches and class discussions will help you plan
pieces to create in future classes. Weavers with
some experience may explore textures, colors,
and designs of handwoven textiles with the help
of the instructor.
Instructors: Elaine Bradley and Cindy Fox
8 Classes
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
January 21 – March 18, 2014, includes make-up
Tuition: $145 CHG member / $165 non-member
Supply Fee: $25
100-Beginning & Intermediate Weaving
Have fun learning to weave on a floor loom for
personal use or for gifts. Beginners will learn the
entire process of handweaving from the cone of
yarn to finished cloth. In addition to weaving a
project, you will create a notebook of samples for
use in future projects. This class will assist you in
working toward a clear understanding of the
weaving process. Returning students will have the
option of a project of their own choosing or the
specific weaving technique of the quarter.
Instructors: Ann Doherty and Kay Guilmet
8 Classes
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
January 22 – March 26, 2014, includes make-up
Tuition: $145 CHG member /$165 non-member
Supply Fee: $20
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200-Continuing Weaving
Continuing students fine-tune their skills by
studying a specific weave technique or designing
and weaving a project with the help of the
instructor.
Prerequisite: Must be able to warp a loom
independently and be comfortable weaving from
drafts.
Instructor: Elaine Bradley
Thursdays, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
January 23 – March 20, 2014, includes make up
8 Classes
Tuition: $145 CHG member / $165 non-member
Supplies: Student provides
406-Tapestry Techniques
703-Basketry: Containers and Woven Vessels
This class will combine beginning and
intermediate level tapestry weavers. We will warp
the copper pipe frames or your own tapestry loom
to weave a sampler of your choice or level.
Instructor will supply warp (seine twine), wool
weft, some novelty yarns and copper pipe frames.
Or you may use your own materials. The object of
the class will be to add to your tapestry
experience by trying new techniques and new
materials.
Create containers, woven vessels, and sculptural
forms using the fiber techniques of twining,
weaving, plaiting, and more. Students will learn to
transform natural and prepared materials into
containers and structures. Expect to produce
several functional and decorative basket forms
while learning ancient techniques.
Instructor: Nancy Dugger
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(1 hour for lunch)
Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 22, Mar. 1, 8, 2014
6 classes
Tuition: $110 CHG member / $130 non-member
Supply Fee:$20 if you use instructor’s warp & weft
$5 for beginners’ outline
Supplies list provided after registration
954-Book Arts Sampler
E-readers may be all the rage, but specially
constructed artist’s books are an increasingly
popular art form. Learn four different book
forms—an origami book, a flag book, a maze
book, and a stab-stitched hard-cover book. Each
book will be blank for you to fill with your own
photos, quotations, doodles, or journaled
thoughts. You’ll learn when and how to use paper
or fabric for covers and some basic book-binding
skills as well.
Instructor: Molly Elkind
Fridays 10:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m.
February 14 and 21, 2014
Tuition: $60 CHG member / $70 non-member
Supply Fee: $25
250-Weave Drafting I:
Starting with the Basics
Are you confused by the weave patterns and
drafts you see in print or online? Do you wonder
why the graph drawdown does not always show
you how your fabric will look? Learn to read the
recipe, and how the parts of a weave draft apply
to your work at the loom. Then go beyond the
recipe, learning how to make threading and
treadling work for you. Suitable for beginning
weavers, weavers needing a refresher, or
"armchair" weavers who have been intrigued by
drafts.
Prerequisite: None, but some familiarity with a
loom may be helpful.
Instructor: Elaine Bradley
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
February 19 & 26, 2014
2 Classes
Tuition: $40 CHG member / $50 non-member
Supplies: Note taking supplies
Instructor: Elaine Bradley
Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
March 4 – March 25, 2014
4 Classes
Tuition: $100 CHG members/$120 non-members
Supply Fee: $20
Supply list provided after registration
251-Weave Drafting II:
Building with Blocks
Increase your weave design potential by
designing with blocks and profiles. Learn about
the "short draft" shortcut and how to translate this
profile to thread-by-thread for threading and
treadling. Find out what weave structures are
appropriate for this design potential, and jump
start your weaving to the next level.
