Kathe Todd-Hooker’s Pandemic Teaching Schedule

Each class or workshop will be supported by written down-loadable materials. All classes are one on one on zoom or in some cases by e-mail, if you don’t do zoom or…Some classes have a pre requisite depending on the weaving level of the student.

Seminars and talks for guilds and other organizations will be 275.00 per 1-2 hour talk. Critiques, one on one instruction and for specific subjects   can be booked at any time with the student(s) creating the subject matter for the workshop.

 The cost is 35.00 per hour with a minimum of 2 hours. Prior planning for specific topics will include  a prior organizational no charge consultation to  create the topic and time for the instructor to pull together materials for event and looms warped and ready to weave prior to booked time. Each class or workshop will be supported by written down-loadable materials. Seminars and talks for guilds and other organizations will be 275.00 per 1-2 hour talk

Wednesdays Group or Between Studio Hours is available to all at no cost to any participant.

Get the ticket for all of the Wednesday Group on this website. It’s a wonderful place to discuss all things pertaining to tapestry, ask questions about tapestry technique, or just become part of the group. All levels of tapestry weavers are welcome. All styles of tapestry weaving are invited to discuss tapestry and technique.

Beginning Tapestry Soumack and friends

Introduction to using soumak and tapestry  together.  Learn the basics of soumak techniques, line techniques twining, vertical soumack and architectonic soumak and applying these techniques in tapestry. This beginning study includes line and dot, vertical soumack, architectural soumack, textual line and texture control, concentric squares, a spiral, introduction to twining. Participants create a sampler of the various techniques and their application.  One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  4 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.

Advanced Soumack and friends and all by lines

More line techniques and usage the Beginning intro class. Adding Soumak and friends to tapestry dramatically increases the possibilities of what one can do in a tapestry design. These friends of tapestry-Soumak, rya, twining, pulled loops, chaining, attaching objects to tapestry can be used to add texture effects, create fine lines vertically and horizontally, padded soumack, add dramatic effects to flat surfaces and of course solve problems. But what I like best is they allow a person to draw on the surface of the tapestry in any direction.  Many allow for the production double-sided tapestries. Soumak, Friends and family members can also be used on and across any weave structure and on any type of loom.   One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  4 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. Prerequisite of beginning soumak and friends or another beginning class or sampler.  E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.

FEATHERS

Feathers have many meanings to many different people and cultures. They are soul satisfying to weave.  They can be extremely simple in design or extremely complex in design. This workshop is a study of creating weavings of feathers both in philosophical settings, logistics of weaving feathers, anatomy of feathers and techniques that work best to weave the feathers into the designs that create your images and meanings of the feathers. Those who wish to participate will need to have a basic knowledge of line -soumak, twining and tapestry technique. Prerequisite of having done a soumak sampler or one of my Soumak and line classes.  Classes are one on one on zoom. End product will be two designed and woven feathers…   One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  6 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.    6-2-hour classes, 350.00

The Incredible Possibilities of Colour in Tapestry

Tapestry is all about colour usage, colour blending and weaving techniques. It’s about the dot of colour as it crosses in front of a warp and how it relates to whatever is next to it and manipulating the bobbin weft strands to create specific colour changes when using multiple threads on a bobbin. It’s about mixing a limited number of colours to produce new vibrant colours. It’s not about dyeing another colour. It’s about mixing and blending colours to produce vibrant and subtle colour changes using multiple strands of colour. This workshop covers both bobbin blending and architectural techniques of hatching,

One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  6 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.    6-2-hour classes, 350.00

How to Design and Weave a Tapestry (My way-gr.)

One of the things that I hear constantly when people want to weave tapestry is the self-destructive complaint. I can’t draw or I can’t design, therefore I would love to do tapestry, but I can’t… Over the years, over time and 57 tapestries later.  I have created a method for designing tapestry – a method that allows anyone to put together a tapestry design – even those who say they cannot draw. It is based on collage, found images and photo’s and journaling one step at a time, and finding images. Making the images work together-a path to follow- to create uniquely vibrant tapestries. There is nothing magical about it – just an ordered, disciplined approach involving journaling, focusing, taming the squirrelly chaotic thoughts and collage.  One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  4 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.

 $300.00.

Weaving Pictorial Small Format and/or Small-Scale Tapestry.

How to weave and produce small scale and or small format tapestries. Exploring the technical aspects, design possibilities, materials, manipulating weft bundles and scale for the maximum possibilities. Design and produce a small weaving or a sampler. Critiquing and exploring the design possibilities the medium of the small format/ small scale   One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  4 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.

$300.00 

Shaped Tapestry

Shaped Tapestry

Shaped tapestries are showing up everywhere. They are being used for jewelry containers, medicine bags, small purses, small art works, and shaping is being woven into wearable and usable fabrics and containers. They look difficult to weave, but they are not, once you understand a few basic principles. This class is about giving the you the basics. the text book is my Shaped Tapestry. Students can decide which techniques and looms they wish to explore.

Workshop participants will learn to use and create small looms for shaped pieces, how to insert tapestry into already woven fabrics, how to shape three dimensional pieces. Techniques such as creating fringes, adding beaded fringes, and placing beading into the weaving will be demonstrated… One on one zoom classes with Kathe.  4 spaced out classes of 2 hours each 300.00. E-mail Betweenandetc@comcast.net  or call 541-917-3251 for information and more details.