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  • Beginning Wheel Spinning

    Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CA

    Learn the basics of wheel operation and maintenance, treadling, pre-drafting, drafting, and spinning yarn.  You’ll try spinning three different wool preparations: roving, rolags, and batts. We’ll also talk about spinning “in the grease;” what it means and the pros and cons of spinning unprepared wool.  You’ll leave with a skein of two-ply yarn ready to […]

  • Repair Cafe

    San Geronimo Valley Community Center 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blcd, San Geronimo, CA

    Our second local Repair Cafe is part of an international movement making places for communities to come together and repair broken items instead of sending them to the landfill. Come join your community and work toward transitioning away from consumer culture! This growing event that will include volunteer fixers to work with you to repair clothing, […]

  • Splendid Basketry

    Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United States

    In this 6 hour workshop, learn a basketry technique using flat reed for spikes and round reed for weavers. Weave with additional, creative elements completing a unique, functional vessel. No basket-weaving experience is necessary. Ages: 18+ Skill Requirements: None Taught by: Emily Dvorin

  • Production Spinning: Spinning Yarn for a Large Project

    Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CA

    Want to spin enough yarn for a sweater or other large project, but spinning 1500 yards or more of the same yarn feels daunting?  Never fear! There are techniques that can help you spin quickly and efficiently, bringing large projects easily within reach. In this class, you’ll learn the long draw spinning technique with a […]

  • Basic Machine Sewing / Love your sewing machine

    NorCal Sewing and Vacuum 909 D Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Mosaic Knitting Class: One Stitch 4 Patterns

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    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 […]

  • Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    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

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    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​

    Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CA

    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 […]

  • Knitting – Badass Brioche!

    Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United States

    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: […]