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BARN member: $90 (four 3-hour sessions)
Non-member: $99
Tuesdays & Thursdays, Feb. 17, 19, 24 and 26, 6-9 p.m.  

Lamp shades can add a great deal of style to a room design.  Learn how to make your own simple drum shade from beginning to completion in two easy sessions.  The next two sessions will be looking at how to create a removable cover, different styles and sizes of shades, and finally the last class will be getting creative with other materials and making a Pendant Cone shade.

This class is suitable for beginners. There will be a $10 materials fee, payable to the instructor at the first class. If you have fabric you would like to use, please bring that along. Also bring scissors, a measuring tape, white craft glue and a rag or cloth for wiping your hands. The instructor will provide styrene and wire frames for the drum shade.

Learn the basics of crocheting with wire. Wire is a fun departure for those used to working with yarn. It comes in a variety of sizes and colors. Wire sizing is described in numerical gauge, with higher numbers for thinner wire and lower numbers for thicker wire. Typically, wire sized at 28 gauge and above is used for knit and crochet.

We will make a basic shape that can be morphed into a variety of projects. Once the basics are learned we'll explore what contemporary artists have created with wire including beading.

Wire has memory and stiffness that yarn doesn’t have. This makes it harder on your hands and harder on your tools. Don't use your prize tools for these projects: use steel or aluminum tools since wood, bamboo and plastic will scratch.