Creative Workshops and Lectures
with Donna Rhodes
For additional information about workshops and demonstrations call the phone numbers below
Original Sewing and Craft Expo, Columbus, OH
Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2, 1999
1- hour LECTURES every day:
"Sheep Thrills: Cheater's Felt" - Handmade felt lends itself to
sculptural hand and machine embellishment techniques like no other fabric. Learn to
create felt from wool-batting in one easey, no mess, no-stress operation.
Donna will show you those techniues and share her felt paitning screts too. Once you
see how easily your
creativity can come to life, you'll be fashioing rich textures in your own hand-felted
garment and accessories.
"Darn Good Yarn Tricks" - There's nothing up her
sleeve! Except maybe a needle, some thread, wire, cut paper, a spinning device,
wire, cut paper, a spinning device, a sewing machine. . . she's gonna need a bigger
sleeve! It's time to see yarn in a whole ne light. Learn what you can do with
that variegated orange and blue skein you've been saving since the 70's. Design a
yarn rose in one easy twist. Thread wire through TOOB yarn to create faux ruching,
doll hair, and more. Go home with a yarn basket full of ideas and a couple of simple
samples too. Materials Fee: $2.00
Ph or Fax (407) 767-5633
Needlework and Textile Guild, Detroit, MI
Sept. 14-15, 1999
SIT AND SEW SEMINAR
"3-D Fiber-art Vest"
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
Oct. 21-24, 1999
Exhibitor & SIT AND SEW Instructor
"Warped Women" - Turn a piece of personalized pin-woven fabric
into a whimsical wearable art piece. Learn the basics of weaving, beading, and more.
and
"Warped Women Bookmarks" - Design a fanciful adornment to hold
your place in a favorite mystery or calendar book with this mini pin-woven art piece.
Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, OH
June 21, 24 and 25, 2000
Exhibitor & SIT AND SEW Instructor - "Warped Women" and
"Teddy Bear Pouches"
We Folk of Cloth 2000, Linthicum, Maryland
Graduate Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies
October 5-9, 2000
Instructing the following classes:
Teddy Bear Pouch
Warped Women Dolls
Cheater's Felt
Warped Woman Earrings
John Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, N.C.
July 14-22, 2000
Instructor of the following classes:
Warped Women Earrings
Twigsy Woven Dolls
International Quilter's Spring Market,
Minneapolis, MN
May 19-21, 2000