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Textile Arts Center (TAC) is a NYC-based resource facility that offers creative educational programs for children and adults, with a focus on raising awareness and understanding of textiles. Through accessible classes and workshops, TAC aims to foster a sense of community and creativity, while expanding opportunities for new practitioners to engage with the medium of textile arts.
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Leather Working
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
In this 12 hour course, students learn the basic concepts of working with leather while developing skills for designing and working with patterns, materials, tools, sewing and finishing techniques. Our classes are designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product. At TAC, our mission is to provide skills and knowledge for a lifetime!
Katazome (Weekend Intensive)
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Katazome is a Japanese resist dyeing using rice past. Students will learn to make a cut-paper stencil, makea traditional rice resist paste, print/paint with paste resist, and finally dye the work created. Students will also explore the basics of stencil design for repeat patterns or single design motifs. Our classes are designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product. At TAC, our mission is to provide skills and knowledge for a...
Suminagashi (Morning Series)
Textile Arts Center @ 26 W 8th St, New York, NY
Suminagashi is the Japanese art of marbling by floating ink on the surface of water. In this class, students learn the basics of this centuries-old monoprint technique, including the tools and materials it requires and the ideology shaping suminagashi practice up to the present. Students will develop a suite of patterns on paper and fabric using the natural forces of wind, vibration, and chemical interaction, and leave with the skills to continue...
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Basket Weaving
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
In this class we consider the properties of natural materials and form vessels of our own design. We begin with baskets made from paper rush, planning and weaving a full basket from start to finish. Next we learn more about how to improvise and build a coiled basket from pine needles. We discuss the function of baskets as holders of objects as well as narrative structure. The methods we learn using pine needles and paper rush translate easily into...
Bead Embroidery
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
Join us for an in-depth workshop on bead embroidery and textile embellishment. In this class, you'll learn how to use different beading, stitching, and image transferring techniques to create your own embellished textile designs.Materials + Equipment (students will be responsible for providing these): Muslin Needles Needle threader Floss Bobbins 2 colors of embroidery floss 6" diameter hoop Beads Sequins Markers Nylon cord/ thread Ruler...
Lake Pigments
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
This TAC at Home workshop introduces participants to lake pigments made from natural dyes. Lake pigments are a great way to use every drop of natural color by converting it to a shelf-stable powder. These pigments can be used for making natural paints or pastels, or for split lake dyeing. Students can join in dye extraction and laking in our first remote studio session, then continue to process their pigments over 1-2 hours of independent...
Fabric Marbling at Home
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
This TAC at Home workshop introduces participants to colorful and expressive fabric marbling. In our first remote session we'll learn the fundamentals, including how to select fabrics and prepare acrylic paints to create permanent prints. After getting familiar with traditional patterns, students can develop their own palette and style to create a suite of patterns over 2-4 hours of independent work during the week. Our second session will focus...
Sewing Machine Basics at Home
Textile Arts Center @ 26 W 8th St, New York, NY
Always wanted to know how to sew but have been afraid to try? This is the perfect class for you! In this workshop, students will get introduced to sewing on a sewing machine and learn basic stitches and seams by making a tote bag. Course Requirements No prior experience needed. MATERIALS + EQUIPMENT Participating students will be responsible for having these materials: Sewing Machine Muslin/ cotton fabric 1 yd Thread Fabric marker Pins...
$87.13
Sashiko Embroidery
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of sashiko, a traditional Japanese embroidery technique for both reinforcing and patterning fabric. By manipulating a simple running stitch, participants will achieve an array of tessellating geometric patterns. Materials + Equipment Optional Add-On kits available for purchase, students may opt to participate with their own collected materials. Additional required equipment: Participating students...
Kumihimo
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
Students will learn Kumihimo technique, a card braiding technique traditionally from Japan that means 'gathered threads.' The Samurai once used kumihimo as laces for their armor. Kumihimo is made by interlacing reels of yarn such as cotton, silk, ribbon, cord or even scraps of torn fabric. We'll create lengths of decorative braids that can become unique bracelets or key chain decorations. No prior experience is necessary. Materials + Equipment...
Advanced Pom Poms
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
In this class, deepen your craft in pompoms and tassels! Learn how to create patterns in your pompoms, trim them into different shapes, and embellish your projects. Explore different colors, sizes and materials (and even learn how to DIY your own tools from home!). Take your soft sculptures to the next level! Previous pompom experience is not necessary— all levels are welcome!Pom Pom Add On Kit (Optional items chosen later in registration)...
Gilding on Fabric
Students will learn the process of applying metal leaf to fabric. Using a contemporary version of gilding, the process of applying paper-thin sheets of metal to a surface, workshop participants will learn how to add metal to various kinds of fabric in their own shapes and patterns. Over the course of two 2 hour sessions, Solange will walk participants through the nuances of this technique from how to effectively seal their fabric, apply sizing...
Embroidery at Home
In this course, students learn traditional embroidery stitches as well as develop their own way of drawing with thread. Students will be introduced to a variety of ways of creating lines and textures on cloth and image transferring techniques. Embroidery Add On Kit: Muslin Needles Needle Threader Floss Bobbins Embroidery Floss 6" diameter Hoop Markers Additional materials students should provide: Ruler Tissue paper Sharp small...
Drafting at Home
In the TAC at Home workshop, students will be introduced to the basics of reading and writing weave drafts for the 4-harness floor loom. During the first session, we will start by identifying the parts of existing weave drafts in relation floor loom, and then learn how to make basic weave drafts from scratch. In the second session, we will look at how to use color notation to represent different yarns and get a better sense of what your fabric would...
Wet Felting
Explore the ancient and awesome art of wet felting. Using wool, water, soap and your own two hands, you will learn how to transform wool into sculpture. Basic felting techniques and three dimensional felting steps will be demonstrated to create a fully felted, three dimensional vessel by the end of the workshop. Felting Add On Kit: Main roving 2 colors of roving Eco bubble wrap Roller Tulle Padded plastic packing envelope -- Shipping...
Natural Dyeing
Textile Arts Center @ Live Online
We’ll cover the basics of preparing fibers, extracting color from plants, and using mordants. Students will be able to use this information for 2-4 hours of at-home dyeing before our second session of Q+A. Kitchen-foraged dye materials are encouraged, or students can opt to purchase a kit of materials at the time of registration.Course RequirementsNo prior experience needed.Supplies, Equipment, Safety, & General Rules Wear clothing...
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