Colorful Threads: Exploring Felting & Stitching Techniques
About this Event
Join Argyle Featured Artist/Teaching Artist LaVerne Kemp to explore the fabulous world of felting during this five-session Artist Residency Project workshop! Felting is a naturally meditative and therapeutic process employing rhythmic motions, mild soap, and warm water to interlock wool fibers.
Ms. Kemp, a color and fiber specialist, will provide decorative beads, yarns, and assorted fibers from her beautiful collection. Participants will dye white wool using natural pigments and learn how to create colorful wet-felted coils, balls, and flat sheets. Simple stitching techniques will also be taught for the purposes of ornamentation and construction.
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Session Dates (6:30-8:30 PM)
- Thursday, August 7
- Tuesday, August 12
- Thursday, August 14
- Tuesday, August 19
- Thursday, August 21
This Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media Artist Residency Project, in partnership with Argyle Studios and East End Museum and Cultural Center, is being led by FiberArtist/Teaching Artist LaVerne Kemp. It is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Argyle Studios.
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