This lecture/ workshop will explore making yarn, thread, and cloth.
Preparing the natural fiber, the hand spinning process, and
weaving will be demonstrated. There will be a hands-on
introduction to many different natural fibers and a discussion of
their individual characteristics which may be used to enhance a
final cloth. A few spindles and wool will be available if you would
like to try out what you have learned . Inexpensive spinning and
weaving tools that are easy to make will be discussed so you can get
spinning and weaving right away. Though the emphasis in this hour
and a half is on spinning for weaving, discussion will also include
spinning for knitting, crocheting, lacemaking, embroidery, and
sewing. Come and join us and learn to turn your cotton fields, pet
hair, sheep wool, and other fabulous fibers into unique cloth that
your friends will admire.
Her speaker bio:
I grew up loving textiles, learning my colors, playing with my
mothers buttons and threads as she sewed for her three daughters.
She gave me scraps of her fabric at an early age to make my own doll
clothes and I completed my first embroidery when I was 5 years old.
I earned my B.S. at the University of Georgia in Home Economics. My
studio work is focused on researching and drawing from historic
textile techniques such as lace making, spinning, weaving, dyeing,
embroidery, and sewing while putting them into a modern context. I
also am fortunate to have a job that combines this love of history
and textiles and the desire to preserve them for future
generations!
This lecture/ workshop will explore making yarn, thread, and cloth. Preparing the natural fiber, the hand spinning process, and weaving will be demonstrated. There will be a hands-on introduction to many different natural fibers and a discussion of their individual characteristics which may be used to enhance a final cloth. A few spindles and wool will be available if you would like to try out what you have learned . Inexpensive spinning and weaving tools that are easy to make will be discussed so you can get spinning and weaving right away. Though the emphasis in this hour and a half is on spinning for weaving, discussion will also include spinning for knitting, crocheting, lacemaking, embroidery, and sewing. Come and join us and learn to turn your cotton fields, pet hair, sheep wool, and other fabulous fibers into unique cloth that your friends will admire.
I grew up loving textiles, learning my colors, playing with my mothers buttons and threads as she sewed for her three daughters. She gave me scraps of her fabric at an early age to make my own doll clothes and I completed my first embroidery when I was 5 years old. I earned my B.S. at the University of Georgia in Home Economics. My studio work is focused on researching and drawing from historic textile techniques such as lace making, spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and sewing while putting them into a modern context. I also am fortunate to have a job that combines this love of history and textiles and the desire to preserve them for future generations!
She works for the
Lowndes County Historical Museum in
Textiles and Research.
Come to
SOGALO2014 and hear Amy Brown explain fibers to textiles!
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