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Contour Coiling-- 2-3 days. Using a knotted open-core coiling stitch that allows extreme manipulation of the core element (mellowed Siberian iris leaves), sculpt a coiled vessel inspired by the ways water and time shape the terrain around us.
Cottage Lace Coiling-- 1-3 days. "Cottage Lace" is the instructor's name for coiled vessels that combine homegrown (cottage) materials like Siberian iris leaves with freeform coiled motifs and looped fillings integrated into the coiled structure.
Double Wall Coiling-- 2-3 days. Whether you make traditional baskets or contemporary sculptural forms, double-wall coiling can help strengthen a structure, add depth and dimension, fool the eye, form secret nooks, or create opportunities for building bridges.
Fusion Coiling-- 1-3 days. Use a combination of stitching techniques - the basketmaker's buttonhole stitch, Fuegian coiling and lazy-eight stitch - to change direction whenever you choose and depart from the traditional spiral structure of open-core coiling. Intermittent thread wraps around the fabric core help camouflage transitions and add texture to the surface. Choose a mixed-media surfacing option to complete a small vessel.
Sculptural Coiled Forms-- 2-5 days. Explore a new approach to contemporary sculptural forms, using waxed linen and a knotted stitching technique to transform strips of fabric, fibers and felt into vessels. You'll learn to manipulate traditional shaping techniques into extremes, address balance issues that arise with asymmetry, and meet other technical and design challenges that come with sculptural coiling. As time allows, you may use Fiber Mojo techniques to prepare the materials for a coiled sculpture.
Splitsville Coiling-- 2-3 days. In this class you'll stitch a small willow basket with Irish waxed linen and the basketmaker's buttonhole stitch, splitting the core to make a crisp transition from base to sides. You'll have the option then to use split core technique additionally to create asymmetrical shaping, a ledge for a lid, a footer or false rim, hidden compartments for counterweights, an entwined or double rim, or draped surface embellishments.
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