Textile Classes

Ocober 31 - November 2: Dyecolor Painting On Silk, Susan Louise Moyer, class, MAC.

September 26 - 27: Paperpulp Spraying for Artists, Susan Hersey, class, MAC.

October 2 - 4: Skin and Stitch Fishskins, Audrey Armstrong, class, MAC

October 5-11: National Spinning and Weaving Week, sponsored by SWA: http://spinweave.org/news.index.html

October 10 - 11: Stringmaking, Netmaking and Ropemaking. Tamara Wilder, primitive technologist, educator and author. Class, MAC.

October 16-18: Looped and Braided with Kathy Rousso. Use thigh-spun maguey imported from Guatemala, class, MAC.

October 23 - 25: Weave a Willow Burden Basket. Julia Parker, Kashaya Pomo and Coast Miwok. Class, MAC.

September, October, November:
Children’s weaving classes, at Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger Street, Fort Bragg. Class. For information, call:
(707)964-0858.

January 10 - February 21, 2010: Shining Brightly, Tapestry Weavers West Celebrates 25 Years at Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma.(707)762-5600.

February 3 - 12, 2010: El Tuito: Tapestry Weaving Retreat in Mexico with Yael Lurie and Jean Pierre Larochette. Open to seven participants, retreat cost covers ground transportation, one night accomodation in Puerto Vallarta at Hotel Rosita and one night at Hotel El Riscal in Tenacatita beach; lodging and most meals at Casa Tejedora, tuition and materials. Cost: $1,300.00. Email:
jeanpierrelarochette@hotmail.com

October 12 -15, 2010: Gathering of Weavers of the Americas/Encuentro de Tejedores de las Americas, Contact for information about textile tour which will include this Encuentro:
textiletours@puchkaperu.com

Through October 25: Fabric Tattoos: The Spirit of the Mola at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles:
www.sjquiltmuseum.org

October 12 -16: “Works on Warp” by Erica Diazoni. Exhibit at Black Gallery, San Jose State University Art Building, Second floor.

Ongoing: Maj-Britt Mobrand gives instruction in weaving and has some looms for sale. 2350 Spaulding Street, Berkeley, CA 94703. Has cotton rug warp in assorted sizes available for sale. She is a dealer for Unicorn Books and Crafts, so she can get you anything they carry.
Until October 30: Going North, a juried exhibition by Nordic 5 Arts. Nortic 5 Arts is an organization of professional artists in the San Francisco Bay Area of Nordic/Scandidavian descent. Exhibition catalog available at:
nordic5arts.com
Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo, CA 94806.

Through October: Woven Legacies: Basketry of Native North America. From Phoebe Hearst Anthropology Museum UC Berkeley at San Francisco Airport, International Terminal

Through October 16: EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk at Middletown County Trailside Park. Includes Sheila O’Hara’s fabric leaves and other sculptures.

November 15 or December 1: Amish Quilts: Geometry and Simplicity, Community and Belief. Lecturer: Kay Payne. Free. deYoung Museum, 415-750-3638

November 1: CNCH 2010 Registration Open. Conference for weavers, spinners, dyers and basket makers. Santa Clara Conference Center.
www.cnch.org
Be sure to register at the Conference Hotel (Hyatt) so that they will continue to give the cost break that has been arranged.


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	Happenings & Classes Pacific Textile Arts helps advertise classes held at the Mendocino Art Center which are followed by the label MAC. Below are textile related events of interest to most members of Pacific Textile Arts

Pacific Textile Arts Library Hours: Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM or by appointment. Call 707/964-3600 or 707/964-5279 for information on additional hours. Spin-ins: Usually meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at Pacific Textile Art Center. Call Roberta Brockschmidt at 707/964-3600 to verify meeting. PTA Tapestry Study Group: Usually meets the third Wednesday of every month at 1:30 at PTAC. Call Elaine Todd Stevens to verify: 962-0441. Information about textile arts classes at Pacific Textile Art Center may be obtained by calling 707/964-5279. Information about textile arts classes at the Mendocino Art Center (MAC) may be obtained by calling 707/937-5818. FOR INFO ON CHILDREN'S CLASSES AT THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER. CLICK HERE OR CALL MAC FOR INFORMATION

		Ocober 31 - November 2: Dyecolor Painting On Silk, Susan Louise Moyer, class, MAC. September 26 - 27: Paperpulp Spraying for Artists, Susan Hersey, class, MAC. October 2 - 4: Skin and Stitch Fishskins, Audrey Armstrong, class, MAC October 5-11: National Spinning and Weaving Week, sponsored by SWA: http://spinweave.org/news.index.html October 10 - 11: Stringmaking, Netmaking and Ropemaking. Tamara Wilder, primitive technologist, educator and author. Class, MAC. October 16-18: Looped and Braided with Kathy Rousso. Use thigh-spun maguey imported from Guatemala, class, MAC. October 23 - 25: Weave a Willow Burden Basket. Julia Parker, Kashaya Pomo and Coast Miwok. Class, MAC. September, October, November: Children’s weaving classes, at Pacific Textile Arts, 450 Alger Street, Fort Bragg. Class. For information, call: (707)964-0858. January 10 - February 21, 2010: Shining Brightly, Tapestry Weavers West Celebrates 25 Years at Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma.(707)762-5600. February 3 - 12, 2010: El Tuito: Tapestry Weaving Retreat in Mexico with Yael Lurie and Jean Pierre Larochette. Open to seven participants, retreat cost covers ground transportation, one night accomodation in Puerto Vallarta at Hotel Rosita and one night at Hotel El Riscal in Tenacatita beach; lodging and most meals at Casa Tejedora, tuition and materials. Cost: $1,300.00. Email: jeanpierrelarochette@hotmail.com October 12 -15, 2010: Gathering of Weavers of the Americas/Encuentro de Tejedores de las Americas, Contact for information about textile tour which will include this Encuentro: textiletours@puchkaperu.com Through October 25: Fabric Tattoos: The Spirit of the Mola at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: www.sjquiltmuseum.org October 12 -16: “Works on Warp” by Erica Diazoni. Exhibit at Black Gallery, San Jose State University Art Building, Second floor. Ongoing: Maj-Britt Mobrand gives instruction in weaving and has some looms for sale. 2350 Spaulding Street, Berkeley, CA 94703. Has cotton rug warp in assorted sizes available for sale. She is a dealer for Unicorn Books and Crafts, so she can get you anything they carry. Until October 30: Going North, a juried exhibition by Nordic 5 Arts. Nortic 5 Arts is an organization of professional artists in the San Francisco Bay Area of Nordic/Scandidavian descent. Exhibition catalog available at: nordic5arts.com Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo, CA 94806. Through October: Woven Legacies: Basketry of Native North America. From Phoebe Hearst Anthropology Museum UC Berkeley at San Francisco Airport, International Terminal Through October 16: EcoArts: Lake County Sculpture Walk at Middletown County Trailside Park. Includes Sheila O’Hara’s fabric leaves and other sculptures. November 15 or December 1: Amish Quilts: Geometry and Simplicity, Community and Belief. Lecturer: Kay Payne. Free. deYoung Museum, 415-750-3638 November 1: CNCH 2010 Registration Open. Conference for weavers, spinners, dyers and basket makers. Santa Clara Conference Center. www.cnch.org Be sure to register at the Conference Hotel (Hyatt) so that they will continue to give the cost break that has been arranged.