Schedule of Fiberella Teaching Events with Paula Scaffidi Retreats, Workshops & Lectures Click the WORKSHOPS button for full class descriptions and photos!
2008... Summer & Fall Retreats now booking !
June 10th, ‘08 Purrfect StitchesPA LIVE Demo... Textural Temptations... 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Enjoy a close-up view during this Embellishment Demo... complemented with samples you can touch! Techniques include: Free-motion or Dogs down: machine needle felting, stitching, beading and couching. Also, Dogs up: couching, curvaceous pintucks and beading.
July 10th, ‘08 Asheville Cotton Company NC Contact by Phone...828-299-8888 Over the Top... Free-motion Stitch & Textural Embellishment10 AM - 4 PM Expand your free-motion skills and enjoy playful techniques “coloring” with fibers in a sketchbook format.
July 24 - 27, ‘08 Summer International Quilt Festival CA New Vistas... Pieced & Felted Landscapes- Thursday Workshop #209... Simple and spontaneously pieced landscapes with machine felt embellishment Luscious Fruit... Shaded Appliqué with Machine Felting- Friday Workshop #317... Fine finesse fiber techniques, creating an illusion of form with highlight and shade... plus 3D velvet technique Color Your Stash! - Friday Free-Motion Quilting Day Presentation Textural Temptations - Saturday’s Mixed Media Miscellany Presentation Create Embellishment with Machine Felting- Saturday Workshop #430... Lots of exciting techniques for machine felting Tinted Wholecloth- Sunday Workshop #510... Layer free-motion felting with stitching for fresh and alluring textural effects
September 20 - 22, ‘08 American Sewing Guild Gold Country Chapter CA Three time winner of ASG’s Chapter of the Year Award To register contact Karyn Meryles, Special Events Chair by e-mail &/or phone karyn@ranchomurieta.org916 354-0561 Lecture, Full Trunk Show and Live DemoSaturday, Annual ASG Event with Paula Scaffidi as Guest Presenter 11 AM - 4 PM Create Embellishment with Machine Felting- Sunday and Monday, Two Day Workshop 9 AM - 4 PM Create a small sketchbook brimming with design ideas for a wide range of sewing projects. This is the two-day, extended glossary of techniques class for machine needle felting. Join us for creative nourishment, enhanced personal expression and skill building! It’s a drink of color and texture...
October 7 - 10, ‘08 Fiberella’s Creativity Retreat NC Registration is now open, first come-first serve.Retreats for 4 - 8 students! Focus on Felting...Three-and-a-Half Day Workshop Find out how to access and translate your dreams into textile creations! Whether you are brand new to machine felting or have already spent significant time exploring the possibilities, a retreat like this can do what no other learning environment has to offer. Expand your idea base and learn to custom tailor a variety of techniques for your preferred working style. A nurturing, beautiful and relaxed B & B setting combines the best of both worlds: a wonderful get-away with the educational leap you have been working toward. Come let your creative genie out of the bottle! All levels welcome!
2009 A sneak preview... June 6th - 7th, ‘09 Genesee Valley Quilt ClubNY Happiness Bag, Creative Embellishment Especially for Quilts plus Lecture, Demo Trunk Show! Experience machine needle felting in hands-on classes. Gather inspiration for your own style of work at Paula’s presentation. Lots to see and do at one of USA’s largest, longest continually meeting quilt guilds. It’s their really BIG SHOW!
