PenWAG

Wayne Wichern Workshop: A Fine Felt Hat
2019-09-14 13:30 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Workshop: A Fine Felt Hat
Trim and embellish a stylish felt hat for the fall season. Wayne offers a collection of pre-blocked hat shapes and colors online prior to the workshop. Choose a shape and felt color, and Wayne will have it ready for trimming. Bring your flair for style and treasures from your stash to complete your hat.
Multipurpose Room – C-35
1:30 to 5:30 PM 3.5 hour workshop, Kit Fee $45
Class size: 25 students
$55 members, $70 guests
Supply List:

Personal sewing kit
Variety of fabrics (yard cuts will do): duping (dupioni?) silk, taffeta, and soft velvets work best.
Millinery flowers
Velvet leaves
Buttons
Buckles
Brooches
Beaded and sequin motifs

Meeting and Lecture: Wayne Wichern -- Sculptural and Forms, Hat Blocks and Hats
2019-09-14 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture:: Sculptural and Forms Hat Blocks and Hats
A piece of felt or straw, a cloud of steam, and a wooden hat block are the essential ingredients for the making of a hand blocked hat. Join millinery designer Wayne Wichern for a slide presentation and conversation on the creation of his exquisite hats. Behind each elegant hat is the shaping tool known as a hat block. The hat block is made for the millinery trade by a skilled woodcraft artisan, and while the hat block is for practical use in the studio, it is itself an amazing artistic achievement.

Roosevelt Room Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door

Ping Wu Workshop: Project Challenge
2019-08-10 13:30 - 17:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Workshop: Project Challenge

Participants are encouraged to bring something meaningful they created without following someone else’s design or recipe with no limitation on the form. Participants will receive feedback on the items brought, so participants can see different ways of thinking and creating. It promises to be an intimate learning experience.

Multipurpose Room – C-35

1:30 to 5:00 PM 3.5 hour workshop, No Kit Fee

Class size: 25 students

$55 members, $70 guests

Supply List:

The articles on which you want feedback (see description above)Note taking supplies

Meeting and Lecture: Ping Wu -- Mind Of The Designer – Beyond Visual Design
2019-08-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
One of the designers from Project Runway, Ping Wu, sees other people as being better in any of the fields that she has worked in. She thinks differently than most and has intrigued people’s curiosity. How did she do it? Where did she come from? Why did she design the way she did? Where is she heading to? She will answer these questions and more, share personal stories, share how her experiences shaped her design view and influenced her designs, plus share her view on designing beyond the visible.

Roosevelt Room Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door

Meeting and Challenge Reveal plus Potluck and Sew Giving
2019-07-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
This is an opportunity for PenWAG members to relax, share excellent food, see the latest challenge designs, and other show-and-tell items. After all that, PenWAG members create items for our favorite charity, Next Door Solutions To Domestic Violence, by creating personal care kits, vests, pajamas, and bags that the clients – who frequently leave home without anything more than the clothes on their backs – can use.

June 8: Meeting Cancelled
2019-06-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Unfortunately, the City of Campbell has coopted all of the Community Center for a special event.10 AM- 12:30pm
Meetings will resume in July.

May Extravaganza: Artwear 2019 -- Outside The Box
2019-05-18 09:30 - 14:00 | Mariani’s Restaurant, 2500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, United States
PenWAG’s spectacular ArtWear 2019 : “Outside the Box” A creative wearable art show extravaganza Saturday May 18, 2019 $50/person, $500 for a table of 10 Tickets go on sale February 9; You can buy your tickets right from this page once they go on sale. Be sure to select your entree choice for each ticket!

More Details

Saturday, May 18, 2019 Mariani’s Restaurant 2500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
Ticket incudes creative clothing extravaganza, open seating luncheon, artistic centerpieces in silent auction, and designer/artist vendor booths
9:30 AM: Vendor Booths Open
10:30 AM: Dining room (lunch) doors open.
This year’s menu offers your choice of 3 entrees:

Meaty-Cheesy Lasagna
Chicken Marsala
Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce (Vegetarian)

Want to submit a garment for the show?
Download this form, print it, fill it out, and bring it to the March meeting!

Marie Yolande Workshop: On The Edge
2019-04-14 10:00 - 16:30 | California Hawaiian Mobile Home Park, 3637 Snell Ave, San Jose, CA, 95136, United States
Sunday Workshop: On The Edge
Learn edge finishes that blend traditional French Couture techniques plus quick and innovative ready-to-wear methods. Don’t limit yourself to the trims available in stores. Learn how to create a Chanel type trim to blend with your fabrics, make flawless piping and bias trims using a simple technique used in Parisian Couture houses. These techniques can be incorporated into your costuming and wearable art. Be your own designer and go from ho-hum to va-va voom while creating your own personal edges.

