From March 14-March 16, Pat is teaching a workshop and giving a lecture for the Tacoma Weaver's Guild.
March 14, 2014
Pat is giving a lecture on New Trends in Feltmaking for the Tacoma Weaver's Guild in Tacoma, Washington. While contemporary feltmaking has been popular in North America since the
1970's, it has undergone many waves of popularity. Currently feltmaking is more
popular than ever before. Come and experience some of the recent directions this
ancient craft has taken with someone who has been making felt for over 38
years.
http://www.tacomaweaversguild.org/meetings.html
The guild meets at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, 7412 S 12th, Tacoma, WA. The general meeting begins at 10 am, followed by a speaker or program, brown bag lunch, and Show & Tell. This event is open to the public.
March 15, 16, 2014
Pat is teaching a 2 day workshop. TEXTURED SURFACES, RUFFLES, RIPPLES AND ROSES. OH MY! There are many wonderful
ways to build a felt up from a flat surface to create unique textures. We will
spend the first day exploring these textures with samplers and the second day
making a lovely neck scarf. Contact Barbara Bitetto. babsbitetto at msn dot com
From April 11-April 17 Pat is teaching 3 workshops and giving 2 lectures for the Handweaver's Guild of Boulder, Colorado.
http://www.handweaversofboulder.org/index.html
April 11, 2014 9:30-4:30
Pat is teaching TEXTURED SURFACES, RUFFLES, RIPPLES AND ROSES. OH MY! There are many wonderful
ways to build a felt up from a flat surface to create unique textures and we will explore these in this one day workshop. This workshop takes place at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins in the
April 12, 13, 2014 9:30-4:30
Pat is teaching FELTMAKING MOTIF CONTROL THROUGH INLAID METHODS. The emphasis in this workshop is on making flat sheets of felt which are
decorated with inlaid motifs. Inlaid means that the design is part of the felt
itself, and is not applied after the felt is made. We will use wet and dry
inlay, negative/positive inlay, jig-saw puzzle inlay and other variations of
this method. For these methods, we will use hand controlled and sander
methods. Slides will be shown of the work of historical and contemporary
artists. We will use Central Asian nomadic techniques combined with some North
American technology to make the felt. Participants will complete samples, and at
least three flat pieces (Course for all levels.) This workshop takes place at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins in the
April 14, 2014
Lecture: New Trends in Feltmaking. (For the day guild.) While contemporary feltmaking has been popular in North America since the
1970's, it has undergone many waves of popularity. Currently feltmaking is more
popular than ever before. Come and experience some of the recent directions this
ancient craft has taken with someone who has been making felt for over 38
years. The guild meetings are held in the sanctuary at Mountain View Methodist Church until further notice.
April 15, 2014
Lecture: Kyrgyzstan Land of Felt. (For the nigh
t guild.)
Located in Central
Asia, Kyrgyzstan is a melting pot of cultures.
The people are highly skilled in feltmaking. Traditionally, they made wonderful felt
carpets and yurts which are still in production and because of their felting
knowledge, the Kyrghyz are entering the commercial world of the west with their
felt accessories, dolls and other items.
This slide show will feature images of felt from Pat’s visit to
this country.
April 15, 16, 17, 2014 9:30-4:30
Pat is teaching WATERCOLOR FELT TECHNIQUES. This is a workshop developed by Pat to teach her
Watercolor Felt Technique. Pat has developed new methods to help even
non-drawers make quite realistic images.
By doing a series of samplers, students are led through these methods
and will then be able to complete their own design with confidence. The methods have been so successful with
students that Pat has even written a book about it: The Watercolor Felt
Workbook. This technique can be likened to using wool to paint the felt like we
use watercolors to work on paper. With this method of inlaid design, the design
elements are added after the background is partially made, using a felting
needle. After the designs are applied,
the felt is then finished by the normal, wet method so that the fabric is
strong and the surface is secure. We
will also be doing dyeing and color blending to create the special colors
needed for the designs we’re using. (Course for all levels.) This workshop takes place at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins in the
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