Decorative & Fiber Arts A D U LT
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NEW | Accessorize Your Fiber Creations with Polymer Clay
NEW | Ergonomics for Spinners
Make your own buttons or earrings from polymer clay to go
melt away but stress and strain can be accumulating in your body.
with that spectacular spun, woven, knitted and/or sewn garment.
Spinning shouldn’t hurt! In this class you’ll learn what ergonomic
Blend colors to match even hand-dyed yarns or fabrics and create
risk factors are and where they exist in spinning at a wheel. Most
designs to compliment the garment. Bring your garment and
importantly you’ll learn what to do to minimize them and early
fashion buttons, beads, earrings, pins and/or barrettes to embellish
warning signs that could prevent an injury. Safer strategies for
or wear with the garment. This class is appropriate for beginners
seating, balancing your spinning work and, of course, stretches
as well as those who have work with polymer clay. Can enroll in
will all be taught. Students must be able to spin a singles.
this class with the one below, if desired, or both. Bring a lunch.
Time seems suspended when you’re at your spinning wheel. Hours
INSTRUCTOR : Carson Demers
INSTRUCTOR : Dotty Calabrese
LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center
LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center
$48: 1 class
$87: 1 class
$30 supply fee due at class
Class 26703
9:30am-5:30pm
Sat
Class 26709
Sat
1:30pm-4:30pm
10/11
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NEW | Simulating Weave Structures with Polymer Clay
NEW | Makers Series: Put a Hex in Your Basketry Explore a flexible sturdy open weave technique in colorful cane
Learn to create strips, transitional stripes, twill, herringbone,
basketry. It’s amazing how strong this open structure is. Three fun
birdseye, ikat and shibori designs from polymer clay. Even learn to
projects to be completed in class: an iPad stand, a small hanging
weave with it. You can use these designs to create buttons, beads,
basket and an unusual triangular form. The hexagonal structure
earrings, pins, and/or barrettes. Can enroll in this class with the
can be manipulated into many shapes and over woven in materials
one above, if desired, or both. Bring a lunch.
of your choice to create stunning sculptures. Enjoy seeing how others have employed hex weave. Open your mind to working
INSTRUCTOR : Dotty Calabrese
sculpturally or just create some useful gift items. Materials list
LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center
online at www.arts-ed.org.
$87: 1 class
$30 supply fee due at class
Class 26705
9:30am-5:30pm
Sun
9/28
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NEW | Knitter’s Swatchbucking Avast ye maties! Let’s bring improved ergonomics to life in your knitting technique. We’ll swatch to improve your posture, comfort, and efficiency. We’ll examine yarn tensioning techniques and all phases of stitch creation first with simple and then more
INSTRUCTOR : Barbara Shapiro LOCATION Annex A, Shadelands Art Center $48: 1 class
$10 supply fee due at first class
Class 26607
9:30am-2:30pm
Sun
11/23
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NEW | Makers Series: Needle-felted Gifts and Ornaments
challenging swatches and stitches. We’ll also look at ways to add
Needle felting is a technique for creating small ornaments. Using
movement to knitting to avoid stiffness and injuries caused by
colored wool, a foam pad, felting needles, and miniature wool
disuse. Class is appropriate for students who are comfortable with
cards you can create small animals and birds; shapes such as
basic knit purl stitches.
hearts and stars, even little gnomes and elves. This technique can be used to decorate pre-made felt and embellish wet-felted balls.
INSTRUCTOR : Carson Demers
Styrofoam balls can be covered with wet and dry-made felting to
LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center
create fantastic tree ornaments. Children must be accompanied by
$48: 1 class
Class 26710
an adult. Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org. Sat
9:30am-12:30pm
10/11
INSTRUCTOR : Janet Moore LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm $53: 1 class
$18 supply fee due at first class
Class 26699
10:00am-3:30pm
Sat
12/6
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