A textile piece by RA Instructor Martha Dunbar
Monday June 27th - Friday July 1st
9:00am - 3:00pm
Ages 8+
Sliding Scale
Tier 1: $190, Tier 2: $275, Tier 3: $350
Learn to sew and embellish your clothing with embroidery, patches, and other fiber arts techniques. Students will learn about the dilemmas of the fast fashion industry and learn how to introduce sustainability into fashion. Learn the basics of a sewing machine, alter a piece of clothing, and learn how to visibly mend tears in clothing.
COVID NOTE 4/2/2022: At this time, the instructor requests that masks are worn indoors during this camp as students and teacher will be at close-quarters teaching around sewing machines. We plan on reassessing as we are closer to the start of camp, but if you have any questions about this please email lisa@riverartsvt.org.
Refund and cancellation policy here.
This Camp is Full!
Please email info@riverartsvt.org to get on our waitlist
Instructor: Kate Ruddle (she/her) is a conceptual fabric sculptor living near Montpelier, Vermont. She taught fabric sculpture at the San Francisco Art Institute for seven years. Her work uses architectural elements, fabric, and video to create objects and environments. Her art works often draws from multilayered historical sources and explores socially formative norms that are almost invisible. Her interest in architecture has led her to spend three winters in an RV in Vermont while building and photographing a DIY house build with her husband. Her work has been exhibited in the midwest, on the east and west coast, and in Iceland.