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PiPN Interns and Alums — Fiber Arts Tour to Italy in May
Our very own Dr. Teena Jennings-Rentenaar (University of Akron), a world traveler herself, has arranged an awesome fiber arts tour to Italy for students next year, and wanted to be sure all our PiPN interns and alumnae had first knowledge of this opportunity.
Here are the trip details.
- Dates: May 13, 2012 through May 24, 2012
- Itinerary:
- Tour begins in Cleveland OH, with first stop in Milan
- Next stop — Como to visit the Ratti Museum and Silk Manufacturing
- Then to Venice. (Dr. Jennings encourages you to book the lagoon boat ride to Burrano Island to see the lace workers and museum.) If time allows, a visit to the Fortuny Museum.
- Off to see the sites in Florence and visit a silkscreening and batik studio.
- Then to Rome and a visit to a papermaking atelier, among others
- Back to Cleveland
- Costs include airfare.
- The program is being organized by Dr. Jennings through EF College Study Tours,
- Information pertaining to costs and fees can be found at www.efcollegestudytours.com. Once on the site, fill in tour # 1045590 in the appropriate box. (If a pop-up happens, ignore it.)
If you’re interested, don’t delay. Prices may go up Aug. 31st by another $100 or so, unless they have 5 registrants by that time. Then they hold fast.
This is certain to be a trip of a lifetime. It would also be a great opportunity to get together with past PiPN interns to compare notes, network and do a little needlework at the same time.
Personally, I’d love to go. Maybe I’ll see you in Florence in 2012!
My Summer as a PiPN Intern by Alice Faye Huff-Idom
As a senior majoring in Fashion Merchandising at the University of Akron and only two semesters left before graduation, I was not exactly sure where I would complete my internship. Becoming more nervous about finding an internship in the retail industry I began to search elsewhere, so this summer I decided to take a fiber arts class that teaches embroidery, crochet, knitting, cross-stitch and needlepoint. Learning these techniques helped open my eyes to a skill and profession that could benefit me in the future and prepare me for a PiPN internship with Sherry Mulne. Sherry Mulne has a marketing and creative services business called BDi (Business Directions inc), and acts as TNNA’s marketing consultant as well.
Although I have only assisted Sherry for a week, my experience has been fun, interesting and educational. It has also allowed me to use the skills I have learned in the past as a Fashion Merchandising major. So far, this internship is focusing on creating a yarn resource catalog to help professors recognize the elements of the yarns created by the wholesalers within this industry. Besides assisting Sherry with the resource catalog, I will also assist her with other BDi activities. I may also be able to attend Maker Fair in Detroit at the end of July 2011, where I’ll gain even more knowledge in the world of needle arts.
Apply online to become a PiPN Host for 2010 – 2011
It’s time to sign up again to become a PiPN Host for the coming year (2010-2011).
NEW this year.
- Hosts and applicants can now choose any time period during the 2010-2011 academic year, as well as throughout the summer.
- Association members can now easily and quickly apply online. Click here for the Host Application.
- Applicants will also be able to register online.
Previous Hosts have applauded the program, and have commented that the experiences were enjoyable and rewarding.
Our interns have echoed those sentiments. Visit PiPN Lane to see more of what our interns have said about their experiences this year.
If you’ve never been a host, please consider participating this year.
It doesn’t take much . . . just a willingness to mentor a young, enthusiastic fiber arts lover, to share your knowledge and experience and love of this creative industry.
For more information, please visit TNNA.org College Outreach
There you will be able to download a quick overview of the PiPN program, as well as a more complete overview of the 2010-2011 requirements and schedules.
If you have been a PiPN host in the past, please complete the online application as well, so we have all your updated information.