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March 20 - 'Cord, Thread and Fiber Jewelry' - Lecture and digital presentation at the Fresno FiberArts Guild. 10:30 am at 5340 North Fresno St, Fresno CA
For more info > www.fresnofiberartsguild.org March 20-21 - Bead Edge around the Donut, 2-ply & 3-ply Cordmaking and 4-Strand Spiral Braiding Workshop
Fresno FiberArts Guild - Fresno CA CLASS/FULL
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March 26 - 'Cord, Thread and Fiber Jewelry' - Digital Presentation and Trunk Show
This visual presentation will tell you all about cords and thread, from how they are made to the different types available, then take you on a tour of some of the stunning works being done by artists worldwide with a variety of techniques. Sponsored by Region 2 Arts Council and Dawn Standera. 7:00 pm. No entry charge, open to anyone interested. Beltrami Electric Cooperative Room, Bemidji, NM.
March 27-28 - 'Braids, Cordmaking and Knotting Techniques for Fiber, Jewelry and Bead Artists' Workshop
9 am - 5 pm. Sponsored and funded in part by Region 2 Arts Council and organized by Dawn Standera. Beltrami Electric Cooperative Room, Bemidji, NM.
This class will combine the program of Cords & Braids, plus many aspects of How to End Kumihimo Braids, plus the Turk Head Knot. A program description is available in a pdf format. The two-day class is $85.00 and is funded in part by the Region 2 Arts Council. A $15.00 required student kit is payable at the workshop. To register send a check in the amount of $85.00 to Region 2 Arts Council,
426 Bemidji Avenue. Bemidji, MN 56601. Registration ends on February 27, or as soon as the class is full. You are registered once R2AC receive your check.
For more information and sign up > download class description
Occasionally a workshop get initiated under unusual circumstances. I came in contact with Dawn, the creator of intricate knotted creations a few years ago, when she was looking for mentor in the art of Cavandoli knotting. Then again when she was looking for thread. We have corresponded by email since. I included some of her beautiful creations in the presentation on 'Cords, Thread and Fiber Jewelry'. This visual presentation premiered last August to the Bead Society of Northern California. It was received positively and described as a feast for the eyes, or pure 'eye candy'. Last October somehow the subject of teaching a workshop in Bemidji came up, and Dawn became the local coordinator, organizing the partial funding from the local arts council, making this weekend workshop and the presentation on Friday evening possible. - Marion
More about this story and the workshop planned > See the latest entry on my blog
To see > Dawn's Creations on Etsy |
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April 6-7 - Cabochon Micro-Macrame Fiber Setting, a 'Master's Workshop'
- 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Redwood City, CA.
Class $200 + Kit $25.00
Materials fee covers a student kit with manual with full step-by-step instructions; T-pins; tapestry and chenille needles; pin backing; gemstone cabochon or osmena pearl; copper wire ring (soldered and varnished in advance for each cabochon); 1 spool of bead cord; pre-selected and cut silks for bezel, leaves and flower. Glues to share will be provided. Many kits will be available to choose from, with many priced at $25.00 fee. More expensive gemstones will be priced higher.
Class Materials: Students bring their tutorial (done at home before the workshop); scissors; pliers (for needle pulling); task light with extension cord; macrame board - Note: mini-macrame boards available to borrow plus 2 kinds of boards available for purchase.
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Email or call at 650-365-7939 for more info. See class description and download tutorials > Cabochon
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April 9-11 - Cabochon Workshop at CNCH
at the Conference of Northern California Handweavers, Santa Clara CA.
More info > www.cnch.org
SORRY/CLASS CANCELLED/Rescheduled as a pre-event workshop in artist studio in Redwood City - See previous listing |
workshops - program descriptions |
Crown Knotting | Bead Edging around the Donut | Cord, Nothing but Cords
Turk's Head Knots | Braided Kumihimo Neckpiece
How to End Kumihimo Braids and Make Clasps | Chinese Button Knot Amulet | Cabochon Fiber Setting |
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| Crown Knotting - An Alternate Method for Knotting between Beads |
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Crown knotting or the crown knot sennit is an elegant solution for stringing beads with larger holes such as antique beads and keeping them from touching each other. The crown knots have many advantages over traditional overhand knots. The knots are completely symmetrical. They are easier to keep snug against the beads and are especially well suited when stringing beads with large holes or uneven holes as the ratio between the cord going through the beads and the actual size of the knot is much larger than with overhand knots.
Learn how to tie 4-strand crown knots with the use of a kumihimo disk, a method that makes this process much easier to learn and master. Plus learn how to integrate a clasp with a button and loop seamlessly with no loose thread or thread ends remaining.
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| Topics to be covered: The crown knot sennit with and without the use of a kumihimo disk. How to start the sennit. Making the button. The loop. Ending without any loose ends. Best materials to use. |
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| Bead Edging around the Donut |
Create your own amulet, brooch or earrings with a silk fan and bead edging around a gemstone donut or pie.
We will explore several methods with the use of charts and hands-on demonstration.
This class is appropriate for various levels of experience.
