The ANWG Education Committee is pleased to announce an exciting and diverse lineup of workshop and seminar leaders covering a wide range of fiber-related topics. While weaving is foremost, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketry and other fiber-related topics will also be included.  In September, a full list of workshop and seminar leaders will be announced on the website’s Education section, but to give you a sneak preview, we are introducing four of them here.  –  Ginger Kaldenbach, Judith Rees, and Kathi Keller – Education Co-Chairs

Dianne Totten has taken “crimp cloth” to the next level!  One-of-a-kind handwoven garments have been Dianne Totten’s main focus with emphasis on garments using “crimp cloth,” a technique she developed and teaches nationally/internationally for guilds and conferences including Convergence. Dianne has been a weaver for 40 years and a teacher for twenty-five.  Her expertise in sewing complements her passion for weaving. In addition, she enjoys creating whimsical rag rugs, placemats, wall hangings, etc. with design inlay, a fun way to use up her fabric stash.  She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk School in NC as well as for guilds and regional conferences in the U.S. and Canada, and at Convergence.  She has two crimp cloth DVD’s available and has been published in SS&D, Handwoven, Weavers, Complex Weavers Journal, and Vävmagasinet, as well as Catherine Ellis’ book, Woven Shibori.  At our 2023 conference, Diane will teach workshops on “crimp cloth” and designing inlay for rag rugs.

 

 

 

 

Linda Kubik is a weaver, designer and sewing educator. She has taught weavers to sew since 1991 and originated many of the handwoven sewing techniques now frequently used.

She’s provided countless home sewers the opportunity and joy of sewing handwoven fabrics. Linda has taught at many national sewing and weaving conferences. She started her pattern line, Elements, in 2000 and now has 18 patterns.   Come learn how to turn your handwoven fabric into a beautiful tailored jacket.  Linda will also have a workshop focused on sewing seam and edge finishes devised for your wonderful handwoven fabric.

Tylar Merrill is the owner of Thimbleberry Felt Designs Studio & Gallery and has been creating felt art and teaching fashion design for over 30 years. She was first

introduced to felting in 1984 and has become entranced by this rich and ancient textile. Learning the process of felting was a very natural and perhaps inevitable transition for her art.

Tylar uses her background in painting, quilting, dyeing, and design to create each unique art object. Mixing colored fibers with abstract hand strokes bring together these loves in exciting and satisfying ways. Felting has given her the opportunity to combine and explore color, texturing, 3-dimensional form, folk art and fashion design.

Her fashion collection includes a wide range and styles of garments and accessories based on the nuno felting technique, the art of fusing silk and cotton fabrics with wool fiber. All of Tylar’s designs are original and are made from start to finish in her studio located in Eugene, Oregon.  Come to Tylar’s workshop in 2023 to learn nuno felt techniques and create your own beautiful, warm, hand-felted stole.

Susan Wilson received the Handweavers Guild of America’s (HGA) Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Master Level in 1990, with a specialty in crackle weave. Her book, Weave Classic Crackle & More, was published in 2011. Susan’s articles have appeared in Weaver’s, Handwoven, Complex Weavers Journal and Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazines.

Susan has taught workshops throughout the U.S. and at several HGA Convergences and regional conferences. A weaver for more than 45 years, Susan enjoys pattern weaving, sampling to explore woven structure, and creating household textiles and clothing accessories.

Susan’s Polychrome Crackle: Color workshop uses the ideal structure of crackle to explore color.  Bring your loom and learn to design drafts, play with blocks, and manipulate colors for exciting results on just four shafts.

Plan now to attend the 2023 Fiber Connections ANWG Conference in June, 2023 to take advantage of these wonderful workshop opportunities.  This is just a sneak peek of our educational offerings — The complete workshop and seminar schedule will be published in the September blog.  See you in Bend next June !

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