Beginning Bead Felted Tapestry Crochet Cell Phone Bag with CAROL VENTURA--JAN 2009

[Crochetville LLC]

Teacher: Carol Ventura (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/member.php?u=6099), Tapestry Crochet website (http://www.tapestrycrochet.com) and blog (http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog)

Class Cost: $10.00, 1-week class

Registration Dates: Registration is now open. Click here (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=61284) to register.

Class Begins: Friday, January 9, 2009.

Skill Level: Beginner--Student should have a working knowledge of chain, slip stitch, and single crochet.

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Size before felting: 4.5" wide by 6" high (not including strap)
Size after felting: 3.5" wide by 6.25" high (not including strap)

Description: Learn the basic skills that will enable you to do bead felted tapestry crochet. Carol will cover:

Description and explanation of how to carry the unused color and how to change colors
How to felt your finished piece in the washing machine.
How to block your finished piece.
Stitches covered: tapestry crochet for right or left handed crocheters.
Exclusive pattern designed just for this class included.
Color change graph provided for right or left handed crochet.

By the end of this class, you will be able to do tapestry crochet with confidence.

Supplies Needed:

Partial balls of Scarlet and Goldenrod Lion Wool
46 Red #5 Triangle beads
One heavy beading needle
Stitch marker
Size J-10 US (6.0 mm) crochet hook

Class Policies: Click here (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=61285) to read our Online Class Policies for students. Please read these policies prior to registering for a class.

Maximum Number of Students Accepted: Approximately 45

Lesson Posted: Friday, January 9, 2009

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Last Day Class Material Available: Friday, January 30, 2009

[AmyS]

Carol taught a tapestry crochet workshop here in Huntsville back in October, but I was unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts. You can read more about it on her blog post (http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/blog/?p=488).

Check out the main page of Carol's site to see a number of different things you can make with tapestry crochet. Scroll down to the bottom to see a lot of pics (http://www.tapestrycrochet.com/). What's really great is that she makes patterns for both right AND left-handers. As a lefty myself, this is much appreciated!!!

[Donna]

Mmm... I've been thinking of other uses for this bag as well! Sounds like it would fit a bar of soap nicely, so it could be used as a soap sachet for drawers. I wonder if it could be a soap scrubber pouch for the shower (oh, the exfoliation!), or would that make it keep felting?

Done in dark evening colors, a purse for those nights when all you need is chapstick/lipstick and some cash.

Possibly a small purse for a little girl. Or a pouch for a little boy (they like to carry things around, too, like matchbox cars and rocks!).

[HappyOldCro]

We don't HAVE to do the felting, do we?

[AmyS]

We don't HAVE to do the felting, do we?

No, which parts of the class you use are totally up to you. You can just be there to read through all the felting information so you'll have the knowledge if you want to use it in the future.

Your class projects aren't going to be graded, and we don't require that anybody shows pictures of what they've made. (Although we hope everyone who has access to a digital camera WILL post pictures!) So nobody but you will really even know if you don't felt the case, unless you tell everyone. :)

[Donna]

We don't HAVE to do the felting, do we? Nope! You don't have to do the felting. If you just want to do the tapestry crochet and beading, or even just the tapestry crochet, you are welcome to leave it at a that. :yes

[Donna]

:P Amy beat me to the answer! :lol

[HappyOldCro]

:lol , thank you both...
tapestry crochet is such a lovely art, I tried refreshing myself from info online, but really want to add beading to it too...

[JoBug]

I am sorry to be stupid, but does this class teach you how to graph in sc? I don't quite understand if graphing is the same as tapesrty, please explain for me, the dimwhited.
Hugs
JoAnn

[AmyS]

I am sorry to be stupid, but does this class teach you how to graph in sc? I don't quite understand if graphing is the same as tapesrty, please explain for me, the dimwhited.
Hugs
JoAnn

JoAnn, please don't feel you're dimwitted. :) Tapestry crochet uses graphs to make the patterns, but Carol isn't going to be teaching how to make your own in this class. You'll be using a graph to make her cell phone case, but not creating your own graph.

[JoBug]

Thank you for clearing it up for me Amy :hug