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School of Fiber Arts
Jackson Harbor Road • Washington Island, WI 54246
Phone (920) 847-2264
www.sieversschool.com
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An Experience Awaits You
Imagine a place removed from the rest of the world, a place to quietly reflect amidst
natural beauty, a place to explore your interests, a place to create.
That place is Sievers School of Fiber Arts, where we welcome all levels of students to
spend uninterrupted time learning from knowledgeable and encouraging instructors
who have the ‘extra’ qualities of warmth and joy in sharing what they love.
As you look through our class offerings, you will get a sense of what Sievers is about,
but it is the experience itself that has touched the lives of those who have become part
of this magical place. The opportunity to meet others with the same interests, often
developing new friendships, enriches the environment here. It is telling, that so many
who discover Sievers return year after year. Only a place that is loved, that inspires
and transforms can make such a claim.
We invite you to enter our studios and create your own Sievers and Island experience!
“Happiness is in your hands and it keeps you young .”
. . . is the slogan that founder Walter Schutz selected when Sievers originated in
the early 1970’s.
Together with his wife Sophie (Sievers) Schutz, who was a very accomplished
hobby weaver, they wrote the Learn How To Weave booklet that inspired Walter
at age 79 to establish the Sievers School of Fiber Arts.
A one-room schoolhouse that dates back to 1890 became the location to
teach classes, beginning in 1979 with an enrollment of 33 students. In the years
since, a comfortable dormitory, teachers’ cottage and two spacious studios were
added, used by the more than 35 professional instructors who teach over 45
classes each year to approximately 400 students.
Current owners Ann and Butch Young, and their friendly and accommodating
staff that includes Cindra Hokkanen and Carolyn Foss, welcome students who have
traveled from all fifty states and eleven foreign countries, to enjoy the combination
of high quality fiber arts instruction and the remote, tranquil surroundings on
charming Washington Island, WI.
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1 Open Quilt Studio
June 2-7
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Sunday)
No Instructor
The quilter’s dream—one uninterrupted week devoted to designing
and piecing a major project, or experimenting with techniques there
never seems time to do. The studio space is yours—to put up designs,
sew, lay out quilts for pinning, hand quilt, etc., in the company of
other quilters. We provide the studios (both the Sophie and Walter
Studio will be in use), pin-up boards, tables for sewing and cutting;
you provide own your sewing machine in good working condition,
needed equipment and supplies.
Studio Fee $175
5-Day Session
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
No Materials Fee
Level: All (You must be able to work independently on your project/s.)
“Words fail to describe the richness of the Sievers experience.
It truly is a magical place.”
“Wonderful opportunity for focused creativity in a beautiful
and supportive setting.”
2 Birch Bark Basketry & Books
June 10-14
Karen Tembreull
(2 pm Wednesday – 11 am Sunday) Explore birch bark fabrication while working on a project (or more) of your
choice. Options include Karen’s lidded patchwork Scandinavian-style cylindrical
basket with a Russian interlocking seam, composed of three layers of birch bark,
spruce root feet and rim, embellished with Crazy Quilt stitching, and topped with a Native American-type
heated/folded lid. Other choices are a larger patchwork sewing box (7” base), small sewing kit/needleholder
(approx. 4 ½” x 5”) with a nifty birch hinge, and journal or photo album with patchwork birch bark covers and
needle lace edgings and/or spruce root initials. Two binding techniques will be offered (Coptic or 5-Stitch) as
well as Monks’ Lace or birch button closures.
As an artist focused in basketry, Karen Tembreull is continuously inspired by the
abundance of natural material that surrounds her Upper Michigan home studio. She has
made baskets since 1983 and taught since the early 90’s, primarily with locally gathered
barks, roots and fibers. Her work has won many awards, including “Best Teacher’s
Natural Piece” at the 2013 Association of Basketmakers Convention.
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Cost of $45-125 per project, depending on your choice/s, for materials, use of tools and pattern.
Level: All
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3 Beginning Weaving:
4-Harness Floor Loom
June 15-20
Nancy Adams
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday)
Are you intrigued by the beauty of handwoven cloth? Enjoy the excitement,
creativity and fun of learning a pastime that offers boundless possibilities.
You will learn all the steps necessary to prepare a warp, dress it onto a floor
loom, then weave. We will also discuss the loom itself and how it works, how to design and plan a
project, read a pattern draft, fiber selection and finishing techniques. During the week you will be able
to weave one or two simple projects, such as a scarf or table runner. Examples of possible projects will
be available for inspiration. Looms and weaving accessories provided.
Nancy Adams came to Sievers in 1986 for her first weaving class and has returned
almost every year since that time for more. In 2002 she became an assistant
instructor with friend and fellow weaver Louise French for beginning weaving
classes. Now Nancy is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of
weaving by teaching it to others. Nancy makes her home in Rochester, MN.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $10 for notebook, plus yarn cost of $25-50, depending on your choices.
Level: Beginner
4 Quilt Design
June 15-20
Ellen Graf
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday) Are you a quilter with a project in mind, but don’t know where to start or what
your next step will be? Do you need the perfect border, a different way to set
those blocks, or a new idea to move your project forward? Are you interested
in exploring a new piecing technique or learning how to draft your favorite
block in the size you want? In this class there are two goals. The first is to help
you find a solution to move your quilt project to completion. The second will
be to explore design concepts such as color, balance and composition, using
simple exercises on paper. Sewing machine in good working order required
if you are doing your project by machine. Hand stitchers are most welcome!
Ellen Graf ‘found’ quilting in 1992. Since then, several of her quilts have been
published in magazines and won awards. She has had great fun going online as
a featured guest on Mary Fons’ show Quilty, and is currently active in organizing
the Washington Island community to make quilts for the Quilts of Valor program.
Her focus is to encourage individual creativity while teaching sound technique to
her students.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $5 for drawing exercise supplies and handouts.
Level: All
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5 Machine Quilting
June 22-25
Julie Lambert
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Thursday)
Looking to finish some of those quilt tops you’ve accumulated? Julie will
help you get on the right path, learning free-motion quilting on your own
machine. All aspects will be covered, from basting to binding. Beginning
with freehand (unmarked) designs and progressing to formal marked
designs, you’ll find a preferred technique/design and gain the confidence
to quilt your own work. Julie will also give demos such as flange binding,
making your own stencils, labels, etc. Sewing machine in good working
order with extension bed and walking foot required.
When Julie Lambert began quilting in 1985 she thought all quilts should be hand
quilted. That changed in 1988 when she saw Harriet Hargrave’s beautiful work.
Machine quilting became Julie’s specialty and favorite part in making them. Her
quilts have been juried into and received Best Machine Quilting awards at national
shows. Before quilting she did clothing construction, knitting and more. Now there
is only quilting. www.julieylambert.com
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
No Materials Fee
Level: All
6 Splint-Woven Basketry:
Independent Study
June 26 – July 1
Jeanette Biederman
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Wednesday)
This class is designed to allow you to work at your own skill level on
projects of your choice with assistance, advice and encouragement from
the instructor. Projects may include ribbed baskets, traditional round bottom
and market baskets, or twill-woven baskets. Basketmaking materials will
be available for purchase in class by prior arrangement with the instructor, or you may bring your own.
Jeanette Biederman has been making traditional American baskets for over 30
years. She respects and appreciates their history and lore, and enjoys working
with color to weave a wide variety of traditional and contemporary styles. Jeanette
and her husband Rich Prange live in Merrill, WI where they have a home studio,
Tisket A Tasket.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Cost: Expect to spend $45-75 per basket, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate (You must have previously taken a beginner-level basketry class.)
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7 Reliquary: Window & Niche Book
June 26-29
Daniel Essig
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Monday)
Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying objects from an
earlier time, especially ones of historical or sentimental interest. Working
with a variety of materials including handmade and decorative papers,
mica, tin, and wood veneers, you will first bind a multi-signature book. Each
section will become a single page on which you’ll learn different window techniques, creating a series of
pages to showcase and protect favorite relics: old photos, butterfly wings, shells, rocks, bones, letters or
other cherished items. These page samplers will serve as a reminder and inspiration for future projects.
