Workshops 2011

Louise Lemieux Bérubé

BROCADE, A LUXURIOUS WEAVE

I'd like to tell you the story how Brocade became one of the workshops this year. I was visiting the Montreal school for Contemporary Textiles in Montreal, during a session of Jacquard, Louise Lemieux-Bérubé greets me and as you all know. I speak, she speaks, we speak. Louise simply asks me if we had already offered a workshop on Brocade ... and voila, the Brocade workshop was grafted to the schedule.

As the brocade has long been the fabric of kings, it is up to us now to understand the technique and integrate it into our weaving. As a weaving friend told me "A little luxury feels good."

Who among us does not remember the Christmas photos where a "rich aunt" wore a dress with brocade at the bodice.

LOUISE LEMIEUX-BÉRUBÉ, director and teacher at the school of Contemporary Textiles, will guide us through time and the Brocade technique. To learn more about this pioneer of weaving known worldwide for her innovative way of weaving, you can visit her website: http://www.lemieux-berube.com.

Brocade and its history by Louise Lemieux-Bérubé (see the linked document « broché ATQ.pdf» supplied by Mrs. Bérubé).

Antoinette Roy

CARD WIND, A TOOL FOR CREATIVE TEXTILE

Card winding is an experimental way to visualize different color threads and texture for a textile project. Using a photo for inspiration will be the starting point for a questioning process that will lead us to the realization of a color combination suitable for weaving.

After selecting some items in the photo, we will discuss the choice of chromatic harmony, proportions, dominant color, accent, intermediate shades and textures, not to mention the weaving technique used. The answer to these design elements will serve as a starting point for the completion of a card winding process.

A visual presentation and notes will support this approach. Work done prior to the workshop will support the creative process and will be viewed on site. The card wind is a useful tool to help you achieve harmonious weaving.

PROFILE OF ANTOINETTE ROY
"I was captivated and involved with textiles since childhood. Industrial fabrics did not correspond entirely to what I wanted to sew and wear. The fabric was too uniform and often lacked originality. So I decided to weave. I attended classes and workshops available locally and received more specialized training in English Canada, the United States and Europe. As I was very interested in color, I did my BA in Visual Arts at Laval University in Québec city.

I was a teacher at the "Maison des métiers d'art de Québec" in the textile design option as a teacher. I also supervised the student's projects during their three years of learning the art of dyeing. I consolidated the textile design programs at the college level. I'm currently teaching color in textile design at the "Maison Routhier" of Québec and I give workshops on color.

I participate in exhibitions and fashion shows here and abroad. My works are in several countries. Articles about my work appear in publications specializing in weaving and decoration. I am a member of the Association of Quebec Weavers since the very beginning, and also member of the Canadian Weavers Guild, Handweavers Guild of America, Complex Weavers Guild of which I have been involved in the Fine Threads Study Group for several years. The weaving group of "La Maison Routhier" is also a place where I can exchange on creative design."

As you can see having Antoinette Roy as a workshop leader was a wise choice.

Nathalie Tremblay

RELIEF, UNDULATIONS UNDER CONTROL - SHIBORI

Many of us love to weave undulating fabrics with relief. Often we get this by accident, sometimes caused by a tension problem, uneven shrinking and many other reasons that only your loom can identify but faced with all these situations we have to live with it.

Thanks to various knotting, tying, folding or basting we can obtain textured effects with SHIBORI. Thanks to threads and compressions different patterns may be created before our eyes. The result can easily add a little something to a garment or simply decorate your room while making it unique.

NATHALIE TREMBLAY has been teaching Shibori for several years in textile printing and design at the"Centre design et impression textile de Montréal". She is a member of "Conseil des métiers d'arts du Quebec" and lecturer at the Institute of Fashion Design at UQAM. She has participated in several internships for Shibori and dyeing in the Middle East. She has to her credit several solo and group exhibitions across Canada. She received a scholarship from the "Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec" to further her studies in France Shibori Symposium and a grant from the Art Council of Canada for travel in India. She is currently involved with a group of students to improve their knowledge of Shibori in several regions of India and will be back in time for the ATQ 2011 Convention to share new ideas.

Nathalie Tremblay will lead the workshop for you on SHIBORI .

Laura Fry

WET FINISH

Laura Fry presents a workshop on wet finish, a process applied to handwoven fabric according to the fibres used, structure of the weave and its intended use. In fact, wet finishing is the subject of her recent book entitled Magic in the Water.

As a follow up to the book, she will share her secrets on how to apply and master the method to get the expected results. It should be said that wet finish does not necessarily refer to shrinkage but rather, is a process used for specific intentions. If you or your guild has Laura Fry's book, why not bring it to the conference and have it autographed by the author?

WHO IS LAURA FRY?
Resident of Port George, British Columbia. Author of Magic in the Water on wet finish. Contributor to Handwoven. Appreciated speaker at Convergence. She writes articles available on Internet and presented on WeaveZine and Weekly Weaving. As full time professional weaver since 1980, Laura Fry has long explored the response of various finishes on natural and synthetic woven fabrics : dry, wet, pressed, etc.

Mrs. Fry specializes in weaving clothing fabric. She travels regularly across Canada to give lectures, workshops and conferences and offers seminars at her home studio / workshop in Port George.

Website: www.laurafry.com

2011 Convention Dates
June 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2011

2011 Convention Location
Pavillon du Boisé Papineau
3235, Boulevard Saint-Martin Est
Duvernay, Laval
(Québec) H7E 5G8
Tel. 450-662-7610