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1/28/2023 (Sat) 3pm-5pm Standing Wool Workshop by fiber artist, Amy Reader

$65.00

During the workshop, participants will learn two basic methods for creating standing wool coils and how to join them together. This educational workshop will touch on the history of standing wool and how the technique was lost. Standing wool was a texture technique that was used in the 1700 and 1800s to create warm, thrifty rugs, but fell out of use after the Industrial Revolution because it was a slow, hand-stitched process that could not be recreated by a machine. This workshop will highlight the re-emergence of the technique in recent years and show the variety of work that can be created with it.

Participants will leave with their own small standing wool creation.
All materials will be provided.

$65.00

9 students max.

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During the workshop, participants will learn two basic methods for creating standing wool coils and how to join them together. This educational workshop will touch on the history of standing wool and how the technique was lost. Standing wool was a texture technique that was used in the 1700 and 1800s to create warm, thrifty rugs, but fell out of use after the Industrial Revolution because it was a slow, hand-stitched process that could not be recreated by a machine. This workshop will highlight the re-emergence of the technique in recent years and show the variety of work that can be created with it.

Participants will leave with their own small standing wool creation.
All materials will be provided.

$65.00

9 students max.

During the workshop, participants will learn two basic methods for creating standing wool coils and how to join them together. This educational workshop will touch on the history of standing wool and how the technique was lost. Standing wool was a texture technique that was used in the 1700 and 1800s to create warm, thrifty rugs, but fell out of use after the Industrial Revolution because it was a slow, hand-stitched process that could not be recreated by a machine. This workshop will highlight the re-emergence of the technique in recent years and show the variety of work that can be created with it.

Participants will leave with their own small standing wool creation.
All materials will be provided.

$65.00

9 students max.

Amy Reader (she/her) is a fiber artist based in Portland, OR. She learned to sew when she was six years old and quickly fell in love with textiles. Amy enjoys exploring fiber arts of all kinds, including embroidery, standing wool, needle felting, knitting, and crocheting. Amy worked at Anthropologie as the Display Coordinator creating the window and in-store displays. In 2019, Amy was accepted as a member of the Society for Embroidered Work . The Society for Embroidered Work aims to promote and support the best stitched art worldwide. You can find Amy’s work online at amyreaderartist.com and follow her on Instagram @amyreaderartist.