Registration
Name___________________________
Address_________________________
__________________________
Phone __________________________
email ___________________________
I would like to take the following Taste
of... Workshop/s:
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 memberSpinning
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 member Knitting
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 member
Natural Dyeing
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 member Felting
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 member Crochet
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 member Batik
❏ $25 nonmember/$20 memberWeaving
❏ $25 Guild Membership
$_________ Total enclosed..
Payment due no later than1 week prior to
the workshop. Cancellations no later than 1
week prior to workshop. Materials fees will
be paid to instructor at the workshop.
Please include a check for the total amount
payable to the Fiber Guild of the Savannahs.
Send payment to:
Suzy Hokanson
Fiber Guild of the Savannahs
5207 Walden Park Dr.
Savannah, GA 31410
Contact Suzy for more information:
[email protected]
518-265-0514
Directions to
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
(912) 395-1212
711 Sandtown Road
Savannah, GA 31410
From I-95 via I-16
From I-95, take the I-16 East exit and follow I-16 until it
ends at Montgomery Street/Downtown Savannah. Get
into the extreme right hand lane and make a right at
the first traffic light onto Liberty Street. Follow Street
to the sixth traffic light and make a left onto East Broad
Street. At the second traffic light, make a right onto
President Street. Drive approximately five miles on
President Street. Oatland Island Wildlife Center of
Savannah will be on the right.
From Hilton Head/Beaufort SC
Follow US 17 south over the Talmadge Bridge. Get off
at the Oglethorpe Street exit and follow Oglethorpe.
At the sixth stop light, make a left onto East Broad
Street. Make an immediate right on President Street.
Drive approximately five miles on President’s Street.
Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah will be on
the right.
From Southside Savannah
Take the Truman Parkway North towards Downtown
Savannah. Take the US 80 east through Thunderbolt, up over the Thunderbolt Bridge and through
Whitemarsh Island. Make a left onto the Islands
Expressway/President Street just after the Whitemarsh
Plaza. Follow the Islands Expressway/President
Street for 1.3 miles and make a left into Oatland Island
Wildlife Center of Savannah.
From Tybee Island
Follow US 80 West 10 miles through Wilmington/
Talahi Island. Bear to the right at the split of US 80
and Island Expressway/President Street. Oatland
Island Wildlife Center of Savannah will be on your left
1.2 miles after the split.
TASTE OF...
WORKSHOPS
January & February 2012
at
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Have you always wanted to know how to
knit or weave or... ? This is the perfect time
in a low cost, stress-free environment to get
a taste of the fiber arts to see if its something you would enjoy.
Each class is 3 hours and class size is limited to 8 participants for more hands-on learning. Children 8 -12 years old are welcome
accompanied by an adult.(*exception- Batik)
Cost:
$20 for guild members
$25 for non-guild members
Now is your opportunity to learn the basic
techniques necessary to create in a variety
of the fiber arts.
Our talented teachers will guide you through
the beginning process of these fiber arts.
Sign up for one workshop or all of them. If
you are interested in learning more... we
plan to schedule intermediate workshops in
the future.
Our Taste of... Instructors:
Nel Adams is a fiber artist specializing in
knitting and spinning. She owned a yarn shop in
Rochester, NY and currently works part-time at
UnWInd where she teaches several classes.
Mary Cromartie Bass is originally from
North Carolina where she learned to crochet from
her dear Aunt Sissy. She moved to Savannah and
has been teaching art at Hubert Middle School for
many years. Crochet is her favorite of the fiber arts.
“I look forward to sharing it with you.”
Workshops
Taste of... Knitting
with Nel Adams
Sat. Jan. 28 -- 1-4pm
Learn how to cast-on and bind off as well as the basic
stitches of knit and purl. Students should bring #8 or
#9 knitting needles, about 100 yd of worsted weight
yarn and a desire to learn. This will be good to make
a scarf.
Jamie Galloway received her Master of
Fine Arts degree in fibers from the Savannah College of Art and Design and is currently working to
organize a network of fiber related farms and businesses in the Low Country. Her work celebrates
the importance of community based living and the
values by which living arts and handicrafts can
sustain a healthy existence. She follows a practice
rooted in Slow Design, using sustainable materials
and processes.
Suzy Hokanson is a retired art teacher and
has been a fiber artist all her life and a weaver for
the past 35 years. Suzy has woven on cardboard
looms to computerized Jacquard looms and EVERYTHING in between. She is the current President of the FIber Guild of the Savannahs. Suzy
wrote a book about the weavers of the Bauhaus...
Woven: a Bauhaus Memoir.
Mary Kelly is a retired college art teacher who
has been creating and teaching the fiber arts for
many years. Mary is an accomplished painter and
her hand-dyed, hand-spun, hand-woven pieces
can be seen in area galleries. She is the author of
several books and articles about embroidery.
Sally Kroehnke is a professor in the Fibers
Department at Savannah College of Art and Design. She teaches a varieties of fiber art such as
spinning, knitting, crochet, weaving, quilting, dyeing
and repeat pattern design.
For more information about our Taste of...
Workshops please contact Suzy at:
[email protected]
518-265-0514
Taste of... Natural Dyeing
with Jamie Galloway
Sun. Jan. 29 -- 1-4pm
Learn to extract color from locally sourced plants, fruits
and vegetables. Students will learn Japanese Shibori
tie-dye methods to create patterns on fabric in the dye
bath, and eco-bundling techniques which create an
element of surprise each time the fabric is unveiled.
Participants are encouraged, but not required, to bring
a lightly colored natural fiber (ie 100%cotton) t-shirt or
garment to work with. Materials fee = $5
Taste of... Felting
with Jamie Galloway
Sat. Feb. 11 -- 1-4pm
Felt is a nonwoven cloth that can be made into any
shape or size. Learn how to turn natural sheep’s wool
into a sturdy sheet of fabric using soap, water, and a
little elbow grease. Students will choose from a colorful selection of wools to felt into a small tote bag or
bowl by the end of the workshop. Materials fee = $5
Taste of... Crochet
with Mary Bass
Sun. Feb. 12 -- 1-4pm
Come explore the fiber art of crochet. Learn the basic
stitches, chain, single crochet, double crochet. Learn
enough to make a scarf. Bring crochet hook and
worsted weight yarn.
Taste of... Batik
with Mary Kelly
Sat. Feb. 18 10:30-2pm
*Age limit- 15 yr(due to hot wax) +$10 material fee
Learn the classic dyeing technique of batik using
dyes on natural fabrics. The dyes need to cure in the
sun so we will need a sunny day or we can iron them
to develop color. Each student will pay for a silk scarf
which will be completed within the class time.
Taste of... Spinning
with Sally Kroehnke
Sat. Feb. 25 -- 1-4pm
Get a taste of how one can take wool fibers and create yarn for the first time. Through the act of spinning
one develops a new understanding and appreciation of the craft that is also an art. Take a journey
into past cultures from around the world and learn
the meditative rhythms that make this craft such an
enticing art form
Taste of... Weaving
with Suzy Hokanson
Sun. Feb. 26 -- 1-4pm
Learn how to make your own simple looms out of
everyday corregated cardboard. An amulet (small
pouch) that is finished on all sides will be created as
you warp and weave on these looms. Once the process is learned you can go on to weave pillow tops,
handbags, glasses or cell phone cases and more!
Students will also be able to try weaving on the floor
looms in our Fiber Guild studio at Oatland. Materials
provided or bring leftover yarns.