Fall/ Winter 2008 Classes in Fiber Arts with Joy-Lily


(key for class title colors: red = local ongoing class, green = one day local workshop

Shibori: Pressure-Resist Fabric Dyeing, Sunday November 2, 10 - 4 PM (Note daylight savings time ends the night before.) at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot St. Sebastopol. Pressure-resist is probably the oldest method used round the world for dyeing colors into fabric. In Japan it is called shibori, in Indonesia pelangi, in India banda , in South America amarras, in Nigeria onikon , and in the U.S, tie and dye. Stitch, wrap, pleat, bind, clamp, bunch, fold or knot cotton or silk. In the dyebath, little or no color flows into the tightly compressed areas. The resulting patterns clearly show where the dye goes and where it is resisted. Re-dye the same fabric in another color with a different resist and the results get very exciting! We'll use color-fast dyes. BYOF. $80 + $5 supply fee. (707) 823-1491 www.sebarts.org

Marbling on Fabric Sunday November 16, 10 - 4 PM at Sharon Arts Center in Golden Gate Park, SF. Float colors on water and print the fantastic swirling patterns onto fabric with colorfast inks. Gelatin recipes, color mixing, fabric preparation, traditional and experimental patterns will be covered. By the end of the day you'll be making large unique marble prints in a jumbo tray. Bring lots of yardage to print. $75 + $20 supply fee. www.sharonartstudio.org 415-753-7004

Silk Painting Workshop Saturday November 22, 11 - 5 PM at my studio in South San Francisco. Silk painting is a happy hybrid of watercolor and batik. Create a luminous silk scarf while learning everything you need to get going in this very satisfying fiber art technique.The specifics of choosing dyes, mixing colors, resist and non-resist painting techniques and steam-setting silk will be covered. If you've already tried silk painting, you will discover the best strategies to prepare the silk for painting, new painting and resist techniques and freedom of playing with color on silk. $80 415-826-8248 joy@joy-lily.com

Evening class:

Print Fabulous Fabrics Wednesday evening class 6:30 - 9 PM. 5 weeks November 12- December 17. (no class 11/26) Previous art experience isn't required to print up wonderful designs on clothing (including t-shirts) linens, quilting fabrics or just for the fun of creating 'art cloth'. Try out screen printing, marbling, stamping, and table-top monoprinting. Overprint fabrics from the previous week to create fabulous complex patterns. $48 (SSF residents $33) +$25 supply fee includes 2 yards of fabric. 33 Arroyo Dr. at El Camino, South San Francisco. 650-829-3800. Pre-registration required.

Daytime classes:

Surface Design Tuesdays 9 AM - noon, through December 16. (no class 11/11) Each month work with a different kind of fiber: October: wool, November: silk, December: synthetics to explore how to best turn them into textile art . Try out felting, stamping, shibori, rubbing, dyeing, bleaching, embellishing and more. $35/semester adults.Free for students 62 and over. (+ $20 supply fee/semester, BYO fabrics). 33 Arroyo Dr. at El Camino, So.San Francisco. Registration ongoing at class.

Quilting Made Easy Wednesdays 1 - 4 PM through December 17 at Doelger Senior Center in Westlake Park, Daly City. Discover new methods,materials and techniques including how to use color in quilts, freestyle patchwork, appliqué and more. Enjoy the company of congenial quilters of all levels. FREE for everyone. ($5 supply fee for the semester.) Sewing machines available here. Bring sewing tools, unfinished projects. Register in class.

The Quilting Connection Tuesday afternoons 1 - 4 PM through December 16, (no class 11/11) Learn new quilting methods, try new tools, enjoy the company of a congenial group of quilters of all levels. Millbrae Recreation Center, 477 Lincoln Circle. Free for anyone over 50 (+ $10 supply fee) San Mateo Adult School. 650-558-2100, or register at any class. Bring sewing tools, projects in progress, your machine if possible.

Quilting for Everyone Mondays 9 - noon through December 15, (no class 10/13) at Magnolia Senior Center, 601 Grand Ave. South San Francisco. Discover new methods, materials, quilting techniques including including how to use color in quilts, freestyle patchwork, appliqué and quilt finishing. For all levels of quilters. $35/semester for adults. Free for seniors 62 up. (+ $5 supplies for semester). Register in class. A few machines in classroom. Bring your sewing tools and ongoing projects.

Bring unfinished quilt projects and/or learn new techniques in any quilt classes. For beginners, all the basic quilting techniques including rotary cutting, producing and using half squares, matching seams, fabric estimation, quilt assembly, foundation piecing, improvisational quilting, topstitching and binding are on tap in all 3 classes.
Join Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday quilt classes or Tuesday surface design class any time during the semester. Please contact me before attending your first class.
For information on any class, or to register, (unless otherwise noted) contact: classes@joy-lily.com 415-826-8248.

 

Snaps of a Shibori Workshop

    
   

Slide Presentation for quilt guilds and art organizations:

"Dyeing to Tell You" is a lively and informative talk about dyes and colors and my art career. It is suitable for quilt guilds, wearable art or surface design groups and anybody who likes to work with fabric.. It is accompanied by slides of my wearable art, silk paintings, batiks and quilt art, plus diagrams demystifying how dyes work and how colors blend. This talk has valuable information for "dye-shy" stitchers, experienced dyers and fine artists.Topics covered include:

(A version of this talk focusing on silk painting is avaiIable for art guilds)

Lecture fee: $300 plus travel. Some dates for2009 are still available.

Workshops may be booked for quilt and art guilds include:Silk Painting, Screen Printing on Fabric, Shibori Scarf Dyeing, Dyeing for Quilters, Northern Lights (discharge), Marbling on Fabric. Fees negotiable. Brochure available by mail or email.