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Indigo Dyeing Cellulose Yardage
​aka: Fabric 4 Quilting & Sewing

 A Virtual On-Demand ​Subscription Class Beginning February 2021
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Purchase Fabric 4 Dyeing
From Fabrics.com
White Kona Cotton Broadcloth OR
Unbleached Cotton Muslin
From Joann Fabrics
White Kona Cotton Broadcloth OR Unbleached Cotton Muslin
Manipulating fabric for dyeing is the first step for achieving organic and interesting color effects on cloth. This workshop is a  transfer of knowledge about the possibilities to celebrate the breath of our ancestors through textiles by following traditional Algonquin, Gullah and Japanese folding, binding and stitching techniques. Plant based indigo dyeing is a witness to healing through connection with the land and transformation.​

2021 Workshops & Classes At WCC

Effective Teacher Training - Blended

Wilson Community College | Tuesdays | 5:30 - 8:30 pm Plus 3 Hours per Week Online | February 9 - March 12
$125 Fee + $5 Technology Fee + $15 Security Fee | Section 37190 | Registration November 9, 2020 to February 8, 2021
This course provides training in effective teaching methods for prospective substitute teachers and helps existing classroom teachers improve the learning environment for students. 100% attendance required. (3.0 CEU)

Indigo Dyeing

Multi-Generational Traditions: Transferring Knowledge From One Generation To The Next.

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​Indigo Dyeing

Wilson Community College
Monday, January 25, 2021
1-Day Workshop | 3-Hours
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
​Pre-Registration Required

Indigo blue is mesmerizing and one of the oldest dyes used for textiles and printing.  Discover the transformative process of dyeing cotton and silk using plant based indigo.  Japanese Arashi Shibori resist design pattern will be presented. NOTE: In class demonstrations will include Arashi Shibori for quilters using Kona cotton broadcloth and unbleached muslin, and Arashi Shibori on a cotton shawl to create wearable art.

Modern Quilting

Stitching Life Lessons: Stories Of Surviving Jim Crow Shared Around A Quilting Frame In Eastern NC.

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Wilson Community College
Thursdays | 5:30 - 8:30 PM
January 21 - February 11
​Pre-Registration Required 
Follow My Blog In December & January As I Make the "Be My Valentine" Quilt
Make a quilt for your Valentine! Using Electric Quilt 8 software, we will design your unique quilt and calculate yardage during the first class. Or you can create my "Be My Valentine" Quilt Pattern.  EQ8 quilt design is quick and easy and makes a perfect quilt for a baby, child or adult. Create a Valentine heirloom! This class is an easy introduction to quilting for beginners and a time saver for experienced quilters.
Kona Cotton Fabrics Used In This Quilt Available at Fabric.com &
​Joann Fabrics

Textiles 4 Healing

Stitching Up A Broken Heart: Create wearable fiber arts with a historical connection to self-healing painful experiences we suffer in life.

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​Prayer Shawl

Wilson Community College
Mondays | 10 am - 1 pm
February 15 & 22
​Pre-Registration Required
Shawls wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, hug, shelter and beautify. Join us to learn how to create something to bring comfort to those in need around us. Bring 4 skeins of medium weight worsted yarn and a size J/10 crochet hook. Join me in creating a contemplative prayer shawl interlocking faith and stitching.

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​Your Closet

Wilson Community College
Mondays | 10 am - 1 pm
March 1 & 8
​Pre-Registration Required
Learn to embellish clothes with embroidery floss and/or beads. Bring a garment, a fabric marking pencil, your favorite colors of embroidery floss, a pack of crewel embroidery needles, and size 8/0 glass beads to class and learn 10 common embroidery stitches that will add bling to your wardrobe.

Link 2 Sigma Sisters Quilting Circle

An online and sit & sew blended quilting experience exclusively for sisters of Sigma Gamma Nu Social Club.
Kona Cotton Fabrics Used In This Quilt Available at Fabric.com & ​Joann Fabrics