NEW THIS YEAR!
Become teacher’s assistant in the class you have signed for and be rewarded with a 4 day pass*

*Applications will be on a «first come first serve» basis - details of your tasks to be found under...

To register for a class, please download the following document and kindly return it to us by post at the following address:

Initiatives Evénements
5, rue Kroeber Imlin
F - 68160 Ste Marie aux Mines

or by mail at: ie.lotz@orange.fr

Download the application form:

Partners : Husqvarna – Viking / Pfaff
Bernina - Activa France for the sewing machines
Aurifil, for the threads

Schedule of classes :
Morning: 9.30 am – 12.30 am • Afternoon: 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Identification :

Level :
All levels
Intermediate
Advanced

Language :
F : French
E : English
D : German
NL : Dutch

Duration of the class :
6h : 6 hours
12h : 12 hours

Basic supply list :
1 sewing needles
2 quilting needles
3 neutral sewing thread
4 sewing threads to match fabrics
5 quilting thread
6 thimble
7 pins
8 fabric scissors
9 paper scissors
10 glue stick
11 template material
12 eraser
13 paper pencil
14 coloured pencils
15 note/sketch paper
16 tracer paper
17 graph paper
18 drawing pad
19 ball point pen
20 quilter’s ruler
21 small trash bag
22 rotary cutter
23 cutting mat
24 fabric for design wall
25 paper board

Note about the kits:

Kit*: if you decide not to buy the kit directly from the teacher, please make sure to bring all the contents of the kit with you.

Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 September, 2010

Class n°1 : Full!!!
Handquilting in amish technique
Esther MILLER (United-States)
Handquilting – Traditional
Price: 140 € • 12h - F, E, D – All levels

You will learn how to stitch in all directions on a quilt stretched on a framework on foot. Amish developed a particular method which enables them to stitch in a very effective way. This practical method is at the same time fast, refined and accurate. Everyone can take part with the condition of wanting to follow the instructions and not fearing the innovation.

All necessary materials and tools are supplied by the teacher.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Class n°2 :

Designing with the Multi-Angle, Wedge Ruler
Virginia WALTON (United-States)
Contemporary
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels - machine

Fantastic Blocks and Quilts are possible with the unique, new “Multi-Angle, Wedge Ruler”. Learning how to combine more than one size angle (from 5 to 60 degrees), while creating original patterns is the focus of this class. Each student will design several original patterns as well as a traditional block.
In addition the students will make a quilt, “Star In A Star”, which will teach all the sewing and pressing techniques necessary to make their original design.

Basic supplies: 4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 20, 22 (Ø 28mm), 23, 24
Fabrics to bring: “Star In A Star” 50cm floral fabric, 25cm accent fabric, 35cm light fabric, 35cm meter dark background fabric.
Other supplies: “Multi-Angle, Wedge Ruler and Sampler Booklet” (reference: w042R - 30 €) – can be bought from the teacher.
Kit (optional) : 20 € includes “Star In A Star” – All the Hoffman fabrics needed to make the quilt.

Class n°3 : Full!!!
Working with wax
Els VAN BAARLE (The Netherlands)
Contemporary / Surface design / Color / Fabrics
Price : 75 € • 6 h – F, E, D, NL – All levels

In this workshop students will discover the beauty of using wax and paints several times. This will give depth on the cloth. The textile paints can be used on many different fabrics. We start with simple markmaking with a brush and hot wax, this will give an interesting repeat. The fabric will be painted in several colours. The fabric must be dry in order to continue with the next step: the use of the tjap, the Javanese copper stamp (supplied by the teacher). We will have interesting design when we manipulate the fabric. Students must be willing to experiment.

Basic supplies: 8, 13, 15, 19, 21
Fabrics to bring: 150 cm of thin white cotton, washed and ironed ; 50 cm light coloured thin cotton ( we will overpaint this fabric ) ; Some scraps of other thin fabric, like silk, thin polyester may work too.
Other supplies: Plastic gloves ; apron or old clothes ; Roll of paper towels ; Permanent marker ; Some scraps of fabric to avoid wax dripping on the cloth ; 1 roll of masking tape, any size , A few brushes for the wax, different sizes, flat, natural hair (some synthetics will melt in the hot wax) : some “do it yourself” stores have cheap, flat brushes ; A few brushes for the paint, different sizes (not small) ; Hairdryer, and extension cord ; Plastic cups for the paint, like yoghurt containers ; Plastic to take wet fabric home ; A few plastic garbage bags, that we can cut in smaller pieces ; 1 stack of old newspapers to iron out the wax, and to make a semi-soft printing area on your table ; Some kitchen tools you can use with the wax (Old fork, potato masher, cookie cutter etc) ; Transparent textile paints, app. 400 ml in total, different colors, (primaries, magenta, yellow, blue) some other colors if you wish ; Dekasilk, Javan, Setasilk, Pebeo setacolor transparent. ; 300 grams of soy wax (natural wax made of hydrogenated soy oil, coconut and palm oils) (mailorder companies or purchase it through the teacher – see kit).
Kit (optional) : 15 €, includes approximately 300 gr. of soy wax, 400 ml textile paints OR 5 € including 300 gr soy wax.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Class n°4 :

Three ways to add extra to your machine quilting
Rita BERGHUIS-ENSING (The Netherlands)
Contemporary – quilting
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E, D, NL – All levels - Machine

It is one-colour playtime. Add extra to a simple piece of fabric by adding “hairy”(knitting) yarns and raising the surface. You will learn free hand machine quilting extra’s. Try to make a beautiful piece of art in hues of one colour. First make some free hand machine embroidery. Then you will discover the possibilities of trapunto in a modern way and that playing with left-over-knitting yarns while machine quilting adds extra to your work.

