SILK FUSION, SILK PAPER, SILK FELT WITH KAREN SELK
SILK FUSION, SILK PAPER, SILK FELT WITH KAREN SELK
SILK FUSION, SILK PAPER, SILK FELT WITH KAREN SELK
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<strong>SILK</strong> <strong>FUSION</strong>, <strong>SILK</strong> <strong>PAPER</strong>, <strong>SILK</strong><br />
<strong>FELT</strong> <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>KAREN</strong> <strong>SELK</strong><br />
One day class with visiting Canadian<br />
textile artist, Karen Selk<br />
Karen Selk from Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada has been a textile<br />
designer and artist since 1972. Her primary focus is weaving,<br />
and fusing felt with silk. Karen has travelled widely through Asia<br />
researching silk and is the author of numerous articles. She travels<br />
worldwide, sharing her experience and knowledge through lectures<br />
and workshops, and has also organised and led textile and cultural<br />
tours to India, Bhutan and Laos.<br />
Karen was a founder and managing director of Treenway Silks for 30<br />
years.<br />
Karen is a keynote speaker at the 2012 Creative Fibre Festival,<br />
Blenheim, 26-29 April.<br />
Thursday April 19th, 9 - 4 at Ashford Craft Shop<br />
Numbers limited. Cost $35<br />
What ever you call it, silk fusion is exciting and beautiful. A spectrum<br />
of unspun silk fibres will be arranged and fused with textile adhesive<br />
to produce a “felt” of varying thicknesses. Silk fused fibres can be<br />
crinkled while wet and hold its shape. Other fibres, feathers and<br />
ribbons can be incorporated into the silk fusion. It becomes a perfect<br />
canvas for machine or hand stitching, quilting, three dimensional<br />
sculptures, jewellery, wearable art, book coverings, collage and on and<br />
on. We will make a number of pieces to be taken home to dry.<br />
To register, contact Nicola at<br />
Ashford Craft Shop<br />
Ph 03 3089085<br />
Email sales@ashfordcraftshop.co.nz
Materials supplied:<br />
- 25gm dyed silk, 50gm natural tussah and 2 silk hankies<br />
- Textile medium, shampoo, paint brushes, plastic cups<br />
- Polyester fibre and fibre glass screens<br />
- Pins, tape measure and scissors<br />
- Morning and afternoon tea.<br />
Students to supply:<br />
- 1 dish pan or aluminium oblong cake pan<br />
- Kitchen sponge<br />
- Jar with lid<br />
- 10 clip on clothes pegs with name in permanent marker<br />
- Apron<br />
- Rubbish bags<br />
- Embellishing materials - small pieces of silk fabric, threads, ribbons, feathers,<br />
laces, small beads, pressed flowers etc<br />
To register, contact Nicola at<br />
Ashford Craft Shop<br />
Ph 03 3089085<br />
Email sales@ashfordcraftshop.co.nz
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