Building Form with a Single Strand with Andrea Vail

Building Form with a Single Strand

Andrea Vail

October 11 – October 18, 2025

$225 for members
$265 for non-members

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Looping, knotless netting, and crochet are versatile and forgiving textile techniques, allowing for innovative material combinations and transitions. This workshop offers an overview of single-strand construction methods, guiding participants in transforming found objects into fiber-based sculptures. Participants will explore familiar techniques to merge materials, navigate transitions, troubleshoot challenges, and develop a narrative within their work. Open to all skill levels, though basic knowledge of crochet or knot-tying may be helpful.

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All sessions will be held online over Zoom and recorded. Recordings will be emailed to participants within 24 hours of the session. Recordings are available for one year. This workshop features 2 hour instruction sessions on Saturdays and a midweek meetup to troubleshoot, share progress, and gather in community with other participants. Live sessions are scheduled as follows: 

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About Your Instructor

Andrea Vail explores textiles’ inherent collaborative nature in an increasingly disconnected world. She weaves tapestries and creates knotless netted, tied, and crocheted sculptures with discarded materials, often inviting community participation throughout the process. She has taught in university textile programs across North Carolina and led workshops, including her community-driven project Collecting Pile, with institutions across the United States. Vail has been supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, CultureWORKS Richmond, CERF+, and is a 2025 Center for Craft WNC Craft Futures Cohort Recipient. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, museums, and universities across the U.S., and internationally at the Toricho Art Festival (Japan) and the 2025 International Fiber Festival (Korea).