Portland Art and Soul Workshops

Workshop Details

Nina Bagley 9-4:30 Friday	314 - Blackbird Tea Cozy	[back to quicklinks] $ 130
A no-sew house to keep your favorite teapot warm and cozy! Come spend the day with me “sewing” with hammer, eyelets, eyelet setter, and Japanese screw punch a lovely little home for your favorite teapot--something to keep it warm while your favorite tea steeps and rests for the next cuppa. The house will be so inviting to look at that you won’t want to tuck it away in the kitchen cupboard, but will instead proudly display it as fabric art on your Art shelf with other favorite findings! The house is assembled in separate panels by way of torn fabric “ribbon”, laced through the eyelets, and can have found sticks, paintbrushes, or knitting needles for “trees”, should you decide to further embellish your house. You may wish to pre-print your own panels ahead of class, and we’ll discuss transfer methods in class as well. At day’s end, we’ll all gather round with a pot of tea and biscotti to share as we discuss the day’s efforts. See you there! Supply List: --2 packages of short 1/8” eyelets (available from Coffee Break Design or Volcano Arts) --2 packages of 1/8” eyelet washers (Coffee Break Design) --eyelet setting tool (Coffee Break Design or Volcano Arts) --Japanese screw punch with no. 3 tip (Volcano Arts or Lee Valley Tools) --Pinking shears, regular fabric scissors --package of straight pins --½ yard of pre-painted or printed muslin fabric, and ½ yard of plain felt, cut to pattern sizes listed below –(cut muslin with plain fabric scissors, and felt with pinking shears) --assorted soft narrow ribbon for assembly of house cozy – a variety makes for a more interesting assemblage, so bring perhaps four or five yards assorted….I like a “draped” look, so the more, the better! Optional Items: --Permanent stamp pads, rubber alphabet stamp set --Transparency film images, pre-printed (available from artchixstudio.com) --You may want to bring some charms, buttons, etc to sew on (time permitting) – and if so, bring needle and thread. (for info on printing fabric on inkjet printer, see the following link: http://www.tinyurl.com/byhgu Pattern Instructions: -- 2 arched house-shape pointed panels (10” tall, 7” wide) – either printed or painted fabric, and layered with 2 of the same shape and measurement of felt for thickness -- 2 rectangle side panels of printed or painted fabric (6” x 7”); each will be layered with two pieces of the same shape and measurement of felt for thickness --2 rectangle roof panels (5” x 7”), layered with another layer of felt for thickness Questions?  Contact the instructor at ninawitty@aol.com Online registration for the Portland event is now closed. Late sign-ups will be taken at the Art & Soul office at the Portland event, depending upon availability. Please check in with us there if you wish to inquire about a class. Thank you!