You will have the option of making more than one book, to experiment with more elaborate niche
projects, although you may need to work extra hours outside of regular class time to accomplish this.
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $40 inc. text blocks, mica, wood veneer, handmade papers, glues, tape, waxed linen
thread, needles, other needed materials and use of tools.
Level: All
Daniel Essig is a Grovewood Gallery studio artist living in Asheville, NC. He is a
recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship Grant and was a Penland Core
Student. Daniel teaches workshops internationally as well as in his home studio.
The Smithsonian Institute’s Renwick Gallery, the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC
and the University of California at Santa Cruz’ McHenry Library have collected
his work, and many of his books are featured in the Penland Book of Handmade
Books and Masters: Bookarts. www.danielessig.com
8 Greek & Centipede Stitch Book
June 29 – July 2
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Thursday)
Daniel Essig
Greek binding is an ornate historical one dating from the 7th century. Its
stitch has many similarities to Ethiopian-style binding, but with a strikingly
different effect. We will maximize this difference by sewing with 2 different
colors of thread. The elegant sewing structure, combined with wooden covers, opens a wide range of
possibilities for both the beginning and advanced bookbinder. Using simple hand tools you will drill,
shape and smooth your book covers. Finishing includes sealing your covers with milk paint, creating the
leathery appearance that Dan uses on much of his work. Once your book is painted, sealed and sewn,
you’ll attach the Centipede stitch as an adornment. (For those students squeamish about bugs, the stitch
can be slightly manipulated to appear as a vine.)
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $60 inc. wood covers, text blocks, handmade paper, mica, assorted milk paint colors,
waxed linen threads, needles, other needed materials and use of tools to complete projects.
Level: All
“Beautiful environment for artistic endeavors!”
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9 Blending Fibers For Spinning
July 6-10
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Friday)
Deb Jones
Bring out the best, as you explore characteristics of many fibers, including
wool, alpaca, silk, cotton, tencel, soy, bamboo, nylon and more! Using
handcards, drumcarders and blending boards, we will immerse ourselves
into experiments, blending multiple fibers together to create yarns that
accentuate the best qualities of each fiber. You’ll spin your blends and
make a sample notebook filled with information on the various fibers, your
carded blend and handspun yarn samples, leaving with greater confidence
to create more. Bring your own wheel and related equipment, or use ours.
Deb Jones is an enthusiastic handspinner and dyer, teaching workshops throughout
the state. She’s owner of The Fiber Garden, a 20-year fiber business in Black
River Falls, WI, that has been featured in American Small Farm, Impressions, and
Positive Thinking magazines. Deb’s latest fiber venture is as a travel consultant,
sponsoring fiber arts travel tours. She enjoys promoting fiber arts in a way that
combines her love of spinning, dyeing, teaching and country living!
www.fibergarden.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $65 inc. a generous supply of fibers and handouts.
Level: Intermediate (Some beginning spinning experience is necessary, but you don’t need to be an
expert…”early career” spinners are welcome! Must be comfortable spinning wool.)
10 One-Of-A-Kind Jacket
July 6-11
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday)
Mary Sue Fenner
This class is designed for all fiber artists: weavers, felters, dyers and surface
designers—to inspire and help you make a beautiful, unique jacket from
your own fabrics. We’ll begin with a Mary Sue Jacket Trunk Show. With
help you’ll choose a suitable style for you and your fabric (approx. 5 yards
of 30” width), alter your pattern if needed and sew, using contemporary
and classic sewing methods. Weavers have the option of weaving their
fabric in class. Sewing machine in good working order required.
Mary Sue Fenner’s excellent background in fibers comes from Clothing, Textiles,
Design and Art studies at U. WI-Stout, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Polytechnic in
England, Kansas U. and UW-Milwaukee. Her colorful, creative wearables are
seen in area shows, galleries, shops, featured in such magazines as Handwoven,
Belle Armoire, Altered Couture, Sew Somerset and Haute Handbags, and won the
HGA Award at WI Handweavers Inc.’s “Loominosity.”
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
No Materials Fee (Weavers may expect yarn cost of $40-80, depending on your choices.)
Level: Intermediate (Basic sewing skills required. Weavers must know how to warp and weave on a
multi-harness floor loom.)
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11 Fair Isle Techniques
July 11-14
Sandy De Master & Mary Germain
(2 pm Saturday – 11 am Tuesday)
Learn the traditional techniques for constructing a Fair Isle sweater: the
customary “corrugated” ribbing, how to make and cut (yes, cut!) armhole
and neck steeks, and various other construction and finishing techniques.
You will have hands-on experience with each step, as you knit a small
“teddy bear” sized Fair Isle sweater of 2-ply fingering-weight Shetland yarn,
using circular and double-pointed needles. (The small size will allow you to
complete it during class.)
Mary Germain and Sandy De Master have been knitting
most of their lives and teaching it for 30+ years. Mary
owned The Wool Works yarn shop in Milwaukee from 198596, and Sandy taught spinning there. Early on, they both
became intrigued with and focused on ethnic knitting. They
published an article on Latvian mittens, “Messages In Mittens,”
in PieceWork magazine, and traveled together to Latvia and
Estonia to study local knitting techniques. Mary has returned
there twice, and Sandy traveled to Shetland to investigate Fair Isle knitting.
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $35 for instructional booklet and Shetland yarn to make sampler sweater.
Level: Intermediate (Need basic knitting skills: cast-on/bind-off, knit/purl, increase/decrease, working in
the round with double-pointed needles and have some 2-color stranded experience.)
12 Fair Isle Design
July 14-17
Janine Bajus
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Friday)
Designing a Fair Isle sweater from scratch can seem intimidating! So much to consider:
color, patterning, construction—and each affects the others. We will break down the
process into understandable steps, so that no matter what kind of sweater you hope to
design—classic Fair Isle pullover, bright folkloric cardigan, mysterious Celtic vest—and
your level of experience, you will acquire the tools to make it a reality. Using Janine’s
collection of 212 Shetland colors and your photographs or paintings, you’ll develop your
own colorway, for highly individual complex designs that don’t require an art degree! By the end of
class you will have completed swatches and developed a plan to make your dream sweater come true.
Janine Bajus has been intrigued by Fair Isle colorwork knitting since she
received a Shetland yoke cardigan in 1964. Playing with color has remained
the theme of her fiber life ever since. She teaches workshops around the country,
contributes to Ravelry, and loves introducing others to the joys of modern Fair
Isle knitting. Janine lives in Berkeley, CA, where she sells yarns and patterns for
people who are similarly besotted. www.feralknitter.com
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $24 for handout and Shetland yarn for extensive swatching.
Level: Intermediate (Need basic knitting skills: cast-on/bind-off, knit/purl, increase/decrease, some
experience in stranded 2-color knitting and working in the round.)
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13 Basket Weaving For Beginners
July 14-17
Kay Normann & Drew Tibbetts
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Friday)
Learn the art of basketmaking while creating functional baskets for your
home. The focus will be on learning the basic skills, and includes attaching
rims and handles, pattern weaving, and shaping. Using natural and predyed reed provided by the instructors, you’ll begin by making a Market Basket, then go on to make more
baskets of your choice, such as a Bread or Muffin Basket, Divided Basket or leather-handled ‘Tote of Many
Colors.’ You can expect to complete 3 to 5 projects in class.
As ‘summer Islanders,’ good friends and neighbors Kay
Normann and Drew Tibbetts began their passion for basket
weaving in classes with Jeanette Biederman at Sievers
20 years ago. Although Kay now spends her winters in
Arizona and Drew has become a year-round Island resident,
their friendship is strong, and they love their annual Sievers
classes, both as teachers and as students. Each year they
continue to learn more techniques, improve their skills, and
share them with new basketmakers.
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Cost: Expect to spend $35-50 per basket, depending on your choices.
Level: Beginner
Walter and Sophie Studios,
awaiting your arrival.
