Oct 10 - 12 2022
Illinois Prairie Weavers Workshop Dianne Totten -- Crimp and Create October 10, 11 12

Illinois Prairie Weavers Workshop Dianne Totten -- Crimp and Create October 10, 11 12

Presented by Illinois Prairie Weavers Guild at Congregation Etz Chaim

Take your fiber art in a new direction, creating “crimp cloth” in an in-person, on-loom workshop with Dianne Totten. Using a variation of woven shibori for warp or weft, you will create fabric with permanently crimped designs that retain memory even when washed. Apply this technique to any threading; understand the thought process that leads to endless possibilities with this “magic cloth.”  Participants will draft, weave, and crimp their samples in class. Learn how the fabric can be used for one-size-fits-all garments, for scarves and shawls that won’t fall off your shoulders. Replace a sweater’s knitted ribbing with permanently crimped pleating or add a knit look to a jacket’s collar. Note: no dying required, unlike traditional shibori weaving.

Skill level: adventurous beginners and beyond.
Registration for non-members opens August 15.
Price: $185 for non-IPWG members (become a member today!); $165 for IPWG members.
Requires 4 or 8 Shaft Loom. Class prep details will be sent after registration and payment are provided.
Workshop is 2 ½ days, October 10, 1-4PM CT; October 11, 9AM-4PM CT, October 12, 9AM-3PM CT.
Register and find information on our website. illinoisprairieweavers.org/programs.

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Admission Info

Phone: 630-204-2679

Email: Illinoisprairieweavers@gmail.org

Dates & Times

2022/10/10 - 2022/10/12

Additional time info:

Pre workshop lecture at regular meeting, 10AM CT- 12PM CT

Location Info

Congregation Etz Chaim

1710 S. Highland Avenue, Lombard, IL 60148