Fall Workshops 2021

Fibre Art: Felted Wool Cards/ OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART

Friday, October 1, 2021

9:30am-4:30pm | $100 | All levels |

In this 1-day fibre-art workshop, you will learn to needle-felt simple, colourful abstract shapes, or your favourite scene, and attach it to white or black card stock with either glue or needle & thread to create unique and personal cards. Explore the brilliant colour and texture of wool, and learn to express yourself in natural fibres!

Note: Most materials will be provided, however, a few materials and tools need to be supplied by the participant:

Materials List (provided by participants)

• Their own scissors, and a ruler

• Glue stick

• (Optional) Thin medical gloves for those who don’t like touching wool

• (Optional) Sewing needles and threads - to sew their work to the card instead of gluing

• (Optional) Embellishments, e.g. yarns, small patches of textiles, beads, etc.

Registration: info@artottawa.ca | Tel. (613) 241-7471 osao.info@artottawa.ca | Tel. (613) 580-2765 |

Fibre Art: Eco-Printing on Felted Wool /OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART Thursday + Friday | Oct 28 + 29, 2021 | 9:30am -4:30pm | $210 | All levels |

In this 2-day fibre-art workshop, you will learn two new skills: How to eco-print with plant materials onto pieces of cloth you will make; and how to make a piece of flat cloth out of animal fibres, i.e. Merino white wool. Day 1 participants will make two or three small-sized cloths for experimenting with eco-printing, and learn different ways to prepare animal protein fabrics (wool and silk) for eco-printing the next day. They will then experiment using different local leaves, onion skins, and flowers (if available) to print onto the wool. Please note we will be working without mordants or modifiers - nothing stronger than white vinegar.

Note: Most materials will be provided, however, some materials and tools need to be supplied by the participant:

Materials List (provided by participants)

Suggested list of leaves for reliable eco-printing: Rose, herbaceous geraniums, Maple, Strawberry, Smokebush (especially the purple kind), Birch, Eucalyptus, Sumac, Chesnutt, Walnut. Bring fresh leaves from your garden and if you have some mums you can spare, bring them-especially yellow mums.

• Onion skins – red and yellow (outer skins only – nothing touched directly by onion flesh)

• A pail for plant materials

• Two bath sized towels

• Spray bottle

• Two large bowls – one to hold roving, the other, clean water

• Plastic gloves

• Two 24” x 36” sheets of bubble wrap

• Twine

Registration: info@artottawa.ca | Tel. (613) 241-7471 osao.info@artottawa.ca | Tel. (613) 580-2765 |