Cloth Fiber Workshop Schedule

Please note the Cloth Fiber Workshop new location, still in the river Arts District, at Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Studio 104 (south entrance, next to Riverview Station Antiques) in Asheville NC.

September 16 - 17, 2016: Screen Printing: Non-traditional Methods with Heather Allen Hietala. This workshop explores the incredible versatility, fun, and immediacy of using a blank silk-screen as a creative tool. We will use blank screens and play with non-traditional methods of screen printing to create texture and images. Simple and immediate stencils, masks, and resists on the screen and on the cloth will allow us incredible flexibility to explore and develop personal marks, textures and iconography. This class is about experimenting with mark making, pattern and image possibilities using silk-screens in an intuitive painterly way. We will use textile paints that are immediate and non-toxic. Bring your ideas, and creativity and see what can happen. You will go home with a blank screen, squeegee and all the information to continue screen-printing at home. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $195 + materials fee. Currently full - waiting list only.

December 10, 2016: Classic Shibori and Indigo ll with Amy Putansu. The classic Japanese shibori designs can be combined and manipulated to create original motifs and compositions. This one-day workshop will focus on pairing traditional stitching and binding techniques on cotton or linen to be dyed in organic indigo. Innovation and experimentation are encouraged in this workshop, and results will be apparent by the end of the day when fabric is dyed. Part II of Classic Shibori is open to all students new and returning, but will build upon techniques explored in Part I (offered in June 2016). Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $95 + materials. Register NOW. 


Cloth Fiber Workshop is a textile arts learning center that offers a variety of workshops for students of all experience levels. Cloth is located in Asheville, North Carolina's River Arts District in Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Studio 104.  

Cloth Fiber Workshop Celebrates New location within The River Arts District

photo courtesy Cloth Fiber Workshop

March 4, 2016 from 6 PM to 8 PM at Cloth Fiber Workshop, Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Studio 104 in Asheville NC - Grand Opening Celebration. Come enjoy the evening and festivities including a fashion show at 7 PM.

Cloth Fiber Workshop is a textile arts and learning Center dedicated to the celebration of creativity through textiles. Cloth offers a variety of workshops for all experience levels. 

Cloth Fiber Workshop Begins 2015 Workshop Schedule

March 19, 20, 21, 2015 - Dyeing Primary and Secondary Colors Naturally with Catharine Ellis
. Using indigo blue and a selection of yellow and red dyes you'll achieve greens and violets.  The workshop will incorporate all of the skills needed by the natural dyer: fiber preparation, indigo vat use, mordanting, and dyeing with plant or insect dyes.

The workshop will begin with using an organic indigo vat, and then preparing both protein and cellulose fibers for dyeing. You'll use mordants specifically for immersion dyeing as well as mordant printing. A palette of greens and violets will be developed by over-dying indigo blue with yellow and red dyes. You'll learn how to finish naturally dyed fibers and investigate why the sequencing of color is so important in creating mixed colors. 

Each participant will complete a notebook of samples in wool, silk, cotton and linen. Level of Expertise: All levels
 Fee: $310 + materials fee.

Cloth Fiber Workshop is located at 122 Riverside Drive, Ste D in the River Arts District,  Asheville NC

Cloth Fiber Workshop Final Class for 2014

September 12-13  at Cloth Fiber Workshop - Screen Printing: Non-Traditional Methods with Heather Allen Hietala
. Deconstruct traditional concepts of screen-printing. In this workshop you'll explore the versatility and immediacy of using a blank silk-screen as a creative tool. With blank screens and non-toxic textile paints you'll play with non-traditional methods of screen printing to create texture and images. 

You'll experiment with mark making and pattern and image possibilities using silk-screens in an intuitive painterly way. Bring your ideas and creativity and see what can happen! You'll go home with printed fabric, a blank screen, squeegee and all the information to continue screen-printing at home. Level of expertise: all levels. Fee: $185 + materials fee.  

This workshop is currently full. Please call 828.505.2958 to be placed on the waiting list.

