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Learn the art of sewing and textiles in Chicago with classes that cover everything from basic sewing techniques to advanced textile design, allowing participants to create their own unique clothing pieces and home decor items.

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Weaving Small Loom (Westmont)

TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL

Full course name: Weaving Small Loom - Learn to Set Up and Weave (Westmont) Learn the complete process and wear your finished scarf. Project Yarn included (Silk/Wool luxury Yarn) Choose from 4 fun self-patterning color options Use our Design Center Looms Direct Warp Method Taught for Rigid Heddle Looms This method will work on the following looms (plus others not mentioned):  sampleit cricket kromski flip ashford rigid heddle...

(24) All levels 18 - 18 years old
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Felted Succulents and Cacti

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Create three tiny cacti using needle felting techniques with beautiful, hand-dyed wool. Assemble them in terra cotta pots with moss, rocks, and other botanicals to embellish. A fun, easy class for beginners and experts. 

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Felt Flower Fascinator Hat or Brooch

TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL

First Time Wet- Felters welcome....we're making sophisticated, sculptural, felt flowers that are hand-finished with a collage of fiber, fabric petals/leaves, feathers and beads. Students choose their color palette and are guided by Tammy as they layer natural wool roving fibers and wet felt them into the base petals.  Students are taught how to assemble the petals using felting needles and go on to add feathers, beads or buttons. The flower...

(24) All levels 18 and older
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Needle-Felted Pumpkin

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Create a beautiful, ombre-dyed pumpkin with needle felting! Use hand-dyed fibers in your choice of colors, along with a real pumpkin stem and sparkly embellishments for a pumpkin that is a stunning addition to your fall decor.  All materials, locally sourced and hand-dyed, are included.

(127) All levels 18 and older
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Felt Tapestry Scarf/Table Runner (Westmont)

TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL

This class introduces students to the fun, unusual process of wet felting by making a thin, soft, flat felt fabric.  The project may be used as a neck scarf, table runner or wall piece. Wet felting by-passes spinning and knitting (it's true! there's no knitting involved) and capitalizes on the natural attributes of animal hair fibers to bond together in the formation of a "non-woven" fabric. During Tammy's 3-hour workshop, each student will...

(24) Beginner 18 and older
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Wet Felting/Nuno II Make it & Wear it 3 Fabulous Scarfs

Ausrine's Arts Room @ 1123 Florence Ave, Chicago, IL

Wet felting techniques, nuno felting (laminating wool on silk), experimenting and printing on hand made felt, incorporating stitching, thermo-fax machine made images, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional outcomes. Note: In Wet felting/ Nuno I Make it & wear it series you'll be making 3 fabulous scarfs. All classes should be taken in order.

(7) Intermediate 16 and older
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$120
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Wet Felting/Nuno III Make it &Wear it 3 Fabulous Scarfs

Ausrine's Arts Room

Wet felting techniques, nuno felting (laminating wool on silk), experimenting and printing on hand made felt, incorporating stitching, thermo-fax machine made images, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional outcomes. Note: Wet felting/ Nuno I Make it & wear it series you'll be making 3 fabulous scarfs. All classes should be taken in order. 

(7) Advanced 16 and older
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Wet Felting 101 - Organza flower pins

Ausrine's Arts Room

Wet felting techniques, nuno felting (laminating wool on silk), experimenting and printing on hand made felt, incorporating stitching, thermo-fax machine made images, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional outcomes.

(7) All levels 16 and older
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Wet Felting 101 - Sample Making for Beginners

Ausrine's Arts Room @ 1123 Florence Ave, Chicago, IL

Wet felting techniques, nuno felting (laminating wool on silk), experimenting and printing on hand made felt, incorporating stitching, thermo-fax machine made images, 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional outcomes.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Leather Surface Design for Beginners

Ausrine's Arts Room

Use of leather instead of canvas. Printing on leather, image transfer, painting, dyeing, creating texture and relief printing on leather. Leather book covers, boxes, 2d and 3d sculptural art.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Wet Felting 102

Ausrine's Arts Room @ 1123 Florence Ave, Chicago, IL

Wet Felting design. Intermediate/ advanced class. Wall art piece.

(7) Intermediate 16 and older
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$170
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Leather Surface Book Cover - I

Ausrine's Arts Room

Use of leather instead of canvas. Printing on leather, image transfer, painting, dyeing, creating texture and relief printing on leather. Leather book covers, boxes, 2d and 3d sculptural art. Note: All classes should be taken in order.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Leather Surface Book Cover - II

Ausrine's Arts Room

Use of leather instead of canvas. Printing on leather, image transfer, painting, dyeing, creating texture and relief printing on leather. Leather book covers, boxes, 2d and 3d sculptural art. Prerequisites: Leather surface book cover 101 Note: All classes should be taken in order.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Nuno Felting Workshop - Beginners

Ausrine's Arts Room

This is class dedicated to Nuno felting. Laminating wool on silk. Students will gain knowledge of the technique and make a sample. They will be encourage to take project orientated 6 hour class in order to deepen the skill.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Nuno Wet Felting - Beginners

Ausrine's Arts Room

Introductory Nuno felting class for beginners. During the class students will learn how to laminate wool on silk and make a sample to take home. Note: This is requirement for Nuno scarf (6hours) making workshop.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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3D Wet Felting- Slippers

Ausrine's Arts Room

Wet felting intermediate one day , 5 hours workshop for students who are interested in resist felting and product making. This is project class. People will learn how to apply resist in felting and will make wool slippers.

(7) Intermediate 16 and older
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Project Class/ Bolero Scarf

Ausrine's Arts Room

Intermediate project/ scarf making class for students who would like to apply their knowledge in Nuno and wet felting combined. In this class designs elements as well as construction of the piece will be covered.

(7) Intermediate 16 and older
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Nuno Felting - Beginners

Ausrine's Arts Room

This class is dedicated to Nuno felting. Laminating wool on silk. Students will gain knowledge of the technique and make a sample. They will be encourage to take project orientated 6 hour class in order to deepen the skill.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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Leather Surface Design: Bracelet Making Workshop

Ausrine's Arts Room

This workshop is for everyone who is interested in learning how to use leather for different applications. Leather types, work with different thickness, methods and materials. At the end, students will make a unique leather bracelet.

(7) All levels 16 and older
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Nuno Felting 101

Ausrine's Arts Room

This is very informative, hands on, 3 hours beginner class for Nuno felting (Laminating wool on silk). Students will make a sample of few nuno felting techniques with merino wool and 100% silk organza and will be encouraged to take a project class later on if desired. Supplies will be provided.

(7) Beginner 16 and older
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