INTRODUCTION TO TAPESTRY WEAVING | with Dianne Kennedy-Cruttenden
October 13 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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INTRODUCTION TO TAPESTRY WEAVING | with Dianne Kennedy-Cruttenden
Sunday, October 13, 2024 | 9:30 am to 4 pm
12 max | $130 plus hst
$40 kit fee. All materials included.
Join Tapestry Artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden for a full day of Tapestry Weaving in our cheery sunlit classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts! In this immersive workshop you will work alongside the creatively curious in this introduction to the joys of tapestry weaving!
Dianne will guide you through a variety of basic techniques that will get you started on your Weaving Journey!
$40 kit fee payable in cash to the instructor at the start of class.
All materials provided. Your kit will included 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.
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.