Basic supplies: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21
Fabrics to bring : 70x70 cm backing fabric, 70x70 cm cotton batting (2x), 70x70 cm fabric for the top, light coloured, 100x45 cm water-soluble fabric.
Other supplies: a few leftovers of knitting yarns in the colour of your choice, this must fit the light-coloured fabric, embroidery ring (Madeira) 17-18 cm, not a wooden one.

Class n°5 : Full!!!
Beautiful Grounds: Paint & Print for Art Fabrics
Linda COLSH (Belgium)
Contemporary – surface design
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels

Starting with plain cloth in this TECHNIQUE class, students explore different ways to make textured fabrics for use alone or as backgrounds for layered surface design. Among the techniques are: brushpainting, monoprinting, colorwash, wine-bottle shibori… Optional, if time permits: original “found object” printing will be presented. Composition, design and positive-negative (Notan) principles will be taught as part of the creative process. Students will take home a library of new ideas about layering surface design on fabric, along with a stash of self-made, unique art fabric.

Basic supplies: 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25.
Fabrics to bring: 4 meters minimum white solid 100% cotton fabric prewashed. Optional: other solid colors, black, sheer silk or cotton gauze.
Other supplies: acrylic paints in basic colors (red, blue, yellow, black, white), plastic water sprayer bottle, 1 wine bottle (Bordeaux shape), ball of string, permanent markers for fabric, objects to print with or roll over (plastic forms, stamps, corrugated cardboard, 10-15 rubber bands, roll of kitchen cling film, several paint brushes (2+ sponge, wide & fine bristle), Scotch sticky tape, double face sticky tape, plastic pot for water, Styrofoam veg/fruit trays for mixing paints, sponge roller, plastic spoons, hair dryer & extension cord, baking paper, for cleanup: paper towels, sponge, apron.

Class n°6 : Cancelled!!!
True quilts
Dena CRAIN (Kenya)
Contemporary – Quilt making and finishing
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E – All levels - machine and hand sewing

Having trouble with crooked, wobbly quilts that don’t hang straight no matter what you do? Learn how to stack a quilt and hang it so that won’t happen to you ever again! Discover a new way to square a quilt by stacking the layers to the backing; quickly finish the outer edges BEFORE you quilt with a roll-over binding, and then set a hanger sleeve that automatically corrects for any hanging error. A fast-paced and practical workshop on quilt construction and finishing methods, this class ensures that all your quilts will hang square, flat, smooth and beautiful!

Basic supplies: 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23
Fabrics to bring: fabrics to back, bind and hang the quilt top, preferably in a coordinated print which may be one of the top fabrics, 1-2 meters (bring plenty) ; fabric to hang the finished quilt, minimum ¼ meter long x quilt width.
Other supplies: pencil sharpener ; thread snips (optional) ; craft size batting, 6mm thick, preferably cotton ; decorative threads (optional) ; invisible thread – good polyester, not cheap nylon (optional) ; tacking gun and tacks, bent safety pins, or straight pins for securing quilt layers for quilting ; Exacto knife, blade #11, or other seam ripper (optional) ; tailor’s chalk, soap sliver or other temporary marker ; 1 small to medium sized quilt top ready for stacking, quilting and binding (no quilting in class) ; 1 small to medium sized quilt, ready for hanging ; meter stick.

Class n°7 : Full!!!
Fractured landscapes
Katie PASQUINI (United-States)
Contemporary
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E – All levels – machine

Create a beautiful landscape using a photo of a “special place”. Find your personal, stylized version of reality. Fractured the finished drawing to create different shapes for color choices and add a surrealistic quality. Work with stabilizer or foundation, blind machine appliqué, machine satin/straight quilting in a quilt-a-you-go format. Easy techniques that create a complex looking landscape.

Basic supplies: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 26
Fabrics to bring: bring fabrics that relate to the photograph or picture. Sort your fabrics into 7 separate steps, step 1 being white and very pale shades and step 7 being black and very dark shades of all of the colors in your photo. Steps 2 through 6 are gradations in-between. Have several fabrics for each color in each step.
Other supplies: compass ; fabric pencils ; spray starch ; black Mitchron 01 pen ; wash cloth ; an 8” x 10” (20 x 25cm) or larger photo of landscape or flower, or a photo from a magazine, book or calendar, this will be what you will use to create the landscape drawing part of the quilt. If you can’t gat an 8” x 10” of your photo, use a good color Xerox to enlarge it, only as a last resort and only if they can do a good clear reproduction ; 1 poster board – 50 cm large (thin weight cardboard that is easy to cut with scissors but strong enough to turn the edge for the fabric over).
Kit *: 4 € includes 46cm Sulky Totally Stable ; acetate.

