Hat Making ( Millinery Arts) Classes: Save the dates!!

At TLD Design Center & Gallery of Westmont, IL

with
Jenny Pfanenstiel
of Forme Millinery

Save the Dates
Save Your Seat

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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) 

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Weaving Classes Chicago Area School: Come learn to Weave

You do not need to own a loom to weave....students use design center looms.

This is Sheila setting up a 45" loom for a blanket/throw.  This is only her second time on a loom!!  Learn to weave your own fabrics for fashion and artwear.  Fabrics for Purses, Decorative Pillows, Table toppers, window treatments, tapestries (fiber paintings).....and so much more.

We are very flexible and able to work with your schedule. Westmont is a pleasant, Chicago area suburb a smidge South of I88 and a smidge West of Route 83 (Free no hassle Parking)  Our studio is less than a block away from the Westmont Metra Train Station that services customers between Chicago (Union Station) and Aurora, IL.

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Beginner through advanced instruction/classes in Westmont, IL

Phone us at: 630.963.9573 for quicker discussion on cost and schedule.

Tammy L Deck, Primary instructor at TLD Design Center
weaving since 1984 / teaching weaving since 1994
teaching weaving at College of DuPage Fall 2013 if you want/need college credits

Our Glass Instructor, Patty Pulliam work in "Flow Magazine"

Patty's glass iris on a polymer clay base appears on page 19 of the current issue of Flow!! This marks Patty's fourth appearance in this glass art magazine. Congratulations Patty!

The Loom is Dressed....Ready for Scott to Weave

Scott's Second Weaving Project.  It's a baby blanket for his cousin's first child.  First Rows of weaving are the sample section to check the threading, beat...etc.  The shuttle on the right will be replaced with one of Tammy's hand-painted yarns as used in the warp which will contribute and over-all, painterly quality to the subtle plaid effect.

Come learn to weave at TLD Design Center & Gallery  located in Westmont, IL (near Oak Brook Mall)  Beginner class starting January 9th!!  Too short of notice?  No Worries....we can start you up whenever you're ready....give us a call: 630.963.9573

Norwood Weaving Loom / Cherry

We just got this baby in and she is a beauty
40"  4 shaft 6 treadle $1000+taxd 
delivery before the 25th available (within 45min drive)

 

Come take a look:  

Saturday Dec 22 11am to 6pm

Sunday, Dec 23 11am to 6pm

Monday, Dec 24th from 10am to 4pm

TLD Design Center & Gallery

26 E Quincy St.

Westmont, IL

Phone ahead in case she is sold by now:  630.963.9573

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Creative Art Classes Coming up Quick

Call today  630-963-9573
for a space in tomorrow's 
Beginner Metal Smith Class with Venus
Silver Links and Chains 

and....Don't miss out on these:
Felt Hats on Sunday, Dec 2nd
Beginner Glass Bead Making Saturday, Dec 8th
Blown Ornaments and Holiday Beads Sunday, Dec 9th

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Gift Certificates are available online and may be applied to Class Registrations, Art Supplies and Finished Artwork.