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14ABatik: Ancient & Modern
July 18-23
Mary Jo Scandin & Thom Scott
(2 pm Saturday – 11 am Thursday)
Learn the ancient art of batik, in its traditional method, as well as new
variations, from two teachers who love to share their knowledge and
experience in the process. If you admire those beautiful hand-dyed fabrics
in the stores, fear not, you can create your own! Designs may be developed
for use in quilts, wearables or wall hangings; functional or decorative
pieces; anything made from fabric. And, you need not know how to draw!
Intermediate and advanced students may choose to work on their own
projects, with assistance, advice and encouragement from the instructors. Add another dimension to
your knowledge, or incorporate batik into your other fiber art projects. It’s an adventure in color!
14B Batik: Extended
July 18-25 (2 pm Saturday – 11 am Saturday)
This session offers a 7-Day version of the 5-Day class.
Mary Jo Scandin’s students are motivated in their
work by her enthusiasm for color and design. She
has marketed her original designs nationally, and 3
children’s books feature her painted silk illustrations.
Working out of her home studio in Appleton, WI,
Mary Jo’s work can be seen at Seasons On The
St. Croix in Hudson, WI, Appleton’s Avenue Art,
and Blue Dolphin Gallery in Door County. www.
mjscandin.com
This year she is joined by Thom Scott, whose
background includes art education and silversmithing. Fiber art production is an interest that he has
pursued in more recent years. From his Northwestern Wisconsin home studio in Siren, Thom’s work can
be found at 2 local galleries as well as at Sievers.
Class Fee $420
Class Fee $545
5-Day Class
7-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Dorm Housing (Optional) $350
Materials Fee of $50 ($60 for 7-Day class) inc. sampler cotton
fabric, use of waxes, dyes, chemicals, related tools and equipment.
Level: All
“First time on the Island, and I feel a sense of peacefulness,
simplicity and community.”
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15 Adult/Child: Fun With Polymer Clay
July 20-22
Judith T. Yamamoto
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Wednesday)
Polymer clay is an exciting, colorful art medium that is easy to use, widely
available, and fun for adults and children alike. This class introduces you to
the basics of working, curing, and finishing polymer clay items. You’ll learn
to use various tools and techniques to create your own original designs,
which can be used as beads, buttons, or applied as decorative elements to
candlesticks, eggs, picture frames, or almost any other surface you’d like to
embellish. Although listed as an Adult/Child class, you don’t have to be a
child, or even bring one, to join in the fun.
Judie Yamamoto enjoyed her Beginning Weaving class at Sievers in 1981 so much
that she just kept coming back for more. Now she teaches and lectures nationally,
and writes about weaving and related topics for magazines. Notable for their use
of color and blending, her woven work, polymer clay jewelry and Temari have
been featured in Handwoven magazine and seen at a variety of fiber art shows,
galleries and shops.
Class Fee $230/130
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional – Adults Only) $100
Materials Fee of $15 per person inc. polymer clay and related supplies, use of tools and handouts.
Level: All (Child age range of 10-16.)
16 Landscape ‘Painting’ With Fabric
July 27-29
Susan Hoffmann
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Wednesday)
If you love quilting and sewing, but are looking for something different
to do with fabric, this is the class for you! Using Susan’s original
artwork “Red Sky At Morning” as your inspiration, you will create a
16” x 20” piece. With fabric and scissors employed as your canvas
and paintbrush, you’ll learn elements of design and composition as
well as artistic techniques. When your landscape is finished, you may choose to quilt it or frame it outside
of class (directions supplied). No sewing machine required or experience necessary—just come with a
desire to tap into another side of your creativity.
Susan Hoffmann began exploring fiber arts at Sievers and found her passion when
she took Natalie Sewell’s Landscape Quilting class in 2008. She realized that her
first piece looked more like a watercolor painting than a quilt and decided to frame
it. Sue continues to perfect the design and construction processes to create her
unique textile art, which is seen at Fine Line Designs Gallery, Sister Bay, WI and
Longbranch Gallery, Mineral Point, WI, and featured in the book, Color Passions:
The Best Of Mixed Media. www.susanstextileart.com
Class Fee $230
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $100
Materials Fee of $32 for kit that includes fabrics, adhesives, use of art supplies needed to complete your
project, and handouts.
Level: All
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17 Local Color To Wear
July 27-31
Donna Kallner
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Friday)
Celebrate Washington Island’s local color through a variety of direct
and indirect methods, in this fun mix of field trips and studio work.
Natural dye materials we gather locally will be used to eco-print silk
scarves and wool fabric for wearables. Island scenes you capture
with your digital camera, smart phone or tablet will be transformed
into elements for jewelry, as well as Thermofax screens for printing on
garments or small art quilts. Class includes an introduction to digital
imaging techniques, using free apps and photo editors.
In Donna Kallner’s work, ancient textile
techniques and old-school natural dyeing combine with new-school surface design
and digital technologies to tell timeless stories. Donna loves helping others
share their own stories in ways that are unique to each person. Based in rural
northern Wisconsin, Donna teaches and exhibits her work across the country,
and is the author of New Age Looping: A Handbook For Fiber Artists. http://
donnakallnerfiberart.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $45 inc. silk scarves, transfer media, Thermofax film and screen printing supplies,
jewelry blanks and findings, fabrics, beads, threads, needles, use of printer and handouts.
Level: All
18 Beginning Weaving:
4-Harness Table Loom
July 31 – August 3
Nancy Frantz
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Monday)
No previous weaving experience necessary! Here is your chance to enjoy
the fun and creativity of weaving in a shorter length of time. You’ll learn to
prepare a warp and dress it into the loom, then weave. We will discuss the
table loom, fiber selection and finishing techniques. There will be options
for color and design, and completed samples for inspiration. Once you’ve
learned the basics of weaving, they may be easily transferred to floor loom
weaving. Looms and weaving accessories provided.
Since 1985 Nancy Frantz has shared her love of weaving and fiber arts with
students through the Sheboygan, WI Recreation Dept., from beginners and up,
ages 6 to 86! Her work has won awards at county fairs, WHI Annual Shows
and Midwest Weavers Assoc. Conferences, including two Weaving For The
Home Awards of Excellence from Interweave Press. Very active in the Sheboygan
Shuttlecraft Guild, Nancy was Co-Chair of the 2005 MWA Conference.
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $5 for handouts, plus yarn cost of $15-25, depending on your choices.
Level: Beginner
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19 Beading ‘Bucket List’
July 31 – August 7
Diane Fitzgerald
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Friday)
Those projects you’ve always wanted to tackle but didn’t have the time or quite
the oomph to begin, will be our focus. Be they large or small, this will be your
opportunity to bring them to reality. By sharing with other students and with the
instructor’s insights, you’ll be inspired to change your ideas from a vague notion
into a gorgeous piece of beadwork that you’ll be amazed you created. Prior to
class Diane will begin a dialogue via the Internet with each student about your
project, giving you time to look for inspiration in books, online, and within your
own life. From there you’ll move along to sketches or short written pieces, and gathering the supplies
you will need. Anything goes, as long as it has beads, from mixed media to traditional beadwork. Bead
supplies will be available for purchase, or bring your own.
Beads and beadwork are Diane Fitzgerald’s means of creative expression, and
a passion that she loves to share with others through writing and teaching. She
has written 11 books and more than 100 magazine articles during her 20+ year
career in the fiber arts. Diane’s love of travel has included trips to South Africa to
study Zulu and Xhosa beadwork, and to Europe and Japan to learn more about the
glass bead industry, meeting fellow beaders everywhere she goes.
www.dianefitzgerald.com
Class Fee $545
7-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $350
No Materials Fee
Level: Intermediate (Know how to do basic beading stitches, inc. peyote, brick & herringbone).
20 Making Your Mark:
A Fabric Journey
August 4-9
Stephanie Lewis Robertson
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Sunday)
Explore your personal iconography and stories, while using dyes and
pigments to decorate cloth. Demonstrations of techniques will include
(but not be limited to) simple silk screen, dyeing and direct painting.
You’ll work at your own pace, with a variety of tools at your disposal, experimenting with methods and
ideas. Spend an enjoyable week with a tribe of like-minded individuals who all love color, fabric, dyes
and paint.
