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Beginning Embroidery with Arwyn Moonrise
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn 8 of the basic stitches used in embroidery Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will be learning basic embroidery stitches from artist Arwyn Moonrise. You will be provided a pre-drawn design that includes each of these stitches, giving you time to […]
Fleece to Garment Series of Classes with Windrush Farm
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesFleece to Garment Series of Classes Create a garment from scratch! This is a series of 6 classes that take you from witnessing fleece shearing to a final wearable garment. You witness the shearing and choose your fleece, you will learn to skirt and scour, card the roving and design the yarn best suited for […]
Growing & Processing Flax with Sandy & Durl of Chico Flax
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin 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: Planting flax seed—broadcasting techniques versus row planting Harvesting flax—the right time to harvest for just fiber or fiber plus seed Bundling flax—preparing the harvested flax for retting Retting—both dew retting and […]
The Magic of Twill in Basketry with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn basic twill weaves for making decorative patterns in basketry Flat 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. Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain […]
A Needle and Some Thread: Sewing Garments by Hand with Noelle Guetti
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to sew clothing without a machine, wherever you are. Outside! On the road! Really anywhere! Join 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 […]
“Pigmentshed” with Tilke Elkins of Wild Pigment Project
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesTwo Days of Hyperlocal Paint Palettes & Reciprocal Studio Practice Join 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 […]
Felting Workshop: Make Your Own Felted Wool Fabric
JG Switzer 6790 McKinley Street, Suite 160, Sebastopol, CALittle Wool Workshop At JG SWITZER Presented by SHOP SHEEP by JG SWITZER Time: 11am-12:30pm WEEKENDS: Friday, June 2, 2023 Sunday, July 23, 2023 Friday, August 4, 2023 Cost: $85/person Learn about nature’s miracle fiber: wool. Make your own fabric. Workshops include a tour of our little wool workshop and a half-hour of making your […]
Wild Mushroom Dye Workshop with Human Becoming
Natural Dyes with Heidi Iverson & Allison Reilly
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will create a dynamic natural color story with 5-7 natural dyes from plants that are easily sourced/foraged from our local landscape. Also included will be cochineal, a historically significant dye extracted from an insect that lives […]
Invasive Natural Inks and Pigments of Northern CA
Join Elissa Callen in exploring the use of California invasive plants as art materials for inks, watercolor, and environmental restoration. Throughout the course, students will learn about native and invasive plants, how to ethically harvest plants as color for dyes, inks, and pigment, and how to process them into inks and watercolor. Students will also gain a […]