No prior experience is necessary! |
Topics to be covered:
1. Design
2. Bead edging around the donut/pie
3. Beaded tassel
4. Methods for attaching various elements
5. Square knot braid loop
6. Cordmaking, 2 and 3 ply
7. Finishing ends and glue primer
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| Cords, Nothing but Cords! |
We will explore several methods to create cording: rope making and braiding with a limited use of tools.
With charts and hands-on demonstration we will make various types of cording and discuss their possible uses. This class is appropriate for various levels of experience.
No prior experience is necessary! |
Topics to be covered:
1. cords 2 ply
2. cords 3 ply
3. Kumihimo, Peruvian Braids
4. Finishing the cords and glue primer
5. Material & Use
6. Various methods for attaching elements, suggestions & ideas
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The Turk's Head is a beautiful ornamental knot made with one thread/cord only, similar to a braid. It is used extensively in Chinese Knotting, Japanese and Celtic designs and for tassels. Historically on ships it was used on hand railing, around stanchions or on a hammer handle to secure a firmer grip.
It is made around a larger object such as a larger cord or tube, to add a contrasting color or to join several cords. It can also be used as a covering.
The golden Turk's Head shown here is joining the two kumihimo braids together.
This particular one is a Five-Strand Turk's Head with 5 passes.
This class includes:
A color chart with 7 illustrations
An actual sample showing the main 5 steps of this knot
No experience necessary!
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Braided Kumihimo Neckpiece
Create a neckpiece using a simplified kumihimo braid that can be made without the use of a maru dai, saving yourself the hassle and the expense of purchasing it. Sterling silver clasps for finishing the cording will be available for purchase.
This class is appropriate for various levels of experience.
No prior experience is necessary!
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Topics to be covered:
1. Kumihimo braid (Peruvian braids), Spiral braid
2. Square knot braid loop
3. Anchoring beads tassel
4. Finishing the ends and glue primer
5. Material & Use
6. Various method for attaching elements, suggestions & ideas
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How to End Kumihimo Braids and Make Clasps! |
Kumihimo cords present a unique challenge to finish.
What to do with all the ends of cords/thread...
How to integrate a clasp if no metal tubular findings are desired... Learn how to secure the threads at the end of the braid by wrapping and covering them and create a fiber based clasp.
Several ways of making clasps with fiber techniques will be explored in this class:
• Knotted loops with several versions
• Buttons: Knotted Chinese button, gemstones donuts, beads, toggles and loops
• Coverings
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Students will apply one technique learned in class based on knowledge and experience with knots, such as the Chinese Button Knot and Turk's Head.
Written and illustrated directions for all the techniques shown in the class are included in the manual.
Kumihimo will not be taught in this class. Bring your kumihimo cords to finish or you will be provided with a braid to finish at the class. This class is a technique only class. No actual finished piece will be made. |
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A Chinese Diamond Knot Amulet with Bead Edging
Create your own amulet around a gemstone donut or pie.
Explore several techniques with the use of charts and hands-on demonstrations.
We will make a 3 ply cord, learn how to wrap the donut with lark heads knots and master the beautiful Chinese button knot.
This knot or rather perfectly symmetrical braid is used extensively in Chinese designs.
It makes a fabulous button as well.
This class is appropriate for various levels of experience.
No prior experience is necessary!
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Topics to be covered:
1. Design
2. Cordmaking
3. The Chinese Button Knot
4. Lark Heads around Donut
5. Alternating Half Hitch Braid
6. Finishing Techniques
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Cavandoli Style Knotting
Creating woven style patterns with solidly knotted double half hitches:
In this micro-macrame class we will explore the many ways of creating patterns in a solidly woven style piece using only the double half hitch knot.
Patterns vary from the simple to the complex, with the use of horizontal, vertical and 'reverse' double half hitches.
Adding and removing thread to add new colors will be shown and practiced.
'Brocade Style' Cavandoli knotting, creating relief and wire armatures will be discussed and explored.
We will knot a sampler with the various ways described above and then we will start a piece with a wire armature to be finished after the class into a brooch, or incorporated into a neckpiece or medallion.
Prior knowledge of the double half hitch is useful, but not mandatory!
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Example of Cavandoli knotting made with nylon and silk thread (Cabochon setting will not be taught in this class)
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Cabochon Micro-Macrame Fiber Setting, a 'Master's Workshop'
Learn how to set a cabochon in a micro macrame setting with nylon & silk thread and how to add free form knotted leaves, flowers and stems. This workshop will teach a method to set cabochons without the use of any glue, by caging it with double half hitches, thread and one wire. It will also introduce free-form Cavandoli knotting.
Knowledge of double half hitch is a prerequisite. Several tutorial are available to download. Bring sampler to class. Download tutorial #1 (pdf) or view as an html page and tutorial #2 (pdf)
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First day:
1. Cabochon setting theory
2. Design
3. Cab setting construction
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Second day :
4. Free form cavandoli knotting with leaves and flowers over the cabochon
5. Setting the brooch, or adding a cord
6. Finishing the piece |
While learning silversmithing in the mid 70's, I came up with this method of setting Cabochon into a fiber setting. This process got refined over many years. This method is especially interesting at this time as there is a renewed interest in micro macrame and in cabochons.
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