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• Huck Lace & Open Studio with Mari Macmillan and Sidney Lynch

  • Start
    30 Apr 2023
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  • End
    25 Jun 2023
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    7

  Registration is closed

  Register Online Now through April 28, 2023. 

  Join us for Huck Lace & Open Studio with Mari Macmillan and Sidney Lynch.

  Huck, short for huckaback, is a fabric in which small float blocks alternate with small plain weave blocks to produce an endless number of beautiful patterns.

  Using 8/2 cotton with a four yard warp, warping back to front, we will weave three 35" long dishtowels, each with a different huck pattern. Huck is easy & quick to weave using only one shuttle. Patterns are created by changing the tie-ups, not the threading.  We will leave some room on the warp for sampling.

  Dishtowels in photo above by Esme Lee and Lynn Tedder

  
  

  
  

  
  

  We are also offering the opportunity for participants to weave their own project during this class instead of following the planned class structure. There have been requests from people to rent a loom. By signing up for this class, you can do whatever you want on the loom with the benefit of being able to come in to the Sunday class time to consult with the instructor about your project. You can weave on your loom throughout the nine-week period at any time there is no other class in session.

  This class is designed for intermediate weavers. There will be a $25 supply fee for 8/2 cotton paid to the instructor on the first day of class. 

  What to Bring

  • $25 supply fee
  • Notebook and pen/pencil
  • Scissors

  Wear comfortable clothing.

  Instructor Bios

  Mari Macmillan has been weaving for 30 years. Early on, someone told her about "Hi-Tech, Hi-Touch" and she balanced a highly technical medical career in pharmacy with the high touch need to make things completely by hand.  She likes to create functional items that show her love of color. Two of her non-functional pieces have been purchased by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.  Many towels have been purchased at the Hui booth at the Kalama Fair in December. Mari also paints.

  Sidney Lynch has been weaving for many years and enjoys trying the various weave structures.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Beginning Batik with Liz Train

  • Start
    16 May 2023
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  • End
    20 Jun 2023
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    1

  Registration is closed

  Register Online Now through May 14, 2023.

  Join us for Beginning Batik with Liz Train.

  

  
  

  With her lively, inventive approach to making art, Liz will show you how to make your imagination come to life with color and wax.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Batik is an Indonesian word meaning writing with wax. Waxed areas create a resist design that dyes and paint cannot penetrate. Traditional batik techniques involve successive applications of wax and dye, submersing the fabric in a dye vat, one color at a time and layering the wax resist.

  In this class we use a more modern technique of painting diluted acrylic paints instead of vat dyes. This allows the artist to create a variety of colors next to each other without the colors mixing with the previous layer. Traditional Indonesian tools and brushes will be used to apply hot soy wax resist to the fabric. Resist and dyed areas can be layered to create complex designs and lovely textures. Students will be able to create several samples of finished artworks.

  There will be an additional $20 supply fee payable to the instructor which includes: one yard of fabric, paints, dyes, wax, and glue.

  What to bring:

  • $20 supply fee 
  • Wear old clothes or bring an apron. 
  • Students may wish to bring other fabrics after they have used the yard of white cotton polyester that will be included in the supply fee.

  
  

  Instructor Bio

  Liz Train has an MFA in Fiber Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi where she taught fiber arts from 1980-1987. She was a museum educator for the Contemporary Museum from 1998-2005; and taught weaving and fiber arts from 2006-2020 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. She also worked with the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum's Art Bento outreach program to elementary schools, and taught after-school classes at Noelani Elementary School.

  In addition to fiber art Liz enjoys working with ceramics, fused glass, printmaking and mixed media. Her work has been included in many juried and group exhibits, and is in the collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and Art.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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  CLASS YOUTUBE VIDEO: Beginning Batik

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

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  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

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• Rigid Heddle Weaving I with Reina Young

  • Start
    02 Jun 2023
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  • End
    16 Jun 2023
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    2

  Registration is closed

  Register Online Now through May 31, 2023.

  Join us for Rigid Heddle Weaving I with Reina Young

  This class introduces new weavers to the portable rigid heddle loom. Weavers have the option to create a scarf, table runner, or placemats. We will go over different pattern techniques, play with color palettes, experiment with various fibers, and learn how to warp and dress the loom.

