12 Hour Classes
INSTRUCTOR: Bonni Backe, Fellow
COURSE: Passementerie
PROJECT: Every Little Trim is Magic (This class is FULL)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Passementerie--the fancy French term for all the wonderful details that make or break upholstered furniture, draperies, or elegant women’s gowns. Finding these precious trims in the correct scale or color can be difficult or impossible--why not just make our own?
Students will learn to weave narrow tapes and fringes of several styles on a portable inkle loom. Both simple and wooden headed tassels will be made and fancy cords will be taught. Exquisite Japanese braiding called kumihimo will be introduced. The goal of the class is to enable students to envision and then create any sort of trimming they may need for future upholstery or doll dressing projects. Toward this end, they will make sample cards and learn to record project details for their own reference. All necessary tools--3-ply cord maker, tassel jig, inkle loom, and kumihimo disk are included in the class fee and will enable the student to continue creating trims long after the class is over.
Color theory will be incorporated into all aspects of designing; students are encouraged to bring possible projects and fabrics for inspiration.
TIME:
12 hours. Completion is likely.
POWER TOOLS:
none
SKILL LEVEL:
Beginner to advanced wishing to extend skills
MATERIALS FEE:
$80 to be collected at school. The fee will be adjusted if students own equipment from a previous class.