California Hawaiian Mobile Home Park
10:00 to 4:30 PM 6 1/2 hour workshop,Kit Fee $27
Class size: 25 students
$85 members, $100 guests
Supply List:

Fine fabric marking pencil (such as Ultimate Marking Pencil)
Small see-through grid plastic ruler
Masking/Painters tape
4-5″ embroidery hoop with tension screw
Thimble
Scissors
Basic sewing notions
Optional: Light with magnification and power cord

Marie Yolande Workshop: The Embroidery of France, Ireland and Italy
2019-04-13 13:30 - 17:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Saturday Workshop: The “Embroidery of France Ireland and Italy”
Create a small needle book to learn the basic Boutis Provencal embroidery technique. Hand stitch this small project while listening to the background of this French needle art dating from the 14th century. While the appearance is similar to trapunto, Boutis pieces are not cut to achieve the raised effect, and it is completely reversible. Participants will learn transfer a design, stitch, cord, and stuff the marked design for added dimension. Machine stitching techniques will be demonstrated.
Adult Center Meeting Room (C-35)
1:30 to 5:00 PM 3.5 hour workshop, Kit Fee $15
Class size: 25 students
$55 members, $70 guests
Supply List:

Fine fabric marking pencil (such as Ultimate Marking Pencil)
Small see-through grid plastic ruler
Masking/Painters tape
4-5″ embroidery hoop with tension screw
Thimble
Scissors
Basic sewing notions
Optional: Light with magnification and power cord

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April Meeting and Lecture: Marie Yolande -- Textiles and Needlework
2019-04-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: Textiles and Needlework

Internationally recognized designer, author, and instructor Marie Yolande gives us an overview of couture, hand embroidery, and sewing from Western Europe. See artisans accomplishing masterpieces in the same manner passed from one generation to another. Peek inside their workrooms, glimpse at work displays, find out the historical background, and the future of needlework in Europe. A trunk show with a variety of items collected over the years will be displayed.

Roosevelt Room – Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door

Jody Alexander Workshop: Boro Sampler
2019-03-09 13:30 - 17:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Workshop: Boro Sampler
Japanese mending techniques are used to repair and strengthen garments and textile items. When left visible, the repairs are also decorative. In this workshop, participants create a sampler of mending techniques seen in Japanese Boro textiles, and then will repair or embellish a garment or textile of their choice.

Adult Center Meeting Room ( C-35)
1:30 to 5:00 PM 3.5 hour workshop, Kit Fee $10
Class size: 20 students
$65 members, $75 guests
Supply List

A textile item that needs repair or embellishing; has worn area that needs reinforcing, a hole or tear, a stain that needs covering, or embellishment. Can include clothing, table cloth, curtain, or other textile item.
Note-taking supplies
Fabric swatches for patching
Variety of threads
Fabric scissors, thread snips
Pins
Needles in a variety of sizes

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March Meeting and Lecture: Jody Alexander -- The Boro Aesthetic
2019-03-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: The Boro Aesthetic

The Boro Aesthetic could be regarded as the many-generations-old relative of the current “upcycling” trend popular today. Jody Alexander introduces us to Japanese Boro textiles as well as looking at mending and reuse traditions around the world, contemporary artists working within the realm of the “art of mending,” and her current work inspired by mending and reuse traditions.

Roosevelt Room – Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door
10:00 AM

January Lecture and Workshop: Renee Felice
2019-01-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: Live And Let Dye

Renee Filice shares her inspiration for creating art that can be framed or worn by painting on silk with dyes, gutta resist, wax, and salt. She especially loves creating paintings depicting landscapes, seascapes, architecture, and still life. “If a scene speaks to me, I try to

Roosevelt Room – Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door

Saturday Workshop: Paint Silk To Embellish Your Clothes

With provided silk, participants are guided on how to create a painting using the gutta serti technique. Finished projects can be used as framed art, embellishments for clothing and accessories, or home decor pillows.Participants will be guided to create a painting using the gutta serti technique. A second work of art will be created using a foolproof method for flowing silk paints in an abstract way, without using a resist. Finished silks can be used as framed art, embellishments for clothing and accessories or home decor pillows. Participants should bring an 11″ X 14″ pencil drawing of a symbol or a simple shape, such as a fleur de lis, flower, or fish. Think child’s coloring book simple (and feel free to enlarge a page or use copyright free images from the internet – trace, and enlarge).

Multipurpose Room – M-50

1:30 to 5:00 PM 3.5 hour workshop, $10 (Class fee is now $10!)

Class size: 20 students

$55 members, $70 guests

Supply List

Bring TWO 11″ x 14″ simple line drawings like those from a child’s coloring book. Or bring copyright-free images from the internet.Renee will bring brushes!