  The rigid heddle loom is essentially a rectangular, wooden frame loom. However, it differs from the simple frame looms that are now readily available and often used for tapestry, as it has space for a heddle/reed, making it capable of producing sheds (gaps or spaces) to weave through. It is a 2 shaft loom, but has further reaching capabilities.

  This class is open to any skill level. There will be an additional supply fee of $25, to include yarn and weaving tools, payable to the instructor on the first day of class. All supplies and materials will be provided. 

  What to Bring: 

  • $25 supply fee
  • Notebook and pen

  Instructor Bio

  Reina Young is a multi media artist based in Hawaiʻi who specializes in fabric arts, digital illustrations and handmade, artisanal goods. With a background in graphic design, her passion is to create, teach and bring beauty and vibrancy into people’s lives through art and crafting.

  
  

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins. 

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

  
  

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• Sashiko Stitching with Wendy Arbeit

  • When
    11 Jun 2023
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    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Register Online Now through June 9, 2023.

  Join us for Sashiko Stitching with Wendy Arbeit.

  Sashiko is a distinctive Japanese embroidery style that uses the running stitch alone to form geometric patterns and stylized images. In last year’s sashiko class we explored a technique that creates geometric designs that are sewn on counted thread cloth. In this class you’ll find out about the geometric patterns that can be sewn onto plain cloth and you’ll sew one with a marine or floral motif that you’ll take home adorning a new tote bag.

  
  

  
  

  

  We’ll email you the patterns for three scenes. You’ll select your favorite and print it out, saving the others for working on your own. In class you’ll stitch the pattern you selected, then sew it onto a tote bag. We provide in the color of your choice.

  Sashiko refers to the humble running stitch once sewn in multiple rows to repair clothing. The stitching has evolved over the years to represent traditional patterns and designs. Today it is used to decorate clothing and other functional items, and to embellish modern wall hangings. Examples will be shared in class.

  There will be an additional $10 supply fee paid to the instructor on the first day of class which includes red fabric, white sashiko thread, needle, and pages of photos of sashiko ideas, patterns, and background information.

  What to bring:

  • $10 Supply fee
  • Scissors

  Instructor Bio

  Wendy Arbeit received an MA in Art from Columbia University. She started making crafts from an early age and continued after her degree by learning the traditional arts of beading, back-strap weaving, basket making, and twining from Iroquois, Mexican, and Pacific island people. She learned sashiko and temari from Japanese books at a time when none were available in English and kumihimo at a Japan-sponsored program.

  She has written four traditional-craft related books, What Are Fronds For? a manual for plaiting coconut fronds; Baskets in Polynesia, a survey of central Polynesian baskets; Tapa in Tonga, an introduction to Tongan barkcloth; and finally the award-winning, Links to the Past: the Work of Early Hawaiian Artisans, a compendium of 1000 objects made within 50 years of Western contact.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

  MAP to HHH Classroom

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Mini Picnic Basket with Elaine Imoto

  • When
    17 Jun 2023
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Register Online Now through June 15, 2023.

  Join us for Mini Picnic Basket with Elaine Imoto

  Weave a mini picnic basket using industrial waste rescued from the dumpster. The bale straps are cleaned, cut to workable lengths and prepackaged for your weaving fun!

  Seven long length straps are woven criss-cross style with 12 shorter length straps. Vertical straps are spaced with a quarter inch gap, while horizontal straps are pressed together tightly for structural stability. The sturdy, finished basket measures 5.5" wide by 9.5" long.

  
  

  Photo: Elaine with happy basket makers from our March class.

  This is an easy beginner project to get you hooked on making more baskets. Extra kits will be sold at class (if available). Elaine is teaching techniques learned from Professor Gaye Chan's demo during the 12-2021 Artists of Hawaiʻi Now exhibition held at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

  Weave, Reuse, Recycle!

  What to bring:

  • Ruler or tape measure
  • Long nose pliers
  • Sharp scissors that can cut plastic
  • Phillips screwdriver or awl for pushing weavers together
  • Painters masking tape
  • 12 clothes pins 
  • Instructor will provide a Guide

  Instructor Bio

  A long time Honolulu Museum of Art (HOMA) volunteer, Elaine Imoto learned to weave baskets with bale straps from Professor Gaye Chan of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Imoto took Chan’s reuse & recycle class in the December 2021 HOMA Artists of Hawaii Now program at which these weaving materials (the bales) were handed out. 

