There are five of you, Mary. Cathie, Peggy, Sharon and Ximena, and me, for a total of six people.
.Group discussion and sharing is a very important part of the learning process. I expect most of the discussion will take place here in this group. You will need to show us pictures of what you are talking about even if colors are different on each monitor. I'm going to put your reading material here too as attachments. Interactions are easier if we know a bit about each other. So write a paragraph about your fiber life-- what kind of weaving, dyeing do you do? what are your reasons/ goals for the class?
A few relevant facts: Cathie's Mother died earlier this week and she is away from home for this and next week- no dye studio. She will try to join us on Thurs. and try to catch up once she gets home. I will record each session on Webex as a backup. Ximena ( pronounced Himena for those non-Spanish speakers) is in Santiago, Chile and her passion is shibori so I think she will be dyeing silk fabric. Mary, Sharon and Cathie will be dyeing silk yarn and Peggy wool yarn.
All materials from the course, printed or recorded, is for your use only. Share your knowledge not your materials.
I have been a fiber enthusiast for all of my life that I can remember. I've collected scraps of fabric since I was a child. Made things from Highlights magazine with them, doll clothes then soon my own clothes. Talked the neighbor's grandmother into teaching me to embroider. One of the things I got to take to college was a sewing machine and during my first year I taught myself to knit. It kept me quiet during the required 2 hours of "Chapel" each week and then thru many long faculty meetings in my subsequent life as a college professor of Chemistry. I started weaving in 1976 after I meet some pasionate weavers in New Mexico. My dye teacher was Michele Wipplinger. I took a break from weaving in the 90's and 00's to make and sell shibori. The looms came back in 2007 and I am current ear deep in tweeds--hand-dyed, hand-spun, hand-woven, Harris, Bernat Klein mohair and velvet tweeds. My interest have always been fashion fabrics and textile design. No images but passionate about patterns.