Kate Barker
Silk Painting
2020
40" x 25'
Timaree McKinney
Silk Painting
2021
40" x 25'
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Sunday 24 March 2024
Elizabeth Tolson, Artist
untitled bodies, 2019
Fabric
Individual piece size: h: 48 in x w: 24in x d: 3in
Fabric
Individual piece size: h: 48 in x w: 24in x d: 3in
Moon Surface Study
Weaving
Ceramic, Embroidery Thread
Artist Website
Cat Mailloux, Artist
Give me your hand, sister | Portmanteau Project Space | Dayton, OH
Exhibition Statement
The phrase give me your hand, sister implies a hand reaching for help, or a hand offering care, a gesture that goes both ways. These works were made in with and for my three sisters: plaster casts of their shoulders and felted coats. My sisters and I made the felt together. Felting requires rubbing and compressing loose wool fibers together with soap and water to create a sturdy textile that has no clear warp or weft and is very hard to tear. I eventually made the felt into coats for each of my three sisters. The essay Tears/Tears was written in collaboration with my sister Lindsay Mailloux, reflecting on the homonym tears.
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Astri Snodgrass, Artist
Underwater Orchestra
Mercerized cotton embroidery floss, 9 x 8.5 in
Deadheading
- Mercerized cotton embroidery floss and glass beads
- 10 x 9.5 in
Token
- Cotton crochet thread and glass beads, 5.5 x 5.25 in
Gumline
- Mercerized cotton embroidery floss, 7 x 6.25 in
Artist Website
Instagram
Sandy Delissovoy, Artist
Long Walks with Ephemeral Indigo Interventions,
California and Virginia, 2022 - 23
Link below to watch video:
Artist Website
Morgan Rose Free, Artist
cotton, embroidery floss, grommets
2020
2023
Artist Website
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Part of Western Pole Project
Saturday 23 March 2024
Friday 15 March 2024
Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
In this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five stories—Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool——about the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis Quatorze to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits, and how the modern Western garment industry has refashioned our attire into the homogenous and disposable uniforms popularized by fast fashion brands.
Thanhauser makes clear how the clothing industry has become one of the planet's worst polluters, and how it relies on chronically underpaid and exploited laborers. But she also shows us how micro-communities, textile companies, and clothing makers in every corner of the world are rediscovering ancestral and ethical methods for making what we wear.
Drawn from years of intensive research and reporting from around the world, and brimming with fascinating stories, Worn reveals to us that our clothing comes not just from the countries listed on the tags or ready-made from our factories. It comes, as well, from deep in our histories.
Saturday 10 February 2024
Judith Scott, Artist, American, b.1943, d. 2005
The work of Judith Scott involves the careful and obsessive wrapping of various and often unidentifiable objects in yarn, twine, cord, and fabric. They are human in scale—the smallest are easily hand-held, while the largest are the size of a person. Together they are a showcase of color, texture, and form, instilling new life in the otherwise negligible items she chose to work with. Scott devoted the last eighteen years of her life to the production of these sculptures, working six to eight hours a day on them. This work in its own right is sufficiently compelling to invite attention, but considering that these objects were produced in such an obsessive manner serves as further cause to dwell on her work. The human story behind her art gives pause, and strengthens the relational connection between the work and its audience.
Above images and text from cordella.org. Link below.
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Amanda Browder, Artist
Textile artist Amanda Browder collaborates with the communities she’s working in to built site-specific architectural interventions. Using hundreds of yards of donated fabric with bright colors and patterns, Browder and her volunteer teams stitch together enormous panels that resemble crazy quilts. The panels wrap around bell towers, sheath elevated walkways, and drape from gables and eaves to give passersby a new experience of familiar buildings.
Above images and text from Colossal.
Materials List for Textiles and Natural Dye Class
All students must have
9-inch fabric scissors, thread snips, straight pins, nylon thread and sewing needles.
FABRIC SCISSORS
Must be scissors specifically made for fabric. Several brands to choose from. I recommend 9-inch Fiskars. Can find in craft stores and online.
THREAD SNIPS
I recommend 5-inch with handle. We will be using to pull out/cut tight stitches made with nylon thread. Can find in craft stores and online.
STRAIGHT PINS
Available in craft stores and online.
Can also find in grocery store in the aisle with cleaning supplies.
NYLON UPHOLSTERY THREAD
I recommend Sewology 100% extra strong bonded nylon upholstery. Color – White or Chiffon. 150 Yards. Must be 100% bonded nylon. We are using for Shibori stitching.
SEWING NEEDLES
If you are new to threading needles, large eye holes are easier. You can find in craft stores and online. Two examples below. All needles in the first example have large eyes. I suggest an assortment of needles with various size eye holes, length and sharpness. You will need different needles for different processes.
Optional
4 1/2 inch Detail Scissors with Nano Tip
Seam Ripper.
Can purchase at craft store or online.
Can also purchase single or in a set.
Sewing thread for hand stitching.
Cotton thread snaps easier than a polyester blend. Various thread colors and blends available in the studio. You may want to purchase thread after the first few weeks of class when you have a better idea of your project ideas.
Measuring Tape.
A few are available in the studio for students to share. If you have your own you will not have to share. Available in craft stores and online. Can also find in grocery store (usually aisle with cleaning supplies).
Mini Iron (needs no water)
Other options available. This is the model I have available for check out in the studio. If you have your own, you will not have to wait for check out.
Reusable Rubber Gloves.
The natural dyes we use may stain your hands. If you choose to use indigo, this dye will stain your hands. Tongs are available for students to retrieve their fabric bundles from the dye pots. However, some students find they want to use gloves. Available at grocery stores and online. If you purchase, write your name on the gloves with a sharpie.
Apron.
On the days we dye, I suggest wearing old clothes or an apron.
Available at craft stores or online.
Transporting your materials and storage in the studio.
There is limited space in the studio to store your materials and projects. If you decide to leave your work or materials in the studio, I have a bit of space available in the large metal textile cabinet.
Need a canvas tote bag about the size of a large laptop if you want to keep your fabric pieces in the textile cabinet in the studio. Please do not use a plastic bag. Plastic rips easily causing items to disperse and clutter the limited space for student storage. Larger tote bags will not work as the large size will consume the space.
Keep scissors, needle and threads in some sort of plastic case/bin. Use a sharpie to put your name on the case/bin and on all your items. I suggest not leaving your scissors/needles.
I suggest keeping needles in felt so as not to loose or damage. You can purchase a small sheet of felt, approximately 8” x 10”, at craft stores for approximately 50 cents. Below is an example of a needle felt book. You do not have to make the "book" - can use small pieces of felt. If interested in the making a felt book, a plethora of examples on Pinterest.
Or a magnetic needle carrying case is preferred by some. You can find different sizes online and in craft stores.
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