  For more information on the bale strap project and video on basket making, check out the Eating in Public website: https://nomoola.com/baskets/

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

  MAP to HHH Classroom

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Masks are mandatory for this class.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Taste of Spinning with Gina Taylor

  • When
    25 Jun 2023
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Register Online Now through June 23, 2023.

  Join us for Taste of Spinning with Gina Taylor.

  

  A passionate hand-spinner, Gina will teach students the basics of spinning to create yarn. Participants will be able to try out two different methods by using both a drop spindle and a spinning wheel to produce their own unique yarn.

  While this class is geared toward the absolute beginner, all skill levels are welcome. Class size is limited to four students, and we invite anyone to join us.

  Drop spindles, and spinning wheels will be available for use. Fiber will be provided, and students will be able to take home the yarn they produce.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

  MAP to HHH Classroom

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Tips for Weavers with Joan Namkoong

  • When
    29 Jun 2023
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Register Online Now through June 22, 2023.

  Join us for Tips for Weavers with Joan Namkoong

  Join us in our weaving studio for a two hour presentation on tips for weavers by Joan Namkoong. This class is designed for both new and experienced weavers. Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE. 

  
  

  
  

  Just acquired a loom for weaving and want to know how to make it efficient from the start? Have you beamed your warp with a trapeze? Want to make your selvedges crisp and straight? How do you make even twisted fringes for a scarf? What’s a walking tie-up? These are some of the topics and tips to be presented in this 2 hour lecture/ demonstration for weavers, new and experienced, that will help you be a better and more efficient weaver. Learn time saving things you can do to make your loom work for you and see some fun gadgets that can help you weave better.

  
  

  
  

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.

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  Instructor Bio

  Joan Namkoong has been weaving for 30 plus years and lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles – scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8-shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns. 

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Looping with Joan Namkoong

  • When
    29 Jun 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Register Online Now through June 22, 2023.

  Join us for Looping with Joan Namkoong

  

  
  

  Looping is an ancient fiber technique where one thread travels in and out and crosses itself to form a stitch that does not unravel. Looping can form bags and vessels, surround an object or become an art piece. It's a simple and relaxing technique with few rules, uses just a needle and thread and lots of your creativity!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What to bring: 

  • $10 supply fee payable to instructor for waxed linen
  • Large eye tapestry needle, metal or plastic, approximately 2 inches long
  • Small scissors
  • Optional: bring a small bottle or object to loop over

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins. 

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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  Instructor Bio

  Joan Namkoong is a 30 year plus weaver who lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles like scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8- shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns.

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Basic Weaving II with Joan Namkoong

  • Start
    30 Jun 2023
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  • End
    02 Jul 2023
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Register Online Now through June 28, 2023.

  Join us for Basic Weaving II with Joan Namkoong

  Practice your loom setup skills and techniques while you learn about Color and Weave. Color and Weave is based on a straight draw threading (1-2-3-4), plain weave and twill treadlings — all of which you already know. This simple design concept can result in cloth with pattern: stripes, checks and pinwheels in one cloth, log cabin in the second cloth. You’ll learn to warp with 2 colors and 2 threads and how to use two shuttles. You’ll also learn some simple design concepts for handwoven cloth.

  By the end of class, weavers will have their one-of-a-kind project to take home. 

  Prerequisite: Basic Weaving I

  There will be an additional $20 supply fee payable to the instructor on first day of class which includes all weaving supplies.

  What to bring:

  • $20 supply fee
  • Small scissors
  • Paper and pencil for notes

  Instructor Bio

  Joan Namkoong is a 30 year plus weaver who lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles like scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8- shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins. 

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash.

  MAP to HHH Classroom

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

  __________________________________________________________

  HHH COVID POLICY: Please note that individual instructors may require students to wear masks.

  HHH TERMS OF USE_CANCELLATION POLICY 7_2022.pdf
  

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• Rigid Heddle Weaving II with Reina Young and Helen Rau

  • Start
    15 Jul 2023
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  • End
    29 Jul 2023
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  Register Online Now through July 13, 2023.

  Join us for Rigid Heddle Weaving II with Reina Young and Helen Rau

  

  This class is designed for those wanting to up their skill on the rigid heddle loom after taking our first class, Rigid Heddle Weaving I. Participants will choose to weave with either a 7.5 dent reed, like before, or with a 15 dent reed that accommodates finer thread.

  We will explore adding texture to weaving through the use of pick up sticks. And by the end of class, weavers will have their one-of-a-kind project to take home. 

