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CNCH 2015

At Asilomar At Asilomar April 9 - 12, 2015

Asilomar

Rustic Elegance Natural Beauty Serene Setting

Asilomar

Comfortable recently- updated rooms Improved paths and access All meals included

In-depth classes 3 days on a single topic

Conference Format:

Weaving • Spinning • Dyeing • Basket Making Taught by Nationally and Internationally recognized Instructors

Conference Content:

Teachers and Classes

Jason Collingwood England’s foremost weaver of rugs

Loom Weaving

Jason Collingwood Class Title: 3-End Blockweave

Topics:

• two color and three color block designs
• Clasped wefts and dovetailing
• 2 / 1 double faced twill
• Special emphasis on Shaft Switching

Loom Weaving

Sharon Alderman

Author and Teacher, Holder of the Certificate

• f Excellence in Handweaving

Loom Weaving

Sharon Alderman Class Title: Exploring the Eight Shaft Loom

Topics:

• what an eight shaft can do for you
• explore structures
• coordinated fabrics from a single warp
• eight shaft (or more) loom required

Loom Weaving

Rosalie Neilson

Author & Teacher with interests in Rep Weaving & Kumihimo

Loom Weaving

Rosalie Neilson Class Title: It’s in the warp: Color and design in Rep

Topics:

• exploring block design
• movement of blocks, independently or linked
• profile drafting, use of color and more

Loom Weaving

Judy Allen

Weaving since 1973 Taught at CNCH 2005 at Asilomar Owns Gilmore Looms

Loom Weaving

Judy Allen Class Title: Beginning Weaving

Topics:

• learn basic start to finish weaving
• terminology, techniques, troubleshooting
• 4 shaft loom required

Loom Weaving

Jannie Taylor

Teacher of advanced weaving at the AVL School. Convergence teacher 2008, 2010, 2012

Loom Weaving

Jannie Taylor Class Title: Diversified Plain Weave

Topics:

• an underappreciated structure
• round robin format
• leave with a notebook of samples and new skills

Loom Weaving

Daryl Lancaster

Teacher, Lecturer, former Features Editor at Handwoven Magazine

Off-Loom Weaving

Daryl Lancaster Class Title: Advanced Inkle Weaving

Topics:

• challenging pick-up techniques
• supplemental warp and weft
• looms available for rental or purchase

Off-Loom Weaving

John Mullarkey

Tablet weaver with displays at the Missouri History Museum. Software developer

Off-Loom Weaving

John Mullarkey Class Title: Egyptian Tablet Weaving Duo

Topics:

• one new, one very old technique
• complex patterns easily produced
• plus create your own new patterns

Off-Loom Weaving

Sarah Anderson

Teacher & Author “The Spinners Book of Yarn Designs”

Spinning

Sarah Anderson Class Title: Drafting & Plying with a Purpose

Topics:

• drafting techniques for all skill levels
• construct spirals, cables, crepes, coils, soft core

and boucle´

Spinning

Judith MacKenzie

Teacher & Author “The Intentional Spinner”

Spinning

Judith MacKenzie Class Title: The Secret Garden: Rare and Precious Fibers

Topic:

• Spin several rare silks, qiviuk, bison, pygora,

super fine alpacas, yak and a variety of cashmeres

• Learn about their sources and uses

Spinning

Kris Abshire

Textile Artist for 30 years Inspired by the Alaskan Wilderness Exhibited throughout the Northwest

Dyeing

Kris Abshire Class Title: Serendipity in a Cup

Topics:

• Color Theory, fiber compatible dyes
• Dyeing in precise imagery, and water color effect
• Use simple inexpensive tools and supplies
• Colors in a cup, no boiling, no pots, no chemicals

Dyeing

Mary Finley

Studied Natural Dyes for 45 years Teaches throughout Northern California

Dyeing

Mary Finley Class Title: The Wonders of Natural Dyeing

Topics:

• Hands on introduction to natural dyes
• Use flowers, leaves, roots, bark and a bug
• Create a rainbow of at least 12 colors

Dyeing

Margaret Mathewson

Scholar, Teacher, Basket Maker Operates the Ancient Arts Center in Oregon Teaches at Oregon State University

Basket Making

Basket Making

Margaret Mathewson Class Title: Wavy Willow

Topics:

• Use natural willow plus shoots and vines
• Large backpack or handled basket
• Oval or round

Shannon Weber

2 & 3 dimensional format weaving since 1986 Exhibited, awarded and published nationally

Basket Making

Basket Making

Shannon Weber Class Title: The Ins and Outs of All Things, Expanding Thoughts of Random Weaving

Topics:

• 2D & 3D applications of random weaving
• Use a variety of natural or cast-off materials
• create personal sculptures, totems or amulets

• Bonfire Experience
• Informal Fashion Show
• CNCH Scholarship Fundraiser
• Julia Morgan Presentation

Special Events

Vendor: Village Spinning & Weaving

Special Events

• Wheels
• Looms
• Accessories
• Fibers
• Books

Local Shops:

• Back Porch Fabrics
• Knitting By The Sea
• Monarch Knitting
• The Twisted Stitch

• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Cannery Row
• Asilomar State Beach
• Pt. Pinos Lighthouse
• Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf
• Whale Watching Cruises
• 26 Golf Courses
• Big Sur

Local Attractions

Join Us April 9 - 12, 2015 Asilomar Conference Grounds Pacific Grove, CA

Registration:

Information available 9/13/2014 at www.cnch.org Registration opens 11/1/2014 at 9AM Conference limited to 200 Participants