American Craft Week starts tomorrow, and Vermont is a big participant. From the Vermont Crafts Council open studio directory for Windsor and Orange counties, I found silk painting in Hartland and studios that include fiber crafts in Woodstock and Randolph. That's separate from the Vermont North By Hand open studio tour, which includes three weavers and a coatmaker.
On top of that, Vermont Sheep and Wool is this weekend at the Tunbridge fairgrounds. There will be demonstrations and classes about all things wool-related, from raising wool-bearing animals to shearing to spinning to knitting, weaving, and felting.
There don't seem to be any Craft Week events in the eastern half of the Upper Valley, but the next League of New Hampshire Craftsmen exhibit in Hanover includes art embroidery.
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Showing posts with label League of NH Craftsmen. Show all posts
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Upcoming Events
There is so much going on this fall that I've separated the classes for kids and teens into their own (forthcoming) post and put the adult classes behind a cut. First some non-class events:
The Sew-op is having a "taking session" on Thursday, September 4, from 2-4 PM. Like our yard sale, it's an effort to downsize our stash in advance of our reopening for the fall. The selection is reduced but so are the prices - unlike the yard sale, everything will be free.
The Tunbridge World's Fair is coming up September 11-14. There are always lovely quilts, knitted and crocheted items, embroidery works, and other eye candy. If you want to participate, you'll have to be perky for pre-registration (Sep 1) but you can register on the spot Sep 10 as long as you have no more than 5 items and show up before 5:00 (pre-registered items may be dropped off until 6:30). Here are the details.
Further down the road, Vermont North By Hand is having their Open Studio Tour October 4-5. Most of the participants do not work with fiber, but there are three weavers and a coatmaker among the nineteen of them. The majority of studios are in Corinth, with the rest in an arc to its east. See the online map or look for a red pamphlet about the event.
Finally, White River Yarn's sixth annual Green Mountain Fiber Festival is November 15-16 at the Wilder Center.
The Sew-op is having a "taking session" on Thursday, September 4, from 2-4 PM. Like our yard sale, it's an effort to downsize our stash in advance of our reopening for the fall. The selection is reduced but so are the prices - unlike the yard sale, everything will be free.
The Tunbridge World's Fair is coming up September 11-14. There are always lovely quilts, knitted and crocheted items, embroidery works, and other eye candy. If you want to participate, you'll have to be perky for pre-registration (Sep 1) but you can register on the spot Sep 10 as long as you have no more than 5 items and show up before 5:00 (pre-registered items may be dropped off until 6:30). Here are the details.
Further down the road, Vermont North By Hand is having their Open Studio Tour October 4-5. Most of the participants do not work with fiber, but there are three weavers and a coatmaker among the nineteen of them. The majority of studios are in Corinth, with the rest in an arc to its east. See the online map or look for a red pamphlet about the event.
Finally, White River Yarn's sixth annual Green Mountain Fiber Festival is November 15-16 at the Wilder Center.
Classes for adults
General notes: if I say, for instance, "5 Saturdays" but give a date range containing six Saturdays, there's a skipped Saturday in there. See the linked description for details. "Alternating" means every other, beginning and ending with the listed dates.Thursday, July 3, 2014
E-Textiles and other July events
All across Vermont, libraries are going to have STEAM events this summer. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, and it's the usual STEM with a creative twist. There's one class relevant to this blog by location and content: E-Textiles at the Quechee Library, July 26, 10 AM to 1 PM. It's for kids and families, best for middle school and up, and combines sewing with circuit design to incorporate LEDs into fabric. For more about the class, see the STEAM-e-zine; for information about signing up, visit the Quechee Library page. If you are further afield in Vermont, the STEAM-e-zine has an interactive map of programs all over the state.
What about other happenings? Many if not most of the Artistree classes from the previous listing are still ahead of us.
AVA Gallery's fabric doll making course (for children age 5-8, July 21-25, 1-4 PM) is still open. For more information and registration visit the member listing or the nonmember listing and scroll down a bit.
Some of the upcoming League of NH Craftsmen classes have filled; here are the ones still open:
The Upper Valley Sew-op has reduced hours in July and will be closed for the month of August except for a "yard sale" August 1-2 (more on that closer to the date). Most offerings in July are Open Hours, the free drop-in times to come use the Sew-ops tools and materials. Those occur every Wednesday afternoon 1-3 and two Saturday mornings 10-noon: the 12th and 26th. On Saturday the 19th 10-noon there is a kids' class for ages 7 and up: Make a Chalkboard Place Mat. For the description and a registration form visit the the Co-op's calendar page.