  
  

  
  

  

  Required Prerequisite: Rigid Heddle Weaving I, or similar previous experience.

  There will be an additional $20 supply fee for yarn and weaving tools that is paid to the instructor on the first day of class. All supplies and materials will be provided; however, students may bring their own yarn upon checking with instructors to confirm it is appropriate for class use. 

  What to Bring: 

  • $20 supply fee
  • Notebook and pen
  • Beverage and food as needed
  • Mask (optional)

  Instructor Bios

  Reina Young is a multi media artist based in Hawaiʻi who specializes in fabric arts, digital illustrations and handmade, artisanal goods. With a background in graphic design, her passion is to create, teach and bring beauty and vibrancy into people’s lives through art and crafting.

  Helen Rau has been weaving for 27 years.  She loves to weave kitchen towels, rag rugs and scarves. Warping is her favorite process of weaving. Helen also enjoys spinning cotton, and loves traveling and spending time in her kitchen!

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins. 

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Lauhala Hatband with Pua Medina

  • When
    18 Jul 2023
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    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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    6

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  Register Online Now through July 16, 2023.

  Join us for Lauhala Hatband with Pua Medina.

  Learn to  weave a hatband for your pāpale (crownless hat)! This hatband will be an adjustable style, so it can easily be made to fit your own hat or be given as a gift for someone special! 

  
  

  

  
  

  In this class Pua will talk about the use of lauhala and demonstrate how the leaves are prepared for weaving. You will learn to weave a basic pattern using materials prepared by Pua, and finish with a beautiful hatband.  

  
  

  
  

  Pua is a lifelong student of the traditional arts and crafts of Hawaiʻi. She began weaving lauhala over 30 years ago, and loves sharing her technique and joy with others.  

  There will be a $35 supply fee payable to the instructor which includes all materials and tools needed to complete one hatband.

  What to Bring:

  • $35 supply fee
  • Water in your personal flask to stay hydrated
  • Glasses if you need them
  • Dress comfortably

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Mixed Media Open Studio with Liz Train

  • Start
    25 Jul 2023
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  • End
    29 Aug 2023
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Register Online Now through July 23, 2023.

  Join us for Mixed Media Open Studio with Liz Train.

  

  This is an open studio created by popular demand for those who wish to further explore techniques and ideas learned in our Mixed Media classes with Liz Train. We will work with paper and cloth combinations, printing techniques, and embellishing and stitching with some guidance from Liz. Come and create your own projects and take home some beautiful works of art!

  
  

  Photo above: "Bird Garden" by instructor Liz Train

  Required Prerequisite: Mixed Media Fabric Art or Mixed Media II class with Liz Train

  Photo below: Student artwork by Lynn Haia

  There will be an additional $20 supply fee payable to the instructor which includes: one yard of fabric, use of paints, inks, papers.

  What to bring:

  • $20 supply fee 
  • Wear old clothes or bring an apron. 
  • Fabrics, papers and other things students want to work on.

  
  

  Instructor Bio

  Liz Train has an MFA in Fiber Arts from the University of Hawaiʻi where she taught fiber arts from 1980-1987. She was a museum educator for the Contemporary Museum from 1998-2005; and taught weaving and fiber arts from 2006-2020 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. She also worked with the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum's Art Bento outreach program to elementary schools, and taught after-school classes at Noelani Elementary School.

  In addition to fiber art Liz enjoys working with ceramics, fused glass, printmaking and mixed media. Her work has been included in many juried and group exhibits, and is in the collection of the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and Art.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Coil Bowl with Reina Young

  • When
    02 Aug 2023
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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  Register Online Now through July 31, 2023.

  Join us for Coil Bowl with Reina Young

  Design a pattern, stitch and weave a coil bowl that will be perfect for holding jewelry, keys and small items on your desk or countertop. Once you learn the basic stitches and techniques, you’ll be creating colorful bowls that will add an artisanal touch to your everyday things.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  There will be an additional supply fee of $25 payable to the instructor on the day of class. All supplies will be provided but if you would like to bring your own yarn, you may. 

  This class is open to any skill level.

  What to Bring:

  • $25 supply fee
  • Snack and beverage
  • Wear comfortable clothing

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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  Instructor Bio

  A multi media artist based in Hawaiʻi, Reina Young specializes in fabric arts, digital illustrations and handmade, artisanal goods. With a background in graphic design, her passion is to create, teach and bring beauty and vibrancy into people’s lives through art and crafting.