Class n°8 :

Sakura – Cerisiers en fleurs – expression abstraite en textile
Chiaki DOSHO (Japon)
Contemporain - Art quilt, applications directes, peinture/teinture, dessin à l’encre de Chine
Prix : 85 € • 6h – F – Tous niveaux - machine

Les participants aimeront réaliser un projet textile abstrait sous forme d’un art quilt qu’ils assembleront. Ils appliqueront des petits bouts de tissus directement sur un fond et les feront tenir uniquement au point machine libre. Dans la création de votre propre quilt, les tissus seront utilisés comme des peintures et les points machine comme les contours de vos motifs. Pour rendre votre travail plus original, vous apprendrez également à y dessiner à l’encre de Chine. Pour vous exercer, le professeur aura des kits contenant de vieux tissus de Kimono japonais et de l’encre de Chine.

Fournitures de base : 4, 7, 8, 13, 15, 21
Tissus : 90x50cm de molleton thermocollant ; 90x50cm de tissu pour le dos ; 30x40cm de 4 à 5 sortes de tissus blancs ; 30x40cm de 3 à 4 sortes de tissus de couleur ; toute sorte de tissus (soies, cotons, laines, fibres synthétiques). Les tissus devront être fins, souples, unis ou proches de l’uni (ton sur ton).
Autres fournitures : Un assortiment de fils polyester ou de rayonne pour la broderie machine. Une centaine d’épingles.
Kit (optionnel) : 48 € contenant des tissus provenant de vieux kimonos en soie et un stylo d’encre de Chine.

Class n°9 :

_ Des anneaux de mariage faciles et rapides et ses variations
Yoko OKAMOTO (Japon)
Contemporain - appliqué, piécé
Prix : 85 € • 6h – F – Tous niveaux

Les anneaux de mariage sont un des motifs traditionnels les plus populaires. Les participants apprendront comment les réaliser rapidement, en se servant de l’appareil à faire du biais ; ils appliqueront ensuite ce biais sur un fond. Ils découvriront à quel point cette technique est facile et rapide.
Le professeur vous apprendra également comment dessiner des variations de ce modèle romantique.

Fournitures de base : 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23
Tissus: 30x30cm de 1 à 16 tissus différents, largeur totale 112x100cm.
Autres fournitures : un appareil à faire du biais double de 1.2cm de large (type Clover), un rouleau thermocollant de 1cm de large (type Clover). ). (Ils seront vendus dans le cours sur demande).

Class n°11 : Full!!!
Technique de la piqûre de Marseille pour boutis contemporains et traditionnels
Hubert VALERI (France)
Contemporain / Traditionnel - Boutis / Travail à la main
Prix : 75 € • 6 h – F – Tous niveaux

L’apprentissage des points de Vauvert et des points d’Aix conduisent à découvrir le « savoir-faire » pour le sertissage du dessin (couture des deux tissus) puis pour le méchage (mise en relief ), les deux phases de la technique de la piqûre de Marseille pour réaliser un boutis ; le cours permet d’acquérir les bases pour continuer à « boutisser » sans difficulté.

Fournitures de base : 1, 2 (n°10), 3 (couleur), 5 (blanc 100 % coton), 6, 7
Autres fournitures nécessaires : (1) trousse à aiguilles personnelles ; (6) dés à quilter : pour droitier (inverser pour gaucher) 1 pour le majeur de la main droite et 1 pour l’index de la main gauche ; ciseaux à broder en bon état ; 1 tambour à broder Ø 12cm ; 1 tambour à broder Ø 18 ou 20cm ; coton à tricoter n°8 de chez Lebaufil.
Kit (obligatoire) : 15 € contenant tissu imprimé à l’encre lavable sur batiste de coton et batiste de dos : choix entre 4 dessins conçus pédagogiquement pour des ouvrages (losanges ≈ 13.5cm de côté) à incruster (chemin de table, rideaux…).

Friday, September 17, 2010

Class n°12 : Full!!!
Experimental markmaking
Jette CLOVER (Belgium)
Contemporary – Colour, dye/paint, wearable art
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E, D, NL – All levels – machine and hand sewing

We will be exploring markmaking through a variety of techniques including drawing, painting, stamping, printing, screening and rubbing. Students will be making their own simple screens and rubbing plates and use ink, paint, paint sticks and different resists such as paper, glue, candle wax, gel medium etc.
We will play and experiment on paper and fabric and then get ‘serious’ and transform a simple, but practical, piece of clothing into a unique piece of wearable art.

Basic supplies: 8, 15, 21, 22, 23
Fabrics to bring: 2 meters white cotton, assortment of fabric scraps.
Other supplies: white cotton apron, spray bottle for water, textile paint (red, yellow, blue, black, white), brushes and foam rollers, brayer (if you have one), masking tape, double-sided sticky tape, white school glue, old credit cards for scraping paint, Styrofoam tray for mixing paint, paint sticks (if you have them), permanent markers, found objects (ex: lace, netting, shoe, key, etc…), several pieces of cardboard (ex: the back of a block of paper), old towel, rubber gloves.
Kit (optional): 12 € including apron, acrylic gel medium, doublesided tape, polyester.

