Kimberley Pierce Cartwright is a fiber artist living in Durham.
Date: Thursday, April 8
Time: 6 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $30
Turn Your T-shirts into Memory Quilts and Wall Art
Ruth Warren
Do you have old t-shirts that hold precious memories, but sit in a drawer or box in the attic? Turn those t-shirts into a piece of art! In this class, you will learn how to cut and prepare t-shirts with fusible web materials to use in memory quilts or wall art. First, students will learn strategies for cutting and turning t-shirts into quilt blocks, and then practice making quilt blocks from t-shirts. Students will also use a t-shirt to create a piece of wall art on a stretched canvas to take home and hang on the wall. Students should bring a few t-shirts to work with. The instructor will also provide t-shirts for practice. All other materials and tools will be provided by the instructor or are included in the class fee.
Ruth Warren is the owner/operator of Mommies Quilts and Creations, a small
arts and crafts business that specializes in making quilted creations from
vintage and recycled textiles. Ruth began her first quilt project in high school,
and with it began a life-long love of scrap quilting, a time-honored method
of recycling scrap fabrics that is as old as quilting itself. Her creations
range from functional items including pillows, table covers and bed quilts
to more decorative creations of wall art and even holiday creations like greeting
cards and ornaments.
Date: Sunday, April 11
Time: 1 – 4:30pm
Cost: $35
Make-and-Take
Indoor Composting Workshop
Muriel Williman
Anyone ... anywhere ... can compost at home with a worm bin!
In this hands-on workshop, you will make
your own tidy and efficient indoor composting bin specifically designed for
composting
in
apartments
or
tight spaces.
The workshop includes supplies
to construct your own bin, instruction from seasoned composting expert Muriel
Williman (Orange County Solid Waste Management), and of course, worms!
Composting creates rich humus, the organic component
of healthy soil and a natural fertilizer, from your kitchen vegetable and
fruit scraps. Learn all you need to know to recycle your food waste, care
for your worms, harvest the compost, and feed your plants.
Want pets but can’t afford
a puppy? Worms don't bite, bark, or need to be walked, you can have thousands
at a time! And they eat your garbage! What could be better?
Worm bins also
make great gifts, so make and take two bins for only $20 more!
Muriel Williman is Education and Outreach specialist for Orange County Solid Waste Management and a long-time indoor composting enthusiast, and a member of the Scrap Exchange Board of Directors.
Date: Wednesday, April 14
Time: 7 – 9pm
Cost: $40 (includes bin, worms, and everything you need
to start composting at home)
New Creations from Old Quilts
Ruth Warren
This is your chance to experiment with various techniques that will transform old quilt pieces into new creations. Students will be able to select vintage cutter quilt pieces from the instructor’s own collection to work with. Learn how to turn a tattered or unfinished quilt into pillows, table runners, wall quilts and even works of modern wall art on canvas. We will use iron-on fusible interfacings to stabilize old fabrics and delicate seams, and to fuse quilt pieces onto new surfaces like fabric, paper and canvas. You will create a set of iron-on appliqués, a greeting card, a pillow top and a piece of quilt art on canvas board all from old quilt pieces!
A limited number of rotary cutters and cutting mats will be provided,
but if students have their own, please bring them!
Ruth Warren is the owner of Mommies Quilts and Creations. Ruth
learned from her own mother how to create treasures from trash, and
now she specializes in making quilted creations from vintage and
recycled textiles. Her work is sold locally at seasonal craft shows
and worldwide over the internet.
Date: Sunday, April 18
Time: 1 – 4:30pm
Cost: $35
Make Your Own Natural Cleaners
Rebecca Currie
Learn how a few simple, inexpensive ingredients can be combined to form a wide range of products to meet all of your cleaning needs. Participants will learn the basics of cleaning with homemade products and the properties of various ingredients. Everyone who takes the class will receive a course pack with information and recipes. Participants will also have the option of purchasing a cleaning kit that includes all the ingredients you need to get started in your new life of less-toxic cleaning.
Rebecca Currie has been making her own cleaning products since 1999 and is passionate about promoting simple and healthy alternatives to toxic and/or wildly overpriced commercial cleaners.
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Cost: $15 per household
Stuffed Animals (Softees)
Louise Seamster
Learn to sew by creating unique stuffed animals for yourself or as a gift! You can reuse fabric and other materials to make something new and beautiful. Use existing patterns or get help making up your own. This class is for all levels of experience. Scrap Exchange materials are included—your own materials and supplies are welcome, too.
Louise Seamster is a knitter, seamstress, and teacher in Durham.
She works primarily with recycled materials. Her work is currently for sale at theseamster.etsy.com. Louise was also a featured artist in the 2008 Holiday Craftland exhibit at The Scrap Exchange.
Date: Sunday, April 25 and Sunday, May 2 (2-part class)
Time: 3:00 – 5:30pm
Cost: $40
Sparkly Shoes
Ann May Woodward and Darcy Martin
Have you ever wanted ruby slippers? Would you just like to douse a pair of shoes/boots in sparkly stuff? This is your chance, bring your own shoes, and we will provide the glitter. We will have several kinds of glitter and glues so you can design your very own sparkly shoes. All ages, and all shoes welcome.
Ann May Woodward—Born in Watertown NY, home
of the Black River, Ann believes that everyone is creative. Her creative endeavors
have included: mixed media sculpture, jewelry, handbags made from industrial
discards and yogurt cup bags, sparkly shoes, community art installations such
as Real Live Goddesses, and the Book of Everything, along with being the current
executive director of The Scrap Exchange.
Darcy Martin—Born in the Midwest, where creativity
runs high and old items become new again (especially during the long winter
months!). Her favorite creative expressions are photography and soil, but she
also loves glitter, found objects, fine point pens and markers, felt....and
of course, SPARKLY SHOES!