Cloth FIber Workshop Upcoming Classes

April 19 -  100% Plants: Dyeing Silk and Wool in One Step with Catharine Ellis. In this workshop you'll learn about the dyes that can be used to make fast colors on protein fibers using only tannins and organic acid instead of a mineral mordant (alum). In one simple step you'll obtain a full range of color! Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $110 + materials fee. This workshop is full, please call to be placed on the waiting list.


May 9 & 10  - Embroidery! with Heather Allen Hietala. Are you a textile enthusiast yearning to stitch and embellish? If so, this is a workshop you won’t want to miss! This workshop will introduce a long list of traditional embroidery stitches to use with a contemporary flair. You’ll learn stitches that are known across Europe, the Americas, and Asia and make a sampler using your initials—a fun way of experimenting and documenting ideas for future reference.

Threads will be available in a variety of weights and textures. You will leave the workshop with the confidence to add embellishment to your work and to create textures and patterns allowing for self-expression in thread. Level of Expertise: intermediate and above. Fee: $185 + materials fee.

June 7 -  Abundant + Local + Natural: Plant Dyes with Dede Styles. In this workshop you'll accompany Dede
into the field to learn about abundant local dye plants, where to find them, how to identify them and when to collect them. Afterwards you'll return to the studio to make at least two dye baths and learn some tricks of the trade to create additional colors using color modifiers. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $85 + materials fee.

For the complete workshop list visit the Cloth Fiber Workshop website.   To register for workshops call 828.505.2958, register online or stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 AM - 4 PM. Cloth Fiber Work shop is located at Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr., Studio D in Asheville's River Art District,

Cloth Fiber Workshop Offers Screen Printing Class

February 21 - 22 at Cloth Fiber Workshop, Cotton Mill Studios at 122 Riverside Dr, Studio D in Asheville's River Arts District:  Screen Printing: Non-Traditional Methods  with Heather Allen Hietala.  In this workshop you'll explore the versatility and immediacy of using a blank silk-screen as a creative tool. With blank screens and non-toxic textile paints you'll play with non-traditional methods of screen printing to create texture and images. Level of Expertise: all levels. fee: $185 + materials fee. 

To register for any Cloth Fiber workshops call 828.505.2958,  register online  or stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 AM - 4 PM.

 

Cloth Fiber Workshop Offers two more Workshops for 2013

November 23 - Contemporary Rug Hooking with Yarn with Betsy Archer. Rug hooking! Learn to create contemporary designs with yarn on linen. First you'll prepare the linen for hooking and then transfer a pattern onto the fabric. Then you'll learn to color plan your project and use rug-hooking tools. Everyone will use the same pattern but you'll be able to change the design to make it unique. Level of Expertise: beginner/intermediate. Fee: $85 + materials.

December 7 - Shibori, Silk, and Sericin with Amy Putansu. In this one day workshop you'll explore a variety of traditional shibori techniques on silk organza. First you'll create resists with shibori then place the fabric into a silk-scour bath. The resisted areas will retain the crispness of organza while the areas left exposed will dissolve into a very fine sheet of silk. Next you'll over-dye the cloth with fiber reactive dyes resulting in a surface design pattern with lovely textural and visual effects.This process can also be applied to hand woven silk with sericin—examples of this will be discussed for those interested in weaving their own fabric. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $85 + materials.

To register for workshops call 828.505.2958, register online or stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 am - 4 pm.
Cloth Fiber Workshop is located in the Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Dr, #D at the River Arts District in Asheville, NC.

Gallery Mugen Grand Opening in Asheville's River Arts District

March 15, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM hosted by Cloth Fiber Workshop at Cotton Mill Studios, 122 Riverside Drive, Asheville River Arts District: Gallery Mugen Grand Opening With an aesthetic of simplicity and intentionality expressed in ceramics, textiles, and pastries, Akira Satake, Barbara Zaretsky and pastry chef Cynthia Pierce aim to bring Asheville’s art and food cultures together, creating an atmosphere that invites visitors to linger, contemplate, and indulge all of their senses.

