Paper Cloth with Anne Kelly
June 3-6 2025
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1133 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
9:30 AM – 4 PM
Anne Kelly is a member of the Embroiderers Guild, the European Textile Network and a member of the Crafts Council Directory. Her large mixed media textile embroideries are exhibited and collected in the UK and internationally. Her five books for Batsford are widely collected and studied.
Website: www.annekellytextiles.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
In this exciting 4-day workshop with artist, author and tutor Anne Kelly, you will be starting with some samples to learn the technique of combining paper and cloth, culminating in the designing and making of a folding book form, a covered box or a wall hanging based on a favourite place close to home or further afield. All materials used in the class are readily available and you will be able to dip into your stash of fabric and ephemera to create a series of unique and treasured pieces. Anne will bring samples of her own work.
Travel, memory and collections remind us of places we have been or would like to visit. Make a personal and meaningful repository – a folding book or a hanging of a special place (actual or imagined). Working from techniques explored in her book ‘Textile Travels,” Anne will be using printing, fabric collage, fabric and paper lamination, hand and machine stitching.
You will be aiming to complete a smaller 3D and a larger hanging piece during the course. You may cover an existing cardboard or thin wood box, and make other small samples.
Look through your collections, selecting old and new pieces of fabric, ephemera and decorative paper to use for your pieces. It is helpful to decide on a theme or place and color scheme before you choose your materials. Sewing machines are helpful but not necessary.