Class n°13 : Full!!!
Black & White : Exploring Design with Paper Collage
Linda COLSH (Belgium)
Contemporary – design & composition
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E – All levels

Using printed and painted papers, this DESIGN class presents value as the key to understanding composition and design. Students will complete a variety of exercises using simple, easy paper collage techniques to explore the elements of design. All of the ideas and principles learned in working with paper images can be applied at home to working with cloth. For those who have digital cameras and home computers with printers, information will be given about ways to use the collages made in class on fabric.

Basic supplies: 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25
Other supplies: extra glue stick (2+), 2 drawing pads A4 (one white, one black), at least 50 black&white images (copier copies, magazine pictures, photos, drawings…), 2 complete newspapers & 2 magazines to cut up, Scotch sticky tape, white school glue (PVA type), black permanent markers & pens, acrylic paint (1 jar or tube each of black and white), sponge brush, bristle brushes (one wide, one fine), styro vegetable trays or plates for mixing paints, jar for water, kitchen paper towels, sponge, apron, kitchen plastic cling film, digital camera (optional).

Class n°14 : Cancelled!!!
Five easy pieces
Dena CRAIN (Kenya)
Contemporary – Art quilt
Price: 75 € • 6 h – F, E – Intermediate/advanced – machine

Students are confronted with a design challenge like few others: to make a quilt top from only 5 pieces of fabric. Each piece must remain whole, but not necessarily intact. Borders, bindings, and embellishments are extra; students can do whatever they like with them. Creative cutting, fabric manipulations, and innovative construction techniques join forces with quick thinking and confident action to make one-off originals. Students learn to let accidents happen even as they attempt to control the design’s evolution. The creative spirit in each student rises to the surface, and they learn to go with the creative flow—often with amazing results!

Basic supplies: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fabrics to bring: 5 carefully chosen fabrics for the quilt top : 1/2 – 1 meter each ; bring more if you need help choosing.
Other supplies: cellotape or masking tape (optional) ; bias tape maker, 6mm (not bars, the kind you pull a strip of fabric through and iron into tape) ; decorative threads (optional) ; embellishments like beads, sequins, found objects, cords, tassels, ribbons, trims, even scrap fabrics (optional) ; French or other curve drawing tools (optional) ; fusing agents like WonderUnder, Steam-a-Seam, Vliesofix (optional) ; HB or other softer lead mechanical or regular pencil with eraser and sharpener ; invisible thread – good polyester, not cheap nylon (optional) ; optional selection of art supplies suitable for fabrics : acrylic fabric paints and brushes, dyes, crayons, rubber stamps, and ink, in small quantities (whatever you have that will be easy and not messy to use) ; tailor’s chalk, soap sliver or other temporary marker ; threads snips (optional) ; Exacto knife, blade #11, or other seam ripper (optional).

Class n°15 : Full!!! _Ghost layers and color washes
Katie PASQUINI (United-States)
Contemporary – Art quilt
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels – machine

Ghost layers and color washes are about layers of transparency. We will work with an 18” (46cm) format creating a base layer consisting of 4 sections, the ghost layer consists of several shapes that float and then the paint layer is made with watercolor paint. All layers are then combined and colors worked out.

Basic supplies: 3, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 20
Fabrics to bring: Fabrics in the colors you want to use, (3 different colors that match the 3 tubes of paint you have chosen for the water color layer) sorted into 7 different values of each. Make separate piles of each of the steps, step 1 being white and very pale shades of the color, step 2 being a little darker, on through all of the steps to step 7 which will be black and very dark shades of the color. Have several pieces in each of the steps for each of the different colors you choose to work with. That would be a minimum of 3 in each step times 7 steps for at least 21 different pieces for each of the different colors times 3 different colors for at least 63 fabrics. The more fabrics you have to choose from the easier it will be. You will not need very much of any one color fat eights or thirds of a yard should be enough. Keep these in the separate steps by putting a paper spacer between them in a shoe box or transport them in zip lock bags. Sorting is the most time consuming, please bring them sorted and I will help fine tune the steps in class. If you like working with black and white prints bring them in the seven steps as well.
Other supplies: invisible thread ; 2“(5cm) brush ; 3“ (8cm) foam brush (art supply or hardware store) ; a small palate, (can be foam meat trays or white picnic plates), container for water ; 3 small tubes of water color paint from these colors (choose 3) red, yellow, orange, blue, green and purple ; 3 colored pencils to match the colors you choose ; pencil for drawing ; pencils for marking on fabric ; compass ; rags and/or paper towels ; tape ; washcloth ; spray starch ; standard stapler that opens up flat and lots of extra staples ; 01 fine point pigma pen ; Following supplies in 50 cm large : 1 foam core board to use as a working board to staple their project to ; 1 poster board for template ; 4 sheets tracing paper ; 2 sheets watercolour paper.
Kit (optional) : 2 €, includes 1 sulky stabilizer .

