In addition to teaching full time at Haywood Community College’s, Professional Craft Program, Catharine has taught workshops at Penland School of Crafts, Convergence, Surface Design, The Netherlands, and Japan. She has also taught at numerous guilds across the U.S.
She serves on the board of directors for the Center for Craft Creativity and Design and is a former trustee of Penland School of Crafts and HandMade in America
Catharine teaches a limited number of workshops each year on woven shibori, dyeing, and special effects.
Upcoming Workshops and Lectures
- June 2-5, 2008 – The Jacquard Center, Hendersonville NC – Introduction to Mill Weaving: Dobby and Jacquard
- June 23-24, 2008 – HGA Convergence Tampa – Workshop: Woven Shibori – A Nontraditional Approach to Overshot
- July 18,19,20, 2008 – Minnesota Weaver’s Guild – Taiten Shibori with Natural Dyes
- August 17-29, 2008 – Haystack Mountain School of Crafts – Woven Shibori and Natural Dyes
- September, 2008 – Textile Society of America 11th Biennial Symposium – Presentation: Industrial Production and the Hand Process: Making a Bridge
- January 7-10, 2009 – Inspired Design: Jacquard and Entrepreneurial Textiles presented by the Center for Craft Creativity and Design – Presentation: Exclusive Interior Textiles
- February 13-15, 2009 – Mendocino College, Ukia CA – Woven Shibori for Shaping and Special Effects
- February 27, 28, 2009 – The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles IL – Woven Shibori for Shaping and Special Effects
- March 28,29, 2009 – Seattle Weaver’s Guild
