Surface designed cloth from
Earthues' Advanced Surface
Design Techniques class
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November 2007
Saturday November 10, 6-9 PM
Earthues presents works by Jean Bradbury at the Ballard ArtWalk. Jean is one of our favorite painters, creating exquisite botanical
works with metallic leaf in the style of Russian icons. The results are rich, luminous and otherworldly.
Thursday November 15, 7 PM
Michele will be speaking about her work with color and natural dyes to Northwest Bead Society. Location is at the Greenwood
Masonic Lodge, 7910 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle.
December 2007
STUDIO HOLIDAY HOURS
Through December 24: Tuesday through Saturday 10-6. Sunday 12-5.
Earthues will be closed for the holidays from December 25 through January 6, reopening on Monday January 7.
Saturday December 1, 7-10 PM EARTHUES HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA. Join us for our annual holiday celebration,
featuring treasures that we've gathered on our recent travels around the world. Featuring amazing silk ikat shawls from Thailand,
gossamer cotton lawn scarves and embroidered bags from India, handcrafted tribal quilts from Pakistan, hand carved sculptures
from Zimbabwe and wonderful textile works by British designers Margo Selby and Katie Mawson. Once again, we partner with
our Fair Trade friends at One World Projects, offering gifts from cooperatives throughout Latin America. Kathy will have just
returned from Asia, and promises to bring back loads of interesting things gleaned from flea markets and curio shops.
Refreshments will keep you merry, and seeing old friends will warm your heart.
Saturday December 8 6-9 PM
Ballard ArtWalk. Featuring handcrafted gifts from artists around the world.
Upcoming Classes, Conferences and Events
MARCH 2008
- Shibori artist Joan Morris returns to teach two classes at Earthues. Dates are still tentative, but we are looking at the first week
in March and the third week in March. Joan will teach her four day Shaped Resist with Vegetable Dyes course during the first
week, and an intermediate course for those who have previous shaped resist and shibori experience during the third week. For
more information, contact info@earthues.com.
- Michele Wipplinger speaks and teaches at the Kansas Alliance of Weavers and Spinners conference in hosted by the Wichita
Spinners and Weavers Guild, Wichita, KS Her talk will be about her textile journey along the silk road in Uzbekistan, and her
class will focus on indigo blues and sumptuous purples. For more information, contact the Kansas Alliance of Weavers and
Spinners at www.kansasweavers.com.
JUNE 2008
- Convergence 2008 at Tampa Bay, Florida June 22-28. Michele will be teaching and Earthues will have a commercial booth at
Convergence. For more information, contact the Handweavers Guild of America at www.weavespindye.org
Earthues, A Natural Color
Company
5129 Ballard Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Telephone - 206-789-1065
Fax: 206-783-9676
www.earthues.com