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SUMMARY:Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy & Durl of Chico Flax
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and informative in-person\, hands-on workshop on planting\, harvesting and preparing flax to make linen. Topics and demonstrations will include: \nPlanting flax seed—broadcasting techniques versus row planting \nHarvesting flax—the right time to harvest for just fiber or fiber plus seed \nBundling flax—preparing the harvested flax for retting \nRetting—both dew retting and wet retting explained. We will discuss using a small tank or low-volume sprinklers\, and show examples of ready-retted flax. \nThe hands-on portion of the workshop will include: \nProcessing retted flax—learn how use a traditional brake\, scutch/paddle\, and a series of hackles \nCreating a strick—a decorative bundle of fiber ready to be converted into sliver for spinning \nStudents will come home with some seeds for planting in their garden\, flax straw ready for processing\, handouts on how to make equipment\, and more! \nThe class is limited to 15 students\, and will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station. The class will be both outdoors and in the garage classroom\, which has plenty of ventilation and wooden folding chairs. \nTo enroll: eventbrite.com/e/490876895007 \nParticipants should bring any personal snacks\, lunch and beverages. \n\nTuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. In addition to scholarships for tuition\, we are offering a limited number of stipends for transportation and/or childcare. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship and/or stipend recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nSandy Fisher and Durl Van Alstyne have created a social enterprise known as Chico Flax\, practicing regenerative agriculture with the help of The Center for Regenerative Agriculture and the School of Engineering at CSU\, Chico\, and other community members. They expanded their operation in 2018 to a 3.75 acre farm. Twelve years prior\, Sandy and other community members worked at various small gardens to grow and process flax into linen. Today they processes their own flax into a variety of yarns\, creating blends of their linen with local wool and cotton. Last year Sandy participated in the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC in April\, showing her handwoven shawls and scarves using Chico Flax yarns. \n\nPhoto of Durl Van Alstyne and Sandy Fisher by Paige Green \nCollage at top of page: top row\, courtesy of Chico Flax (1)\, by Paige Green (2); bottom row\, by Paige Green (1)\, courtesy of Chico Flax (2)
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/growing-processing-flax-with-sandy-durl-of-chico-flax/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
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SUMMARY:The Magic of Twill in Basketry with Charlie Kennard
DESCRIPTION:Learn basic twill weaves for making decorative patterns in basketry \nFlat strips of material such as cattail\, crushed tule\, bark\, New Zealand flax\, and split bamboo\, can be interlaced in many ways\, to make decorative patterns or to create the structure of a basket. \nJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA\, where we will learn basic twill weaves using single-color bamboo or cattail\, reweaving the same strips for different exercises. Participants using cattail will be able to keep the strips; bamboo strips will be returned to the instructor at the end of the workshop. \nA handout will illustrate a selection of weaves. Charlie will also show a variety of twill weave baskets and mats\, and demonstrate splitting bamboo into thin strips. Even if you have done other types of weaving\, this workshop will stretch your brain! \nPlease note: Participants will not be making a basket in this workshop\, but will be learning twill weaves for their own projects. \nPlease bring your own snacks\, lunch and beverages. \nMaximum 10 students. \nEnroll here: eventbrite.com/e/501340782777 \n\nTuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. In addition to scholarships for tuition\, we are offering a limited number of stipends for transportation and/or childcare. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship and/or stipend recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nCharlie Kennard of San Anselmo is a long-time basket weaver and student of California Indian and other traditional basketry techniques of the world. He has taught for the Point Reyes Field Institute\, East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden\, Fibershed\, the Laguna Center and in many schools and at teacher trainings. Tule boats made in his workshops can be seen at the Bay Model in Sausalito\, Lake County Museum\, and another is in the collection of the Oakland Museum. You can also visit a basketry plant garden Charlie has created at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. Charlie is active in native habitat restoration in Marin\, managing several projects for Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed.
