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July 8 — August 23, 2019Ages 6 — 16

Join us for a fantastic summer of fashion, stitching, and creativity!

July 8 — August 23, 2019 • Ages 6 — 16

Register online at: textilecentermn.org/sc2019

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WEEKLY CAMP RATES

Camp rates are listed individually.

Textile Center members save 10% on all camps.

Weavers Guild members are also eligible for the membership prices on select co-sponsored camps.

5 Centers camps are priced as marked.

TO REGISTER

Please call or visit our website in advance to register:

textilecentermn.org/sc2019 612.436.0464

Payment must be made in full at time of registration. Spaces will not be held without full payment.

DATES & TIMES

July 8 – August 23

Note: No camps the week of July 29 – August 2

All camps are subject to change.

MEMBERS RECEIVE 10% OFF ALL CAMPS!

Welcome to Textile Summer Camp!Welcome to Textile Summer Camp!

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July 8 - 12 Week 1Week 1GREAT MN QUILT TOGETHER: QUILT ON A STICK

Make a sampler quilt to enter in the MN State Fair! Quilting is an awesome way to build sewing machine skills while crafting a bespoke story with fabric. Who doesn’t love a warm quilt during Minnesota’s snowy winters? Study inspiring modern quilt artists and historic traditions while developing your own designs for each quilt block. Learn the technical steps in creating unique blocks, and then how to assemble them into a 100% cotton quilt that is certain to become a beloved heirloom.

AGES: 9+ COST: $175

SILKWORMS

Get up close to our classroom pets and watch, firsthand, how silkworms grow! Learn all about these fascinating insects — how they make silk, how to care for them, and how to forage for their food. Meanwhile, learn to dye your own silk sheet for play, dye and stitch your own set of wings, and construct a hand-dyed ribbon streamer that floats in the wind!

AGES: 6-10 COST: $175

WARP AND WEAVE

Make funky scarves and beautiful wall hangings to reflect your own style, using hues of the rainbow and objects from nature as embellishments. Learn the entire process of setting up, warping, and weaving your own custom fabric on a Schact Cricket loom. This loom is perfect for beginning weavers — simple, sturdy, and excellent for inspiring creativity and introducing an essential fiber art form!

AGES: 9+ COST: $175

This camp is co-sponsored by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota.

TROLLS, FAIRIES, AND GNOMES

Create your own village of fantastic beings! Embellish their world by designing their home, pets, food, and more. By combining various techniques such as polymer sculpting, wet felting, and hand sewing — you’ll create a whole crew of little friends to bring wherever you may go!

AGES: 6–10 COST: $175

9am–12pm 1-4pm

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July 15 - 19Week 2Week 2FABRIC MÂCHÉ

Create a trophy head of a unicorn or your favorite animal to hang as a work of art in your room! Spend a day in our dye lab learning how to hand dye fabric in hues of the rainbow to use as the skin of your animal. Learn to sculpt an armature with wire, form the features with paper, and then use a special recipe to fabric maché the surface and the details. Embellish with sparkling Angelina for highlights and art yarn for hair to bring your animal to life!

AGES: 9+ COST: $175

NEEDLE FELTED MINIATURES

This camp is bursting with delightful treasures, waiting to be created with your newfound skills in needle felting! Learn the basics of needle felting to create the most adorable miniature creatures, food, and objects you’ve ever seen. Using a special tool and foam block, learn to compress and sculpt loose wool into miniature three-dimensional masterpieces, perfect for both play and decoration.

AGES: 9+ COST: $175

ADVANCED TEEN FASHION STUDIO

Imagine being a fashion designer and creating garments for people to wear — garments that make people feel and look good. How do designers do it? Get a behind-the-scenes look during a field trip to a local design studio, interact with design professionals during class presentations, and learn about trend research, design, manufacturing, and marketing, all while designing and creating your own custom garment.

*Requirement: Students must have enough experience with a sewing machine to work independently. Projects in the class may not be completed during the week.