  For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

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• Rigid Heddle Weaving I with Reina Young

  • Start
    05 Aug 2023
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  • End
    19 Aug 2023
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Register Online Now through August 3, 2023.

  Join us for Rigid Heddle Weaving I with Reina Young

  This class introduces new weavers to the portable rigid heddle loom. Weavers have the option to create a scarf, table runner, or placemats. We will go over different pattern techniques, play with color palettes, experiment with various fibers, and learn how to warp and dress the loom.

  The rigid heddle loom is essentially a rectangular, wooden frame loom. However, it differs from the simple frame looms that are now readily available and often used for tapestry, as it has space for a heddle/reed, making it capable of producing sheds (gaps or spaces) to weave through. It is a 2 shaft loom, but has further reaching capabilities.

  This class is open to any skill level. There will be an additional supply fee of $25, to include yarn and weaving tools, payable to the instructor on the first day of class. All supplies and materials will be provided. 

  What to Bring: 

  • $25 supply fee
  • Notebook and pen

  Instructor Bio

  Reina Young is a multi media artist based in Hawaiʻi who specializes in fabric arts, digital illustrations and handmade, artisanal goods. With a background in graphic design, her passion is to create, teach and bring beauty and vibrancy into people’s lives through art and crafting.

  
  

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins. 

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Artist Trading Cards: Print and Swap with Sara Ricer

  • When
    20 Aug 2023
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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    10

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  Register Online Now through August 18, 2023.

  Join us for Artist Trading Cards: Print and Swap with Sara Ricer

  Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are little pieces of art the size of a baseball card or playing card (3.5" x 2.5"). In this workshop, we will each create a series of ATCs with watercolor and linoleum/rubber block printing. Each participant will create a flowing watercolor background and then design and carve their own block stamp to be used on each card in their set. At the end of the workshop, participants will be encouraged to trade their cards with each other, so that everyone can have their own set of creations from other artists in the class, in addition to their own design.

  No prior experience required. All materials will be provided.

  There will be a $10 supply fee, for paper, watercolor, lino cut material, ink, tape, etc., payable to the instructor on the day of class.

  What to bring:

  • $10 supply fee
  • Wear comfortable clothing. It shouldn't be super messy, but we will be using watercolor and inks, so staining or spills are always possible.

  Instructor Bio

  Sara Ricer - I think art should be accessible to everyone. My number one wish is that every person finds some way to create for the sake of creating. When creating, I like to give my pieces a little bit of whimsy and imagination, while still being functional. I like the idea that art can be carried around in your pocket. I like the idea that no space is too small for a little bit of imagination. Instagram: @Mountains.And.Clouds

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Open Studio Soap Making with Ghislaine Chock

  • When
    26 Aug 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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  Register Online Now through August 24, 2023.

  Join us for Open Studio Soap Making with Ghislaine Chock.

  Ghislaine has been making her own soaps for over 15 years using the cold process method.

  This open studio has been created to facilitate returning students who wish to make another batch of soap at the DAC studio without having to provide their own oils and equipment.  The use of soap colorants, an additional component in soap making, will be presented. All supplies (oils and colorants) and equipment will be provided. Technical guidance from the instructor will be available to support your soap making production. The cleaning of used equipment will be expected.

  Required Prerequisite: Soap Making Naturally class with Ghislaine Chock

  There will be an additional supply fee of $30 payable to the instructor on the day of class. The supply fee includes all oils, lye, and purified water

  What to Bring:

  • $30 supply fee
  • Your silicone soap mold
  • One bath towel
  • Apron
  • A pair of comfortable water proof gloves (disposable gloves ok)

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Soap Making Naturally with Ghislaine Chock

  • When
    27 Aug 2023
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    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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  Register Online Now through August 25, 2023.

  Join us for Soap Making Naturally with Ghislaine Chock.

  

  Ghislaine has been making her own soaps for over 15 years using the cold process method.

  This soap making class will be simple enough for you to want to make soap bars for yourself and your loved ones forever. In the saponification process of making soap, we will use quality oils from plants blended with an alkali (sodium hydroxide, which all soaps contain). No preservatives, no shelf extenders, no chemical detergents, no hardeners or synthetic lathering agents -- in other words, no harsh ingredients will be used.  Your homemade soaps will not only benefit your skin but also the environment.

