March 12, 2022
Program and Workshops
Nora Rickey
The Artist:
Nora Rickey is a self-taught fiber artist and educator living in Minnesota. Though she began working in textiles, particularly embroidery, four years ago, her education began at an early age when her mom taught her about fashion and costume design. During college in New York City, she worked as an assistant costume designer while pursuing an acting degree. Her curiosity for clothes and textiles took her to collections in museums and inspired her to create costumes for her acting classes. After graduating, her interest in adorning underwear with beautiful secret images led her to explore other ways of altering and beautifying wearable canvases. Finding her voice as a fiber artist helped her connect to her late mother, who passed away in 2014, as well as placing her in her family line of women who found their voice through textiles. Nora has taught herself different embroidery techniques, dyeing, felting, macramé, crochet, knitting, weaving, and tatting. Textiles have taken over her life, making it more colorful, textured, and filled with exciting connections and opportunities.
Guild Meeting/Program: Creating and Teaching as a Self-Taught Artist
Nora will discuss her journey as a self-taught fiber artist, her process and projects, and her work making fiber arts accessible to all learning types and abilities.
Date/Time: March 12, 2022 10:30 AM (following Guild meeting)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Mini Workshop: Beginner Tatting: Tat a Pair of Lace Earrings!
Learn the basics of needle tatting, and how to make a pair of tatted earrings.
Date/Time: March 12, 2022 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
Location: Class will be held live on Zoom
Mini Workshop Fee: Members: $30.00 Non-Members: $45.00
Student Supply List: Package of tatting needles, set of #7, #5, #3 (available from Tatting Corner); DMC embroidery floss; Size 10 crochet thread; Size 5 embroidery needle; 1 tube of corresponding color, size 6 beads (available from Fire Mountain Gems); pencil/pen; paper.
Extended Workshop: Create and Design Your Own Tatted Lace Necklace
Learn how to needle tat a necklace and how to design your own needle tatted patterns.
Date/Time: March 13, 2022 (10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 2:00 – 5:00 PM)
Location: Class will be held live on Zoom
Workshop Fee: Members: $75.00 Non-Members: $105.00
Student Supply List: Package of tatting needles, set of #7, #5, #3 (available from Tatting Corner); DMC embroidery floss; Size 10 crochet thread; Size 5 embroidery needle; 1 tube of corresponding color, size 6 beads (available from Fire Mountain Gems); pencil/pen; paper