Class n°16 :

Ginga – Galaxy – effet 3D avec des textiles et du fil
Chiaki DOSHO (Japon)
Contemporain - Art Quilt, applications directes
Prix : 85 € • 6h – F - Tous niveaux – machine

Les participants apprendront à utiliser le relief (3D) avec des tissus et des fils. Pour ce faire, ils coudront morceau par morceau un grand nombre de petits bouts de tissus qui par leur densité créeront un effet tridimensionnel. Avec cette technique, les résultats seront différents suivant la taille et la texture des morceaux et la façon dont ils seront cousus. Les fils constitueront l’autre aspect important de cette technique. Selon la couleur, la texture et les longueurs des fils, laissés pendre, l’effet obtenu sera différent. Le professeur aura des kits de vieux kimonos japonais en soie à la disposition des participants.

Fournitures de base : 4, 7, 8, 13, 21
Tissus : 90x50cm de molleton thermocollant ; 90x50cm de tissu pour le dos ; 30x40cm de 4 à 5 sortes de tissus blancs ; 30x40cm de 3 à 4 sortes de tissus de couleur ; toute sorte de tissus (soies, cotons, laines, fibres synthétiques). Les tissus devront être fins, souples, unis ou proches de l’uni (ton sur ton).
Autres fournitures : Un assortiment de fils polyester, de rayonne pour la broderie machine (4 à 5 sortes), du fil pour la cannette.
Kit (optionnel) : 48 € contenant des tissus de vieux kimonos japonais en soie.

Class n°17 : Full!!!
Effets 3D, plier, twister, coudre
Yoko OKAMOTO (Japon)
Contemporain - appliqué, piécé
Prix : 85 € • 6 h – F – tous niveaux - machine

Créer des motifs par la méthode du pliage, ajouter un effet tridimensionnel à vos quilts appliqués ou piécés ! Le matin, les participants réaliseront différents échantillons pliés à incorporer dans un quilt. L’après-midi, ils feront un joli sac composé d’hexagones tridimensionnels.

Fournitures de base : 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23
Tissus : 50x 50cm de 3 à 4 tissus différents.
Kit (optionnel) : 10 € contenant des tissus de style japonais.

Class n°18 : Full!!!
Technique de la piqûre de Marseille pour boutis contemporains et traditionnels
Hubert VALERI (France)
Contemporain / Traditionnel - Boutis / Travail à la main
Prix : 75 € • 6h – F – Tous niveaux

L’apprentissage des points de Vauvert et des points d’Aix conduisent à découvrir le « savoir-faire » pour le sertissage du dessin (couture des deux tissus) puis pour le méchage (mise en relief ), les deux phases de la technique de la piqûre de Marseille pour réaliser un boutis ; le cours permet d’acquérir les bases pour continuer à « boutisser » sans difficulté.

Fournitures de base : 1, 2 (n°10), 3 (couleur), 5 (blanc 100 % coton), 6, 7
Autres fournitures nécessaires : (1) trousse à aiguilles personnelles ; (6) dés à quilter : pour droitier (inverser pour gaucher) 1 pour le majeur de la main droite et 1 pour l’index de la main gauche ; ciseaux à broder en bon état ; 1 tambour à broder Ø 12cm ; 1 tambour à broder Ø 18 ou 20cm ; coton à tricoter n°8 de chez Lebaufil.
Kit (obligatoire): 15 € contenant tissu imprimé à l’encre lavable sur batiste de coton et batiste de dos : choix entre 4 dessins conçus pédagogiquement pour des ouvrages (losanges ≈ 13.5cm de côté) à incruster (chemin de table, rideaux…).

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Class n°20 :

Village Corse
Isabelle BEAULIN (France)
Contemporain - peinture sur tissu, appliqué
Prix : 75 € • 6-7h – F – Tous niveaux – machine

Découvrez la peinture textile et comment l’intégrer dans un patchwork.
Réalisation d’un tableau textile composé d’une multitude de petits morceaux de tissus superposés et appliqués à la machine. Vous apprendrez comment fondre les couleurs les unes dans les autres, réussir un dégradé et utiliser les différents pinceaux, puis intégrerez votre peinture sur un fond de patchwork.

Fournitures de base : 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 13
Tissus à apporter : un tissu de fond (vieux drap) de 45 (l) x 32 (h) cm, 2 morceaux de tissu de 45x17 cm (1 vert et un beige ou écru), environ une cinquantaine de carrés et rectangles de 2x4cm, 3x5cm, 4x6cm, 5x7cm, 4x4cm déjà découpés dans des tissus, verts, jaune-orangé, marron, roux, (couleurs de la nature), beiges, écrus, blanc faux uni, un morceau de coton blanc de 30 x 40 cm pour peindre le village.
Autres fournitures nécessaires : thermocollant double face environ 30 x 40 cm, fil invisible, 2 pinceaux (1 moyen et 1 fin), 2 brosses (1 petite et 1 grosse), 1 chiffon, 1 fil dégradé vert et 1 fil marron foncé ou gris foncé.Une protection pour la table.
A préparer à l’avance : sur le tissu de fond, posé devant vous en respectant hauteur et largeur, coudre les 2 morceaux de 45 x 17 cm. L’écru en haut, et le vert en bas. Les faire se chevaucher de 5 millimètres et coudre au zig zag avec du fil invisible ou assorti. Découper une cinquantaine (au total) de carrés ou rectangles de 2x4 cm, 3x5 cm, 4x6 cm, 5x7 cm, 4x4 cm. Important : Coupez vos morceaux dans le droit fil, pour éviter l’effilochage. Apportez en plus des chutes de ces tissus pour pouvoir éventuellement recouper des morceaux supplémentaires.

