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PLEASE NOTE: DEEP COLOR IS NO LONGER A STORE.
YOU MAY TAKE A CLASS OR VISIT DURING ONE OF OUR OPEN HOUSES
THANK YOU
OPEN HOUSE!
FREE
Sunday, April 18
11 am - 4 pm
Wool Sale
Come and see the wonders of felt making
and try felting for yourself
Free felting lesson 12 - 4 pm
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Felting Classes Summer 2010
June - September
Classes fill quickly. Sign up as soon as possible.
*Payment Policies
All classes must be prepaid in full to be registered in class.
Checks are made to Claudia Hoffberg and mailed
to 422 Colusa Ave. Kensington, CA 94707. We do
not accept credit cards. Classes are non-refundable and non-transferable.
(Class credit is available for cancellations made four (4) weeks
prior to the beginning of class. $20 cancellation fee applies.)
Semester classes are considered one class. Semester classes
cannot be taken individually or refunded.
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| Calendar
of Events by Month (click on links or scroll down to see
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Advanced Felting Semester:
Pattern |
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10-11
(Special Intro Price!) |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Intro Class to Feltmaking - Indigo and Shibori |
$150 |
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Advanced Felting Semester:
Sculpture, Multiples, & Containers |
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| 8-9 |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Bags, Containers, & Sculptures |
$180 |
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| June |
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| 5-6 |
Advanced Felting Semester:
Painting, Monoprinting, and Stamping on Fabric for Felting |
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| 12-13 |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Felting for your house |
$180 |
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| July |
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| 23 |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Super quick intro to Felting |
$45 |
| 24-25 |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Fashion and Felting |
$180 |
| 30 - Aug 1 |
Advanced Felting Semester:
"Green" Felting |
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| September |
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| 4-5 |
Advanced Felting Semester:
Texture, Felt, and the 3D Surface |
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| 11-12 |
Beginning and Intermediate
Felting: Texture, Felt, and the 3D Surface |
$180 |
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Felting Semesters
Summer 2010 |
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Advanced Felting Semester
This is for experienced felt makers and artists who want to work
regularly and deeply with a supportive group to develop their work.
The entire semester is considered one class. Classes cannot
be taken individually or refunded.
First weekend of each month (5 days total)
All classes 10 am - 5 pm (extended studio hours included)
Cost: 3 month semester $450 (materials not
included)
Beginning / Intermediate Felting Semester
This class is for feltmakers and artists with some experience with
felting who would like to develop their own voice, learn lots more
about felting, and work with a supportive group every month
The entire semester is considered one class. Classes cannot
be taken individually or refunded (exceptions noted below)
Second weekend of each month (6 days total)
All classes 10 am - 5 pm (extended studio hours included)
Cost: $180 per classs or 3 weekends for $450
(materials not included)
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Advanced
Felting Semester
April - September
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Pattern
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This class will explore using repeating motifs, using fabric for
inspiration and will show how to make felt millefiori, and murrini
to make your marks
Sun, April 4
10 am - 5 pm
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| Sculpture, Multiples, and Containers |
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This class will cover making felt sculptures in multiples, exploring
the container forms, and the amazing options that felt offers for
texture, color, and internal shape
Sat & Sun, May 1-2
10 am - 5 pm
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Painting, Monoprinting, and Stamping on Fabric for felting
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We will use silk and cotton, rollers, brushes, sponges, and procian
dyes to make printed silk and cotton for felting
Sat & Sun, June 5-6
10 am - 5 pm
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| "Green" Felting |
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We will make felt from local fleece, dye fleece and felt with the
natural dyes madder, cochineal, fustic, and indigo. We will stain
felt with tea, rust, and marigold and experiment with alum, copper,
and iron
July 30 - Aug 1
10 am - 5 pm
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| Texture, Felt, and the 3D Surface |
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You can make so many amazing surfaces with felt- imbed fabrics,
carve, layer color, sew, quilt, weave, stain, burn. We will use
different surfaces to make wall hangings, quilts, collages and installation
September 4-5
10 am - 5 pm
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Beginning
and Intermediate Felting Semester*
April - September
*These classes can be taken individually.
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Intro Class to Feltmaking - Indigo and Shibori
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We will explore many methods for making 3-D shaping on your flat
felting including dying, sewing, and fake shibori, then overdye
your pieces in a natural indigo pot. All the basics of feltmaking
will be covered. All levels welcome
Sat & Sun, April 10-11
10 am - 5 pm
$150
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| Bags, Containers, & Sculptures |
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We will learn an easy, clever way to make felt containers withour
using a resist. We will also consider handles, closures, and shaping
over various forms. Some felting experience necessary.
Sat & Sun, May 8-9
10 am - 5 pm
$180
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Felting for Your House
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Rugs, placemats slip covers, cushions - all can be made of think,
strong, colorful felt. We also discuss layering, pattern and making
marks Prereq: 1 weekend felting class at Deep Color
Sat & Sun, June 12-13
10 am - 5 pm
$180
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| Super Quick Intro to felting |
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Learn to make an easy beautiful flet scarf that you will wear all
the time
Friday July 23
7-9 pm
$45 Take the entire weekend for $200!
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| Fashion and Felting |
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Be your won fashion desingner and make ruffled, crimped, distressed
silk and felt garments. We will use felt and various fabrics
Sat & Sun, July 24-25
10 am - 5 pm
$180 Take the entire weekend for $200!
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| Shibori, felt, indigo, and natural dyes |
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We will explore even more shibori methods and add in mordanting,
indog, and cochineal
August 20-22
Friday 6-9 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm
$180
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| Texture, Felt, and the 3D Surface |
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You can make so many amazing surfaces with felt- imbed fabrics,
carve, layer color, sew, quilt, weave, stain, burn. We will use
different surfaces to make wall hangings, quilts, collages and installation
September 11-12
10 am - 5 pm
$180
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