What about other happenings? Many if not most of the Artistree classes from the previous listing are still ahead of us.
AVA Gallery's fabric doll making course (for children age 5-8, July 21-25, 1-4 PM) is still open. For more information and registration visit the member listing or the nonmember listing and scroll down a bit.
Some of the upcoming League of NH Craftsmen classes have filled; here are the ones still open:
- Cloaks and Shawls (and armor) summer camp for ages 8-10, July 21-25, 9 AM-noon
- The Wonderful World of Color Captured on Fabric summer camp for ages 8-10, July 28-August 1, 1-4 PM (one place left as of this writing)
- Transforming (t-shirts into other items) summer camp; ages 8-12: August 4-8, 1-4 PM; ages 8-10: August 18-22, 9 AM-noon
- Suminigashi (marbled dye technique) for adults, Saturday August 9, 2-5 PM
The Upper Valley Sew-op has reduced hours in July and will be closed for the month of August except for a "yard sale" August 1-2 (more on that closer to the date). Most offerings in July are Open Hours, the free drop-in times to come use the Sew-ops tools and materials. Those occur every Wednesday afternoon 1-3 and two Saturday mornings 10-noon: the 12th and 26th. On Saturday the 19th 10-noon there is a kids' class for ages 7 and up: Make a Chalkboard Place Mat. For the description and a registration form visit the the Co-op's calendar page.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Upcoming Events
We've wanted since the beginning to be a source for upcoming event and class announcements, and there is no time like the present to dive into that. If you know of something coming up in the next few months that I'm missing, please announce it in the comments!
The topics below are: Yarn donation and sale to benefit COVER (White River Yarns), yarn swap (Upper Valley Knitting Guild), and upcoming classes (Upper Valley Sew-Op, AVA, League of NH Craftsmen). And don't forget about the fiddlehead craft challenge here on the blog.
Re-Cover Store Fund Raiser, White River Yarns
Unwanted yarn, needles, notions, and bags will be collected April 15-May 15.
A yarn sale to benefit COVER will be held May 31, 8-2, at the Hotel Coolidge.
For more details see White River Yarns' webpage.
WR Yarns' latest newsletter also had summer hours, reduced from the winter and to take effect Memorial Day. We have updated the directory page.
Annual yarn swap, Upper Valley Knitting Guild
The UV Knitting Guild meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7-9 PM at the Norwich Library. The May meeting, May 14th, will include their annual yarn (et cetera) swap: yarn, needles, books, and accessories. Bring the materials for that sweater you aren't going to get around to and pass them along to someone who will. To get on the newsletter list contact Phebe Whitworth, phebewhitworth at comcast dot net.
These are current to the best of my knowledge, but may change without notice, so always phone. (All classes below require registration in advance, anyway.)
AVA Gallery is offering a fabric doll making course for children age 5-8, July 21-25, 1-4 PM. AVA children's classes have separate enrollment pages for members and nonmembers, so for more information and registration visit the member listing or the nonmember listing (both for multiple offerings, so you'll have to scroll).
League of NH Craftsmen, adults:
League of NH Craftsmen, children and teens:
Upper Valley Sew-Op:
The Sew-op also has Open Hours, free drop-in sessions where someone is on hand who knows the Sew-op's materials and equipment and can help with projects. These are generally Mondays 5:30-7:30 PM when there is no class scheduled, Saturday 10 AM-noon when there is no class scheduled, and Wednesday 1-3 PM, but check the calendar -- in particular, the Sew-op is closed Memorial Day weekend and will be reducing its hours in July and August.
The topics below are: Yarn donation and sale to benefit COVER (White River Yarns), yarn swap (Upper Valley Knitting Guild), and upcoming classes (Upper Valley Sew-Op, AVA, League of NH Craftsmen). And don't forget about the fiddlehead craft challenge here on the blog.
Re-Cover Store Fund Raiser, White River Yarns
Unwanted yarn, needles, notions, and bags will be collected April 15-May 15.
A yarn sale to benefit COVER will be held May 31, 8-2, at the Hotel Coolidge.
For more details see White River Yarns' webpage.
WR Yarns' latest newsletter also had summer hours, reduced from the winter and to take effect Memorial Day. We have updated the directory page.
Annual yarn swap, Upper Valley Knitting Guild
The UV Knitting Guild meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7-9 PM at the Norwich Library. The May meeting, May 14th, will include their annual yarn (et cetera) swap: yarn, needles, books, and accessories. Bring the materials for that sweater you aren't going to get around to and pass them along to someone who will. To get on the newsletter list contact Phebe Whitworth, phebewhitworth at comcast dot net.