Cloth Fiber Workshop Offers Embroidery with a Twist

March 9 - Embroidery with a Twist with Betsy Archer at Cloth Fiber Work shop, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D in Asheville. Learn how to turn family photos into an embroidered work of art.

First you'll learn how to translate your photographs and plan your embroidery pattern. Then you'll transfer your pattern to linen. Next you'll learn how to use basic (and a few advanced) embroidery stitches to create imagery and use fabric paint to enhance your piece. Finishing, including framing will be discussed. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $85 + materials fee.

Cloth Fiber Workshop announces 2013 Class Schedule

The Cloth Fiber Workshop 2013 Schedule of classes will begin in March and continue through early December. Included in the class list are the following workshops:

Contemporary Rug Hooking with Yarn with Betsy Archer

Pattern Making 101: Flat Pattern Method with Susan Stowell

Screen Printing with Dana Fehsenfeld     

Bags by Dana Fehsenfeld

                                                              

Abundant + Local + Natural: Plant Dyes with DeDe Styles           

Sticking with Geometry: Contemporary Quiltmaking with Susan Webb Lee

Embroidery sampler book

Embroidery Sampler with Heather Hietala

These are just some of the workshops that will be offered in 2013. For the complete class list visit the website after mid-January.

To register for workshops call 828.505.2958 or stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 am - 4 pm. Online registrations will begin January 14th. Cloth Fiber Workshop is located in Asheville's River Arts District at 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D in Asheville NC.

Cloth Fiber Workshop offers Dye and Shibori Resists with MX Class

August 17 - 18, 10 AM to 5 PM at Cloth Fiber Workshop, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D in Asheville's River Arts District - Shibori Resists with MX Dyes with Heather Hietala. The focus of this workshop is exploring pattern, color and imagery through Shibori or resist dying using Procion MX dyes.

Working with natural fibers and stitching, clamping, and pole wrapping you'll create controlled yet not, patterns of color. MX dyes are translucent and work wonderfully over dyed fabrics adding another layer of pattern and color. A wonderful rayon scarf will be provided in addition to the fabrics you bring to experiment on. Safe studio procedures using MX dyes will be covered. Level of expertise: all levels. Fee: $175 + materials fee.

Cloth Fiber Workshop: Permanent Pleats + Color on Cloth

May 26 at  Cloth Fiber Workshop,  122 Riverside Drive, Studio D in  Asheville, NC -  Permanent Pleats + Color on Cloth with Amy Putansu. Permanently pleat, crease, and manipulate fabrics by heating and reshaping fibers. You will also apply color in the same step, using specially formulated dyes. The technique is appropriate for synthetic fibers. The dyes are called Disperse, are readily available online, and require no additional chemicals.

You'll shape and dye a series of samples, and then create up to 3 scarves, depending on complexity. There will be discussion about how and why this process works, as well as resources for using this technique at home. For more ideas, look at clothing designer Issey Miyake, or textile designer Junichi Arai. Fee: $85 + materials fee.

For the complete summer/fall schedule and workshop materials lists and fees, please see the Class Description page on our website.

To register for workshops call 828.505.2958; stop by the studio, Mon-Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, or register online.

Understanding Quiltmaking Workshop at Cloth Fiber in Asheville

March 24, 31 14   Cloth Fiber Workshop, 122 Riverside Drive, Studio D • Asheville, NC  - A Hands-On Approach to Understanding Quiltmaking in American Culture with Richard Caro,. This class strives to answer the questions: why do we make quilts the way we do and how do we understand quiltmaking culture?

While working with diverse fabrics, basic tools, simple block structures, and reading craft and quiltmaking research, you'll begin to identify and engage with the many approaches (material, social, commercial, spiritual, symbolic) used in quiltmaking. In-class hand sewing affords the opportunity for each quiltmaker to work on her or his own quilt-top while talking and sharing as a group and learning about quiltmaking in American culture. Level of Expertise: all levels. Fee: $145 + materials fee.

Read more about Richard and his workshop in the March issue of the Laurel of Asheville.