Description
Date: June 15, 2024
9 am – 4 pm
Skill Level: Ages 12 and up, or by permission of instructor
Class Registration Fee: Early bird – by May 27, 2024: $90.00
After May 27, 2024: $100.00
Learn to create traditional hearts and stars to use as ornaments and as decorative elements. You will first become comfortable with the process of weaving paper into the basic Danish nine-patch heart basket. Then explore the endless variety of traditional patterns that are possible with different numbers and widths of strips.
The Froebel star is traditional in Germany and Scandinavia. We will first make several of the three dimensional 16-pointed paper stars, repeating until all have mastered the series of steps and learned the tips which reliably lead to success. Then we will explore a two-dimensional fabric variant which introduces the opportunity to incorporate color and pattern pairing.
Materials fee: (Paid directly to instructor during class): $10.00
Students need to bring the following supplies:
You are encouraged to bring any of these you have: your own favorite sharp paper scissors (straight and/or curved), origami-paper-weight, unfolded wrapping paper; fabric pieces at least 3” x 12” (consistent weight; cotton quilting fabric is recommended), rotary fabric cutter, cutting mat and ruler, fabric scissors. Further details and specifications will be provided.
Becky Rehl’s lifelong affinity for color and design flourished when she first became heavily involved with Folklore Village in the late 1970’s. Meeting and learning from a wide range of traditional folk artists led to a deep respect and appreciation for folk music, dance, and the arts. Over the years, she has moved from creating in a strictly traditional style, to combining traditional techniques with her own design elements. Through her creative business outlet Folksnips, Becky offers both traditional style and custom designed cutouts and hearts, as well as fabric creations.
Where others often find intricate paper cutting and weaving to be tedious, Becky finds it therapeutic. Her seemingly endless patience is key to both the creation and the teaching of these folk arts. She has taught folk crafts, as well as music and dance, to thousands of school children, and has led paper folk art workshops for families and teachers, at Folklore Village and at UW Milwaukee Stringalongs.
Becky is also the Office Manager at Folklore Village.
