Sister-ARTS Studio, Inc. iber-Art Camp ‘ 21 TEACH LOVE THROUGH "CREATIVITY!”

WEEK 1 -- July 5 -- 9 WEEK 3– July 19-23 WEEK 5 – August 23-27 Sock Monkey (AM) - Scarf (PM) Needle Punch & Rug Hooking (AM) - Needle & Wet Felting (PM) Knit a Bunny, Scarf or Hat (AM) - Dying & (PM) AM/ Artists will use colorful socks, , fiberfill and hand AM/ Fiber Artists will create a small art-rug of their own choice using AM/Fiber Artists will learn to knit a scarf or a small stuffed bunny techniques to create a traditional “red heel” sock monkey the locker hooking and needle punch methods. These traditional with straight needles and their choice of yarn. Knitters will learn to to take home and love. methods create a colorful design using yarn or floss and a cast on, knit, bind-off, weave in ends and make fringe or pom-poms.

PM/ Fiber Artists will discover the basics of weaving to create a punch needle or locker hook to create loops on the surface of a Advanced knitters can learn to knit in the round and make a hat. beautiful six-color rainbow scarf. Weavers will warp their backing. PM/ Fiber Artists will make a drop spindle from household materials Harrisville rigid heddle loom; perfect the plain weave and finish PM/ Fiber Artists will explore the art of felting with 100% roving and learn basic techniques. Artists will also have the scarves with fringe. Campers will hand wash their scarf to soften and create a 3-dimensional animal figure using the needle (dry) opportunity to practice on a traditional spinning wheel. Artists will . felting technique. In addition young artists will explore the wet felting explore the exciting adventure of dying wool yarn with color safe technique using roving, water and agitation to make cloth and felted . On the final day campers will knit sample swatches of all their soap bars. dyed and spun fibers.

WEEK 2 -- July 12 - July 16 WEEK 4–August 16-20 WEEK 6 – August 30–Sept. 3 Embroidery & (AM) - a Rug or Basket (PM) Wall Art Weaving (AM) - Silk Resist Painting (PM) Macramé Jewelry & Wall Art (AM) - Machine Sewing (PM)

AM/ Fiber-Artists will select their embroidery design and floss colors to AM/ Fiber Artist will create decorative wall hangings using a large AM/ Fiber Artists will learn several macramé knotting and beading create a small embroidered pillow. Artists will explore the basics of Lap loom. Weavers will choose their own color palette and textured yarn to techniques to create bracelets and a decorative macramé wall hanging. hand sewing and fabric quilting by creating a small nine-square create a unique design. Weavers will take their looms home at the end of PM/ Fiber Artists will develop beginning machine sewing skills. Each will placemat or pillow. camp. PM/ Fiber-artists will experiment with “resist” a traditional method learn to use their own sewing machine, read a pattern, cut, pin & sew PM/ Fiber Artists will learn the basics of crochet to create a small of silk painting. Artists will draw or trace a design on silk fabric then fill in pattern pieces together. Two projects will be completed; quilted pillow & round rug or basket. Crochet campers will learn the chain , single the shapes with liquid ink. Once dry, the resist is rinsed off and the design pajama bottoms. Students are encouraged to bring their own machine. crochet stitch, crochet