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Piano Students of Asako Shibata perform for family and friends. Offsite at the Crawford Memorial Church in Winchester.

Winchester artist, Kiyomi Yatsuhashi will lead this one-day workshop on the Japanese craft of shibori and indigo dyeing. She will start with a brief introduction to Japanese textile resist dyeing. Demonstrations and practice will include shibori resist techniques such as binding, folding, wrapping, and clamping to create dyed patterns. You'll bring home indigo dyed unfinished cotton pieces that can be used for a quilt, wall hanging, table scarf, or napkin.

Limited to eight participants.

NOTES:

Materials Fee of $25 is included in the tuition fee and covers the cost of indigo dyes, tools

Winchester artist, Kiyomi Yatsuhashi will lead this one-day advanced-beginner level workshop on the Japanese craft of shibori and indigo dyeing. This class builds upon skills gained in Shibori Indigo Dyeing (Level 1)*. In this workshop, Kiyomi will review basic processes and introduce two specific techniques: stitch shibori and pole wrapping. Students will dive right in, choosing to practice one or both techniques.

You'll bring home indigo dyed unfinished cotton pieces that can be used for a quilt, wall hanging, table scarf, or napkin.

Included in the workshop is one small finished scarf or

Winchester artist Kiyomi Yatsuhashi returns to Studio on the Common with this one-day workshop on the Japanese craft of shibori and indigo dyeing. Demonstrations and practice will include shibori resist techniques such as binding, folding, wrapping, and clamping to create dyed patterns. You'll bring home indigo dyed unfinished cotton pieces that can be used for a quilt, wall hanging, table scarf, or napkin.

Included in the workshop is one small finished scarf or bandana.

All materials are included in this special one-day workshop.
Limited to eight participants.

NOTES:

Materials Fee of

Piano Students of Yukiko Shimazaki perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall.

Would you like to improve your sight-reading ability? For students who are preparing for auditions, sight-reading is often the most challenging part of the process. In this 90-minute session, WCMS teaching artist Jeanne Snodgrass (trumpet) will work with students on multiple sight-reading techniques. You will practice sight-reading patterns without instruments, as well as work on reading examples similar to those you might encounter in a live audition with your instruments. All woodwind & brass students from Grade 6 through Adult are welcome. Workshop fee: $15. For more information or to

Do you dream of improving your sight-reading skills? Do you want to feel stronger and more confident at your auditions? Do you want to go to your rehearsals and be able to play new music on your stand better on the first try? Then this class is for you!
In this 90-minute power session, WCMS teaching artist Jeanne Snodgrass (trumpet) will work with students on multiple sight-reading techniques. You will practice sight-reading patterns without instruments, as well as work on reading examples similar to those you might encounter in a live audition with your instruments.
All woodwind & brass

This event is for students in grades 6-12. No adults, please. A silent reading party is just like it sounds - we'll have a selection of books for you to choose from, or you can bring your own, and we enjoy some together time as a group. .. completely silently, as we read.

Trumpet Students of Jeanne Snodgrass perform for family and friends. Nichols Hall.