Event Type : Workshops

THIS IS A LIVE, ONLINE CLASS TAUGHT ON THE ZOOM PLATFORM

The lure of indigo is strong — the classic blue and white combination found in many Japanese textiles is cool, crisp, and so appealing. From classic kimonos to denim jeans, indigo has been used by many cultures for dyeing cloth, and the Japanese have refined the use of indigo to an art form. This is the class to use all those lovely blue and white shibori fabrics you’ve dyed yourself, or use carefully curated blue and white fabrics from your stash. Each participant will develop a simple geometric block design based on unfolded origami shapes, set a theme and create variations, and combine them into the beginning of a fresh and modern mini quilt top.

A required $10 kit fee will be payable directly to David. You will receive a link to his website when the kits are available. An optional blue and white fabric kit is available that includes vintage Japanese yukata cotton prints (price to be determined)

Supply List

The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. The Zoom classroom opens at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM.

Learn more about David Owen Hastings:     Website       Bio        Instagram

Registration opens December 1 for active GAAQG Members only.

THIS IS A LIVE, ONLINE CLASS TAUGHT ON THE ZOOM PLATFORM

David will guide you through a creative process for designing your own modern abstract quilts, taking inspiration from architectural photos to develop dynamic and unique quilt designs. Using photos of architectural elements as inspiration, David will guide you through the steps to transform the lines and structure from a photo into a mini fabric quilt design. We will use the quilt-as-you-go method. David will demonstrate facing your quilt, which gives a modern finish. Your mini quilt can be the final product (frame it, hang it, or make a pillow cover later), or it can be a test for a larger quilt.

CLASS FILLED – contact workshopregistrar@gaaqg.com to be placed on a waitlist.

Supply List

The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. The Zoom classroom opens at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM.

Learn more about David Owen Hastings:     Website       Bio        Instagram

Registration opens December 1 for active GAAQG Members only.

THIS IS A LIVE, ONLINE CLASS TAUGHT ON THE ZOOM PLATFORM        Registration is now open to non-members.  Click here to register.

Day 1:

– Brief explanation of Shibori and indigo dye.
– Explanation of different kinds of indigo vats; natural, synthetic and pre-reduced.
– Making of a pre-reduced indigo vat and a natural indigo vat.
– Explanation of Itajime Shibori and demonstrations of folding and clamping the fabric.
– We will then fold and clamp fabric to dye. Debbie will also demo some marble wrapping and other fun techniques. The rest of the day will be spent working with the fabrics and dyeing.
– At the end of the day Debbie will explain the techniques to begin stitching for the stitched designs.

Supply List (both days)

Day 2:

– Short review of the previous day.
– Brief explanation of Arashi Shibori and demos on more than one way to fold and wrap the fabrics on a pole for unique designs.
– Short explanation and demo on simple stitching techniques.
– Spend the day doing any of the techniques learned so far.
– Debbie will demo more advanced techniques for folding, wrapping, stitching to resisting the dye.

The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. The Zoom classroom opens at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM.

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