Much like a musical conversation, Stephanie Lewis Robertson sings to her handdyed and –printed fabrics as she works, creating constructions that reflect her
interest in spirituality, ritual, music and the power of women. Her work is seen in
Indianapolis area collections, exhibits and shows. Awards include 3 Indiana Arts
Commission Individual Artists Grants. Stephanie’s day job is Fine Arts Program
Chair at Ivy Tech Community College, IN.
www.stephanielewisrobertson.com
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $45 inc. dyes, pigments, related supplies and equipment use.
Level: All
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21 Inkle Loom Weaving: Basics & Beyond
August 7-9
Daryl Lancaster
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Sunday)
No previous weaving experience necessary! The inkle loom is portable,
easy to warp, easy to weave off, and makes beautiful belts, bands and
handwoven trim. You will learn to make heddles for the loom, follow a
pattern draft and warp the inkle loom. Proper techniques for weaving a
tight, even band with good selvages will be explained. We’ll then go on
to cover the more intermediate techniques of 2:1 pick up, 1:1 pick up
for name drafts, and supplemental warp and weft. Looms and weaving
accessories provided, or bring your own open-sided inkle loom.
Class Fee $230
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $100
Materials Fee of $20 inc. pick-up stick and full color handout, plus yarn cost of $15-30, depending on
your choices.
Level: All
Daryl Lancaster, a handweaver and fiber artist known for her handwoven pieced
garments, has been sewing for more than 45 years. She gives lectures and
workshops to guilds, conferences and craft centers all over the United States, and
maintains a lively blog. The former Features Editor for Handwoven Magazine,
Daryl frequently contributes to various weaving publications.
www.weaversew.com
22AGarment Construction Intensive
August 9-14
Daryl Lancaster
(7 pm Sunday – 11 am Friday)
Learn how to fit and sew clothing from your own handwoven, hand-printed,
dyed, quilted, felted, commercial or other special fabrics, as well as how
to achieve more polished and professional results in your garment making.
Newcomers will construct a basic custom-fit, unlined jacket with pre-washed
fabric brought to class. Returnees may opt to bring their own patterns and
agenda. Gain confidence in your garment construction skills, no matter what
level. Sewing machine in good working order required.
22B Garment Construction Intensive: Extended
August 9-16
(7 pm Sunday – 11 am Sunday)
This session offers a 7-Day version of Daryl’s 5-Day class.
Class Fee $420
Class Fee $545
5-Day Class
7-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Dorm Housing (Optional) $350
Materials Fee of $35 (new students only) inc. interfacing, pattern paper, twill tape, press bars, shoulder
pads, and extensive bound notebook. Others may purchase materials as needed. For air travelers, a
limited number of sewing machines are available to rent for class use.
Level: All (Basic sewing skills required.)
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23 Natural Fiber Baskets:
Grow & Weave
August 11-15
Jo Campbell-Amsler
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Saturday)
Starting from the ground up, we will explore the processes for growing
and gathering a variety of natural materials such as willow, bark, Iris and
Day Lily leaves, roots, vines and sticks, that can be used for basketmaking.
Using willow as the ‘heart’ of the basket structures, you will learn a variety
of techniques while experimenting and weaving several basket styles. This
class will open your eyes to the possibilities of materials growing around
you!
Jo Campbell-Amsler has woven with willow since 1981, creating numerous types
of rib-style baskets as well as educating others at venues across the U. S. Hosting
basket trips to Ireland, Scotland and Spain (in 2015), Jo works with weavers
in each country, adding new materials and techniques to her expertise. Her
baskets are part of the Smithsonian Institute Renwick Gallery’s “A Measure of the
Earth” Collection. Jo is currently working on an e-book project that will share her
knowledge of willow. www.willowridgebaskets.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of approx. $150 inc. all materials needed to make 3 to 4 baskets plus samples: willow,
frames for baskets, gathered materials (bark, leaves, roots, vines, sticks), misc. related supplies, use of
tools and handouts.
Level: All
24 Knitting On Location
August 17-20
Carol Anderson
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Thursday)
Give yourself time to relax and knit, plus see more of Washington Island.
Morning locations may be Jackson Harbor, the coffee shop, Norwegian
Stavkirke . . . ? In the afternoon you’ll wind up back at the Sievers studio,
where Carol will lead those interested through the steps for knitting Elizabeth
Zimmernan’s Pi Shawl: getting started, introduction to lace knitting, attaching
a lace edging and blocking. Your ‘out and about’ project is your choice
(simple and portable recommended). Bring your own yarn and needles or
purchase them from the Sievers Shop.
Designer and owner of Cottage Creations, Carol Anderson publishes and supplies
knitting patterns to over 500 shops nationwide, including Sievers. Her illustrated
booklets have particular appeal for the advanced beginner or intermediate knitter,
and range from scarves to afghans to sweaters. Carol and husband Paul enjoy
their farm home in St. Ansgar, IA. “A perfect day,” says Carol, “includes at least
two or three hours of knitting!” www.cottagecreationspatterns.com
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $5 for handouts.
Level: Intermediate (Need basic skills: cast-on/bind-off, knit/purl, increase/decrease.)
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25 Refresher Weaving
August 17-22
Nancy Frantz
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday)
Have you had some weaving experience, but still consider yourself
a “beginning weaver”? In this class we’ll review warping and
pattern draft, as well as discuss designing and planning, weave
structure, and appropriate fibers. You should be able to weave
one or two projects of your choice, such as a table runner, towels,
baby blanket, scarf or shawl. Examples of possible projects will be
available for inspiration. Looms and weaving accessories provided.
Since 1985 Nancy Frantz has shared her love of weaving and fiber arts with
students through the Sheboygan, WI Recreation Dept., from beginners and up,
ages 6 to 86! Her work has won awards at county fairs, WHI Annual Shows
and Midwest Weavers Assoc. Conferences, including two Weaving For The
Home Awards of Excellence from Interweave Press. Very active in the Sheboygan
Shuttlecraft Guild, Nancy was Co-Chair of the 2005 MWA Conference.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $10 for handouts, plus yarn cost of $30-50, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate Beginner (Need familiarity with warping and weaving on a multi-harness floor loom.)
26 Basketry: Covered Coiling
August 20-22
Lynn Stracka Schuster
(2 pm Thursday – 11 am Saturday)
Some of the finest, most beautiful baskets in the world are made with the
covered coil technique. Using one continuous, round length of core material, wound around or on top of itself in an expanding or decreasing spiral
to construct the basket, coiling lends itself to a wide variety of expressions.
Silk, wool, cotton or novelty yarns will be used to completely cover the core
material, and concentrated attention given to shaping, rims and embellishing techniques, with examples of Lynn’s coiled baskets to inspire you.
Lynn Stracka Schuster has been a handweaver since 1978 and has taught at
Sievers since 1981. She finds much joy in learning about and teaching many
different fiber-related arts, and concentrates on combining color with pattern.
Felting, coiled basketry, silk ribbon embroidery and fine beadwork are her
favorites. www.lynnschusterdesigns.etsy.com
Class Fee $230
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $100
Materials Fee of $30 inc. coiling core material, needles, assorted embellishing supplies, and instructional
notebook, plus yarn cost of $15-30, depending on your choices.
Level: All
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27 A Quilters’ Gathering:
Appliqué & More
August 24-29
Judy Hasheider
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday)
Join us for a relaxing, varied and fun five days! One or two mornings
will be spent learning the techniques of working with wool appliqué,
and needle turn using cotton fabric, and you’ll be encouraged to
put those skills to use working on a hand project of your choice.
Afternoons will feature two different optional projects, a Machine Scribble Appliquéd Pumpkin table mat
and Four-Corner Tote Bag. If you prefer to bring and work on your own independent project with advice
or guidance from Judy, there will be plenty of time for that as well. Sewing machine in good working
order required.
Judy Hasheider’s main focus is on the traditional patterns and techniques that make
quilting enjoyable, along with the friendships that evolve when quilters are together.
She self-publishes her patterns, and her work has been featured in quilting magazines
and the book, Color Harmony For Quilts. Judy has taught quilting since 1985, at
quilt conferences, Stitcher’s Crossing in Madison, WI, and weekend retreats in Door
County. www.quiltwithjudy.com
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
No Materials Fee
Level: Intermediates and beyond
28 Beginning Spinning &
Rainbow Dyeing
August 24-29
Deb Jones
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Saturday)
Spend a week of fun learning the art of handspinning and
dyeing, as you turn wool and mohair into your own unique
yarns!