Upcoming Classes
These are current to the best of my knowledge, but may change without notice, so always phone. (All classes below require registration in advance, anyway.)
AVA Gallery is offering a fabric doll making course for children age 5-8, July 21-25, 1-4 PM. AVA children's classes have separate enrollment pages for members and nonmembers, so for more information and registration visit the member listing or the nonmember listing (both for multiple offerings, so you'll have to scroll).
League of NH Craftsmen, adults:
- Beginning Tatting, Wednesdays June 4-25, 6-9 PM
- Suminigashi (marbled dye technique), Saturday August 9, 2-5 PM
League of NH Craftsmen, children and teens:
- Project Runway summer camp for ages 10-12, July 7-11, 1-4 PM
- Cloaks and Shawls (and armor) summer camp for ages 8-10, July 21-25, 9 AM-noon
- The Wonderful World of Color Captured on Fabric summer camp for ages 8-10, July 28-August 1, 1-4 PM
- Transforming (t-shirts into other items) summer camp; ages 8-12: August 4-8, 1-4 PM; ages 8-10: August 18-22, 9 AM-noon
Upper Valley Sew-Op:
- Learn to Crochet via Granny Squares, April 21, 5:30-7:30 PM
- Pants to Shorts, April 26, 10 AM-noon
- Girl's Smocked Sundress (adult class for child clothing), May 3, 10 AM-noon
- Basic Sewing, May 5, 5:30-7:30 PM
- Reversible Sundress (adult class for child clothing), May 17, 10 AM-noon
- Pajama Pants (adult class for clothing of size desired), June 2, 5:30-7:30 PM
The Sew-op also has Open Hours, free drop-in sessions where someone is on hand who knows the Sew-op's materials and equipment and can help with projects. These are generally Mondays 5:30-7:30 PM when there is no class scheduled, Saturday 10 AM-noon when there is no class scheduled, and Wednesday 1-3 PM, but check the calendar -- in particular, the Sew-op is closed Memorial Day weekend and will be reducing its hours in July and August.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
A visit to the League of NH Craftsmen
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen was begun in 1932; the Hanover League, one of eight retail and three educational locations throughout the state, was established in 1940. It has been in its present location on Lebanon Street since 1959.
I wanted to feature them because, although their classes skew strongly toward the non-fibrous, they have fiber craft classes unlike those you can take anywhere else in the Upper Valley. They have offered classes in upholstery, felt sculpture, kumihimo (Japanese braiding), and tatting (lace making), as well as in sewing, needlepoint, and repurposing clothing. They plan to offer classes in a variety of dye-resist techniques and other surface embellishments.
Additionally, some of their non-fiber classes may be of interest to fiber crafters: basket weaving and suminigashi (a marbled dye technique) are taught with pine needles or reeds in the former case and paper in the latter case, but weaving can certainly be done with cord and suminigashi can be applied to properly treated fabric, as shown below.
You'll find the fiber class offerings for adults in the Other Media section of their catalog. As a sample, May holds a reed basket class, June has beginning tatting, and August has a suminigashi class. They will have children's sewing camps in July and August, for ages 8-12, wherein students make capes and shawls, redesign clothing into high fashion, or transform t-shirts into a variety of other items. Those are listed in the Children's Studio section. Private group classes and birthday parties may also be arranged, where, for example, the partygoers decorate t-shirts with monoprinting. You can also learn about future class offerings via their mailing list, which you can add yourself to by calling or emailing (603-643-5384; craftstudies at craftstudies.org).
The classes are held in a room off the second floor of the gallery with a wall of windows (the first classroom picture was taken with window light only) and plenty of hanging lights. If you come at the right time you'll see Trixie the golden retriever, there on the floor.
Anyone can enroll in classes or become a supporting member of the League. Tuition discounts are offered to members and to those who sign up at least three weeks in advance of the class. The registration form has their full payment and cancellation policy.
Juried membership, which permits display and sale of crafts in the League's galleries and craft fairs, has two restrictions: the crafter must live in NH or within 10 miles of the border (as the crow flies; Quebec is included) and meet League-set standards of technical expertise and creativity.
I've opened and closed with photos of the gallery because it has some lovely sewn, knitted, embroidered, and felted goods. The gallery's usual hours end at 5:00, but occasionally it stays open later for an artist reception, of which the next is Friday, May 16 from 5 to 7 PM.
Make your own visit!
