Workshops

Nancy Ballesteros, creative director and founder of Treetops Colour Harmonies, has found time in her busy schedule to start teaching again. Below are some of the dates and contact information for confirmed workshops. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact her nancy@treetopscolours.com.au.

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

  • Natural Rhythms Sequences for Garments – 4 or 5 day workshop. Create a nuno felted Infinity Loop Wrap, Infinity Poncho or a Wrap with a hidden loop. Discover how to apply Fibonacci’s Design Principles. Learn Nancy’s exciting new method for designing with ‘wet wool’- an amazing technique for creating both linear and rhythmical patterns. Explore a few practical ideas for applying Colour Theory. PDF for Natural Rhythms for Garments
Natural Rhythms workshop Los Angles, USA June 2019
  • Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms – Have fun with 2 or 3 day exploratory sample workshop. Discover how to apply Fibonacci’s Design Principles. Learn Nancy’s exciting new method for designing with ‘wet wool’ – an amazing technique for creating both linear and rhythmical patterns. Explore a few practical ideas for applying Colour Theory.  PDF for Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms
  • student work from Eureka Springs, AR, USA
  • Natural Rhythm Sequences for Scarves – 2 1/2 or 3 day workshop. Create a nuno felted scarf with linear or rhythmical patterns. Discover how to apply Fibonacci’s Design Principles. Learn Nancy’s exciting new method for designing with ‘wet wool’ – an amazing technique for creating both linear and rhythmical patterns. Explore a few practical ideas for applying Colour Theory. PDF for Natural Rhythm Scarves
  • Shifting Shapes- Couture Designs with Silk Hankies, 4 or 5 day garment workshop. Tired of struggling with Silk Hankies? Learn a unique technique for designing entire surfaces with Silk Hankies.  A myriad of garment shapes are on offer including shifts, aprons and tunics – Shifting Shapes.pdf
  • Shifting Shapes
    by Nancy Ballesteros
  • Hanky Panky Scarves – Playing Around with Silk Hankies, 2 day scarf workshop aimed at conquering how to use Silk Hankies in an easy and creative manner.- Hanky Panky Scarves.pdf
  • Student designs from Hanky Panky Scarves
  • Student work
    Bead Meditation

WORKSHOP DATES for 2020

25-27 April, 2020. Dublin, Ireland. Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Maureen Cromer at mmcromer@gmail.com

1-3 May, 2020. Region 7, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Gay MacBeth at gjmacb@gmail.com

7-8 May, 2020. Region 4, London, AGM workshop for International Feltmakers Association. Hanky Panky – Silk Hanky Scarf Workshop. Contact: Cathy Unwin at cathy.unwin76@ntlworld.com.

15-17 May, 2020. Region 2, Isle of Wright, UK. Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Chris Lines at feltmakers.region2@gmail.com

23-25 May, 2020. Felt in the Factory, Herefordshire, UK. To Be Announced. Either a 3 or 4 day garment workshop. Contact: Kathie Barrs at kathiebarrs@hotmail.com.

29-31 May, 2020. Region 1, Exeter, UK. Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Belinda DeLany at belindajdelany@gmail.com.

4-6 June, 2020. Region 11, Maccleafield, Cheshire, UK. Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Alison Rose at alis0nrose@hotmail.co.uk

9-11 June, 2020. Region 10, The Old Mill Limited, Skeeby, Richmond, North Yorkshire, UK.  Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms. Contact: Jane Mercer at jane_mercer@hotmail.co.uk.

13-14 June, 2020. Region 10, Knayton Village, North Yorkshire, UK. Hanky Panky – Silk Hanky Scarf Workshop. Contact: Jane Mercer at jane_mercer@hotmail.co.uk.

TO BE ANNOUNCED – Garment workshop at Big Cat Textiles around 19-22 June. 

WORKSHOP DATES FOR 2019

19-24 May 2019. Meditative Adornment – A Textile Maker’s Retreat to Bali, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. For more details Click Here. – ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT

31 May- 3 June 2019.  4-day Natural Rhythms workshop, Rosehaven Yarn Shop, Picton, Ontario, Canada. Contact Lesley Snyder for details at knit@rosehavenyarn.com or www.rosehavenyarn.com SEVERAL PLACES LEFT

6-7 June, 2019. 2-day Nuno Bead Meditation workshop, LuckyStone Studio, Glen Falls, New York, USA. Contact Robin Blackney-Carlson for details at robinbcson@gmail.com or www.luckystonestudio.com  SEVERAL PLACES LEFT

8-9 June, 2019. 2-day Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms workshop,  LuckyStone Studio, Glen Falls, New York, USA. Contact Robin Blackney-Carlson for details at robinbcson@gmail.com or www.luckystonestudio.com – FULL

20-21 June, 2019 2-day Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms   workshop, Eureka Srpings, Arkansas, USA. Contact Edwige Denyszyn for details Edwigedenyszyn@gmail.com. – FULL with Waiting List

24-28 June, 2019. 5-day Natural Rhythms workshop, Los Angles, California, USA. Contact Beth Marx for details at bethmarxstudio907@gmail.com or www.studio907.com – FULL with Waiting List

2,3 & 5 July, 2019. 2-day Developing a Sample Library of Natural Rhythms workshop, Tuscon, Arizona, USA. Contact www.spiritedhandsstudio.com. – FULL 

WORKSHOP DATES for 2018

21 April 2018. Nine ways to Lay-out Wool. Free demo held at FeltWest, Craft House, Menora, Western Australia. More more info go to: www.feltwest.org.au.

4-6 May 2018. Nuno Bead Meditation, FeltWest, Craft House, Menora, Western Australia. For more details and sign up go to: www.feltwest.org.au or Click Here

22 June 2018. Silk Papermaking, Art Loft Oklahoma, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA. For more details and sign up contact: artloftok@gmail.com.

23 June 2018. Exploring the World of Nuno Felting, Art Loft Oklahoma, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA. For more details and sign up contact: artloftok@gmail.com.

24 June 2018. Nuno Felted Scarf, Art Loft Oklahoma, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA. For more details and sign up contact: artloftok@gmail.com.

4-5 August 2018. Sensational Stripe & Colour Sequences for Fashion & Interiors.  Bunbury Felting Group, Bunbury, Western Australia. For more details contact: bunburyfelters.workshops@gmail.com

28-30 Sept 2018. Natural Rhythms in Colour, Craft House, Menora (Perth), Western Australia. This is a three day workshop which includes practical Colour Therory. We will be creating a Single or Double Infinity scarf or wrap. Contact: nancy@treetopscolours.com.au for further information and to sign up.