Most classes can be taught in person or on Zoom.
All About Fabric Dyeing & Color Mixing (1 day)
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 you can use for any of your quiltmaking projects. Beginner friendly / No experience needed. If you have dyed fabric before, this class will expand your knowledge of working with Procion MX dyes. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes.
All Levels. No previous dyeing experience required. Supply fee may be required.
Book Recommended: Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing – $19.95 (POD) or $11.95 (eBook ) from CTPub.com.
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Fabric Dyeing: Shibori (1 or 2 days)
Shibori is a method of dyeing fabric based on traditional Japanese resist techniques. Explore various methods including pole-wrapping, clamping, folding, twisting, and stitching to create complex and dynamic fabric. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes.
All Levels, No previous dyeing experience required. Supply fee may be required.
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The Magic of Ice Dyeing (1 or 2 days) 
Ice dyeing is the process of using ice and powdered dyes to create incredible colors and patterns on fabric, clothes, and home décor. The melting ice randomly spreads the dyes on the fabric, leading to fantastic and unique results each time!
In this class you will learn multiple ways of using ice, dyes, and fabric to create stunning colors and patterns that you can’t get any other way. We’ll start with the basics and move on to explore more advanced techniques. You’ll learn how to get the colors where you want them, how to combine shibori and tie dye techniques with ice dyeing, and more.
Ice dyeing is fun, easy, and no dyeing experience is needed.
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing – $9.99 (eBook) or $19.95 (Print On Demand) is recommended for dyeing basics. Supply fee may be required.
Fabric Dyeing: Direct Application (1 or 2 days)
This class explores easy ways to create unique patterns and textures with dyes using techniques such as painting with thickened dyes, monoprinting, rag rollers, and more. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes.
All levels. No previous dyeing experience required. Supply fee may be required.
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing book is required and is available as an electronic download or print on demand from C&T Publishing. Required Book: Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing – $9.99 (eBook) or $19.95 (Print On Demand). Supply fee may be required.
Fabric Dyeing: Using Water Soluble Resists (2 days)
All Levels, Technique Class Learn to dye fabric using a variety of water-soluble resists such as soy wax, flour paste, sugar, gel glue, oatmeal, and more. Water-soluble resists are easy to use and wash out with hot water. You’ll have two days to dye, over-dye, and play with an infinite variety of colors and patterns. If you have been wanting to try out these techniques, but don’t know where to start, this is the perfect class for you. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes.
All Levels. No previous dyeing experience required. Supply fee may be required.
Recommended Book: Visual Texture on Fabric by Lisa Kerpoe : $24.95. Supply fee required for resists and other suppliles.
Monoprinting & Overdyeing 
(2 day class, no dyeing experience needed)
Monoprinting with thickened dyes is a way to add unique colors and patterns to fabrics that cannot be achieved any other way. You’ll learn about using thickened dyes, tools for making dynamic shapes, marks, lines, patterns, and more. You’ll also learn about overdyeing to add even more color and pattern to your monoprinted fabrics.
$40 supply fee paid to instructor in class covers shared dyes, dye thickener, and other supplies for the 2 days—be sure to download the student supply list to see what else you need to bring.
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing book is recommended for dyeing basics and is available as an electronic download or print on demand from my website (lynnkoolish.com).
Inspired Stitches (with Paint & Stitch option)
Kawandi and Kantha quilts come from different areas of India but share the common use of scrappy fabrics layered and held together with big stitches. Choose your style of quilt then arrange and stitch. In the process, learn a bit about the history of these quilting styles. The hand stitching in this class is big, fun, and easy–no precision here. With the Paint & Stitch option, you’ll paint an assortment of fabrics to create your own prints and pattered fabrics in the morning and in the afternoon create a small quilt (about 18” x 18”) that you can hang on the wall, frame, or make into a pillow or tote bag. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes. This class can also be done using commercial fabrics.
Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class.
Paint & Stitch—Japanese Boro Stitching meets Sashiko
Want to try some easy Japanese-style stitching? Don’t have the right fabric or supplies? Don’t worry—in the morning we’ll paint an assortment of fabrics and in the afternoon get started on a small quilt (about 18” x 18”) using traditional Japanese boro and sashiko hand stitching. Hang on the wall, frame, make into a pillow, or use as appliqué on clothing. If you aren’t sure what boro and sashiko are, do a quick google online and you’ll see lots of examples. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes.
Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class.
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Paint & Stitch—Pickup Sticks Quilt
Create your own prints and solids, then use them in an improv style quilt! In the morning you’ll create your own fabric with paints, stamps, stencils, and more. In the afternoon, machine piece your version of the Pickup Sticks quilt. Note: This workshop can also be offered using commercially available fabric rather than painted fabrics.
Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class.
Note: This class can also be taught using commercial fabrics rather than painting.
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Transform Your Stash with Paint
Pull out those “what was I thinking?” and the “I really don’t like this anymore” fabrics and learn how to transform them with fabric paints. In the morning you’ll create your own fabric designs with paint, stencils, stamps, and more. In the afternoon, sew a small quilt using those painted fabrics. Along the way you’ll be learning about color and design. Bring an apron and/or wear old clothes and/or wear old clothes.
Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class.
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Paint, Paper, Stitch
Fabric and paper have their own unique looks—combine them to take advantage of each. Even simple tissue paper or old book pages can add a unique look and texture to a collage. In the morning you’ll create your own color and designs on fabric and paper with paint, stencils, stamps, and more. In the afternoon, make a small collage quilt using those painted fabrics and papers. Along the way you’ll be learning about color and design. Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class. Wear apron or old clothes.
Materials fee covers paints and other supplies to use in class.
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Make a Color Pop Quilt
Pick a color and use free-form/improvisational piecing to create a small quilt top. Then slash through it to add a pop of color. Learn and use free-piecing techniques for straight line and easy curved seams.
All levels.
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Intentional Improv
While improvising is often thought of as just making it up as you go, with a little planning and occasionally stepping back to look at your work, you can make creative, dynamic improv quilts. A number of options will be presented that you can choose from or follow your own path.
Bring a variety of fabrics making sure you have a variety of lights, mediums, and darks.
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Mixed-Media Fiber: Alternative 
Surfaces & Fibers to Quilt, Stitch & Embellish (1 day)
Paint a variety of surfaces and fibers including silk (fabric, roving, rods, cocoons), Lutradur, fast2fuse / Timtex, Shapeflex, Spundbond, mul•tex, and kraft•tex paper/fiber. Learn about the different materials and take advantage of their unique textures, then use them to create a fiber collage.
All levels. Supply fee required, includes surfaces and fiber materials for class plus paints, inks, and other art supplies to use in class.
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