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Basic Machine Sewing / Love your sewing machine
Basic Machine Sewing / Love your sewing machine
Whether it is your brand new machine or one that has been sitting idle for a while, this class will get you excited and ready to be creative and at ease going into your next project. Hands-on practice during class builds confidence and skills. We will practice bobbin winding, threading, and study the purpose and […]
Soap & Lotion Making Workshop
Soap & Lotion Making Workshop
Come learn how to make your own soap and luxurious lotion at home. In this 3-hour class, you will be guided through the entire process of both soap making using the cold process method and lotion making: we will make two different soaps using local, sustainable ingredients (organic oils, animal fats, hydrosols, butters & essential […]
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Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed
Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed
Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed With a $30 donation to Fibershed, you will receive a gift of Rebecca’s new book, Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy, while supplies last. Santa Rosa Junior College Bertolini Student Center, 10 am-12 pm. Hosted by The Santa […]
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Mosaic Knitting Class: One Stitch 4 Patterns
Mosaic Knitting Class: One Stitch 4 Patterns
Fridays, March 6, and 13, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Price: $46 - includes pattern Knit a colorful hat (or cowl, or shawl, or even a sweater!) Mosaic Knitting is a color knitting technique that uses a combination of slipped stitches with knits and purls. It looks way more complicated than it is! In […]
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Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom
2 Sessions: Saturdays March 7 and 21, 10 am-12 pm Cost: $45 plus cost of loom This class is for the beginning or intermediate weaver who would like a portable loom. In this class, students will warp their loom and learn to weave and finish a simple woven scarf. 10” Ashford SampleIt $149 (1 available) […]
Continuing Knitting
Continuing Knitting
2 SESSIONS IN THIS CLASS Saturdays March 7 and 21 1-3 pm Cost $40. Learn to be a better knitter. We will do increasing, decreasing, simple decorative stitches and introduce principles of pattern reading and garment making. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of making an accurate gauge swatch. Materials needed: knitting needles, scissors. […]
Wool Processing for Spinning
Wool Processing for Spinning
Don’t know what to do with a raw fleece? I can teach you that! In my Wool Processing for Spinning class, you’ll learn how to select a fleece, prepare fiber for washing, the washing process, and preparation of washed and dried iober for spinning using a drum carder, hand cards, and combs. You’ll also learn […]
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Knitting – Badass Brioche!
Knitting – Badass Brioche!
Welcome to Badass Brioche! Why Badass you ask? You get dimension, contrast and squish all in one! Plus, this project takes a comfortable, intermediate knitter into the world of "advanced"! Yee-ha! We'll be making this darling cowl where you'll experience knitting brioche with two colors, in the round! Please purchase the pattern prior to class: […]
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Local Indigo Presentation with Craig Wilkinson – FREE!
Local Indigo Presentation with Craig Wilkinson – FREE!
Join Fiber Circle Studio and Craig Wilkinson for an evening discussion about the locally grown indigo story. What is the process from the field to dye vat? How can you get involved? See other people's work that has come from our locally grown indigo. Receive seeds and seedlings to grown your own! Discussion and […]
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Community Indigo Vat
Community Indigo Vat
Come immerse yourself in the sea of Sonoma County Blue! Fibershed member, Craig Wilkinson, has provided our community with it's first locally grown, Japanese indigo vat. This is a unique indigo recipe as the color comes from composted indigo (sukumo) as opposed to an extract or pigment. During the 90 minutes one-one-one access to our […]
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FREE CLASS! Peppercorn Cowl
FREE CLASS! Peppercorn Cowl
FREE CLASS with the purchase of supplies. Enjoy a free knitting class at the studio on how to make this 2-toned cowl! Achieving this 2 color effect is much simpler than you think! Believe it or not, all you need to know how to do is the knit stitch and work in the round! […]
Community Indigo Vat
Community Indigo Vat
Come immerse yourself in the sea of Sonoma County Blue! Fibershed member, Craig Wilkinson, has provided our community with it's first locally grown, Japanese indigo vat. This is a unique indigo recipe as the color comes from composted indigo (sukumo) as opposed to an extract or pigment. During the 90 minutes one-one-one access to our […]
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Make a T shirt – Basic Serger Workshop
Make a T shirt – Basic Serger Workshop
Bring your serger and instruction book. We’ll be making a simple T-shirt. You may bring your own pattern/fabrics or use my pattern. I have some spare knit fabrics available for your perusal. Sunday, March 15. $135. All-day workshop. 11 am - 5 pm Requirement: Knowing how to thread your machine and basic sewing […]
Community Indigo Vat
Community Indigo Vat
Come immerse yourself in the sea of Sonoma County Blue! Fibershed member, Craig Wilkinson, has provided our community with it's first locally grown, Japanese indigo vat. This is a unique indigo recipe as the color comes from composted indigo (sukumo) as opposed to an extract or pigment. During the 90 minutes one-one-one access to our […]
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Community Indigo Vat
Community Indigo Vat
Come immerse yourself in the sea of Sonoma County Blue! Fibershed member, Craig Wilkinson, has provided our community with it's first locally grown, Japanese indigo vat. This is a unique indigo recipe as the color comes from composted indigo (sukumo) as opposed to an extract or pigment. During the 90 minutes one-one-one access to our […]
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Visible Mending
Visible Mending
Mending is a wonderful way to transform your favorite torn or distressed garments, homewares, and other textiles. In this workshop you will explore visible mending with cotton thread and patching, developing your own stitch patterns. Essentially you will be fusing fabrics together with stitch, so they become a new cloth. You will practice boro, sashiko, […]
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Virtual Meet Up @ Fiber Circle Studio
Virtual Meet Up @ Fiber Circle Studio
Since times are a little different right now, to stay true to social distancing, but also stay connected, I wanted to get us together for a little crafty Virtual Meet Up! You'll need to download Zoom for this gathering. Please RSVP and a link will be e-mailed to you 10 minutes prior to […]
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POSTPONED: Lets Harvest! Chico Flax Event
POSTPONED: Lets Harvest! Chico Flax Event
Chico Flax would like to let those who might be concerned for our harvest to not worry. Due to this cooler weather, the flax has slowed down its growth naturally delaying the need to harvest. We will repost in a few weeks another harvest date. Please stay safe and healthy during these strange and trying […]