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Designing for Tapestry | WEAVING WITH Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden
November 10, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
$130.00This event is sold out
AGES 14 + | MAX 12
$130 +hst | + 40 kit fee | All materials included in kit fee
Artists will start the morning setting up their loom and then move onto some basic techniques. The kit will provide you with a simple loom and all you will need to create a handwoven tapestry. For those who have had some weaving experience please come with your questions and ideas. Dianne will give everyone time to ask questions and explore new techniques.
It is always so much fun to learn! Whether it’s new techniques, helpful hints, or exploring design… you will leave feeling inspired and equipped with new skills and ready to continue your adventure into the world of tapestry weaving.
Bring your sense of adventure and meet some new fibre loving friends!
This full day workshop is suitable for ALL Levels.
$40 kit fee payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class. Your kit will include a colourful variety of yarn, including Dianne’s own hand spun and hand dyed yarn, and a simple loom to get you started.
All materials will be included in your kit fee, including a simple frame loom and a beautiful selection of yarn including a variety of textures and fibres hand dyed by Dianne.
Meet Dianne!
Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden has been creating woven art since the early 1970’s. Dianne first studied weaving at Sheridan School of Design, apprenticed with Robert L. Kidd in Michigan and in 2015 completed an internship with Master Tapestry artist Maximo Laura in his studio in Lima, Peru. A lifetime of weaving; Dianne’s work has been shown and collected throughout North America in venues such as The Detroit Institute of Art, Nuit Blanche in Ottawa, The Gore Bay Museum, the Textile Museum of Canada, The Queen Street Gallery in Niagara on the Lake, The Brick Room Gallery in St. Cathrines and the Sheepish Grin on Manitoulin Island, The Elora Fergus Studio Tour, and is a member of the Octarines Women’s Art Collective that has shown throughout the area and will be having a show at the Wellington County Museum starting on October 5. Dianne won a 2023 and 2024 award for her piece in ‘Insights’ at the Wellington County Museum.
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