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/the-magic-of-twill-in-basketry-with-charlie-kennard/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:A Needle and Some Thread: Sewing Garments by Hand with Noelle Guetti
DESCRIPTION:Learn to sew clothing without a machine\, wherever you are. Outside! On the road! Really anywhere! \nJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA\, for a 2-day workshop with Noelle Guetti. (Please note: this workshop is on the Saturday & Sunday of Memorial Day weekend\, and meets from 10 am to 3 pm each day.) \nThere are so many reasons to sew by hand — not least of which is the quiet break it provides from the pressure to produce quickly\, even when “crafting.” (Not that hand sewing is always slow! Once you’ve got the hang of it\, you can really move.) But hand sewing is still the revered mainstay of high end tailoring and couture garments. Hand sewn stitches are incredibly strong — think of all of the intact\, well-worn historic garments out there — and the seams are much softer and more pliable than their machine sewn counterparts. \nIn this class\, we’ll cover stitches appropriate for sewing a complete garment from start to finish. We’ll discuss thread material\, weight and preparation\, types of hand sewing needles\, thimble use\, and touch on construction methods that are more easily done by hand. \nTogether\, we’ll practice multiple techniques for: basting\, fully enclosed seams\, hems\, buttonholes and stretch fabrics. \nAs we sew together\, there will be plenty of space to ask questions about specific projects\, wild garment ideas\, sewing goals and the basic questions you’ve always been too afraid to ask (“What IS the best way to tie off your thread at the end of a seam??”). \nIf you’d like\, you are encouraged to bring a cut-out garment or other project so you can practice your stitches in situ and get feedback and guidance. (It’s a good idea to choose a project made from a light-to-medium-weight fabric to start out — give those hand muscles some time to strengthen!). \nNeedles\, thread\, and wax will be provided. Everyone will get to take home a packet of needles and a cake of beeswax. I will bring an assortment of thimbles to try out. Bring any ill-fitting thimbles you have rolling around in the bottom of your grandma’s sewing box\, and we’ll do a little thimble swap to get you fitted with one that sits snug on your finger. \nAlso bring with you: \n\npersonal lunch\, snacks and beverages (a variety of teas will be served on site)\nnotepad and pencil\, if you like taking notes\nsmall sewing scissors\nsome medium-sized fabric scraps you’re excited to play with (optional — there will be plenty of fabric provided as well)\n\n\nNoelle Guetti (he/him) is a lifelong textile philosopher and craftsperson. He works with the overlapping practices of weaving\, sewing\, and pattern design to explore the ways that clothing brings people more fully into their bodies and souls. He filled his first custom order (a pair of appliquéd corduroy pants!) at age fourteen\, and now has nearly two decades of experience in bringing people’s deepest clothing heart-longings into the world (including a stint making fantastical ballet costumes — tutus! corsetry!) He weaves a lot of his own fabric on a giant wooden loom\, and will soon be teaching other people to do the same at the Marshfield School of Weaving in Vermont. Hand sewing is his biggest treat\, the cherry on top of every garment he makes. prayersforwhatis.com @prayersforwhatis \n\nCANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds (minus Eventbrite fees) available up to 30 before the event. If you cancel after 30 days before the event\, we are unable to provide refunds unless we can fill your space from the waitlist. If someone who is waitlisted purchases your space\, we will refund your ticket\, minus the Eventbrite fees. Otherwise there will be no refunds. You are also welcome to transfer your ticket to someone who wishes to purchase it directly from you. \n\nTuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. In addition to scholarships for tuition\, we are offering a limited number of stipends for transportation and/or childcare. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship and/or stipend recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nBONUS: The Clothing Swap Closet is now open during workshops and events at the Fibershed Learning Center! \nVisit the Clothing Swap Closet when you attend a workshop or event at the Learning Center and exchange your 100% natural fiber garments and accessories. Your clothing contributions must be clean and in good condition. Each contribution entities you to choose one item of comparable value. \nYou may depart up to an hour after the workshop ends\, to allow time to browse and try on items in the closet\, and make your trade!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/a-needle-and-some-thread-sewing-garments-by-hand-with-noelle-guetti/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:"Pigmentshed" with Tilke Elkins of Wild Pigment Project
DESCRIPTION:Two Days of Hyperlocal Paint Palettes & Reciprocal Studio Practice \nJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station\, CA\, for a 2-day workshop with Tilke Elkins. (Please note: this workshop takes place on the Saturday & Sunday of Memorial Day weekend\, and meets from 10 to 4 each day.) \nExplore paint-making through collaboration with the minerals\, plants\, and waste-stream foraged pigments found right here at Fibershed. \nEnroll here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/586290409397 \nPaint-making through deep relationship with place nourishes both the painter and the land. By intercepting materials as they travel through their life cycles and exploring opportunities for reciprocity — ways to give back to the land and its communities\, both human and interspecies — artists can align their material practices with values of reverence for place. \nJoin artist and Wild Pigment Project founding