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Children’s Workshops | Adult Workshops | Lectures | Full Brochure
Children’s Workshops
Ages 6-12 years. All workshops to take place at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives. Please wear old clothes and bring a lunch. Pre-registration required. Please call 1.877.941.7787 to register and pay.
Victorian Morning: Instructor Ruthan Johnson July 20 & 27, 2011 9:00am to Noon Learn about Victorian Clothing, textiles and culture and learn to make a Victorian embroidered thimble slipper. Fee: $20.00 includes materials.
Tie-Dye T-Shirts Workshop Instructor - Barb Hilts Thursday July 28, 2011, 1:00 – 4:00 pm Learn to dye your own T-Shirt with elastics and clamping techniques. Fee: $20.00 includes materials.
Pioneer Morning: Instructor Ruthan Johnson August 3 & 17, 2011 9:00am to Noon Learn about pioneer textiles and fashions, such as paisley shawls. Learn textile skills such as knitting & quilting. Fee $20.00 includes materials.
*Paper Making Workshop Instructor - Pat Burns Wendland Tuesday August 9, 2011 10:00am – 3:00pm Learn how to make your own paper for cards or books. Fee: $20.00 includes materials.
*Marbling Workshop Instructor - Pat Burns-Wendland Thursday August 11, 2011 10:00am – 3:00pm Marbling is a method of decorating paper or fabric using floating colours. Fee: $20.00 includes materials.
*Bookmaking Workshop Instructor - Reita Reitsma Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:00am – 3:00pm Learn how to make own cards and books. You can use the paper and marbled fabric from the previous workshops to create your own unique little book. Fee: $20.00 includes materials.
*If you register for all three of these workshops, the fee will be $50.00.
Adult Workshops
All workshops to take place at the Dufferin County Museum & Archives. Please bring a lunch and wear old clothes for Fabric Art and Marbling workshops. Pre-registration required. Please call 1.877.941.7787 to register.
Free Motion Machine Embroidery Workshop: Instructor- Nancy Turner Learn how to "draw" with thread using simple techniques and materials in this introductory one day workshop for adults. No experience is necessary, but a willingness to play and a sewing machine in good working order are required. Equipment list supplied on registration.
Fabric Art and Design Workshop: Instructor - Barb Hilts Thursday June 16, 2011, 10:00am - 3:00pm Learn to create surface design and textured effects on fabrics. Dye applications, resist and stamping techniques as well as colour theory will be introduced and explored. Fee: $50.00 includes materials.
Marbling for Adults: Instructor - Pat Burns-Wendland Thursday August 18, 2011 10:00am - 3:00pm Marbling is a method of decorating paper or fabric through the manipulation of floating colours. Come and learn the basics of the ancient technique using water-based colours. Fee $25.00 includes materials.
Lectures
All talks start at 2 pm in the historic Corbetton Church on the Museum grounds. Tickets $15 (includes admission into Museum). Call DCMA to purchase your tickets. 1.877.941.7787 events@dufferinmuseum.com.
William Hodge: Stitching Time in Mexico Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2:00pm An illustrated talk by William Hodge discussing how historical reference has always been a part of his regular artistic and teaching practices. Most recently he has been developing work based on his travels and studies of the indigenous textile traditions of Mexico. The talk will be illustrated with images and actual works from his collection.
John Willard: Quiltmaker Saturday, June 25, 2011, 2:00pm Come and learn about one man’s journey to becoming a master quiltmaker. John began with an interest in textiles in the 1960s and made his first quilt in 1975. Through slides and the examples in his trunk show you will discover John’s evolutionary approach to quilt making that will challenge and excite anyone working in textiles today. There will be time for plenty of questions during the trunk show. Be sure to order your tickets early. This presentation is sure to sell out!
Diane Gallinger: Hoop Dreams – The Rise and Fall of the Crinoline 1845 – 1912 Saturday, August 13, 2011, 2:00pm To many eyes, the lavish and gigantic gowns of the Victorian age seem impractical, ridiculous or romantic by turns. However, few styles in the history of fashion have so perfectly reflected the spirit of their times. Fashion in the Victorian and Edwardian periods reflected the values of society in general. The main themes of fashion - exaggerated size, the conquest of nature as seen in distorted, corseted body shapes and lavish materialistic display – neatly echoed the mindset that produced the great age of imperialism, Gilded Age robber barons and the wreck of the Titanic. What can fashion tell us about the mindset of a culture? Have we learned any lessons for today?
Judith Tinkl: Structure and Design Sunday, August 21, 2011, 2:00pm Everywhere in the world today there is an underlying structure. Textile artists use this structure, which reveals the language of pattern. I use it in my work. See how you can too. |