You will learn about fleece selection, washing,
handcarding, drumcarding, and spinning single- and multi-ply
yarns, transforming the fibers into a wonderful rainbow of color. Ashford, Louet, Schacht and Kromski
spinning wheels and related equipment will be available for your use. No experience necessary.
Deb Jones is an enthusiastic handspinner and dyer, teaching workshops throughout
the state. She’s owner of The Fiber Garden, a 20-year fiber business in Black
River Falls, WI, that has been featured in American Small Farm, Impressions, and
Positive Thinking magazines. Deb’s latest fiber venture is as a travel consultant,
sponsoring fiber arts travel tours. She enjoys promoting fiber arts in a way that
combines her love of spinning, dyeing, teaching and country living!
www.fibergarden.com
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $60 inc. all fibers for spinning and dyeing, dyes and handouts.
Level: Beginner
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29 Traditional Swedish Island Knitting
August 31 – September 4
Carol Huebscher Rhoades
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Friday)
Gotland and Oland, islands off Sweden’s east coast, were far enough away
to develop some distinctive knitting traditions but close enough for marketing
trips to the mainland. On both islands, inspiration was drawn from the
natural landscape and traditional symbols. In class we’ll discuss how these
sources were transformed into knitting patterns for accessories and sweaters.
You’ll choose a small project or two for sampling designs, using sport- or
fingering-weight yarn. Emphasis will be on learning about special features
of island knitting: doubled cuffs, garter or pattern cuffs + ribbing, and motif combinations, including
diagonal arrangement. Time allowing, you’ll be able to work on reproducing or creating your own
island garment, with guidance from Carol.
Carol Huebscher Rhoades lives in Madison, WI where she researches traditional
Scandinavian knitting, focusing on the wool and techniques for handspun and
knitted garments. She writes for PieceWork magazine, and translates Swedish,
Norwegian and Danish knitting and crochet books into English. Carol’s teaching
has taken her around the U. S. as well as to Canada, England, Norway, Denmark,
and New Zealand.
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $15 for booklet with charts and template patterns for basic mittens, wrist warmers,
scarf and socks, and bibliography.
Level: Intermediate (Need basic knitting skills: cast-on/bind-off, knit/purl, increase/decrease, and
working in the round. 2-color stranded experience will be helpful, but may also be learned in class.)
30 Handfelted, Resist-Dyed Scarves
August 31 – September 4
(2 pm Monday – 11 am Friday)
Chad Alice Hagen
Join us for felting and resist-dyeing super soft merino wool scarves that
will enhance your wardrobe. Three different styles will be made: the
Mokume Bark Scarf, Bubble Boa and ‘Airy Fairy’ Scarf. You’ll learn
three different immersion dyeing techniques, as well as easy ways to
resist-dye that actually change the texture and feel of the felt. Using
such simple equipment as scissors, clamps, metal bits, stones, etc.,
you’ll have fun as you create stunning fashion statements.
Chad Alice Hagen has dyed wool and designed hand-bound books since the
late 1970’s. She holds BA and MS degrees from UW-Madison and MFA from
Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work has been on the covers of Surface Design
Journal, Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, and Fiberarts magazines. Author of Weekend
Crafter: Feltmaking, Fabulous Felt Hats and Fabulous Felted Scarves, Chad teaches
in the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand and at her Asheville, NC studio.
wwwchadalicehagen.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $55 inc. wool fibers, dyes, chemicals, related supplies, equipment use and handouts.
Level: All
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31 Metalwork Jewelry Boot Camp
September 9-13
Kay Rashka
(2 pm Wednesday – 11 am Sunday)
Etching is a unique and easy method for applying your own freehand or stamped
design motifs to art jewelry projects. Working with your choice of materials,
you will learn basic metal fabrication techniques that include cutting, sawing,
filing, sanding, piercing, doming and dimpling. Cold connection methods such
as riveting and bail making will be demonstrated, as well as hot connecting
(soldering), and professional quality finishing techniques, using motorized hand
tools. Possible class projects are earrings, simple rings, pendants and bracelet
cuffs.
Kay Rashka has taught numerous metalsmithing and jewelry-making techniques
since 2000, including at Peninsula Art School, Shake Rag Alley, Milwaukee Bead
& Button Show, and Madison Art Glass Bead Show. Her soldered earrings project
was featured on the cover of Art Jewelry magazine. Kay’s book, Bead Meets
Metal, incorporates sculptural metals designs with beads and found objects, and
her work is available at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Museum Store.
www.kayrashka.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $10 for basic materials, including one 3” x 6” sheet of 24-gauge copper, use of
metalworking tools and handouts. Additional sheets and wire (copper, brass, nickel silver and sterling
silver) will be available for purchase at $5-75, depending on your choices.
Level: B/I (Students with chemical sensitivities should contact instructor prior to class.)
32 Landscape Tapestry Weaving
September 10-15
Ruth Manning
(2 pm Thursday – 11 am Tuesday)
Handspun and hand-dyed fleece offer a great design tool for
tapestry weaving in this class, designed for all levels of experience.
Inspired by the island setting, we’ll begin by sketching ideas and
discussing the importance of shape and color; then learn how to
translate those ideas into reality, using basic tapestry weaving techniques. During the week you will be
able to weave 2 or 3 small landscapes (approx. 6” x 4 - 6”) using provided frame looms, novelty and
handspun yarns. You are welcome to bring small amounts of yarn and fiber from your own collection to
add to your palette. Finishing and presentation of the tapestries will be covered, and several examples
of completed work will be shown.
An artist living in Madison, WI, Ruth Manning maintains a daily practice of
tapestry weaving in her studio. Her technique is based on European traditions and
ancient Turkish techniques, combined to weave the stories she wants to tell. Ruth
has shown her work in exhibits both home and abroad, and shares her passion for
the craft whenever she can, teaching in conference, workshop and private settings.
www.ruthmanningtapestry.com
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $35 inc. all yarns needed for your projects, use of tapestry frame loom and related
equipment, and handouts.
Level: All
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33 Terrific Towels
September 15-20
Connie Westbrook
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Sunday)
Art for the kitchen! Towels are among the most utilitarian objects a weaver
can make, yet give a great sense of accomplishment. They make excellent
gifts for family and friends and can be woven to accent any kitchen or bath,
for everyday use or special holiday occasions. You will be weaving on your
choice of a 4- or 8-harness loom, with 8/2 unmercerized cotton which will
be available for purchase in the Sievers Shop in a wide range of colors.
A variety of handwoven towels will be provided for your inspiration, or
feel free to bring a pattern draft that you would like to weave. Looms and
weaving accessories provided.
Connie Westbrook has passionately pursued handweaving since her first Sievers
class in 2003, inspired by the work of some of the most respected weavers in
the country. She is active in study groups, has been published in Handwoven
magazine, and recognized for her abilities as an innovative weaver. Connie
joined our staff in 2007, and believes that weaving is meant to be shared, which
she happily does.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $5 for handouts, plus yarn cost of $30-40, depending on your pattern and color choices.
Level: Intermediate Beginner (Must know how to warp and weave on multi-harness floor loom and be
able to read a pattern draft.)
34 The Thrill of Twill Baskets
September 15-20
Jeanette Biederman
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Sunday)
If you have had a beginning basket class and are now ready to
take the next step, this class is for you. Or, if you have already
done some twill weaving but want to understand more complicated
patterns or experiment with your own designs, this is also the class
for you! You will each work at your own skill level on projects,
with assistance, advice and encouragement from the instructor.
Basketmaking materials will be available for purchase in class by prior arrangement with the instructor,
or you may bring your own.
Jeanette Biederman has been making traditional American baskets for over 30
years. She respects and appreciates their history and lore, and enjoys working
with color to weave a wide variety of traditional and contemporary styles. Jeanette
and her husband Rich Prange live in Merrill, WI where they have a home studio,
Tisket A Tasket.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Cost: Expect to spend $45-75 per basket, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate (You must have previously taken a beginner-level basketry class.)