  Skill Level: Beginner

  There will be an additional supply fee of $45 payable to the instructor on the day of class. The supply fee includes all oils and a silicone soap mold.

  What to Bring:

  • $45 supply fee
  • One bath towel
  • A pair of comfortable water proof gloves (disposable gloves ok)

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Hand Brooms with Joan Namkoong

  • When
    07 Sep 2023
  •  
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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    6

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  Register Online Now through September 5, 2023.

  Join us for Hand Brooms with Joan Namkoong

  Simple hand brooms using broom corn and tampico fiber are useful around the house, office and weaving loom for dusting off bits and pieces! Learn to tie a turkey wing broom and a hawk’s tail broom — a simple process that’s fun and quick. You’ll make at least 3 or 4 during our session.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  What to bring: 

  • $15 supply fee for fibers payable to instructor
  • Scissors or garden clippers and/or knife with razor blade edge
  • Dowel, pvc pipe, bamboo or other rounded stick, 15-18” long, about 2” in diameter.
    
  • Wear comfortable clothes, pair of socks 

  Instructor Bio

  Joan Namkoong is a 30 year plus weaver who lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles like scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8- shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Basic Weaving I with Joan Namkoong

  • Start
    08 Sep 2023
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  • End
    10 Sep 2023
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
  • Spaces left
    2

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  Register Online Now through September 6, 2023.

  Join us for Basic Weaving I with Joan Namkoong

  

  New weavers will learn the basics of floor loom weaving: how it works, how to set it up and how warp and weft interlace to create cloth. Basic weaving structures — plain weave, twill, basketweave, how to use different fibers, determining the sett of cloth and how hand woven cloth is made from start to finish are all in this 3 day class. (Instructor work in photo)

  
  

  
  

  

  By the end of class, weavers will have a cotton sampler or a runner to take home. (Student work in photo )

  There will be an additional $15 supply fee payable to the instructor on the first day of class.

  What to bring:

  • $15 supply fee payable to instructor
  • Small scissors
  • Optional: A skein of yarn for experimenting

  Instructor Bio

  Joan Namkoong is a 30 year plus weaver who lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles like scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8- shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE. 

  This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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• Woven Shibori Prayer Flags with Ghislaine Chock

  • Start
    14 Oct 2023
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  • End
    05 Nov 2023
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Downtown Art Center, Orange Room, 1041 Nuuanu Ave., Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817
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    8

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  Register Online Now through October 12, 2023.

  Join us for Woven Shibori Prayer Flags with Ghislaine Chock.

  

  Have you seen colorful Tibetan prayer flags strung from trees or balconies and blowing in the wind? Weave your own flags to hang and spread positivity throughout your environment or community.

  In this adventure you will weave five 18"x18" flags and dye them in an indigo vat using the "taiten" shibori technique in which warp threads are pulled tight to create a resist for dyeing. Woven of cellulose fibers, the blue and white flags will then be treated with a tannin and mordant before each is overdyed in one of five botanical colors. The auspicious flags are strung outside left to right in order by color: 1-Blue = sky, 2-White = air, 3-Red = fire, 4-Green = water, and 5-Yellow = earth. The five natural elements signify balance. They sync with your surroundings and wait for the wind to spread your blessings. 

  Required Skill Level:

  For this class students must be able to measure their own warp threads, and set up a 4 -harness loom, warping front to back or back to front.

  There will be an additional supply fee of $40 payable to the instructor on the day of class. The supply fee includes yarns, tannins, mordants, and botanical dyes.

  What to Bring:

  • $40 supply fee
  • Weaving tools: scissors, measuring tape, calculator, note pad, pen, sley tools, shuttles, and bobbins.
  • Dyeing equipment: protective gloves, apron, 2 large buckets 2-5 gallons, 5 zip lock bags for wet dyed cloth transport.
  • Beverages, snacks, and whatever makes you comfortable.

  Instructor Bio

  Ghislaine is an award winning fiber artist who has been weaving and dyeing in Hawaiʻi for over 30 years.

  Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

  This class is open to adults from age 18. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

  We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

  MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking in building, Chinatown Gateway Garage, enter on Bethel Street. Weekday rate: $3.00 for two hours, $1.50 for additional 30 minutes. Weekend rate: $.50 for 30 minutes, maximum fee of $3.00.  All Day weekday pass: park your car before 10 am, take your ticket back up to the person in the kiosk and request the $10 all day pass.  All transactions in cash. 

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