director Tilke Elkins for a two-day collaboration with foraged colorants found at Fibershed. Together\, we’ll build a wide-ranging palette using found objects\, exhausted dye baths\, garden waste\, on-site minerals\, and more. We’ll explore a variety of local binders\, including ‘keno’ (eucalyptus sap) and make both chalk and charcoal paints which will allow us to further broaden our palettes. \nWe will touch briefly on lake-making techniques (especially in the case of exhausted dye baths)\, but our focus\, for botanical colorants\, will be alternatives to lake pigments\, including inks and “pinks.” (Lake pigments are a means of fixing a soluble plant colorant\, like a dye\, to an insoluble mineral\, which can then be dried and used as paint. The primary mineral used is commercial alum.) \nWe’ll meet from 10 to 4 both days. Our schedule will evolve in response to the weather\, mood and communications we receive from the land\, and will include: \n\nintroductions & sharing of personal creative practice (bring work if you like!) and cultural/historical/ancestral relationship with land\ndiscussion of local Indigenous ancestral & contemporary pigment practices\nquiet\, non-verbal tuning-in to place\nguidelines for reciprocal foraging practices\nsafety guidelines\ngroup foraging time\npreparing materials (plants\, soils\, found objects) for paint-making\npaint-making with foraged materials\ncharcoal & chalk-making\nwild paint binders\npainting techniques for maximizing palette range\n\nYou’ll take home a holistic\, land-centric\, reciprocal approach to paint-making\, multiple perspectives on how to work with wild pigments as paint\, and a series of small paintings of your own. \nEach participant should bring the following: \n\npersonal snacks\, lunch & beverages (an assortment of teas will be served on site)\na notebook and pen if you like to take notes\n4 mason jars (quart size)\n2 spoons\n2 paint brushes\na pencil\na surface you like to paint on (optional — several options will be available)\na paint-dedicated mortar & pestle — stone or ceramic (about 4 inches diameter)\npalette knife or plastic scraper\n\nAdditional materials that can be purchased in advance\, or borrowed from Fibershed during the workshop: \n\nMuller — There will be a few locally made mullers available to purchase for $50; or Natural Pigments sells a variety of sizes (naturalpigments.com/glass-muller.html). OR\, a less expensive alternative is a glass pickling weight that you have roughened with silicon carbide to grind pigment effectively (naturalpigments.com/silicon-carbide-100-grit-100g.html).\nMulling surface — such as a prepared grinding plate (www.naturalpigments.com/glass-grinding-plate.html). Alternatives are an old glass microwave plate or a piece of tempered glass with smooth edges that you have roughened with silicon carbide to grind pigment effectively (naturalpigments.com/silicon-carbide-100-grit-100g.html).\neye dropper\n\n\nTilke Elkins is an artist\, writer\, and curator based on Kalapuya territory / Oregon\, focused on site-specific/responsive painting and social practice art. Tilke has worked with mineral and botanical pigments since 2007\, and is the founding director of Wild Pigment Project\, a collaborative initiative she established in 2019 to promote ecological balance and regenerative economies through a passion for wild pigments\, their places of origin\, and their cultural histories. \nTilke is a passionate educator who teaches regular courses on foraging and paint-making. She has introduced principles of wild pigment reciprocal practice to diverse creative communities\, including Portland Community College\, the University of Oregon\, WildCraft Studio School\, Lewis and Clark College\, the Pacific Northwest College of Art and to arts educators and their students worldwide through her online comprehensive foraging and art-material-making course\, Being With Pigments. Her most recent work was exhibited at form & concept gallery in Santa Fe along with the Wild Pigment Project Group Exhibition\, which she curated. She was a co-organizer for the inaugural Pigments Revealed International Symposium in 2021\, and was a resident at the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology for the month of February\, 2023. \n\nCANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds (minus Eventbrite fees) available up to 30 before the event. If you cancel after 30 days before the event\, we are unable to provide refunds unless we can fill your space from the waitlist. If someone who is waitlisted purchases your space\, we will refund your ticket\, minus the Eventbrite fees. Otherwise there will be no refunds. You are also welcome to transfer your ticket to someone who wishes to purchase it directly from you. \n\nTuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends\nFibershed is offering two scholarships to most workshops; one scholarship if it’s a small class. In addition to scholarships for tuition\, we are offering a limited number of stipends for transportation and/or childcare. If you would not otherwise be able to attend\, and would like to be considered as a scholarship and/or stipend recipient\, please answer a few brief questions on this Google Form. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential. \n\nBONUS: The Clothing Swap Closet is now open during workshops and events at the Fibershed Learning Center! \nVisit the Clothing Swap Closet when you attend a workshop or event at the Learning Center and exchange your 100% natural fiber garments and accessories. Your clothing contributions must be clean and in good condition. Each contribution entities you to choose one item of comparable value. \nYou may depart up to an hour after the workshop ends\, to allow time to browse and try on items in the closet\, and make your trade!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/pigmentshed-with-tilke-elkins-of-wild-pigment-project/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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