Designing for Tapestry | wEAVING WITH Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden

DESIGNING FOR TAPESTRY  |  with Dianne Kennedy-Cruttenden

Sunday, November 10, 2024  |  9:30 am to 4 pm

12 max  |  $130 plus hst

$40 kit fee. All materials included.

Join Tapestry artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden and broaden your weaving techniques in this playful full-day workshop of tapestry explorations!  Designing for Tapestry is for those with some experience with  weaving. Dianne will encourage you to think like a weaver through the exploration of the elements of design in tapestry and will guide you through the intricacies of translating a design to weave. Bring your sense of adventure and meet some new fibre loving friends!

Dianne likes to say” I am a ‘practicing’ tapestry artist.” There is always so much to learn and share on a lifelong weaving journey. Bring your questions and ideas, and we will share some weaving techniques and designs to bring our tapestry visions to life!

$40 kit fee payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class.

All materials provided. 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.

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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IF YOU CANCEL

Cancellations up to 14 days prior to start date will receive a full refund, less a $25 administrative fee. No refund of fees will apply to cancellations within 14 days of start date. Fees may be applied/credited to an alternate workshop depending on availability.

IF WE CANCEL

To help ensure the course you’re interested in runs, we suggest you register no less than two weeks in advance. In the event of insufficient registrations ECFTA reserves the right to cancel workshops. You would be eligible for a full refund of fees, or credit for a future workshop, pending availability.