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"To work concentratedly and to do something that speaks truly
to another person is a miracle."    - Mrs. Louise March, founder
A Way of Working

The Rochester Folk Art Guild is a community of people sharing the aim of working practically toward a deeper understanding of themselves and their purpose, based on the teaching of G.I. Gurdjieff. Their crafts and community life provide ways to cultivate a special quality of attention amidst the activities of daily life.
 
 
2008 Workshops & Events



2008 Workshops & Events
at the Rochester Folk Art Guild

Bread making, music, pottery and more is planned for this year.  Check our Events Calender for new additions and click below on "read more" for information on planned workshops and events.
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Shibori and Vegetable Dyeing Class 

July 11, 12, 13

 at the Rochester Folk Art Guild
Middlesex, NY

9-5 each day

to register and for more information
call Sara Burnett
(585)554-3540
 
 
Shibori is the Japanese  word for a variety of ways of embellishing textiles by shaping cloth and securing it before dyeing.  Rather than treating fabric as a two dimensional surface, with shibori, it is given a three dimensional form by folding, crumping, stitching, plaiting, or plucking and twisting.  The natural dyes used in this class include indigo, madder root, weld, cochineal, osage orange, walnut and fustic.  The colors are all derived from either plant material, wood chips, or bugs!

Class size is limited to 10 students.  Cost is $150 for the class, $65 for materials.




Supported in part with public  funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program,  which is administered locally by Phelps Historical Society
& Phelps Arts  Center.