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35 Crackle Weave
September 20-25
Nancy Adams
(7 pm Sunday – 11 am Friday)
Try something different! Crackle is a versatile weave structure that
can create the illusion of a complex threading on just four harnesses.
We’ll begin with a discussion and samples of Crackle Weave patterns
and items; then, you’ll go on to thread and weave a project or
two of your choice. Although the emphasis of the class will be on
4-harness Crackle, 8-harness projects will also be available. Looms
and weaving accessories provided.
Nancy Adams came to Sievers in 1986 for her first weaving class and has returned
almost every year since that time for more. In 2002 she became an assistant
instructor with friend and fellow weaver Louise French for beginning weaving
classes. Now Nancy is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of
weaving by teaching it to others. Nancy makes her home in Rochester, MN.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $10 for handouts, plus yarn cost of $25-50, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate Beginner (Must know how to warp and weave on multi-harness floor loom and be
able to read a pattern draft.)
36 Surface Design On Paper
September 24-27
Lorrie Grainger Abdo
(2 pm Thursday – 11 am Sunday)
Join us for a mixed-media Smorgasbord! In this paper-oriented surface design
buffet you will paint and experiment on gelatin printing plates. Additive, resist
and subtractive techniques using paints, oil pastels, inks, pastes, found objects,
stamps, tapes and stencils will be introduced. Collage and using the papers in
other applications will also be explored. You’ll create beautiful papers for use in
your projects or as stunning art pieces. This experience in mark making, color
combinations and dimension, with a variety of materials, will enhance your
overall creative knowledge. Most of all, it will be tons of fun!
Lorrie Grainger Abdo’s artwork features colorful abstract expression through such
surface design techniques as monoprint, paste painting and stenciling, in collage,
paper mosaics, cards, books, jewelry, and more. Detailed in her instruction and
fun with her delivery, Lorrie teaches workshops throughout her home state of MI,
serves on the Handmade Paper Guild and Signature Artists Cooperative boards,
and is Administrative Director at Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. http://lorrieabdo.
blogspot.com
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $45 inc. most project materials, use of equipment and tools.
Level: All
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37 Color and Weave: Logs, Dogs & Fog
September 26 – October 1
Judith T. Yamamoto
(2 pm Saturday – 11 am Thursday)
What do Log Cabin (Logs), Houndstooth Check (Dogs) and Shadow Weave
(Fog) have in common? They are all “color and weave,” a weaving effect
that, despite the name, has very little to do with color (hue). Rather, the
structure of the fabric interacts with value (light/dark) contrast in the yarn,
producing interesting and unexpected patterns. In this class you will learn
the basic theory of Color and Weave, then choose and weave your own
project, from rag rug to silk scarf, to reinforce it. Color and Weave effects
can be woven on 4 or 8 shafts, and the structure can be as simple as
plain weave or as complicated as you wish, making it ideal for all levels of
weavers. Looms and weaving accessories provided.
Judie Yamamoto enjoyed her Beginning Weaving class at Sievers in 1981 so much
that she just kept coming back for more. Now she teaches and lectures nationally,
and writes about weaving and related topics for magazines. Notable for their use
of color and blending, her woven work, polymer clay jewelry and Temari have
been featured in Handwoven magazine and seen at a variety of fiber art shows,
galleries and shops.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $12 for notebook, plus yarn cost of $30-70, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate (Must know how to warp and weave on a multi-harness floor loom and be able to
read a pattern draft.)
38 Bent Willow Chair
October 2-4
Ken Workowski
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Sunday)
Learn the age-old craft of willow furniture design and construction techniques,
as you make your own classic, sturdy and beautiful chair. Using basic tools,
each student will build their own chair, approximately 40” high, 32” wide
and 30” deep, made entirely with willow. Chair construction will require
some physical strength, as well as ability to bend and kneel.
In 1977 Ken Workowski came across an article on
building willow furniture in Mother Earth News--the
perfect opportunity to combine his carpentry skills
with his love of nature. Thus began a home business for Ken and his wife Michelle,
The Nature of Things, building home furnishings with such materials as willow,
birch and poplar bark. Their one-of-a-kind pieces are sold through art shows and
shops across the U. S. www.natureofthingsonline.com
Class Fee $230
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $100
Materials Fee of $95 for willow, assembly hardware, use of specialized tools and handouts.
Level: Beginner (Some experience with hammer and drill will be helpful.)
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39 Beaded Fairy Medicine
Pouch Necklace
October 2-5
Lynn Stracka Schuster
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Monday)
Create your own pendant, with netted pouch, embellished with flowers,
leaves and twisted fringe. Inspired by the fringed or tasseled Miser’s
Purses used for keeping small valuables secure during the Victorian era,
Lynn came up with a design which she renamed the Fairy Medicine
Bag, for a happier note. From a provided kit you’ll construct your own
lovely wearable art piece, using Delica beads with netting stitch, peyote
stitch and fringe stringing techniques that allow many possibilities for
individuality and learning.
Lynn Stracka Schuster has been a handweaver since 1978 and has taught at
Sievers since 1981. She finds much joy in learning about and teaching many
different fiber-related arts, and concentrates on combining color with pattern.
Felting, coiled basketry, silk ribbon embroidery and fine beadwork are her
favorites. www.lynnschusterdesigns.etsy.com
Class Fee $315
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
Materials Fee of $50-75, depending on your color choices, inc. Delica bead kit and notebook.
Level: Intermediate (Know how to do basic beading stitches, including peyote.)
“I returned home refreshed and energized and inspired.”
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40A Creative Knitting Retreat
October 6-11
Sandy De Master & Mary Germain
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Sunday)
Tap into your creativity, as you design a knit garment of your choosing, with
assistance from Sandy and Mary. Perhaps you want to start with a pattern
or sketch, customize by adding or subtracting features, or change yarn and
gauge …? Whatever your choice, they’ll help you through it. This class is
also open to knitters who want to solve current knitting problems. Bring your
questions and/or project. Needles, yarn and patterns will be available for
purchase, or bring your own.
40B Creative Knitting Retreat: Shortened
October 8-11 (2 pm Thursday – 11 am Sunday)
This session offers a 3-Day version of the Creative Knitting Retreat.
Mary Germain and Sandy De Master have been knitting
most of their lives and teaching it for 30+ years. Mary
owned The Wool Works yarn shop in Milwaukee from 198596, and Sandy taught spinning there. Early on, they both
became intrigued with and focused on ethnic knitting. They
published an article on Latvian mittens, “Messages In Mittens,”
in PieceWork magazine, and traveled together to Latvia and
Estonia to study local knitting techniques. Mary has returned
there twice, and Sandy traveled to Shetland to investigate Fair Isle knitting.
Class Fee $420
Class Fee $315
5-Day Class
3-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Dorm Housing (Optional) $150
No Materials Fee
Level: Intermediate (Need basic knitting skills: cast-on/bind-off, knit/purl,
increase/decrease, etc., and some experience reading and knitting from a
pattern.)
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41 Carving Songbirds
October 9-11
Jerry Landwehr
(2 pm Friday – 11 am Sunday)
Spend a relaxing and creative weekend, as you learn the art
of woodcarving. We’ll begin with a discussion of carving
tools and their care. Although the instructor will provide
your choice of a basswood or butternut blank for your class
project, he will also cover bird patterns, transferring them and cutting out blanks. As you work on
your project, step-by-step instructions for carving your bird, installation of eyes and feet, finishing and
mounting will be included.
After retiring as the Director of Horticulture for the Green Bay Botanical Garden in
2002, Jerry Landwehr resumed his love of carving and began taking classes. He
tried a wide variety of styles and techniques before focusing his efforts on birds,
beginning with primitive and moving to more realistic carving. Each winter while
residing in Florida, Jerry teaches classes to students ranging from beginning to
advanced carvers.
Class Fee $230
2-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $100
Materials Fee of $18 for wood bird blank, glass eyes, pewter feet and handouts.
