BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Comox Valley Arts - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Comox Valley Arts
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Comox Valley Arts
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Vancouver
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20230312T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20231105T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240915T130000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213856
CREATED:20240604T225841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240614T231048Z
UID:10000487-1726394400-1726405200@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Natural Dye; Deep Dive!
DESCRIPTION:Sep 15 – Oct 20 \nIf you love natural dyes\, working with fibre and exploring colour\, you’ll love this six week course with Eloise Holland! \nTake control of your dye work and look more closely at the processes and chemistry behind the colours. This six-week intensive course is geared for fascinated beginners. You will finish this course feeling more confidence in your ability to safely and beautifully use natural dyes at home\, with resources to continue building your skills! \nOn day one we will touch on best practices for a safe and efficient dye process\, and look at the different materials to dye including recycled fabrics\, wool\, cotton and silk. We will cover tannin dyes with either Sumac or Walnuts \nOn day two we learn about the charm of red dyes. Madder is one of the oldest reds\, and is a plant that can be grown locally. Coccineal is derived from an insect that feeds on cactus. These reds will bring us a variety of tones using modifiers and post mordants \nOn day three we cover the various yellows that are so abundant in the plant world. From Goldenrod to Tansy and Chamomile we look at the subtle shade variations these flavonoid dyes produce. \nOn day four is an introduction to Indigo which is always magical and exciting. We will touch on the basics of this vat dye\, exploring resist dyeing and giving you the grounding for your own experiments. \nOn day five we will build on our previous work by looking at overdyeing. This is a day of experimentation. \nOn day six we will touch on dyeing with mushrooms and lichen. We are blessed with several locally available dye mushrooms and this is your chance to learn to coax colours from them. \n-All materials will be provided\, but please bring gloves and a face mask (to protect against small airborne particles). Feel free to bring a notebook\, and please dress for mess. If you have some small fabrics or textiles you would like to dye\, please feel free to bring them (doilies\, scraps\, small pieces only. No yardage!)
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/natural-dye-deep-dive/
LOCATION:#4-420 Fitzgerald Ave.\, Courtenay\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dyes_2-1-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240915T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213856
CREATED:20240605T174554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T213635Z
UID:10000490-1726408800-1726419600@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Slow Stich Series
DESCRIPTION:Sep 15 – Sep 29 \nIf you find yourself seeking a chance to slow down\, to deepen your relationship with your garments and with your self\, this 3-4 week series is an opportunity to do just that. \nJoin costume maker and artist Lori Kenney for a deep breath and many small stitches. \nThe practical side of this course is one of basic sewing skills many of us are missing\, taking care of our clothes to make our wardrobe last longer. \nThe artistic side of this course will help you add character and understand traditional textile art practices from around the world\, connecting you to the way humans have worked with fibres through history. \nThe meditative elements of this series will help you slow down\, connect to your breathing and the rhythm of stitching. \nTake inspiration from global textile traditions such as Kantha\ntechniques\, mending and darning\, and Japanese Boro\, which focuses on re-purposing old textiles\, re-piecing fabrics and building texture with stitch. Bring awareness to the calming repetition of hand stitch rhythms and discover the simple pleasure of making. \nThere will be time in this class for connection with each other\, and portions of silence and breath. \nThe goal is to leave this series with a set of skills and abilities you can carry with you to calm your heart in times of need. \nPlease bring some worn and loved garments\, as well as any scraps you would like to incorporate.  \nWe will include materials to use\, and have additional supplies available for purchase to bring home. 
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/slow-stich-series/
LOCATION:#4-420 Fitzgerald Ave.\, Courtenay\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_20180101_165248_507-2-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR