Susan Feller conducts the following workshops at the studio in Hampshire County or for hire at guild and private groups. Contact her for teaching fees and expenses at 304-496-8073 or info@ruckmanmillfarm.com
RETREAT INTO THE MOUNTAINS each Spring in Hampshire County, WV all fiber artists invited. 3 days RETREAT INTO THE MOUNTAINS
Designing a Rug with a Fraktur Flair- History of PA German art form related to frakturs (illuminated manuscripts:, proportion, elements and colors interpreted into rug hooking patterns
Design a pattern and color planning included in workshop 3 hours to 3 days.
1792 Certificate by Susan Feller
Manipulating Fibers for Dimensional Effects: Surface Design techniques Creating dimensional artwork, beginning with a stretched backer and using materials and tools to manipulate fabric such as felting needles, quilting layers, hooked and punch needles. ½ day to 3 days
Colorful Explorations, an Independent Study with four lessons, purchase full kit of wools and backer, then at your leisure work through the sequence, sending digital images when finished, critique and new lessons sent back via internet .
Perspective Susan Feller
Available as workshop …Art Principles and Elements of Design…for rughookers: problem solving with samples. Author of book on topic to be published Fall of 2011, Stackpole Books.
Dyeing Techniques for Beginners and the Adventurous. At studio, learn steps to use wash-fast acid dyes for wool, silk or nylon
Get started. Beginner’s tips to master the loop. Two hours and you are on your own, then join the Mountain State Fiber Artists for friendship and further advice, a local guild of artisans using rugmaking techniques www.MountainStateFiberArtists.org
Contact: Susan Feller at www.RuckmanMillFarm.com Visit website and click on Calendar to see where Susan is teaching around the country.
