On June 14th, join Kristine Berg, a textile artisan with 50 years of experience in theatre, film, and costume, to guide you through the precise, meditative practice of origami fabric manipulation. With a ruler, needle, and thread, you will follow measured pathways to transform fabric into sculptural forms that echo landforms, waves, and basketry, all arising from intentional folds and carefully placed stitches.
This 4- hour workshop enables participants to learn to create a grid, interpret and copy a design pattern, and create a 3-d sample. Most participants complete two different design samples in that time. Kristine offers suggestions and advice for how to use the samples in a cushion cover, a bag, or in a garment, as well as historical information about the technique.
Skill level: Participants need no sewing experience beyond the ability to thread a needle.
Price: 185$
Needles, thread, scissors, and masking tape will be provided.
Participants should bring 2 half yard pieces of solid color medium weight fabric, preferably two different fibers. Linen, cotton, silk, wool, rayon, even polyester works well.
About your instructor
Kristine’s career spans over fifty years as an artisan in theatre, film, television, and commercial projects. She brings a wide range of skills to her practice, including armour making, millinery, metalwork, sculpting, moldmaking, upholstery, felting, weaving, mosaics, shibori dyeing, printing, leatherwork, and novelty costume creation.
She presented workshops in Washington and Oregon, and participated in Selvedge Magazine’s London Textile Month with a workshop at The Museum of the Home in London.
You can view more of her work at kristineberg.weebly.com.