Fall 2008 Classes in Fiber Arts with Joy-Lily


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

Silk Painting Workshop Saturday August 23, 11 - 5 PM at Jan Schafir's studio in Fremont. Silk painting is a happy hybrid of watercolor and batik. In one day, you will 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 effective, inexpensive strategies to prepare the silk for painting, new painting and resist techniques and the freedom of playing with color on silk. $75 includes all materials. Pre-registration is essential. sp@joy-lily.com

Hand-Dyed Fabrics for Quilters. Saturday September 13 in my South San Francisco studio. 11 - 4 PM. Bring lots of white cotton broadcloth and go home with a new collection of gorgeous hand-dyed fat quarters and half-yards to give your quilts that subtle hand-dyed look. Master several dyeing techniques including immersion with resist, dye painting, and "parfait dyeing" while learning the basics of using fiber-reactive (very colorfast) dyes. $65 includes all materials except fabric.
Bring your dyed fabrics back on October 5th to create the "batik" look. See below. 415-826-8248 joy@joy-lily.com

Batik-Look Fabrics Sunday October 5 in my South San Francisco studio. 11 - 4 PM. Get that gorgeous "batik" look on hand-dyed cotton broadcloth (see above class) for your quilts, without the messy wax and dye. We'll screen print and stamp fabrics with a special color-fast bleach/color additive in one step. $65 includes all materials except fabric. Take both classes and save $30! $100 both 9/13 and 10/5 classes. 415-826--8248 joy@joy-lily.com

Silk Painting Workshop Sunday September 7, 10:00 - 4:30 PM at Sharon Arts Center in Golden Gate Park, 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 + $15 materials fee.415-753-7004 www.sharonartstudio.org

Evening classes:
Surface Design Wednesday evening class 6:30 - 9 PM. 8 weeks September 17 - November 5. Create original fabric for quilting, clothing and decor. Explore a variety of techniques: direct painting, immersion and shibori dyeing, bleaching, rubbing, stenciling and more. Combine techniques to make your own dramatic, colorful yardage. Fabric art experience is not necessary for this class, just a sense of adventure. $25 materials fee includes a yard each of cotton and silk. At 33 Arroyo Dr. at El Camino, South San Francisco. $60 for SSF residents, $75 others, (seniors get a discount ) +$25 supply fee (includes some yardage).650-829-3800. Pre-registration is essential.

Print Fabulous Fabrics Wednesday evening class 6:30 - 9 PM. 5 weeks November 19 - December 17. (Follows Surface Design class above.) 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 or the surface design class to create fabulous complex patterns. $48 (SSF residents $33) +$25 supply fee includes 2 yards of fabric.At 33 Arroyo Dr. at El Camino, South San Francisco. 650-829-3800.

Daytime classes:
Surface Design (formerly Silk Painting and Shibori) Tuesdays 9 AM - noon, August 26 - January 13. (no class 11/11+ holidays) 16 weeks. Each month work with a different kind of fiber: cotton, wool, silk, rayon, synthetics to explore how to best turn them into textile art . Try out felting, screen printing, 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. In August/September we'll focus on cotton.
Quilting Made Easy Wednesdays 1 - 4 PM August 20 - December 17 at Doelger Senior Center in Westlake Park, Daly City. 17 weeks 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 August 26 - December 16, (no class 11/11 + holidays) 16 weeks. 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, and if possible, your sewing machine.

Quilting for Everyone Mondays 9 - noon through - September 8 - January 15, (no class 10/13 + holidays) at Magnolia Senior Center, 601 Grand Ave. South San Francisco. 14 weeks Discover new methods, materials, quilting techniques including 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 classes at 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 for2007 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.