AGES: 13+ COST: $375

9am–12pm 1-4pm

all Day • 9am–4pm

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July 22 - 26Week 3Week 3DOLL ME UP

No two people are exactly alike. Study your features and create a one-of-a-kind doll, made to look like you or someone you love! Customize every trait to your liking and learn how to use a sewing machine to stitch the body, embroider the fine features of the face, and stitch on the hair. Even express personality through hand dyeing and machine sewing your doll’s clothing and accessories.

*Tip: No experience necessary. This is the perfect beginner sewing class.

AGES: 9-12 COST: $175

LAND OF MISFIT TOYS

It’s ALIVE! Come to our toy laboratory and create the craziest creature your imagination can think of. Hand dye your own fabric, transfer your own drawing to fabric with special crayons, and stitch together different toy parts to customize your wild being. No creature is too outrageous for this camp!

AGES: 6-10 COST: $175

PAJAMA PARTY

Stand out at your next slumber party with a one-of-a-kind custom dyed and machine-sewn pair of pants. Learn basic sewing skills, spend a day in our dye lab, learn how to read and use a garment pattern, and make something special to wear that shows off your style.


AGES: 9–12 COST: $175

BANNERS OF EMPOWERMENT

Let your flag fly! Every color, shape, and form can convey a meaning and purpose. What is important to you and how do you show it? Learn the meaning behind different symbols, experiment with dyed fabric, make and use stencils, and embroider to create your own special banner or flag.

AGES: 6-10 COST: $175

9am–12pm 1-4pm

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August 5 - 9

WEAVING: ADVENTURES IN TEXTURE

Take weaving up a notch! Move beyond basic weaving, and get chunky and fluffy by learning how to create depth and texture with new techniques. Learn about contemporary artists who push the boundaries of weaving, and explore techniques like soumac, rya knots, and pile to create textures like braids, fringe, and loops. Develop your own weaving style by experimenting with different yarns, fibers, and materials in many colors to achieve just the look you want.


This camp is co-sponsored by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota.

KNITTED POM POM BAGS

Knitting isn’t just your Grandmother’s hobby anymore! Pick out your favorite color of yarn and learn how to cast on, knit, purl, and cast off to create your own beautiful bag. Once your knitting is complete, stitch together a lining and learn how to create pom poms to decorate the exterior. The bag will be a perfect carryall for your knitting tools, accessories, or other portable possessions.


FASHION LAB

Don’t let your sewing machine sit in storage and collect dust. Brush it off, bring it in, and learn how to use it! In this unique camp, students will learn how to troubleshoot problems, perform routine machine maintenance, and how to create a shirt or pair of pants by following a simple pattern.

*Requirement: All machines must be in working order. Students must have some sewing machine experience prior to class start.

AGES: 9–12 COST: $175

1-4pm

Week 4Week 49am–12pm

ART OF EMBROIDERY

A simple needle and thread can create so much more than a stitch. It can paint landscapes, sketch detailed portraits, and construct elaborate pieces of abstract art. Create an embroidery of your own by learning numerous stitches including: chain stitch, feather stitch, running stitch, satin stitch, French knots, couching, and more! Even bring your new embroidery hoop home after camp so you can continue to create and develop your new artistic skills.

AGES: 9-12 COST: $175

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Week 5Week 5 August 12 - 16

FASHION DESIGNER: DRESS

Do you spend countless hours getting dressed and then redressed? Has accessorizing become not just a hobby but also a lifestyle? If so, this is your class! Learn to develop your own fashion board, practice fashion sketching, select the right fabric for the design, and then machine sew a unique dress by following a simple pattern.

*Tip: This class is perfect for a new machine sewer!

AGES: 9–12 COST: $175

FLEECY PILLOW FRIEND

Create a large fleecy friend to accompany you on a road trip or during a good night’s rest. Using various soft fabrics, you’ll learn how to design and create a pillow of your favorite character. Learn how to machine sew your friend together and then attach details by machine appliqué.


AGES: 9-12 COST: $175

9am–12pm 1-4pm

SASHIKO

Sashiko, meaning “little stabs” or “little pierce”, is a Japanese form of stitching that has been used for thousands of years to make a garment stronger and warmer. The mesmerizing stitches and geometric patterns of this functional embroidery are so striking to the eye that contemporary artists and clothing designers frequently use them as intricate decoration on garments. Learn about the rich history of sashiko, study different patterns, and then draw your own design for a sashiko stitched bag, shirt, or bandana.


