Day Meeting	September 12, 2022	I Hear Your Voice - Art  Inspired by Listening  to  Marginalized Women from Prison to Lebanon.
Evening Meeting	September 13, 2022	The Healing Art of Hand Stitching

The tactile feel and visual beauty of fabric has been a motivation to creativity.  As a child, I was fascinated by the possibility of transforming a flat piece of cloth into a uniquely crafted article of clothing.  After a journey of making dolls, garments and quilts, I am now driven to experiment with new techniques in dyeing, painting and embellishing fabric.  I enjoy sharing my passion with others by teaching these techniques and broadening my own exploration in fabric art.  My aspiration is to tell a story, engage the viewer in a dialogue and challenge them to a deeper emotional experience.

Day Meeting Presentation: I Hear Your Voice:  Art Inspired By Listening To Marginalized Women

After almost 8 years volunteering in the women’s prison and currently going in as a visitor, Susan has learned to listen to the women, their stories and the longing in their hearts to be whole and healthy. Her art has been profoundly influenced by women she has met not only in prison, but women who have been trafficked, fighting cancer battles, in the struggle to realize their value, as well as refuges raising their families in hostile lands.

Evening Meeting Presentation: The Healing Art Of Hand Stitch

Susan will take us on her journey of learning the art of hand stitch and how it led  to a deeper and more profound experience.  She will share her own vulnerable family history and  how  long periods of stitching made the  connection between the eyes, hands, head and heart ultimately leading to personal freedom.

SUSAN BROOKS WORKSHOP: Eco-dyeing and Printing 

Enjoy 2 days of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Susan teaches the basic of transferring plant images onto paper, fabrics, and sketchbooks. You will learn about:

• the chemistry of eco-dyeing (what works and what doesn’t!)
  
• pre and post mordants and dyes
  
• pre-dyeing papers and using dye pots to transfer colors
  
• using thickened dyes to transfer images from thermofax screens, stencils or stamps.  
  

Note: A third workshop day  can be arranged with the class, directly with Susan at the workshop to turn your work into a Journal.

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2022  

Location: The workshop will take place at Susan’s studio in Louisville, CO (specific directions will be given registered students).  

Class size: limited to 10.

Prerequisites/Experience: Beginner

Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: A materials list will be supplied by email a month before the workshop to registered students. 

Materials provided by Instructor: Instructor will provide chemicals, mordants and all dyes included in the workshop fee.

Workshop fee: $140.00 for 2 days payable on registration.  HGB provides workshops to members at cost as a membership benefit.

To register, click here.

Please note:

HGB Members are given registration priority.  Click here to become an HGB Member.  Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.

Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times. 

Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund. 

Day Meeting	October 10, 2022	Shimmering Colors: The Magic of Iridescence
Evening Meeting	October 11, 2022	Twined Rag Rugs

Day Meeting Presentation: Shimmering Colors: The Magic of Iridescence

Fabrics that appear to change color as the light and angle of view change seem almost magical! You don’t need gossamer threads or just plain weave to create iridescence in handwoven fabrics. Learn a variety of color, thread, thread size, and structure options to achieve the effects. The amazing possibilities include analogous colors, multiple colors, layered fabrics, warp- or weft-faced fabrics, and even iridescence in black and white! This talk explores and illustrates many common beliefs, and why there are exceptions to all of them.

Evening Meeting Presentation: Twined Rag Rugs

This technique makes extremely durable and beautiful rugs using fabric for both warp and weft, requiring only common household materials and equipment. Hand-manipulated twining on a simple frame (or even without a frame) produces an astonishing variety of patterns not found in most other rag rugs, and which would be considerably more difficult to weave on a loom. Illustrated with examples from museum collections and embellished by stories of longtime rug twiners, this talk covers the worldwide history of this old folk craft. You, too, can join the twined rag rug revival!

BOBBI IRWIN WORKSHOP 1:  Shimmering Iridescent Scarves

Enjoy 1 day of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Bobbi teaches the use of iridescence in weaving.  

You will learn about using open double weave on four or six shafts, you can weave scarves that glow throughout with four colors. This magical, color-shifting fabric might be the ultimate example of iridescence, incorporating both light reflection and light transmission through the layers! Your warp will be enough to weave two short cowl scarves, each weighing less than an ounce.  At the same time, you will be learning about factors that influence and enhance iridescence, for later reference. 

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022, 10am-4pm

Location: The Studio at 7950 N. 81st. Niwot, CO 

Class size: Limited to 15. 

Prerequisites/Experience: Advanced beginner weaver (basic skills and familiarity with the equipment) to intermediate or beyond; no prior experience with double weave needed. 

Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: 4- or 8-shaft loom (no rigid heddle looms), prewarped with two colors of 20/2 mercerized cotton, with a weaving width of at least nine inches; standard tools, including two shuttles, tapestry (blunt) needle, bobbin winder (can be shared), two or more terrycloth towels to help stabilize the open-weave fabric. Yarn, color, and warping specifications will be provided in advance.

*Please note: HGB does rent a limited number of looms to HGB members.  Contact equipment.rental@handweaversofboulder.org at least three weeks in advance of workshop to inquire on availability of equipment.

Materials cost payable to instructor with cash or check on the day of the workshop: none

Workshop fee: $150 due on registration.  HGB provides workshops to members at cost as a membership benefit.

To register, click here: Shimmering Iridescent Scarves Workshop. If you cannot register online, you can download the registration form here. Mailed forms may take 2-4 weeks to process.

Please note:

HGB Members are given registration priority.  Click here to become an HGB Member.  Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.

Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times. 

Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund. 

BOBBI IRWIN WORKSHOP 2:  Twined Rag Rugs (suitable for adults and youth ages 9+)

Enjoy a half day of learning and working with fellow fiber artists as Bobbi teaches twined rag rugs.  You will help to revive a disappearing folk art as you make a hot-pad sampler on a small frame, using fabric for both warp and weft. This sampler incorporates three pattern variations and gives you the expertise to make full-sized rugs. Twining makes extremely durable and beautiful rugs and requires only minimal equipment.

Date: Sunday, October 9, 2022, 1-5pm

Location: The Studio at 7950 N. 81st. Niwot, CO  

Class size: Limited to 12. 

Prerequisites/Experience: No twining or weaving experience is needed.  Ages 9+ welcome.  Suitable for all levels of weaving experience.

Equipment/Materials Provided by Participants: Weft fabrics, needles, thread, scissors, two safety pins, medium crochet hook, cutting mat & rotary cutter (can be shared).  More details to be provided by the instructor prior to the workshop.

Materials cost payable to instructor with cash or check on the day of the workshop: $10 for the frame (to keep) and warp fabric

Workshop Fee: $75 due on registration.  HGB provides workshops to members at cost as a membership benefit.

To register, click here: Twined Rag Rugs Workshop. If you cannot register online, you can download the registration form here. Mailed forms may take 2-4 weeks to process.

Please note:

HGB Members are given registration priority.  Click here to become an HGB Member.  Non-HGB Members will be placed on a waitlist and contacted two weeks prior to the workshop.

Disclaimers and Advisement: Wearing masks for CVD mitigation will be decided by the workshop teacher in conjunction with all state and local laws and regulations. Even if not required, the workshop leader may mandate mask wearing at all times. 

Cancellation/Refund policy: Workshop fees are payable to HGB and due with the registration form. Refunds are made only if another or (wait list) person can fill your space. If the workshop is canceled by HGB, you will receive a full refund.

Day Meeting	November 14, 2022	Zoom
Evening Meeting	November 15, 2022	Zoom