Appalachian arts workshops offered Aug. 28 at SSCC August 28, 2009

The Appalachian Artists Guild will offer several traditional arts and crafts workshops from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at the Appalachian Gateway Center on Southern State Community College’s South Campus in Fincastle.

Throughout the day, local artisans will teach the following classes: Log Cabin Chicken Pincushion, Corn Husk Doll, Mountain Dulcimer, Heirloom Decorated Egg, Introduction to Hand Spinning, and Quilted Candle Mat. At noon, an herbal box lunch will be available for $8.50, provided by Judy Lewis of Lewis Mountain Herbs, or participants may bring their own lunch. Pre-registration is required; please email member@appartguild.com or call 937-587-2394. For more information, please visit www.appartguild.com/event/.

•Log Cabin Chicken Pincushion, presented by Betty Fischer, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Students will create a three-inch-by-four-inch miniature chicken with a beak, comb and tail, pieced together in the log-cabin method using strips of light and dark fabric. May be used as a pincushion or for decorative purposes. Participants will need to bring a sewing machine, natural color thread, fabric or embroidery scissors, straight pins, hand-sewing needle and a seam ripper. All other materials will be supplied by the instructor. Cost is $10.

•Corn Husk Doll, presented by Debbie Cook, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. All materials will be supplied by the instructor. Cost is $12.

•Beginning Mountain Dulcimer, presented by Virginia Spillman, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost is $15.

•Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer, presented by Sue Frump, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost is $15.

•Heirloom Decorated Egg, presented by Marta Padgett, will be held from 1-3 p.m. All materials will be supplied by the instructor. Cost is $10.

•Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer for Group Playing, presented by Virginia Spillman and Sue Frump, will be held from 1-3 p.m. Cost is $15.

•Introduction to Hand Spinning, presented by Bootsie Robison, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for lunch from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Students will learn to sort, wash and card wool, and use a drop spindle. All materials will be supplied and spinning wheels will be available; however, participants are asked to bring a wheel and hand cards if possible. Cost is $25.

•Quilted Candle Mat, presented by Kathy Lohse, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for lunch from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Students will create a machine-quilted and appliquéd 15-inch round candle mat in two choices of colors, as well as learn to set a sewing machine for machine quilting and appliquéing. Participants will need to bring a sewing machine and scissors. Cost is $35.

Official Website: http://www.appartguild.com/event/