Level: Beginner
42 Natural Dye Retreat
October 13-17
Donna Kallner
(2 pm Tuesday – 11 am Saturday)
Explore ways to use plant dyes to color and pattern fabric, yarn,
ribbon and thread. We will harvest and process materials from
the Sievers willow patch, and you’ll go home with a good supply
of materials for future projects. Other natural material gathered
locally will be used for immersion dyeing and eco-printing. You’ll
have time and burner space to experiment with your own ideas
and materials, to sample extractions and fermentations, and to use a group indigo vat.
In Donna Kallner’s work, ancient textile techniques and old-school natural dyeing
combine with new-school surface design and digital technologies to tell timeless
stories. Donna loves helping others share their own stories in ways that are unique
to each person. Based in rural northern Wisconsin, Donna teaches and exhibits
her work across the country, and is the author of New Age Looping: A Handbook
For Fiber Artists. http://donnakallnerfiberart.com
Class Fee $380
4-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $200
Materials Fee of $17 inc. materials for group sampling and handouts. Fabrics, scarves, ribbon and yarns
for dyeing will be available for purchase in the Sievers Shop, or bring your own.
Level: All
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43 Magic Carpet Ride:
Rag Rug Weaving
October 17-22
Deb Sharpee
(2 pm Saturday – 11 am Thursday)
Learn about plain weave and its variations, use of color, selection
of weft material and finishes, as you immerse yourself in rag
rug weaving. You’ll choose your own designs, such as stripes,
twisted weft, inlay, and gradations. Returnees may opt for a Log
Cabin, Double Binding or Diamond rug. Bring recycled fabric for a truly traditional rug, or use new
to make a more tailored project. Looms and weaving accessories provided. Sewing machine in good
working order is highly recommended.
Deb Sharpee’s interest in weaving was first sparked as a small child, watching her
grandmother weave rag rugs. Miles of warp later, Deb has much to share with her
students. Her work has been published in Weavers, Complex Weavers Journal,
Crafts Report and Handwoven magazines, and the book Weaving Contemporary
Rag Rugs.
Class Fee $420
5-Day Class
Dorm Housing (Optional) $250
Materials Fee of $10 for notebook, plus warp cost of $40-60, depending on your choices.
Level: Intermediate (Must know how to warp and weave on a multi-harness floor loom, although you
need not have woven a rag rug before.)
Scholarships
Sievers has three scholarship funds available:
The Doreen Speckmann Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002. Doreen was a very
talented and popular quilting instructor at Sievers for 19 years. This scholarship was created
in recognition of that, and is open to all applicants for any class of their choice.
The other two scholarships are designated for particular fiber art fields. The Elisabeth Beinert
Memorial Scholarship, begun in 2006 by her friends and family, is awarded to applicants
who wish to attend a weaving class, to commemorate Elisabeth’s fine workmanship and love
of weaving.
The Diane L. Ericson Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010 in loving memory of
Diane, by her family and friends. Diane taught beginning basketry classes at Sievers as well
as taking many classes here herself, beginning in 1998. In honor of her love of the craft
and for warm friendships she developed while basketweaving, this scholarship is awarded to
applicants who wish to attend a basketry class.
Scholarships are awarded annually, based on a combination of artistic merit and financial
need. Partial and full tuition scholarships are available.
For application form and information, contact Sievers School of Fiber Arts.
Application deadline is April 1. Scholarships will be awarded April 10.
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SPECIFICS OF ENROLLMENT
(Please read information about registration, cancellation policies, etc. before you register for a class.)
Registration. Size of classes is purposely kept small; therefore, they fill rapidly. We suggest
you register early. Your registration will be confirmed by us when we receive it. If you do
not receive a confirmation within one week, please check with us to make sure it arrived
here.
Notification. When you are registered you will receive a written confirmation of your class
by mail. 3 weeks prior to your class you will be sent: 1. supply list (materials and items
you will need to bring, and the cost of any materials that will be supplied to you by your
instructor); 2. student policy sheet; 3. class agenda; 4. ferry schedule; and 5. names and
addresses of students who will attend class(es) during that time. If you have registered for
housing with us, you will also receive a housing information sheet.
Waiting Lists. When a class fills, we start a waiting list. There is no charge to be on a
waiting list. If space becomes available we contact the first person on the list.
Cancellation/Transfer. Any student who needs to cancel a registration for a class must let us
know one month before the first day of class to get a full refund (minus a $35 processing
fee per class cancelled). Students who cancel less than one month before the first day of
class will receive a 50% refund of the class fee. There is no refund once a class has begun. If a registered student wishes to transfer to a different class, there will be a $35 processing
fee, if the switch is made one month or more before the first day of the original class. If a
student wishes to transfer less than one month before the original class, they will forfeit 50%
of that class fee. Registrations are not transferable to another person.
If it is necessary for Sievers School to cancel a class for any reason, all registered students
will be notified immediately and extended the opportunity to register for another class.
Students who do not wish to transfer will receive a full refund of all fees paid.
GENERAL INFORMATION
To facilitate the learning process and instruction, enrollment is limited to ages 16 and older,
with the exception of the Adult/Child class (Child age range of 10-16).
Pets are not permitted on the grounds.
Visitors are not permitted in the studios or dormitory without permission from Sievers staff.
Sievers reserves the right to refuse registrations from participants who have a history of
disruptive behavior, or to dismiss without refund any student who disrupts our learning
environment.
Regarding cell phones and Internet, Cellcom, Verizon and U. S. Cellular cell phones work
best on Washington Island; other services may not work. A telephone is available for
student use. There are several Wi-Fi locations on the Island, but Wi-Fi is not accessible from
the studios or dormitory.
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We supply most of the basic equipment needed for your class. We do not supply sewing
machines on a regular basis, although we do have a limited number of them available to
rent for air travelers.
Sievers has three Scholarship Funds available. Contact us for information.
FEES AND PAYMENT
Housing Fees are payable in full at time of registration.
2-Day Classes. The fee for a 2-Day Class is $230.
There are two options for payment:
Option 1: $115 to be paid at the time of registration, with the balance of $115 to
be paid one month before first day of class.
Option 2: $225 to be paid at time of registration, giving you a $5 discount.**
3-Day Classes. The fee for a 3-Day Class is $315.
There are two options for payment:
Option 1: $160 to be paid at the time of registration, with the balance of $155 to
be paid one month before first day of class.
Option 2: $310 to be paid at time of registration, giving you a $5 discount.**
4-Day Classes. The fee for a 4-Day Class is $380.
There are two options for payment:
Option 1: $190 to be paid at the time of registration, with the balance of $190 to
be paid one month before first day of class.
Option 2: $370 to be paid at time of registration, giving you a $10 discount.**
5-Day Classes. The fee for the 5-Day Class is $420.
There are two options for payment:
Option 1: $210 to be paid at the time of registration, with the balance of $210 to
be paid one month before first day of class.
Option 2: $410 to be paid at time of registration, giving you a $10 discount.**
7-Day Classes. The fee for the 7-Day Class is $545.
There are two options for payment:
Option 1: $275 to be paid at the time of registration, with the balance of $270 to
be paid one month before first day of class.
Option 2: $530 to be paid at time of registration, giving you a $15 discount.**
** The class fee discount does not apply to registrations received less than one month
before the first day of a class.
Open Studio Sessions. The fee for the Open Studio is $175, payable in full at
time of registration.
Materials Fee. If applicable, the materials fee is payable directly to the instructor in class.
(The fees now listed may vary slightly at that time, to reflect current market prices.)
Gift Certificates may be purchased in any amount and used toward a class or in our Shop.
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TOMSON HALL / DORMITORY – Your “home away from home”
What is furnished: Twin beds with mattress pads and privacy curtains. Air conditioning and
baseboard electric heat. Complete kitchen facility with kitchen range, microwave oven, two refrigerators, coffeemaker, toaster, cookware, dishes and utensils. Sitting area and two bathrooms with a total
of 3 showers, 3 toilets and 4 wash basins. (Dormitory housing is for adult women only.)
What to bring: Sleeping bag or sheets and blanket, pillow; towel and washcloth; flashlight;
the usual items for dormitory living. Students are responsible for their own food needs. (There
are also a number of restaurants and a grocery store on the Island.)