ART OF PAPER CUT AND PRINT

Explore different types of paper cutting from around the world! Journey through China, and learn about the paper cutting technique of jianzhi. Then travel over to Germany and study the radial symmetry of scherenschnitte. Take a stop in Mexico, and take in the beauty of papel picado banners. Finally, land in Japan to test the art of katazome by making a repeat print on fabric using resist paste, fabric paints, and dye. Once your paper cuts are finished and fabric is printed, create a banner or sew a simple project of your choice.


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August 19 - 23Week 6Week 6NATURAL DYES

Did you know there are plants and weeds in your very own backyard that can be used to dye fabric? Learn how to identify, prepare, and dye fabric with natural materials from our very own Dye Garden. Experiment with different dye processes like eco printing, solar printing, and shibori. Build a swatch book with recipes over the week, create an eco printed bandana or scarf, and even over-dye some garments you bring from home!


SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER

Take a journey into outer space by creating your own felted mobile solar system! Try your hand at space dyeing in our dye lab to create funky colored yarn and fleece. Then learn how to wet felt the solar system and create a planet or alien pillow that’s out of this world!

AGES: 6-10 COST: $175

PRINTED MOROCCAN HAMMOCK

Explore the colors, textures, and prints of Morocco while customizing your own hand printed fabric. Design, print, machine sew, and construct a seated hammock — perfect to hang in a tree or in your home.



FIBER CRITTERS

Like tying a fly for fishing or folding an origami grasshopper, create different bugs made out of mixed materials and fibers. Learn how to stitch, felt, twist, tie, braid, and embroider a collection of awesome little creatures. Then turn them into a necklace, pin, keychain, headband, and more!

AGES: 6-10 COST: $175

9am–12pm 1-4pm

5 Centers Camps5 Centers Camps

LIFT OFF

Going airborne in . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1! By glider, plane, helicopter, or rocket, leave your terrestrial constraints behind and take to the skies. Navigate and imagine the many modes of flight and an endless array of destinations with the multimedia resources of the five partnered centers. Explore aeronautical and cosmic curiosities, drawing inspiration from the real or imagined destination along with the vehicles to take you there. With your seat belts fastened, and a course plotted, you will spend one day of the week at each of the partnered centers in the following order: Textile Center, FilmNorth, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, and Northern Clay Center. Please register through Northern Clay Center.

AGES: 9+ COST: $315/$295 members of any participating centers

SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT

Hidden behind a veil of darkness, exist the creatures and beings of myth, fable, and folklore. Focus your senses and let creativity illuminate the unknown within your peripheral. Spending one day at each of the partnered centers, you will use an array of media and art forms to explore the creatures of legend or to create your own. Deconstruct enigma and set your creativity free while visiting the following centers in this order: Textile Center, FilmNorth, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Northern Clay Center. Please register through Northern Clay Center.

AGES: 9+ COST: $315/$295 members of any participating centers

June 17 - 21

9am-3pm

July 15 - 19

9am-3pm

To register for these camps please visit www.northernclaycenter.org or call 612.339.8007.

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Instructor BiosInstructor Bios

MADDY BARTSCH is a fiber artist, educator, and sustainable fiber systems organizer with a focus on the costs and impact of textile consumption. She co-founded Three Rivers Fibershed, which works to create soil-to-soil fiber systems within strategic geographies, and serves as their director. Maddy teaches classes throughout the Twin Cities and grows natural dye gardens during Minnesota’s sometimes-finicky growing season. She will be returning for her third year of summer camp, focusing on sustainable fiber art techniques.

LAURA BURLIS is a sculptor and polymer clay artist who has studied and created art in Australia, Italy, and most recently Glacier National Park. Her whimsical polymer clay artwork has been featured in art shows throughout the Twin Cities. Laura is an experienced youth instructor, working with Girl Scouts, Courageous Hearts, and other organizations while sharing her passion for the art form. This will be the third summer Laura joins us, sharing her love of sculpting with youth!