Class n°21 : Full!!!
Collage with paper and fabric
Jette CLOVER (Belgium)
Contemporary – collage, dye/paint, composition
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E, D, NL – All levels – machine and hand sewing

Layering is essential in collages as well as in quilts. In this workshop we will work with both paper and fabric and the integration of these materials. We will use different paper transfer techniques with medium, burnishing and heat setting and we will be adding colour before and after the transfer. Students will learn how to organize paper and fabric to create well designed and visually exciting images that express their personal interests. We will deal with composition and discuss line, shape, colour, value and texture.

Basic supplies: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23
Fabrics to bring: 1 meter white cotton, 1 meter transparent polyester (not too slinky), assortment of fabrics scraps.
Other supplies: 2 pieces A4 black paper, 2-4 pieces water colour paper, 2 pieces of cardboard (ex: the back of block of paper), brushes and foam rollers, brayer (if you have one), acrylic gel medium (mat), textile paint, paint sticks (if you have them), old tooth brush, 2 styrofoam trays to use as palette, an assortment of papers (black/white, images, text), photocopies, drawings, bits of old paper, photos, magazine and newspaper cuttings.
Kit (optional) : 3 € includes polyester, acrylic gel medium, large transparent packing tape.

Class n°22 : Cancelled!!!
Crystal Quilts
Dena CRAIN (Kenya)
Contemporary – Innovative design
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – intermediate/advanced – machine

Clever folding and tracing through all layers of a single sheet of paper results in original innovative quilt designs, each with guaranteed focal point, options for borders, and plenty of room for personal interpretation through color, value and embellishment.
Restrictions on unnecessary seam lines call for new sewing techniques; these plus a well-developed piecing strategy produce original innovative works of each student’s individual creation. Class includes time spent designing, learning Dena’s special Inset Angles piecing method and appli-piecing for working with curves. Students leave with an original design and the skills to finish the quilt top later.

Basic supplies: 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Fabrics to bring: 6-8 solid color fabrics, fat quarter or larger ; 2 yards or meters light / medium weight, stiff, non-woven fusible interfacing – Pellon 911 or Vilene H250 (not Pellon batting).
Other supplies: HB or softer lead mechanical or regular pencil with eraser and sharpener ; medium / fine tip black felt marking pen ; needle point tracing wheel to perforate through up to 8 layers of paper or other tool to make perforations (push pin, needle, straight pin) ; inexpensive newsprint, sketchpad, tracing or brown wrapping paper 61x91cm – 6 sheets ; piece of cardboard or soft chipboard 46x61cm to protect work surface from perforations ; thread snips (optional) ; X-acto knife, blade #11, or other seam ripper (optional) ; cellotape or masking tape (optional) ; fusing agents like WonderUnder, Steam-a-Seam, Vliesofix (optional) ; embellishments like beads, sequins, found objects, cords, tassels, ribbons, trims, even scrap fabrics (optional) ; French or other curve drawing tools (optional).

Class n°23 : Full!!!
Color Theory
Katie PASQUINI (Etats-Unis)
Contemporary – Color
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels - machine

Color and texture, warm and cool, reflective and absorbing, all the properties and moods of color in fabric will be explored using actual fabric swatches to design a color wheel and color study wall hanging. Learn to use color more freely, following what looks right to you, not what the text tells you should be. A more emotional way to work with color. The color swatches consist of all types of fabrics, from cottons and blends. To satins and lamé, everything.

Basic supplies: 7, 8, 24
Fabrics to bring: 1/2 yard (46cm) of fabric to use as a 1010pin-up surface (muslin, batting, felt, etc. – see n° 24 in the basic supplies) ; fabric squares: go through your fabrics and cut two, 2 ½ inch squares (6 / 7 cm²) of each color. Cut as many squares as you have time. (You will personally use at least 100 squares) One set of squares will be for you and the other set will be added to the group pile. Use fabrics of all colors and all fiber contents (tone on tone work best). The one with the most squares wins a great door prize!!
Other supplies: Binoculars, reducing lens or door peep hole.

Class n°24 :

Un sac Art quilt à texture unique
Chiaki DOSHO (Japon)
Contemporain - Art Quilt
Prix : 85 € • 6h – F – tous niveaux – machine

Vous réaliserez, avec des techniques simples et des feuilles de Texture Magic, une pièce artistique.
Ces feuilles, une fois thermocollées à un tissu et repassées, le rétrécissent, produisant des « cloques ». En fonction du repassage, la texture du tissu sera différente et unique. Ensuite, en fonction de vos surpiqûres, votre travail reflètera votre propre créativité. Pendant le cours, vous réaliserez plusieurs échantillons et ensuite un sac avec toutes ces pièces que vous aurez créées. Le professeur aura à votre disposition un kit contenant des tissus de kimonos japonais en soie ainsi que les feuilles de Texture Magic.