Date: April 28, 2010
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
Cost: $5
Recycle Your Closet!
Patrizia Fereria
Recycle your closet to create one-of-a-kind garments! Students will bring to class old pieces of clothing and fabric that will be transformed into completely new and unexpected pieces. Shirts become skirts, a sleeve becomes a top, a skirt becomes a scarf- the possibilities are endless! We will use a wide array of textile techniques to give new life to our old rags. Techniques include: block-printing, stenciling, tie-dye and stitched resist, as well as several decorating techniques to later customize our pieces such as, stitching, fabriic appliquŽ, embroidery, and beading.
Patrizia Ferreira’s interest in patterns began after graduating from the Institute of Industrial Design in Montevideo, Uruguay. After taking a screen-printing course she discovered the beauty of arranging, layering and repeating patterns. Ever since she has been committed to the study of pattern and surface design. She holds a Master of Science degree with a specialization in print design for textiles from Philadelphia University and has worked at several ends of the industry, including teaching. She is currently dedicated to the free-lancing of her own work at her studio, Patrizia Ferreira Design Studios, based in Durham, NC and to teaching fashion and textile related undergraduate courses for the Fashion Marketing and Merchandising degree at The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham.
Date: Wednesdays, May 5, 12, and 17 (3-part class)
Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Cost: $45 for all three sessions
Open Woodshop
David Rogers
Got an ongoing building project or a great idea for one? Need advice
or help to complete it? Attend our Open Woodshops! Create
and finish projects faster by building on the knowledge of basic hand
tools
you already have. Learn how to get more out of your everyday tools
by using them effectively. David Rogers, The Scrap Exchange’s on-site
expert, will show you how to use the right tool and execute the best
techniques to get
it done!
David Rogers has been creating eye-catching art and custom wood works
for the past fifteen years. During his career, he has been
involved in projects with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare
Festival, the Durham Arts Initiative, the Pin Project for Troika
Music Festival, Bull City Headquarters, Habitat for Humanity, Common
Ground in New Orleans, and The Scrap Exchange.
Date: Tuesday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 25
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Cost: $20 per session
Blank Doll Bodies
Kimberley Pierce Cartwright
In this class we will make a pattern, sew and paint a doll. The
doll construction is simple but the use of paint on the body makes the
possibilities to create interesting personalities unique. This class
requires sewing either by hand or by machine. Bring your machine to
class or pick up doll pattern form the Scrap Exchange and pre-sew the
body before class. (A limited number of sewing machines are available
at The Scrap Exchange.)
Supplies: Good cutting scissors, cotton fabric,thread, sewing needles, sewing machine (optional if you plan to hand sew only), polyfill, hand held hair dryer (optional), two of your favorite paint brushes- one medium brush for painting larger surfaces, one small brush for detail painting. Check out The Scrap Exchange before buying new materials!
Kimberley Pierce Cartwright is a fiber artist living in Durham.
Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 6 – 8:30pm
Cost: $30
Making Mobiles With Found Objects
Julia Gartrell
Come make a mobile from found objects! Using a variety of techniques (papier mache, wire-work, sewing, etc.) create a mobile from stuff you find. The mobile is a fun and flexible medium with endless possibilities. Come learn how physics and art can overlap!
Julia Gartrell is a Durhamite who has an affinity for junk. She is a sculptor and installation artist primarily, but dabbles in all mediums. Julia is a founding member of the DURTY art collective, a Kalamazoo College alumna, a happy Scrap Exchange employee and a generally busy and creative person.
Date: Wednesdays, May 26 and June 2 (two-part class)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Cost: $40 + $3 materials fee (if bringing your own isn't adequate)
Basic Book Structures
Emily Dings
In this class, you will learn basic bookmaking skills that can be
applied to both simple and complex book structures. Using minimal
supplies, you will see how easy it is to make books using everyday
items around your house (or from the Scrap Exchange!) Participants
will make three books using adhesive and thread bindings and will
come away with a better understanding of gluing, folding, and
assembly techniques that will lend a polished appearance to any book
project.
Emily Dings is an editor, writer, and paper artist who has lived in
Durham for four years. After teaching herself some basics of
bookbinding and collage, she took a series of books courses at The
Printed Page in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and apprenticed with a book
artist in Providence. She is passionate about bookmaking because it
merges language and visual arts, invites innovative reuse of
materials, and is interactive in nature.
Date: Tuesday, June 1
Time: 6 – 9pm
Cost: $12
Make a Photo Album
Emily Dings
In this class, you will create a simple but substantial photo album with exposed binding. The project will teach basic skills useful for making many types of thread-bound structures. No prior bookmaking experience is necessary.
Emily Dings is an editor, writer, and paper artist who has lived in
Durham for four years. After teaching herself some basics of
bookbinding and collage, she took a series of books courses at The
Printed Page in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and apprenticed with a book
artist in Providence. She is passionate about bookmaking because it
merges language and visual arts, invites innovative reuse of
materials, and is interactive in nature.
Date: Tuesday, June 8
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
Cost: $12
Class Policies
Pre-registration is required to hold your place in the class. The
best way to register is to email Rowan Martell at
with your name and the class you would like to take.
You can also register by calling the office at 919-682-2751.
Payment is due at the start of the class and can be paid by cash, check, Visa, or Mastercard. (Cash or check is preferred.) All classes are held in the Make-N-Take Room at The Scrap Exchange.
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Group Workshops and Classes
The Scrap Exchange also offers classes for group sign-ups (corporate, social
groups, church groups, etc.).
If you have an idea for a creative reuse class you'd like to offer, please
call Rowan Martell at 919-682-2751 (program
office) or email her at .
