Learn the skills & techniques needed to make a piece of art embellished with quill work. Dancer or Mermaid to choose from. Good manual dexterity is essential for this class.
Description:
During the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and monks used Quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. The paper most commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books. These gilded paper strips were then rolled to create the quilled shapes. Quilling often imitated the original ironwork of the day.Today, quilling is seeing a resurgence in popularity with quillers (people who practice the art of quilling) on every continent and in every walk of life. It is used to decorate wedding invitations, for Christmas, birth announcements, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and boxes. Quilling can be found in art galleries in Europe and in the United States and is an art that is practiced around the world.
Learn the skills & techniques needed to make unique custom jewelry. Earrings, pins, bracelets, hair clips & more. Good manual dexterity is essential for this class.
Learn the skills & techniques needed to make an assortment of greeting cards or items for scrapbooking. Good manual dexterity is essential for this class.
Description:
During the Renaissance, French and Italian nuns and monks used Quilling to decorate book covers and religious items. The paper most commonly used was strips of paper trimmed from the gilded edges of books. These gilded paper strips were then rolled to create the quilled shapes. Quilling often imitated the original ironwork of the day.Today, quilling is seeing a resurgence in popularity with quillers (people who practice the art of quilling) on every continent and in every walk of life. It is used to decorate wedding invitations, for Christmas, birth announcements, greeting cards, scrapbook pages, and boxes. Quilling can be found in art galleries in Europe and in the United States and is an art that is practiced around the world.
For all of the students who have supported us over the past few years, this class is for you! Open only to students who have trained with us in years past, sign up & enjoy this mystery session!
With practical information, build an awareness of psychological/social aspects of crime & learn simple, effective self defense techniques. Handle yourself: no white knights necessary.
Are you thinking about getting into sewing, but not sure if you want to commit? Let's see if I can help. This class will start at square one, assuming you have never touched a sewing machine before.
Smashbooks are an anything-goes type of scrapbook perfect for capturing your Gencon experience. Learn how to use your Gencon program book as the basis for an awesome keepsake of Gencon 51.
Learn how to spin with a drop spindle. We will discuss drop spindle & spinning basics and gain the skills to spin singles.
Description:
Learn how to spin yarn with a drop spindle. We will discuss drop spindle & spinning basics and gain the skills to spin singles. Additionally, we will also discuss spindles from around the world and how to finish your yarn. A basic spindle and fiber are yours to keep!