Fournitures de base : 4, 7, 8, 13, 21
Tissus : toutes sortes de tissus – des soies, des cotons fins, des lainages fins, des fibres synthétiques, pour réaliser un sac de 90x100cm et des échantillons de 90x50cm, 90x30cm de coton fin (type muslin américaine)
Autres fournitures : Texture Magic – le professeur pourra vous la fournir sur demande au prix public conseillé et vous dira où vous approvisionner par la suite
Kit (optionnel) : 48 € contenant des tissus de vieux kimonos japonais en soie.

Class n°25 : Full!!!
From mini to MAXI
Mirjam PET-JACOBS (The Netherlands)
Contemporary – Art quilt
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E, D, NL – All levels – machine

Several small abstract collages or textile sketches will be made with a photo as a starting point. The collages can be sewn and embellished by hand and/or machine or even glued. A small textile sketch will be worked out to a larger quilt of about 80 x 80 cm. Students can use any technique or material. Besides finding ways to deal with design problems, the emphasis will be on playing, experimenting and development of ideas.

Basic supplies: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Fabrics to bring: fabrics and other materials to make a top of 80 x 80 cm (tip: choose one or two favourite colours that combine well, with an accent colour for spice); 90 x 90 cm backing; 90 x 90 cm wadding material; basting material or many small safety pins (own preference).
Other supplies: A5 piece of cardboard, 2 paperclips; a few photos with interesting lines and forms (magazine, newspaper, self-made); several A4 or smaller fabrics and pieces of paper, (opaque and transparent, different structures, shiny etc); scraps of fabric, organza, tulle, netting, ribbons, cords, feathers…etc. (think creatively); digital camera (optional).

Class n°26 : Full!!!
Composition textile en rayures et clair-obscur
Gabrielle PAQUIN (France)
Contemporain - Art Quilt
Prix : 75 € • 6h – F – intermédiaire – machine

Je vous propose d’utiliser des tissus rayés et exclusivement rayés, pour composer un panneau textile original, de ma création, d’environ 32 x 65 cm, dans lequel interviendront des jeux de rayures. Le matelassage se fera, sans difficulté, à la machine à coudre, au point droit. Le travail sera finalisé par du point zig-zag et du point de bourdon. Un travail de dessin interviendra au préalable et les éléments de ce dessin serviront de gabarits. Le projet sera étudié pour que vous quittiez le cours le soir avec un travail terminé ou quasiment terminé. Remarque importante : l’illustration accompagnant l’annonce de ce cours ne sera pas celle proposée lors du cours. Cette dernière sera une surprise.

Fournitures de base : 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23
Tissus à apporter : 5 tissus rayés différents détaillés ci-après : 2 tissus rayés clairs de 80 x 40 cm chacun ; 1 tissu rayé coloris moyen de 110 cm x 20 cm (ou 55 cm x 40 cm) ; 1 tissu rayé coloris foncé de 110 cm x 20 cm (ou 55 cm x 40 cm) ; 1 tissu rouge rayé ou autre couleur vive de 110 cm x 5 cm (ou 55 cm x 10 cm) ; 1 toile thermocollante de 60 cm x 30 cm ; 1 molleton de 65 cm x 32 cm ; 1 doublure de 65 cm x 32 cm.
Autres fournitures nécessaires : Feutre rouge – feutre noir – ruban adhésif – 2 feuilles de papier canson blanc format 50 x 65 cm – grande règle plate.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Class n°28 :

Courbes et ronds embellis
Isabelle BEAULIN (France)
Contemporain - piécés, embellissements
Prix : 75 € • 6/7h – F – Tous niveaux - machine

Apprenez à découper 2 tissus en courbe à main levée, sans gabarit, et à assembler ces courbes à la machine. Vous embellirez ce fond de bandes courbes, avec des fils décoratifs, puis dans un deuxième temps, vous créerez une nouvelle matière, à partir de chutes de tissu, de fils décoratifs ou de broderies machine. Puis, vous l’utiliserez pour obtenir des ronds à appliquer sur votre fond.

Fournitures de base : 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 22, 23
Tissus à apporter : Au moins 30x60 cm de 4 à 5 tissus de couleurs différentes, mais en harmonie les uns avec les autres. Des chutes de ces tissus ainsi que d’autres contrastées.
Autres fournitures nécessaires : 15x30 cm de thermocollant ordinaire ou d’Avalon fix, 25x30 cm de thermocollant double face, fil invisible, planche à découper et cutter rotatif. Des fils décoratifs ou des laines fantaisies.

Class n°29 : Cancelled!!!
All-in-one reverse appliqué : make an art quilt in a day
Dena CRAIN (Kenya)
Contemporary – Art quilt
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels - machine

Design and construct an innovative quilt top even as you quilt and embellish it - all in one smoothly integrated process. Simple drawing exercises result in a one-off pattern for each student to use to make an original design layered and reverse appliqué quilt; stacked, cut, folded and sewn through all layers at once. Decorative stitching and threads add extra interest without adding unnecessary labour. Emphasis is on the creation and enhancement of a focal point, color/value contrast, embellishment and top quality sewing methods. This class truly helps you learn to make an art quilt in a day!

