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...have you taken a look at the September vendor gallery yet?

If not, go now!



Join us as we kick off our new Fall schedule in Echo Park! Over two dozen vendors will be kickin' crafty ass at The Echo on Sunday, September 10! The show runs from 11am-6pm and entry is free as usual. We'll have sugary treats and sody pop, plus fun and bubbly shopping tunes provided by DJ Dirty Robot. Pick up a free copy of the BUST magazine Fall Fashion issue while you're there!



FELT CLUB: a monthly mini-craft fair
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
11am-6pm

@ The Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90026
ph: 213.413.8200

The amount of applications we've received for the September show has been really overwhelming, so as a result we'll be pushing the notification date to first thing Monday morning. (The original date was Friday, 8/11.) We simply need a little more time to go through all the applications. Wow!!

Thanks so much for the interest, everyone—and thanks for your patience!

Hello, Felt Clubbers! Here are the full class descriptions (and times) for this Saturday's FELT CLUB!

Classes are first-come, first-served. No registration necessary, all supplies provided.

HANDSPINNING YARN - 12:30pm
Instructor: Jamie Chan of MaryJane's Attic
Ever wonder how yarn is made? Yarn is simply a long, twisted continuous length of interlocked fibers, for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving and rope making. Yarn can be made from a variety of natural or synthetic fibers. Students will learn a brief history of yarn making, then learn how to spin yarn with some wool and a drop spindle.



CHARMS TO SHRINK ABOUT - 2:00pm
Instructor: Silvia Chenault of Chebang!
Shrinky-Dinks make great charms. Doodle or draw and design your own special charm to wear.



NEEDLE FELTING - 3:30pm
Instructor: Jamie Chan of MaryJane's Attic
Ever wonder how wool felt is made? Felt is very easy to make given the right circumstances. Wool, which comes from sheep, is a very strong and stretchy fiber. When you get agitate and add pressure, wool shrinks and becomes felt! In this class you will be learn to make felted balls, beads, bracelets and flat objects! You will be given a variety of colorful wools and shown how to make these objects with just your hands and felting needles!



FELT CLUB
Saturday, AUGUST 12, 11am-6pm
@ Meltdown Comics
7522 W Sunset Blvd. (btw LaBrea & Fairfax)
Los Angeles, CA 90029
ph: 323-851-7223

Living in Los Angeles, you never know who you're going to run into...especially at Felt Club! At our last event, there were not one, but two television producers present who were looking for cool crafters to feature in their upcoming projects. Blake and Tony are both great guys, so I thought I'd share the info here in case any of our readers are interested in working with them. So, here's the scoop!

Crafty Show Opportunity #1:

We are currently casting for a new documentary series about the women who make up the SoCal craft scene. We are looking for women who are passionate about being a crafter and who are trying to create their own independent business out of their work.

We are looking for outgoing, fun and above all, real and honest people that would feel comfortable sharing all aspects of their lives with us, from the creation of new craft items to a night out on the town with their friends.

If you are interested in being a part of the project, please send an email to CrafterDocumentary@gmail.com. Please include a recent photograph of yourself as well as a sample of some of your recent craft work. Any other questions about the project can be sent to this email address as well.

Information on the Executive Producer: Blake Levin is an accomplished Writer, Producer and Director. Some of his recent projects include the Emmy nominated "10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America" for The History Channel, "Flip That House" for TLC, "30 Days" for FX and "Switched" for ABC Family.

Crafty Show Opportunity #2:

CRAFT LAB Season Two, is a fun, edgy and new take on the how-to crafting show. Come be a part of the new wave of the crafting revolution. We are looking for vivacious, interesting and engaging people to share their love of crafting on national television.

The host, Jennifer Perkins (DIY, Stylelicious), is an expert crafter and a member of the Austin Craft Mafia. Like the show, she's fun, perky, and slightly irreverent. Our show allows us the opportunity to go deeply into specific crafting techniques and funky new ideas for every age and craft level. Each show features one guest.

This is a great platform for the right guest to share their skills with a growing audience. DIY is approaching 35 million homes and DIYNetwork.com averages 2 million unique visitors per month.

If you?ve got a fun and unique craft and know you?ve got what it takes to be on television please contact Tony Federico at tfederico@sdetv.com. I?m looking for different approaches and new techniques.

We are taping in the Los Angeles area in September and October of 2006.

So get Crafty and show us what you?re working with now!

Hope you crafty folks out there will drop these guys a line!

And on the subject of TV, FELT CLUB will begin taping two episodes of the DIY Network show Uncommon Threads in just a few short weeks. Not sure yet when these will air exactly, but we'll keep you posted.