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2928 West 13th St. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 phone: 440-964-3396 Search This Site: KEEP BUSY WITH SUMMER WORKSHOPS: Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 Looking for a way to beat the heat this summer? Wny not sign up for a workshop and stay cool indoors at the Arts Center! BASKET WEAVING WORKSHOPS Taught by Venie Hinson Nantucket Style Tapestry Sampler Basket Saturday, August 21, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Members: $40.50 / NonMembers: $45.00 Plus $25 Materials Fee (payable to the instructor) Working off a solid hardwood base, experiment with a variety of tapestry techniques and materials to create a truly beautiful, unique basket. Choose from a variety of materials, including waxed linens, round reed, caning, barks, leather, yarns, and palm influorescence. Plain weavers, twining, 3 and 4-rod waling, ti-twining, reverse waling, insets, wrapping: sample them all. Rustic Ribbed Basket (Beginners class) Wednesday, August 25, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Members: $18.00 / NonMembers: $20.00 Plus $15 Materials Fee (payable to the instructor) Create a ribbed basket beginning with grapevine hoops and four point lashing (God’s Eyes). Then have fun, choosing from a variety of materials including barks, grasses, dyed reed, leather, yarns, influorescence, to make your uniquely shaped basket. Prepayment is required for both of these classes SEWING BASICS WORKSHOPS Taught by Linda Roeder Sewing Basics for Adults Level One Meets for three weeks on Wednesdays - August 4, 11, & 18 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. each day In this class you will learn fabric and pattern essentials, how to shop for fabric and patterns and sewing tools and terms. We will be working on a Neck Roll Pillow and a Heart Pillow. Other skills we will learn are: - Understanding basics of fabrics - Reading bolts, pattern envelopes and pattern instructions - Sewing machine operation - Pattern layouts and cutting - Marking fabric - Pressing:tools and procedures - Topstiching - Making casings - Stitching and trimming curves - Slipstitching Students are encouraged to bring their own machine. There will be one available in class for demonstrations. Pick up a supply list at the AAC before first class. Prepayment is required. Sewing Fundamentals One: How to use a sewing machine Meets for three days - August 16, 17, 18 10 a.m. - noon each day For youths 8-14 years old In this class you will learn sewing machine operation, basic fabric information, safety and use of sewing tools. We will be working on a Star and 4-Patch Pillow. Other skills taught in the class include: - How a sewing machine works (parts, threading, bobbin winding, stitch strength, etc. - How a stitch is formed - Straight sewing - Hand sewing: slip stitch - Cutting, marking and using a template - Stuffing - Fabric details (seam allowances & matching) - Pressing (safety, flatten seams) - Tools (shears, markers, pins & needles, etc.) Supply list will be given at first class. Prepayment is required.