Lynn Koolish is a fiber artist, teacher, and author. She is most known for her bright colors and hand-dyed fabrics. She also creates mixed-media fiber art. A former Developmental editor for C&T Publishing, Lynn is the author of five books on dyeing and innovative fabric imagery. She makes her home in the San Francisco area.
Lecture
Make Design Principles Work for You
Whether you work using a thoroughly planned-out design, work intuitively or improvisationally, or anything in between, using basic design priciples is essential for creating compelling work, not matter your style – Art, Modern, or Traditional. See how four renowned quilt artists, who work in very different styles, put design principles to work in their quilts.
Workshop (1:00 – 4:00 pm, Wednesday, September 11, 2024)
Inspired Stitches
Kawandi and Kantha quilts come from different areas of India but share the use of scrappy fabrics, layered and held together with big stitches. Learn a bit about the history of these quilting styles. The hand stitching in this class is big, fun, and easy!
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Workshop (9:00 am – 3:30 pm, Thursday, September 12, 2024)
All About Fabric Dyeing and Color Mixing
Learn dyeing basics as well as color mixing, blending, and how colors relate and influence each other. You’ll come away with a better understanding of color and a stack of your own hand-dyed fabrics!
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