WEAVE YOUR OWN BABY WRAP FOR BABY WEARING / GREAT GIFT IDEA FOR NEW BABY WEARING MOMMAS : WEAVING COURSES AVAILABLE, TOO

 

Hand Painted by Tammy.  Loom dressed by Tammy.  You get the fun part.  $100 per yard (compared to High End Hand Painted / Hand Woven Wraps at $145per yard)  

The loom resides in Westmont, IL which is near Oak Brook Shopping Mall.  

The loom is dressed.  Call today for your Slot. 630.963.9573

Handpaint#1: Start immediately....be done before the end of the month (or so) HandPaint#2 available after #1 is complete...2nd week of December (estimated)

 

 HandPaint#1 is "Watermelon Tourmaline" integrated with random black stripes and bars.

Handpaint#2 "Blue Perle with Abalone" integrated with random black stripes and bars.
  The warp is 5/2 mercerized 100% cotton You may choose your weft options in both fiber and color choice.  choose plain weave or twill.

Got a loom at home?  Hand Painted Pre-Measured Warps are also available.  Please visit our facebook page:  Dyeing to Weave by TLD Designs Chicago Area

FAST TRACK WEAVING STUDENT HAS SOME SERIOUS CHOPS!!

Meet Cassie....well....this is Cassie's loom (Norwood purchased from me Sunday upon completion of her first ever weaving class!). This warp is a 5/2 merc. cotton 20 epi sett at 6.5 yards long.  there are 685 threads, my friends!!   This lady has a toddler and a 12mos old, too!   officially put to shame over here.

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Hat Making / Millinery Art Classes Chicago Area Newly Scheduled for June and July

Don't Miss out...
Jenny has added a Straw Blocking Class as early as June 17th & 18th (Monday/Tuesday)

 

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Westmont, IL (Chicago Suburb)

Weaving Chicago Area School/Instruction

Weaving Student: Suzanne S / Table Runner (overshot design)

Weaving Classes : Registration Open

daytime/evening/weekend options

Westmont, IL (Chicago Suburb)

Easy/Free Parking (wheel chair/walker accessible)  or 

1 block walk from Metra Train Stop (Chicago to Aurora line)

Click our name below to view details on our weaving classes and all our other creative art classes which include  glass bead making, jewelry arts, felt making, ceramics, soap making, candle making...and so much more:

 TLD Design Center & Gallery

or phone us:  630-963-9573

New Felt Making Class....Just Added

FELTING SKILLS: BEGINNERS INTRO / Flat Felt with a Flounce! Scarf

Instructor:  Tammy L. Deck

Introduced at the One of a Kind Show.... a scarf style that is suitable for beginner students to wet felting for the first time.  Come learn this  fun, unusual process and make your own soft, sculptural felt fabric to be used as a neck scarf. Wet felting by-passes spinning and knitting (it's true! there's no knitting involved) and capitalizes on the natural attributes of animal hair fibers to bond together in the formation of a "non-woven" fabric. During Tammy's 4 hour workshop, each student will work super soft merino wool (a whole palette of color options available) and learn how to layout the fiber, wet it and work it into their finished piece which includes hole cutting and flounce edge shaping.
NO KNITTING, CROCHETING OR FELTING NEEDLES are used during this process!!
All materials and equipment supplied. Come ready for a soap and water work out!
Date: January 31, 2013 *
Meets: Thursday, 11am to 3pm (ish)
Fee: $85 (all materials provided)
~or~
Date: February 9, 2013 *
Meets: Saturday, 11am to 3pm (ish)
Fee $85 (all materials provided) 

Click here for More Felting Classes with Tammy:

Chicago Area Weaving Classes / Instruction

This is Melissa weaving her first project..a scarf for her boyfriend









Beginner Level Weaving:

Wednesday Sessions start March 16th
Choose Mornings or Evenings
based on 6 weeks but we're flexible on that!


Saturday Session begins April 23rd

Follow this Link to our website description and registration button: Learn to Weave

Felt Flounce Shawls:

From my Felt Flounce Class on Sunday.


Edyth in her creation






























Here's Kathy in her creation




Next offering: Sunday, April 10th or Tuesday, April 26th
click here for details and to register

Space still available in our Hat Making Class Series

July 14th through 19th

Various techniques including:
Fiber Fusion, Felt Making, Block Making and Straw Blocking, Fascinating Fascinators with Jan Wutkowski of AMuse in North Carolina...also Felted Silk Brims and Base Fabrics.

click here to view class listings and to register

Elizabeth Weaving a Rug

Elizabeth's Second project using the "big girl" loom.

Chicago Area: Weaving Classes

Rigid Heddle Weaving begins Tuesday, Feb 23rd.



Beginner Weaving on 4 Shaft Looms:
March 3rd Choose:
Wednesday Mornings for 6 weeks or Wednesday and Friday Mornings for 2 weeks






Inkle Weaving with Pick-up Pattern Work:
Saturday, March 13th







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Felt Making Classes including laminated (nuno) techniques

I visited the one of a kind show this past weekend...what a gorgeous show! I was elated to see all the felt art on exhibit this year! Of course it was fun to see so many of my own felting students in the mix. This medium is so awesome...so much room for individual expression. Jill Lynn was a new name to me...loved her work! I think she's from Minnesota.

Well...I've been packing our Class schedule with felting classes...nuno, included. In fact, I just started teaching this shawl (yes, it's a shawl worn to look like a wrap top)...but I'm going one on one with individuals because the piece is so large.

So, if you're looking for felt making classes, follow this link over to our classes: clicky on this!

Best Regards,

Tammy
TLD Design Center & Gallery
www.tlddesigns.com