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“Closures” is a fitting theme for this end-of-year day of making! All three classes are centered around different ways to create custom fastenings for garments or accessories, using historic methods.
Click on a link below to register separately for each class.
First, learn how to make Dorset buttons out of thread or yarn, to match or contrast with special handcrafted items. Stick around for the next class on making frog closures. This pair of classes comes with a special offer – save $5 when you register and attend both!
After lunch, learn about lucet braiding. This simple and versatile technique uses a lucet tool (you’ll get your own to take home!) to create cording that can be used for drawstrings, ties or laces, as well as fun and kid-friendly items like bracelets.
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We have two drop-in events scheduled for early December – just in time for you to make fun gifts or take a break and create something unique for yourself!
There is NO pre-registration for either of these activities, but don’t wait too late in the day, since supplies are limited.
First is our always-popular sock dyeing, scheduled for Sunday, December 3, from 1 – 4 pm. We’ll have white bamboo socks in adult and kid sizes, ready for your creative skills and eye for color. The cost is just $15 per pair.
Next up (Saturday, December 9, from 1 – 4 pm) is a new kind of project – needle felted Christmas ornaments. You’ll start with a felted ball, then choose colors of dyed wool to needle felt in your own design. These would be great to decorate a wreath, tie on a gift, or hang on your tree, for only $10 per ornament.
All proceeds will go toward supporting the Wichita Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Guild and its mission of supporting education through the Fiber Arts Center of Wichita.
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We were delighted to welcome Renee Sanchez (self-identified cotton farmer, although it’s not her ‘day job’) and daughters Anne-Marie and Angela as presenters for our October Guild meeting! Together, they form the fledgling Walnut River Cotton Company.
They brought tubs of their cotton in several forms to share with attendees. There were whole cotton plants, bolls, hand-ginned cotton, carded punis, and even seeds!
In addition to sharing information about growing, harvesting and processing cotton, they are on a mission to find a niche market for locally grown cotton.
Questions flew thick and fast in both directions as Renee planted ideas and Guild members considered different ways they might make use of the gorgeously soft fiber.
Part of the discussion included Guild members’ cotton experiences. Pam Hurd has experimented with growing cotton several times over the years, and even brought some green and brown cotton seeds share.
In addition to the various raw forms, Angela and Anne-Marie shared spun and crocheted or knitted samples, including 100% cotton and some interesting cotton/alpaca blends created by Sara Morris at HLA Fiber Mill. Commercial cotton yarn swatches were far outclassed by the local fiber, which was not only softer but had much more character!
Renee generously shared everything they brought, much to the delight of meeting attendees, and asked only for information on what artists and crafters might want to buy and how their cotton might be used. To that end, Anne-Marie has created a short survey as market research. Please take the survey and share it with anyone who might be interested!
