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Crocheted Flowers – VIRTUAL CLASS
VirtualIn this two-hour Zoom class, you will learn how to make an amigurumi tulip. "Amigurumi" is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. It's fun, easy, and makes great gifts for your loved ones! This class may move quickly for a complete beginner, so we recommend that you know how […]
Alternatives Now Training Series: Language & Equitable Storytelling
VirtualShaping Alternative Futures Now: connecting the dots of intersectional justice is a Zoom-based Training Series facilitated by Teju Adisa-Farrar, who is currently working with Fibershed internally on a training series focused on practicing and supporting intentional equity.
Granny Square Top – Virtual Class
VirtualTHIS IS A 2 SESSION VIRTUAL CLASS that happens on 2 Saturdays (August 16 + September 13) from 11:00 - 1:30. In this easy crochet class, you will learn how to make a granny square into a lovely summer top! We recommend you already know how to chain and single crochet before class. This Zoom class will […]
Lace Top – Virtual Class
VirtualTHIS IS A 3 SESSION VIRTUAL CLASS that happens on 3 Consecutive Saturdays (August 22, 29 + Sept 5) from 10:30 - 12:00. This boxy, lace top is perfect for all body types and it knits up SUPER fast! A fun way to explore different lace stitches. Materials - use your own, or select Materials Kit when checking out! 600 Yards […]
Regenerating Our Textile Systems Course: Session 3
VirtualSession 3: Deepening Impact Assessments toward Social and Climate Goals Why is taking a holistic perspective critical to meeting our goals, and how might we approach life cycle assessments to ensure our measurement and modeling are leading us in the right direction? Additional details to come. Register here
Badass Brioche – Virtual Class
VirtualWelcome to Badass Brioche - a virtual 1 session class! 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! […]
Cover Cropping Opportunities in Specialty Crops
VirtualWelcome to the Cover Cropping Opportunities in Specialty Crops webinar series presented by Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and UC Cooperative Extension. The program is free and funded by a CDFA Specialty Crops Block Grant. Webinar #1: Overview of Cover Cropping Benefits, Principles, and OpportunitiesFeaturing Billy Synk of Project apis m. and Seeds for Bees, a program that […]
Intro to Embroidery – Virtual Class
VirtualRegistration Deadline for mailed kits: October 2nd Did you know every month has it's own birth flower? Learn to embroider by stitching your family's unique flower garden. During this 3 hour class Rosanna will teach you all the stitches and steps to complete your project. Students should expect to get 2/3 of their project done […]
Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds
VirtualJoin us for a talk by Rebecca Burgess on Building Fibresheds. This talk is part of Design + Dynamic Media Fall Speaker Series at Emily Carr. About this Event Communities around the world often rely upon exploitative textile systems. Fibreshed develops place-based regional fibre and natural dye systems that generate necessary forms of material culture, […]
Visible Mending – Virtual Class
VirtualLet's jump on the movement toward visible mending using patches and decorative stitching on clothing - giving our items a new life, placing mending front and center! In this class students will walk through the simple concepts and techniques of visible mending. Sandra Johnson will be available to answer questions and guide you with your […]