I am seeking a Texas crocheter to join me in a mentor/apprenticeship team to apply for the 2022 apprenticeship program, funded by Texas Folklife. Our project will be about Texas Thread Crochet Culture.
Read more about the Texas Folklife program we will apply for at www.texasfolklife.org/program/apprenticeships.
Find out more about me, Suzann Thompson, at www.textilefusion.com/about, where you can follow links to my artist’s resume and complete CV.
Apprenticeship applicants must:
- know how to crochet,
- have an interest in the tradition and culture of crochet in Texas,
- live in Texas,
- be at least 18 years old.
If funded, the project runs for six to eight months, beginning in January or February 2022. Texas Folklife recommends 8 to 12 hours of instruction per month. Outside of actual instruction, expect to spend time crocheting and preparing for lessons and the final presentation. Some travel will be necessary.
Our application to Texas Folklife’s Apprenticeship Program may not be funded. If that happens, we can decide whether we want to proceed on our own. If funded, our reasonable expenses will be covered, with some left over.
Committment
Apply to be an apprentice:
- Prepare the application at www.textilefusion.com/apprenticeapp.pdf, and return it to the address or email address listed on the application, by August 17, 2021.
- Prepare to take part in an interview, if called.
As part of the mentor/apprentice funding application team:
- Ongoing–Get to know each other via Zoom or in person, if possible. Texas Folklife wants mentors and apprentices to know each other and have a good relationship.
- Work together on a proposal for our six- to eight-month program of instruction, making, exploring Texas thread crochet culture, and preparing for final presentation. The deadline for sending funding application to Texas Folklife is early December 2021.
If our mentor/apprentice proposal is funded:
- The project runs for six to eight months, beginning in January or February 2022.
- We will work together virtually or in person, 8 to 12 hours per month.
- Apprentice and mentor will spend time outside of instruction in preparation for lessons, crocheting, doing homework, preparing the final presentation.
- Some travel will be necessary.
I have drafted a six- to eight-month plan for instruction, homework, and the end-of-apprenticeship presentation. Interviewees will receive the draft for review, and we will discuss during the interview. Apprenticeship applications are due to me by August 17, 2021.
The application is at www.textilefusion.com/apprenticeapp.pdf.
Please contact me with any questions at knitandcrochetwithsuzann@outlook.com.