Basic supplies: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fabrics to bring: minimum 2 and maximum 4 loosely coordinated, but offering good contrasts, fabrics cut to size of quilt you wish to make, approx. 46x61cm ; small selection of loosely coordinated scrap fabrics for possible appliqué embellishment ; 2 meters of backing and binding (all in one) fabric (may be one of the other selected fabrics) ; piece of batting or wadding, 6mm thick and preferably cotton, about 5cm larger than the planned quilt dimensions.
Other supplies : pencil sharpener ; tailor’s chalk, soap sliver or other temporary marker ; inexpensive newsprint, sketchpad, tracing or brown wrapping paper 61x91cm – 6 sheets ; a dozen or so large sheets of tissue or kitchen greaseproof paper ; small, sharp-pointed scissors (optional) ; thread snips (optional) ; Exacto knife, blade #11, or other seam ripper (optional) ; cellotape or masking tape (optional) ; fusing agents like WonderUnder, Steam-a-Seam, Vliesofix (optional) ; tacking gun and tacks, bent safety pins, or straight pins for securing quilt layers for quilting ; decorative threads (optional) ; good polyester invisible thread (optional) ; embellishments like beads, sequins, found objects, cords, tassels, ribbons, trims, even scrap fabrics (optional) ; French or other curve drawing tools (optional).

Class n°30 : Full!!!
Mixed media : Wax on paper and fabric
Els VAN BAARLE (The Netherlands)
Contemporary – Dye painting fabrics
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E, D, NL – All levels

In this class students start by using the tjanting (Javanese tool – supplied by the teacher) to make lines on both fabric and paper. Students use textile paints for a brilliant colour scheme. Textile paints can be used on almost any material. Paper and fabric must be dried to be able to continue to the next step, layering wax and paints on the same pieces. Stamps will be used with the hot wax to make a beautiful pattern. The result is a stack with papers and fabric that will have a relation in colour and design.
Some ideas for the use of your works: the paper can be stitched in combination with the fabric on contemporary quilts, or made into a book.

Basic supplies: 8, 9, 15, 19, 21
Fabrics to bring: 1m (or more) thin white cotton, washed and ironed ; 1 m in total of other kind of thin fabrics, like silk, organza, polyester.
Other supplies: Plastic gloves ; apron or old clothes ; Hairdryer ; Permanent marker ; Some scraps of fabric to avoid wax dripping ; A few brushes for the wax, different sizes, natural hair (there are cheap flat brushes in many “do it yourself” stores) ; Plastic containers for the paints ; Plastic to take wet pieces home ; A few garbage bags that we can cut in smaller pieces ; A few brushes for the dye, different sizes ; A variety of paper Size A 4 is o.k. heavy watercolour paper, copy paper, tissue paper etc. ; Old news papers to iron out the wax ; 300 gr. of soy wax (natural wax made of hydrogenated soy oil, coconut and palm oils) (mail order companies or purchase it through the teacher – see kit): At least 400 ml. transparent textile paints, dekasilk, javana, setasilk, Pebeo setacolor transparent.
Kit (optional) : 15 €, includes approximately 300 gr. of soy wax, 400 ml textile paints OR 5 € including 300 gr soywax.

Class n°31 : Full!!!
Fusing/Fabric Painting to Create Impressionistic Fabric Art
Lenore CRAWFORD (United-States)
Contemporary – Art quilt
Price: 75 € • 6h – F, E – All levels

A small art quilt about 45X60 cm will be created by fusing and fabric painting from one of Lenore’s patterns supplied in class, the Yellow Poppies or Red Poppies. It will be outlined on freezer paper and then fused to a background fabric. Lenore will teach you how to create your own pattern from your own photos and also demonstrate how to add fabric painting to your design to add detail and depth. Lenore’s art quilts are inspired from photos she takes of nature and scenery around the world. During the class, the participants will choose between the Red Poppies or the Yellow Poppies patterns.

Basic supplies: 8, 10, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23
Fabrics to bring: a piece of fabric for the background 45x60cm. Fabrics you will need are: at least five fabrics in reds (for the red poppies) or yellows (for the yellow poppies) from light to dark and three greens from light to dark. For the quantities of fabric, please go to Lenore’s website http://www.lenorecrawford.com/patterns_by_lenore_crawford.htm and click under workshops.
Other supplies: Iron: small travel if possible hot enough to be able to fuse with ; Rotary cutters: 18 mm and 28 mm if available, small ones; Black Ultra Fine Sharpie ; Masking tape ; Exacto knife with fine blade ; Ironing pad to fuse fabrics on ; Paint brushes: ½ angular, 10 angular or flat, ¼ angular, 1/8 angular, 10/0 flat (painting is demonstrated in this workshops; if time allows students can begin their own painting).
Kit *: 15 €, includes freezer paper, parchment paper, fusible web plus fabric paints to use in class.

Become teacher’s assistant!

Class assistant duties:

- to arrive in the class room 15 mn before class start i.e. at 9.15am
- check that the class room is all set and that the material required by the teacher is there
- welcome the students
- check with the corresponding list that they are all present
- before the class is over, hand the evaluation sheets to the participants and collect them once they have been filled
- hand these sheets as well as the check list to the teacher
- at the end of class, check that the irons as well as the sewing machines (whenever appropriate) are switched off and that the class room is tidy for the following day
- be the intermediary between the teacher and the organizers