League of NH Craftsmen
The Hanover League Gallery
13 Lebanon Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Gallery 603-643-5050
Craft Studies 603-643-5384
http://www.craftstudies.org/
Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Saturday
11 AM to 4 PM Sundays in December
I wanted to feature them because, although their classes skew strongly toward the non-fibrous, they have fiber craft classes unlike those you can take anywhere else in the Upper Valley. They have offered classes in upholstery, felt sculpture, kumihimo (Japanese braiding), and tatting (lace making), as well as in sewing, needlepoint, and repurposing clothing. They plan to offer classes in a variety of dye-resist techniques and other surface embellishments.
Additionally, some of their non-fiber classes may be of interest to fiber crafters: basket weaving and suminigashi (a marbled dye technique) are taught with pine needles or reeds in the former case and paper in the latter case, but weaving can certainly be done with cord and suminigashi can be applied to properly treated fabric, as shown below.
You'll find the fiber class offerings for adults in the Other Media section of their catalog. As a sample, May holds a reed basket class, June has beginning tatting, and August has a suminigashi class. They will have children's sewing camps in July and August, for ages 8-12, wherein students make capes and shawls, redesign clothing into high fashion, or transform t-shirts into a variety of other items. Those are listed in the Children's Studio section. Private group classes and birthday parties may also be arranged, where, for example, the partygoers decorate t-shirts with monoprinting. You can also learn about future class offerings via their mailing list, which you can add yourself to by calling or emailing (603-643-5384; craftstudies at craftstudies.org).
The classes are held in a room off the second floor of the gallery with a wall of windows (the first classroom picture was taken with window light only) and plenty of hanging lights. If you come at the right time you'll see Trixie the golden retriever, there on the floor.
Anyone can enroll in classes or become a supporting member of the League. Tuition discounts are offered to members and to those who sign up at least three weeks in advance of the class. The registration form has their full payment and cancellation policy.
Juried membership, which permits display and sale of crafts in the League's galleries and craft fairs, has two restrictions: the crafter must live in NH or within 10 miles of the border (as the crow flies; Quebec is included) and meet League-set standards of technical expertise and creativity.
I've opened and closed with photos of the gallery because it has some lovely sewn, knitted, embroidered, and felted goods. The gallery's usual hours end at 5:00, but occasionally it stays open later for an artist reception, of which the next is Friday, May 16 from 5 to 7 PM.
Make your own visit!
League of NH Craftsmen
The Hanover League Gallery
13 Lebanon Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Gallery 603-643-5050
Craft Studies 603-643-5384
http://www.craftstudies.org/
Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Monday through Saturday
11 AM to 4 PM Sundays in December
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Places to take classes
Where can I learn to ... in the Upper Valley?
If you wonder this, with ... filled in with a fiber craft, you've come to the right place. This is not an exhaustive list, but a good first look. You can phone or stop in anywhere, of course, and other options for finding out about classes are listed with the individual locations.
If you wonder this, with ... filled in with a fiber craft, you've come to the right place. This is not an exhaustive list, but a good first look. You can phone or stop in anywhere, of course, and other options for finding out about classes are listed with the individual locations.
Hanover:
- League of New Hampshire Craftsmen (felt, braiding, upholstery, repurposing clothing, needlepoint)
13 Lebanon Street
Hanover, NH 03755
603-643-5384
How else to find out: Check the Mixed Media class listing.
Hartford:
- The Upper Valley Sew-op (sewing, quilting, mending, alterations, crochet, embroidery)
Upstairs at the Upper Valley Food Co-op
193 North Main Street
White River Junction, VT 05001
802-295-5804
How else to find out: Scroll through the Co-op's calendar, or get on the mailing list for all upstairs events. Stopping in, in this case, means stopping into the food store: announcements and signups are in front of the registers.
- White River Yarns (knitting, crochet, needle felting)
49 South Main Street
White River Junction, VT 05001
802-295-9301
How else to find out: Watch their webpage or Facebook page, or sign up for their email newsletter.
Lebanon:
- AVA Gallery (occasional art-oriented fiber classes)
11 Bank Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
603-448-3117
How to find out: Visit AVA's education page or sign up for their newsletter (electronic or paper).
- Country Woolens (knitting, spinning, needle felting)
160 Mechanic Street
Lebanon, NH 03766
603-448-1840
How to find out: Sign up for twice-yearly mailings, for classes in the fall and winter.
Norwich:
- Northern Nights Yarn Shop (knitting)
In Norwich Square, 289 Main Street (corner of Elm and Main)
PO Box 382
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-2000
How else to find out: Check the last page of the first section of the Valley News for class advertisements.
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