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TLD Design Center & Gallery
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TLD Design Center & Gallery offers professional instruction in various art mediums to both adults and children. They specialize in classes on fiber arts, knitting, glasswork, jewelry making, painting, soap and candle making, millinery art, beading, and spinning fibers.
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Weaving Beginners On 4-Shaft Looms (Berwyn)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
4-Shaft weaving for beginners. Students will learn the entire weaving process using our Design Center looms. New weavers are introduced immediately to our textile designer wall of fiber and choose their own colors and textures in the first session. This is a comprehensive class that includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own design, together...
Felt Rug Stomp Workshop
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Each student will design and make their own felted area rug/wall tapestry during this 3 day workshop. On Day one, students will design their rugs and create pre-felts to cut out their design elements and then go on to begin to layout the project. On day two the final layout, layering of wool will be completed. On day three the rugs will be wetted, sanded, rolled, felted stomped on, pounded and fulled to a finished piece. Weather permitting,...
Dye Spin Knit Workshop (Berwyn)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
First Time fiber explorers learn how to dye their own fiber in the first session and go on to learn how to spin their fiber into a beautiful art yarn using a drop spindle (to keep) in the second session (homework: spin all dyed fiber before next session). Attendees complete the fiber to finished item by learning how to knit on circular knitting needles (also to keep) in the final session. Scarflette/cowl knitting will be completed at home. Notes:...
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Sewing Skills: Beginner (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Learn basic sewing skills needed for fashion, fiber art & textile design projects. Learn how to sew corners and curves, Students will sew a decorative, progressive piecework travel pillow during this beginner session. Use of Sewing machines, accessories, Fabric and stuffing for pillow, AND fabric for tote bag are all included with class fee. Students need not bring anything to class except camera or paper for note taking/learning tools....
Fiber Art Camp: Tweens, Teens and Adults (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
Campers will learn to hand dye/paint yarn, the entire loom weaving process and be introduced to wet felting during this 4 day session. Day one: They will measure and hand dye their weaving warp the first day (please dress your kids in old clothes). Day two: (please dress your kids in old clothes), they will rinse their yarns and hang them to dry while they learn about felt making and make a envelope style or phone bag complete with carry strap....
Tapestry Felt Scarf / Art (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 work...
$55
Glass Bead Making and Fusing (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Each day "campers" will introduced to techniques utilized by "warm" glass artists & designers. Monday and Tuesday will be all about flame working and students will experience the same skill normally covered in our single day class. Wednesday and Thursday will be focused on kiln formed glass work and cover glass cutting, layering and kiln controls and include the same skills covered in our single session intro class. All materials...
Glass Camp Beg: Experience Lampwork Beads (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
Campers are introduced to the basics of glass bead making during this 4 session day camp. Torch safety will be taught and reinforced as campers are introduced to Basic skills through demonstrations and hands on practice with each camper working at a dedicated torch station. Skill Summary: Basic bead making, rounds, bicones, using multiple colors, pulling stringers, applying lines and dots, making and using frit, shaping, removal...
Stained Glass Felt (Berwyn)
Stained Glass Felt Frank lloyd Wright / Mondrian / Floral Garland Are All Possible in this Day Long Class Spend the day creating your own one of a kind master piece in felt using fine merino wool and hand painted Silk Gauze for the "windows". This is a laminated felt (nuno felt) variant that allows each maker the opportunity to draw their own reversible design with Tammy there to teach you felting strategies unique to your piece. First Time...
Weaving For Beg & Refreshers: Learn to Weave (Berwyn)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
This is a comprehensive class that includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own design, together with an inspiring sampler of different fiber types and weave structures such as: basket weave, rib weave and a variety of twills. Weaver's first project is a choice of either a neck scarf or a table runner. The first session will meet on the day...
$210
Weaving For Beg & Refreshers: Learn to Weave (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
This is a comprehensive class that includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own design, together with an inspiring sampler of different fiber types and weave structures such as: basket weave, rib weave and a variety of twills. Weaver's first project is a choice of either a neck scarf or a table runner. The first session will meet on the day and...
