Hair Doll

In-progress project! Visit emitchworks.blospot.com to find out more about it :)

Last Session's Sew Your Own Hoodie!

The fall session's Sew Your Own Hoodie class was a complete success! Check out these amazing sweatshirts made by the students!

Christine's Cool Hood

Katie's Asymetric Zipper (still in progress!)

Erin's Pro-looking Sweatshirt: with Thumb-holes!

Aliza's Dual Colored Creation

Lara's sweatshirt will be the most complicated of all! I can't wait to see it when it's done!

For more photos from the hoodie class and other past Lillstreet classes, check out my Lillstreet Flickr folder!

xoxo-- Nora

EVERYONE'S INVITED!

Please join us this Friday in the Textile Studios at Lillstreet Art Center and meet students, faculty and monitors within the department.  Enjoy food, drinks, and wonderful work made in our very own studios.  Veteran students-  bring friends and family to show them where you spend your days/nights in class and open studio!

This event is being held in conjunction with Lillstreet First Fridays, as well as the Lillstreet Holiday Party.  There will be music, food, drinks, and lots of artwork throughout the entire building.  Make a night of it! 

I know that I am looking forward to another great party!  It will be so nice to celebrate each other's company alongside the amazing work created within the Textile department!!

EARLY WINTER OPEN STUDIO SCHEDULE IS UP! (schedule subject to change after first week of classes)

 

The new open studio schedule is up for the Early Winter Session! (Please keep in mind that the schedule is subject to change after this first week of classes.  Always check right side-bar for the most up-to-date information.) 

Currently enrolled students can start using open studio time after the first class.  If you are a student who has taken a class within the past year, you can register for open studio on a week-to-week basis at the front desk or online.  (Print students- you must provided your own screens or rent from the studio.)  Once registered, stop by the front desk to pick up an open studio card.  You MUST present the card to the monitor on duty each time you sign in. 

Email camille@lillstreet.com with any questions.  We look forward to seeing you around Lillstreet!

3D EMROIDERY STARTS MONDAY!

french knots on Papi Tree, Detail

   3D EMBROIDERY
     
I am so excited to start my new 3D EMBROIDERY CLASS this Monday!  I have been working on the design for a new sampler to screen-print for all students enrolled in the class.  This class will focus on learning stitches that really 'jump' or 'pop-out' from the surface of the fabric.  We will be using perle cotton thread, as well as chunky yarns and regular embroidery floss to create unique embroideries that really stand out.  We will also learn how to use stuffing or batting to create a padded shapes and surfaces.  

 

Class Description

Expand your embroidery skills by learning some new complex, relief-effect stitches such as the woven picot and the raised stem band. Every student receives a newly designed silkscreened sampler to work on each week. Couching, beading and basic stuffing techniques will also be covered. All materials provided. New floor-standing embroidery hoops make it easy to stitch comfortably during class and open studio.

1-4pm

Monday, November 28, 2011 to Monday, December 19, 2011

Camille Canales

Register Online

                 


In my own artwork, I really enjoy achieving a relief effect on a 2D surface.  Embroidery is the perfect medium to give the illusion of a flat surface, and reveal depth and texture as the viewer is drawn in closer. Hope to see you in class on Monday!

padded applique on Cavemouth, detail

SAVE THE DATE!

LILLSTREET TEXTILES PARTY/SALE DECEMBER 2!

and art vs. craft is this saturday in milwaukee!

Quilts, Quilts, Quilts

There was some beautiful work being made in Quilted Projects this term. Check it out!
Liz is mixing funky contemporary fabrics with a vintage table cloth to make a dazzling house top quilt.


Carolina pieced a field of white stars in a blue green sky and machine quilted it with vines and leaves.

Rosalia is working on a giant king sized quilt made of blocks of vintage green and blue fabrics with amazing bits of applique and embroidery mixed in. (Sorry about the poor photo, Rosalia!). This ambitious project will keep her busy for a while!


Isabel started this beauty in Gabriella's crazy quilt class and worked on quilting and binding it in our class. There is so much detail in this piece that you just can't see in the photos - the textures are fantastic and her daughter is already using it in her bed!


Sheri incorporated a bit of the handy work she created in Camille's embroidery class to make this simple and lovely square dance quilt. She also completed two other projects which used some of these same vintage fabrics. All hand quilted!

LAST DAY OF OPEN STUDIO TODAY! GET YOUR PRINTING AND SEWING ON!

Just a friendly reminder that today, Saturday November 19th, is the last day of Fall open studio.  There will be no open studio on Sunday November 20th due to a Shibori Workhop in the print studio.  (There's still a couple of spots open and time to register!)

Open studio for the Textile Department will resume Monday November 28th, as well as the Early Winter classes.  You can register for open studio a week at a time ($40/week), or save money by signing up for a class and having open studio access from November 28- January 8th.  Do the math, that's less than $25/week for 6 weeks of open studio, in addition to a class!

 

The open studio schedule will be posted some time next week, as always on the right side bar.

What will you make this Winter at Lillstreet??

Alternative Needlepoint Wraps Up!

Here are some images of my students and their work for Alternative Needlepoint, which just wrapped up this past Monday night. I had a great group of people, and everybody participated and created some amazing work!

Need something better than therapy this holiday season?

Need something to ward off those holiday blues? Get busy like Santa's elves and make something!

Join multidisciplinary artist, Sarah Montgomery in the Sewing Housewares class on Thursdays this December to make something special for yourself or to give as a gift. Once you learn to make things, it's the gift that keeps on giving! Hope to see y'all there!

Turkey Work

Thanksgiving is in the air at Lillstreet... just look around!

And in the Textiles Sewing Room there's some Turkey Work going on.

And that also means it's time to sign up for Early Winter classes.  Call Today!



Lillstreet Textile Students: Apply Now! for the 2011 Holiday Party/Sale

Hello everyone,

After having our meeting regarding the December 2nd Textile Department Holiday Sale/Party, we have decided to invite students to join.  

We have 3 spots for students, and they should apply by this Friday, November 18th.  (I know it is short notice, but it is a very informal application process.)  Students will be notified Monday, November 21st.  Long-time students, as well as students who have plenty of work already made are encouraged to apply.  Work must be made at Lillstreet and represent classes we offer in the Textile department.

The event will take place alongside Lillstreet's Holiday Party on Friday, December 2nd from 6-10pm in the textile studios.  Food and drinks will be served.  Work will be on display and for sale in both studios from teachers, monitors and students.  Friends, family, and all are invited and welcome to attend.  There will also be a raffle with Kate's pinata like last time :)

All participants are expected to contribute to the food, drinks, and decorations of the studios, as well as set-up and clean-up.  Everyone is responsible for handling their own sales and must provide their own way of taking payment.

To apply, pick up an application in the Textile department hallway or email camille@lillstreet.com.  Current students should be receiving an email with the electronic application from their instructors.

We look forward to seeing your applications!

Best,
Camille