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Paul Gallo Workshop: Learn How to Create Amazing Garments by Draping!
2020-02-08 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Paul will demonstrate the art of manipulating fabric directly on the body in three dimensions. This will create the sewing pattern for what will result in a well-fitting garment. Using draping helps to resolve any design and fitting issues that might appear in a garment, prior to cutting the pattern in your fabric that you’ll use for the garment.
Kit Fee: None

February 8 2020 - Meeting and Program: Paul Gallo
2020-02-08 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Program: From Marilyn Monroe to Lady Gaga
Brought back by popular demand, Paul Gallo’s presentation in 2018 left us asking for more!
In this lecture Paul will be sharing fashion and the subsequent revolution happenings from the 50s to the present. He will be highlighting the clothing, trends, designers and fashionable people whose work inspires to this day!

February Workshop and Lecture: Miriam Dym
2020-02-08 00:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: Pattern Play, Human Algorithms, And Block Printing

Blocking printing, an ancient method for reproducing patterns on cloth, is modular and additive. Coupled with transparent dyes that can be layered, block printing has the capacity for endless variation even with repetition. Miriam Dym will share her insights into the fabulousness of block printing with a focus on algorithms, human feedback loops, and play as work.

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

Workshop: Block Print And Play With Patterns!
The workshop begins with a brief demonstration and instructions on printing. Printing tools will be found objects and some “official” printing blocks. Class participants will create their own prints on cloth. Using dyes prepared to print, participants can layer colors and shapes. The goal is to find out where our patterns take us, have fun, and see if making a mess gives good results.

Multipurpose Room – M-50
1:30 to 5:00 PM 3.5 hour workshop, Kit Fee $30
Class size: 20 students
$55 members, $70 guests
Supply List

Fabric, dyes, and some printing tools are provided.

Participants can bring other painting tools and fabric that you love to sew with.

Having taken other dye and print classes, this editor also suggests an apron and perhaps gloves.

January 11, 2020 Workshop: Holly Badgley
2020-01-11 13:30 - 16:00 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
January 11 – Holly Badgley
Workshop: Composition on a Ready Made Garment
Using a purchased shirt, Holly will show how to change the look and take the shirt from drab to fab. Paint, stitch, applique and more! Be prepared to let your inner child run wild.
Kit fee: $10
Materials List: your own purchased shirt
Price: $45 PenWAG members*, $65 non-members

*an active 2020 PenWAG membership is required for the discount. Purchase or renew your membership before trying to sign up for 2020 workshops!

January 11 Meeting and Program -- Holly Badgley
2020-01-11 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
January 11 – Holly Badgley
Program: Adventures in Asia with the Chigyo Sisters
Travel vicariously with Holly as the Chigyo sisters introduce her to all their favorite fiber haunts.

Campbell Community Center, Roosevelt Room (Q-80)
1 West Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
Free for members; $5 guests at door
Don’t miss her afternoon workshop!

Meeting, Stash Extravaganza and Potluck
2019-12-14 10:00 - 14:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
December: Potluck and Stash Extravaganza
This is the PenWAG year-end holiday celebration. Besides sharing excellent food and company, we get to raid an amazing collection of fabrics, patterns, and other supplies that members donate from their personal stashes, and your donations at the Extravaganza help support all the non-profit activities of PenWAG (including our scholarship fund, which provides scholarships to a high school and a college student trying to gain further education in a design career.). The more you donate, the more PenWAG can do!
Roosevelt Room – Q-80 Free for members; $10 guests at door

Hello Beautiful, A PenWAG Artists’ Sale
2019-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Santa Clara Woman’s Club at The Adobe, 3260 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, United States
A show and sale of one-of-a-kind wearable art clothing, jewelry, hats and other accessories.
At the Santa Clara Woman’s Club in The Adobe, 3260 The Alameda, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Free parking across the street in the University of Santa Clara Parking Garage.
For more info contact: Lona Ingraham at stevenlona@penwag.org

Cancelled: Sue Hans Keys Workshop: Flower Take-Out
2019-11-09 13:30 - 17:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
We regret to announce the Sue Hans Keys workshop has been cancelled. All registreation fees will be refunded.Sue Hans Keys
Workshop: Flower Take-Out
Did you ever wonder what to do with all your 1 or 2 inch pieces of ribbon or those little piles of beads left over from other projects? Well never throw them out again! Learn how to make little ribbon flowers into charms and create a beautiful necklace. We will use small pieces of ribbon and beads and make several Flower Power ribbon flowers. You will receive a little handmade book with several ideas for the little ribbon flowers.
Multipurpose Room – C-35
1:30 to 5:30 PM 3.5 hour workshop Kit Fee $30
Class size: 20 students
$55 members, $70 guests

Meeting and Lecture: Textile Journeys with Joan McBain and Judi Seip
2019-11-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: 1: Inspiration and Textiles For Your Wearable Art Creations… Joan McBain
A vicarious trip to Alabama Chanin’s School of Making with Joan.. She will share her visit to the creative hand-sewing studio that is known for: “Thoughtful design. Responsible production. Good business. Quality that lasts.”
Lecture:2: An African Textile Journey… Joan McBain and Judi Seip
Joan and Judi will share insights and experiences from their unique Spring 2019 journey through the various sewing, arts, and crafts communities of South Africa, including Isiphethu Embroidery, Basotho and Ndebele blankets, Mapula Embroidery, Shweshwe fabric, Zulu beadwork, mohair and other wonderful African textiles. This is a truly amazing opportunity to hear about their odyssey while it is still fresh in recent memory!
Roosevelt Room – Q-80 Free for members; $5 guests at door

Lynda Maynard Workshop: Lingerie Techniques
2019-10-05 13:30 - 17:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Sewing lingerie is fun and easy with a few basic skills. We start with a panty and learn a few methods of applying elastic. We will also experiment with lace application techniques and edge finishes.

Adult Center Meeting Room (M-50)
1:30 to 5:30 PM 3.5 hour workshop, No kit Fee
Class size: 22 students
$55 members, $70 guests

Meeting and Lecture: Lynda Maynard -- Underneath The Red Carpet Gown
2019-10-05 10:00 - 12:30 | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Lecture: Underneath The Red Carpet Gown

Have you ever wanted to look closely at a red carpet gown and study the inside as well? Christian Lacroix once said that a beautifully crafted gown provokes thought, emotion, and desire. How is this achieved? The designer applies down-to-earth, time-tested and traditional sewing techniques with painstaking attention to detail. We explore how shape is created, the subtle and no-so-subtle approaches used to craft show-stopping gowns that enhance the wearer. We focus on the engineering and inner structure required to be compatible with the architecture of movement. Always remember that the woman should wear the gown rather than the gown wearing the woman!

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

Wayne Wichern Workshop: A Fine Felt Hat
2019-09-14 13:30 - 17:30 | 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!