$210
Glass Fusing Comprehensive with Kiln Operation (Berwyn)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
Students will get a serious, comprehensive introduction to the process of fusing glass during this 1 session class. Glass cutting will be taught, glass varieties and COE will be discussed, kiln use will be covered. Students will be shown how to build their own set of dichroic cabochons (1 pair for earrings and 1 larger for pendant) ready to begin firing by the 30 minute break. Students will have the opportunity to be involved in the kiln control...
$60
Felt Boa Scarf or Collar (Beginner) - Berwyn
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
Beginners and seasoned felters are invited to come and play with this fun, unusual, magical process that by-passes knitting and sewing capitalizing on the natural attributes of animal hair to turn yarn and roving into this sculptural neck "ruff". This is a wet felting technique that delivers a stabilized fabric which won't pill or become hairy with wear. During Tammy's 3.5 hour workshop, each student will make their own scarf in their choice...
$60
Soap Making Quick Starter (In Vegan Recipe) @ Berwyn
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
SOAP MAKING Quick Starter Basics in Cold Process Vegan Recipe Suitable Class for groups of 5 or less Science & Safety of Sopponification demystified Class For occasional maker through Indie professional Learn the Art & Craft of cold process soap making (from scratch... not melt and pour) This is a 2 hour class where students learn the entire process (from start to finish) as they work together creating one full base batch to be divided...
$35
Weaving Beginner / Intermediate (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
4-Shaft weaving: Beginners / Intermediates Welcome Students will learn the entire weaving process using our Design Center looms. New weavers are introduced immediately to our textile designer wall of fiber and choose their own colors and textures in the first session. This is a comprehensive class that includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New weavers will come away from class with one completed project of...
Weaving Beginners On 4-Shaft Looms (Virtual)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ Virtual Classroom
Students will learn the entire weaving process. This is a comprehensive class that includes project planning and step by step loom dressing and weaving. New weavers will come away from class with one completed project of their own design, together with an inspiring sampler of different fiber types and weave structures such as: basket weave, rib weave and a variety of twills. Weaver's first project is a choice of either a neck scarf or a table...
$195
Soap Making Quick Starter (In Vegan Recipe) @ Berwyn
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 2619 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL
SOAP MAKING Quick Starter Basics in Cold Process Vegan Recipe Suitable Class for groups of 5 or less Science & Safety of saponification demystified Class For occasional maker through Indie professional saponification Learn the Art & Craft of cold process soap making (from scratch... not melt and pour) This is a 2 hour class where students learn the entire process (from start to finish) as they work together creating one full base...
$35
Weaving Rigid Heddle Beginner (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
You want to learn to weave... but want a more portable project...or you find the bigger looms a bit intimidating? This is "real" weaving on a "real" loom. You'll find scarves in our gallery woven by Tammy on our rigid heddle looms (we defy you to discern the difference!). SAORI STYLE WEAVING is doable for your first project. During this 2 or 3 session class, students will learn how to plan a project (scarf, runner, purse fabric), measure...
$110
Printing, Painting & Dyeing Fabrics (Westmont)
TLD Design Center & Gallery @ 26 E Quincy St, Westmont, IL
A great class for those just starting out and are ready to experiment with dyeing, painting, printing, and stamping. Students will work on Silk & cotton fabrics samples as they learn various ways to use professional grade, Fiber Reactive Dyes. Techniques explored will include Shibori, Batik, Block Printing & Wax Resist with dye thickened for printing to liquid and vat dyeing. During the final class students apply 1 or more of the techniques...
Weaving Rigid Heddle Beginner (Berwyn)
You want to learn to weave... but want a more portable project...or you find the bigger looms a bit intimidating? This is "real" weaving on "real" looms. You'll find scarves in our gallery woven by Tammy on our rigid heddle looms (we defy you to discern the difference!). Saori Style Weaving is doable for your first project. During this 2 or 3 session class, students will learn how to plan a project (scarf, runner, purse fabric), measure the...
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