Prerequisite: Completion of #250 Weave Drafting
I or equivalent experience. Although we will not
weave in class, some experience with shaft loom
weaving will be helpful.
Instructor: Elaine Bradley
Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
March 5 & 12, 2014
2 Classes
Tuition: $40 CHG member / $50 Non-member
Supplies: Note taking supplies
913-Understanding Design
How do you come up with an idea for a new
textile or mixed media piece (such as a weaving,
a quilt, a collage, or an embroidery)? Once you
have an idea, how do you develop and refine it
into a pleasing and workable design? (What if
you “can’t draw”?) How can you use the elements
of art and the principles of design to evaluate your
artwork, in progress and once it’s finished?
These are the questions we’ll address in this
class, through lecture, discussion, handouts, and
hands-on work. By the end of the class you’ll
have your own original design and a process and
vocabulary you can use again and again no
matter what your fiber medium.
Instructor: Molly Elkind
Fridays 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
March 14, 21, and 28, 2014
3 Classes
Tuition: $110 CHG member / $130 non-member
Supply Fee: $10
Supplies list provided after registration
924-Spinning 101
300-Starter Class: Learn to Weave
Why spin your own yarn? 1) You can design your finished project starting
from the very beginning, with your yarn design; 2) You can create a unique
yarn that can’t be found anywhere else; 3) You can create the yarn you have
in mind for your project, but can’t find; 4) It’s fun, relaxing (once you know
how), and it’s cool! This two day class will start with a discussion of different
types of fiber preparations and fiber selection, then we’ll learn how to draft
fibers, spin on a hand spindle and a spinning wheel, ply and finish our yarn,
and talk about how to store it. Students who bring their own spinning wheels
should make sure they’re in good working order prior to class.
Learn to weave on a simple table-top rigid heddle loom. Complete a wool
scarf, then learn fancy hand-manipulated techniques. This is a good
introductory class if you have no weaving experience. There will be
homework between classes.
Instructor: Annie Hall
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. (1 hour for lunch)
March 22 & 23, 2014
Tuition: $100 CHG member / $120 non-member
Supply Fee: $25
501 Inkle Weaving--Beginner and Beyond
Inkle weaving is simple, fast, portable, and fun. Inkle bands can be used for
bracelets, camera or guitar straps, dog collar or leash, trims, belts, a small
purse, etc. Beginner students will learn to warp an inkle loom and weave a
sampler. Students beyond beginners will learn to read and design a draft to
use for their class project. Basics can be revisited as needed.
Instructors: Ann Doherty and Dianne Totten
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m.
March 27, 2014
1 Class
Tuition: $50 CHG member / $60 non-member
Supply Fee: $5
Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild Members’ Exhibit
May 2014
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta
CHG will be returning to the UUCA for the 2014 Members’
Exhibit. Join us on a journey into weaving where each piece
we take off of the loom serves as direction and inspiration.
Laura Klein, 2014 Exhibits Chair
[email protected]
Spring Workshop – March 2014
Color Your Warp Beautiful:
Exploring Warp Painting Techniques
This 2 day off-loom workshop with Betty Vera, will
explore the use of dyes in warp painting techniques.
Students will also learn how to maximize the painted
warp's design potential in weaving.
This class is approved for Georgia Department of Education PLU credit.
Instructor: Laura Klein
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
March 29 & April 5, 2014
2 Classes
Tuition: $90 CHG member / $100 non-member
Supply Fee: $25
111-Spring Break Weaving Intensive
Immerse yourself in a weaving experience in this intensive week-long class.
Learn weaving fundamentals as you prepare a warp and dress your loom
twice to create a sampler and a scarf in this session. Find out about the
terminology, patterns and drafts, along with basic project planning through
the class discussions and demonstrations. This course gives you the feel of
a craft camp -- with no travel, and your evenings at home.
Instructor: Elaine Bradley
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (1 hour for lunch)
March 31 – April 4, 2014
5 Days / Spring Break
Tuition: $195 CHG member / $215 non-member
Supply Fee: $40