Housing Fees (Include sales and room tax)
To be paid in full at time of registration: 2-Day Class - $100
3-Day Class - $150
4-Day Class - $200
5-Day Class - $250
7-Day Class - $350
The use of these facilities is reserved solely for students registered for the Dormitory. Space is limited,
so we suggest you make your reservation early. (No tent or vehicle camping on the premises.)
Other Places To Stay Contact the Island Chamber of Commerce:
Other Places To Stay www.washingtonisland-wi.com or 920-847-2179
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THE
SHOP
Located at 986 Jackson Harbor
Road in the refurbished Jackson
Harbor Schoolhouse, the Sievers
Shop features the original arts and
fine crafts made by more than 100
of our own Sievers teachers and
students---jewelry, handwovens,
household accessories, notecards
and gifts.
The Shop also offers quality knitting
and weaving yarns, knitting
needles, quilting and sewing
supplies, printed and dye-ready
fabric, scarf blanks and other fiber
art supplies, including most of the materials used in Sievers classes.
We carry over 400 book titles, including those that feature and are written by our teachers,
knitting patterns and fiber-related magazines. In addition, a variety of Sievers-design
souvenir items are available for purchase.
The Sievers Shop presents a
unique opportunity for alumni
and staff to market their
original handcrafts. If you
are interested in selling your
work, please bring samples
with you when you come
for class. Our consignment
season runs from mid-May
through October 31.
The Sievers Library, a collection of books mainly
relating to fiber arts, augmented by books about
Washington Island and for general reading,
is located in the Shop building. Students and
teachers are encouraged to check books out
while here for your classes.
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BEADING/WEARABLES
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One-Of-A-Kind Jacket**
15
Adult/Child Polymer Clay
17
Local Color To Wear
19
Beading ‘Bucket List’
22A Garment Construction Intensive**
22B Garment Construction Intensive: Extended**
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Metalwork Jewelry Boot Camp
39
Beaded Fairy Medicine Pouch Necklace
BOOK ARTS/PAPER ARTS
7
Reliquary: Window & Niche Book
8
Greek & Centipede Stitch Book
36
Surface Design On Paper
DYEING/FELTING/KNITTING/SPINNING
9
Blending Fibers For Spinning
11
Fair Isle Knitting Techniques
12
Fair Isle Design
24
Knitting On Location
28
Beg. Spinning & Rainbow Dyeing
Skill
Level
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Class Title
July 6-10
July 11-14
July 14-17
Aug. 17-20
Aug. 24-29
June 26-29
June 29-July 2
Sept. 24-27
July 6-11
July 20-22
July 27-31
July 31-Aug. 7
Aug. 9-14
Aug. 9-16
Sept. 9-13
Oct. 2-5
4
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
5
2
4
7
5
7
4
3
4
5
3
4
2
5
2
2
380
315
315
315
420
315
315
315
420
230/130
380
545
420
545
380
315
380
420
315
380
230
420
230
230
Class Class/Studio
Fee
Length
Jones
De Master/Germain
Bajus
Anderson
Jones
Essig
Essig
Abdo
Fenner
Yamamoto
Kallner
Fitzgerald
Lancaster
Lancaster
Rashka
Schuster
Tembreull
Biederman
Normann/Tibbetts
Campbell-Amsler
Schuster
Biederman
Workowski
Landwehr
Housing Fee
200
150
150
150
250
150
150
150
250
100
200
350
250
350
200
150
200
250
150
200
100
250
100
100
(Adult Women Only)
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Phone: 920-847-2264
Registration opens
February 1
Teacher/s
Class Schedule
June 10-14
June 26-July 1
July 14-17
Aug. 11-15
Aug. 20-22
Sept. 15-20
Oct. 2-4
Oct. 9-11
Dates
P.O. Box 100
Washington Island, WI 54246
School of Fiber Arts
BASKETRY/FURNISHINGS/WOODCARVING
2
Birch Bark Basketry & Books
6
Splint-Woven Basketry: Ind. Study
13
Basket Weaving For Beginners
23
Natural Fiber Baskets: Grow & Weave
26
Basketry: Covered Coiling
34
Twill Baskets
38
Bent Willow Chair
41
Carving Songbirds
Class
No.
2015
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SURFACE DESIGN
14A Batik
14B Batik: Extended
17
Local Color To Wear
20
Making Your Mark: Dye, Silk Screen, Etc.
36
Surface Design On Paper
WEAVING
3
Beg. Weaving: Floor Loom
10
One-Of-A-Kind Jacket**
18
Beg. Weaving: Table Loom
21
Inkle Loom Weaving: Basics & Beyond
25
Refresher Weaving
32
Landscape Tapestry Weaving
33
Terrific Towels
35
Crackle Weave
37
Color and Weave
43
Rag Rug Weaving**
5
5
3
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
3
5
3
2
5
5
4
4
5
3
4
420
420
315
230
420
420
420
420
420
420
420
545
380
420
315
420
315
230
420
175
380
380
420
315
380
7 = 7-Day Class
Adams
Fenner
Frantz
Lancaster
Frantz
Manning
Westbrook
Adams
Yamamoto
Sharpee
Scandin/Scott
Scandin/Scott
Kallner
Robertson
Abdo
Graf
Lambert
Hoffmann
Hasheider
No Instructor
Rhoades
Hagen
De Master/Germain
De Master/Germain
Kallner
4 = 4-Day Class
5 = 5-Day Class
** = Sewing Machine Required
June 15-20
July 6-11
July 31-Aug. 3
Aug. 7-9
Aug. 17-22
Sept. 10-15
Sept. 15-20
Sept. 20-25
Sept. 26-Oct. 1
Oct. 17-22
July 18-23
July 18-25
July 27-31
Aug. 4-9
Sept. 24-27
June 15-20
June 22-25
July 27-29
Aug. 24-29
June 2-7
Aug. 31-Sept. 4
Aug. 31-Sept. 4
Oct. 6-11
Oct. 8-11
Oct. 13-17
Bold type indicates a new class. 2 = 2-Day Class
3 = 3-Day Class
B = Beginner
I = Intermediate
A = Advanced
All = All Levels
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QUILTING
4
Quilt Design
5
Machine Quilting**
16
Landscape ‘Painting’ With Fabric
27
A Quilters’ Gathering: Applique & More**
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Traditional Swedish Island Knitting Handfelted, Resist-Dyed Scarves
Creative Knitting Retreat
Creative Knitting Retreat: Shortened
Natural Dye Retreat
OPEN STUDIO
1
Quilt Studio
29
30
40A
40B
42
250
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150
100
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TRAVEL INFORMATION
(Students must arrange for their own
transportation to/from Sievers.)
How To Get Here: Washington
Island is located 7 miles north
of the tip of the Door County
Peninsula, about 90 miles
northeast of Green Bay, WI (180
miles north of Milwaukee, 270
miles northeast of Chicago, and
320 miles from Minneapolis).
To get to the Island you take a
30-min. car ferry trip from the
Northport Pier, located at the
northernmost end of Highway
42. When you register for class
we will mail you a copy of the
Washington Island Ferry Line
schedule (www.wisferry.com).
Commercial air flights
land at Austin Straubel
Field, Green Bay, WI .
(We advise students traveling
by air to double-check with us 6
to 8 weeks prior to class before
booking their flight, in case
enrollment is too low to warrant
the class’s being held.)
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Car Rentals available at
Austin Straubel:
Alamo, Avis, Budget, Hertz
and National
Door County – Green Bay Shuttle
Phone: 920-746-0500
E-mail: [email protected]
www.doorcountygreenbayshuttle.com
Island Shuttle, LLC
Phone: 920-535-0617
Michigan-Wisconsin Car Ferry
Ludington, MI to Manitowoc, WI
Phone: 800-841-4243
www.ssbadger.com
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4-Day
5-Day
7-Day
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Class
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P.O. Box 100
986 Jackson Harbor Road
Washington Island, WI 54246
Phone: 920-847-2264
E-mail: [email protected]
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2016 Schedule of Classes online
February 1 at www.sieversschool.com
P.O. Box 100
986 Jackson Harbor Road
Washington Island, WI 54246
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