UNCOMMON THREADS: A Look at 2008

Almost 500 guests came to The Stonegate Conference and Banquet Centre to see The Fine Line’s Uncommon Threads one-of-kind wearable art show Sunday, October 19, 2008. Arriving early, fashion devotees first stopped to view all the wonderful raffle prizes donated by our artists and buy their lucky tickets for the final draw.

 

Accessories Boutique

Proceeding into the Accessories Boutique where marvelous handcrafted jewelry; knitted, crocheted, hand dyed, woven scarves, vests, shawls; hats, purses, belts and more were for sale, many oohs and aahs were made along with the purchasing of many of the marvelous accessories that were being offered by our artists.

 

Luncheon Menu

After a wonderful luncheon of Butternut Squash Bisque with Chili Oil; Horseradish Crusted Chicken with Chive Buerre Blanc; Julienne of Carrots, Zucchini and Yellow Squash, and Roasted Red and Yellow Mushroom Potatoes, everyone enjoyed a grand dessert of Pumpkin Chocolate Pot Au Creme along with their favorite beverage.

Guest Speaker: Heather Winslow

Before the runway show, we were treated to an inside look at the woven wonders of guest speaker, Heather Winslow. Heather spoke briefly about her journey and weaving adventures in the area of handwoven clothing. She spoke about how she looks upon her garment designs as three dimensional sculptures which use subtle simplicity to adorn the body in a very positive way and make the wearer feel “special” by the very act of putting it on. She spoke about three of her creations being modeled on the runway during her presentation. The one she is most renowned for is her cape entitled Irises, woven in the Moorman Technique, a technique she has perfected in many of her garment designs.

While Heather conducts workshops on all aspects of garment design throughout the U.S. and Canada, we are proud and very fortunate to have her as a faculty member of The Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Published in a number of national fiber magazines, she is also the author of More on Moorman: Theo Moorman Inlay Adapted to Clothing.

Showtime: Creativity on the Runway

The runway show followed. Narrated by Lynn Caldwell, weaver and director of The Fine Line, viewers were awed, entertained, excited with the extent of the creative wearables from these 30 artists from around the country.

Uncommon Threads Awards

Every year awards are given out for Best of Show, Best Body of Work, HGA (Handweavers Guild of America) — Kavanagh Award and The Peoples Choice Award. Yes, all viewers get the chance to vote for their favorite runway creation.

This year’s Best of Show went to Eva Kovacs for her Curvy Cabernet, a reversible jacket, accessorized with matching purse and scarf.

Susan Infante received the Best Body of Work award and Dick Lindell received the HGA-Kavanagh Award.

 

Tallying up the peoples choices on Monday brought the news that the Peoples Choice Award went to Susan Infante for her piece entitled Gold Leaf, a turquoise satin-backed silk crepe camisole and pant, tied with an obi made of vintage kimono silk. It was embroidered and sashiko quilted. The jacket was double layered of silk organza and screen printed with gold skeleton leaves. Czech glass leaves sparkle around the the front band. Fourteen different threads were used during its construction.

 

Uncommon Threads Raffle

No show is complete without announcing our lucky winners of all the beautiful prizes donated to us by our Fine Line artists and friends. View the winners.