Dates: Saturday, September 27

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Instructor: Linda Raether

Students will explore color theory and their relationships with color while learning the techniques of acid dyeing. The underlying chemistry of acid dyeing will also be examined. A variety of wool products, including wool cloth and merino/three-ply yarn, will be available for students to choose from. Each student will receive the equivalent to 100g of wool.

Instructor Bio & Artist Statement: Linda Raether – Fiber Artist:

Although a biologist by training, Linda has always dabbled in fiber: sewing, embroidery, quilting, cross-stitch, knitting, crochet are all a part of her life and her family history. When she stumbled onto rug hooking a decade ago, she was instantly smitten. Currently, she teaches rug hooking classes, designs rug hooking kits and patterns, and hand-dyes most of the wool fibers she uses in her work. Her hand-hooked landscapes have been exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau, WI. Her work has also been published in Uppercase Magazine and in the ATHA (Association of Traditional Hooking Artists) Art of Rug Hooking magazine.