Introduction to basket weaving:
Did you know we have an author and skilled basket weaver teaching a Saturday Sampler this Saturday, March 3rd?
Debra Hammond has been weaving baskets since 1990 and next Saturday you can learn to make this basket.
She has run basketry workshops for the North Carolina Basketmakers Association and teaches basket making out of her studio in East Earl, Pennsylvania.
Debra's book is in our boutique with some of her beautiful baskets...
quoted from amazon.com
The art of basket making is described in detail for the beginning or experienced weaver. Complete with a  chapter on tools and materials to get started, this easy-to-use guide explains and illustrates how to weave reed, incorporate premade handles, finish basket rims, and a host of other basket-making techniques. It also contains a chapter on dyeing reed, a simple and cost-effective way to obtain desired colors and results. Complete instructions for making a Flared Bun Basket, Small Market Basket, Napkin Basket, and Easter Basket teach necessary skills.
Don't miss this opportunity to sample a new skill while getting to know Debra. Saturday Sampler classes are small and intimate giving you time to learn the skill and to get to know the teaching artist.
We'll put the coffee and tea on and look forward to meeting you too!
Click here:
Introduction to Basket Weaving - Saturday Sampler
Art Off The Wall
Albright College design and merchandising students occupy our gallery until March 17th. The students were delighted to have a 'real world' space to test themselves. There's some truly clever merchandising ideas.
Hat's off to Albright Professor Connie H. Horacek, who organized the show. The students work will be available for viewing until mid-March. The students garments and art were also merchandised by the students in Horacek's Spring 2012 Visual Merchandising and Design class.
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Saturday Samplers and Workshops...
Because sometimes you just want to taste something new!
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526 Washington Street
Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Month, Year
8:00AM-5:00PM
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10th Annual
Juried Spring
Fine Arts & Crafts Festival
March
24th and 25th
Sat: 9 to 5 PM
Sun: 10 - 4 PM
Kutztown Univ
Keystone Hall
Trexler Avenue
Admission: $4.00
Beautiful handcrafted items
Art Students
Music by: "The Acoustic Road Show"
Antique Appraisals
Refreshments
Raffle
Hourly Door Prizes
Plan on it!!!
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Melanie Ritter Mitchell
Weaving Classes
Individual weaving lessons
Loom Rental
Loom Repair
Teacher Inservice
Visiting Artist
For information contact Melanie by email of phone below.
mmitchell@somethingslooming.com
610-373-7337
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Got Yarn?
STL is collecting yarn scraps. Drop them off in our lobby. Clean out your stash and help us with our project. |
 Opening Weekend
March 2 - 4, 2012Opening Event: Reception and Lecture Moore College of Art and Design Friday, March 2 @ 2:30 pm* Mayor Michael Nutter - Welcome Address and Fiber Art Proclamation Elissa Auther - Keynote Speaker Fiber in the 21st Century Art World Elissa Auther will discuss the explosion of fiber and fiber-based practices in contemporary art and everyday life. The 21st century has witnessed a tremendous increase in the visibility of fiber in art, a rise related to the broader currency of craft within the context of DIY and artisan movements, among other social, political, and cultural forces. In this talk, Auther discusses this terrain, with an emphasis on the unique role fiber has played in the expansion of artistic practice today. Click here to register!!! |
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