ELIZABETH HARRINGTON originally taught herself how to spin yarn on a CD spindle in 2007, and that’s where her interests in fiber art blossomed. She is now skilled in spinning, dyeing, weaving, and felting. Elizabeth has been sharing this love of fiber arts with youth and adults since 2009.

JAIME GJERDINGEN is a skilled knitting and poetry instructor who has worked in the public schools for eight years. She is the founder of the Twin Cities based organization Lit Knit, which gathers community over the love of knitting. Jaime is passionate about community engagement, upcycling, and the practice of cloth meditation — slow stitching and mindfulness in textile practice. Jaime has been teaching with Textile Center for four years.

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SARAH NASSIF is a Minneapolis-based teaching artist with a focus on sewing, screen printing, and community engagement. Her apparel line, Rectangle Designs, has been sold from Brooklyn to Seattle featuring her original botanical screen prints. She loves to teach others how she combines her passion for nature with the textile arts. Sarah is a 2016 Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant and a 2018 MN State Arts Board Artist Initative Grant recipient.

JENNY STICE is a fiber artist who recently began exploring embroidery to translate her drawings into a new medium. As a teaching artist, she has shared her enthusiasm for art and textiles with students from pre-K to adult for the last 10 years. Jenny will be returning this summer for her second year of camp, and we are thrilled to have her!

DYANN JUDY, a fiber artist for most of her life, is an expert knitter and is also skilled in crochet, sewing, quilting, dyeing, beading, jewelry making, and weaving. Dyann is an elementary school teacher in Minneapolis, where she incorporates the teaching of needle arts into her classes for students.

CECI LEWIS is a fiber artist, sewing garments with indigo and other natural dyes, with a focus on sustainability in her practice and teaching. She has cultivated a rainbow of natural dye colors in her postage stamp sized yard and has shared natural dyeing with more than a thousand children in the metro area. Ceci is an instructor in our Fiber Art Youth Guild program and has worked in our summer camp program since 2018. For the last 20 years, dyeing, quilting, and (now) weaving have taken over her life!

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More InformationMore Information

CAMP SIZE

There is a maximum of 8 to 12 students per camp to ensure high quality, one-on-one instruction.

AGES

Classes have a specified age range to ensure the success of every student. Please abide by the listed age.

TEACHING ARTISTS

Our teaching artists are highly qualified fiber art instructors, experienced in textile art techniques and education.

SNACK & BREAKS

Please pack a non-perishable, nut-free snack to minimize exposure for students with allergies. If your child is staying for both the morning and afternoon sessions, please pack a lunch. Students may bring a book to read or something to do during breaks. We kindly ask that all cell phones and electronics are left at home.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Textile Center is handicapped accessible. If your student has special needs, physical or learning challenges, allergies or other medical concerns, please let us know in advance how we can help your student have the best experience possible.

SUPPLIES AND WHAT TO WEAR

All supplies are included with your registration fees, unless otherwise noted in the description. Most camps use high-quality materials that may stain clothing. Textile Center is not responsible for clothing or items that might be damaged or lost during camp. Weather permitting, some camps and breaks will be held outdoors. Please dress your child in appropriate clothing and footwear (closed-toe shoes preferred) for outdoor play.

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CONFIRMATION PACKETS

Confirmation packets are sent via email immediately after registration and are available for download on our website.

CANCELLATIONS & WITHDRAWALS

Please view our cancellation and withdrawal policy online at: textilecentermn.org/sc2019

OTHER QUESTIONS?

Please visit our website at textilecentermn.org, email [email protected], or call 612-436-0464 for more information.

ABOUT TEXTILE CENTER

Textile Center is unique as America’s national center for fiber art. Our community resources include classes for all ages and skill levels, exceptional exhibitions, an artisan shop, professional-grade dye lab, natural dye plant garden, and one of the largest circulating textile libraries in the country. Now in its 25th year, Textile Center’s mission is to honor textile traditions, promote excellence and innovation, and inspire widespread participation in fiber art.

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