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Rigid Heddle 101
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesRigid Heddle 101 Instructor: Rachel Marcotte You will make a plain-weave scarf on this simple, yet versatile loom. Instruction includes the direct warping method, proper tensioning, and finishing techniques. The class also includes 2 skeins of Madeline Tosh DK (at 15% off!), the perfect yarn for your first rigid heddle weaving. Please remember to arrive 20-30 […]
Pick-Up on Four Shafter
For the month of April, weaving workshops will focus on pick-up techniques that can be used on three different weave structures: beiderwand, mock damask, and double weave. Pick-up is the process in which a warp pattern is picked up with a stick in order to weave patterns not otherwise possible on threading and tie-ups alone. […]
Wool Processing for Spinning
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CAIt’s Shearing Season! 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 […]
“Loved Clothes Last” Mending Bar
California College of the Arts SF 1111 8th St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesEach year the United States sends 12.8 million tons of textile waste to landfill. As style turnover has accelerated, so has our appetite for new, trendy clothing. Today we buy 4 times as much clothing as we did two decades ago, yet we get 36% less wear out of our garments before we discard them. […]
Weave a Soft Twined Basket
We will begin small, twined baskets made with a diminutive relative of tule, known as “sweetgrass” among native weavers in the Pacific Northwest. As well as being fragrant, it is strong and soft, and lends itself to a variety of weaving strokes and color treatments. Instructed by Charles Kennard Youth, ages 12 and up, […]
Color and Hand Papermaking
The Studio Santa Rosa 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 32, Studio 107, Santa Rosa, CACreate your own handmade paper with colored pulps using Western and Japanese techniques. Learn to use dyes and pigments to color pulp as well as natural dyes and the natural color of different plant fiber pulps. Your handmade paper can be used for painting or drawing with watercolors, inks, dry media, acrylics, oil, encaustic, and […]
Dye Self Patterning Yarn (Using Blanks)
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesCome explore the fun of dyeing Sock Blanks! Sock blanks are pre-knitted rectangles that allow the dyer to create patterns and random designs. We will go over techniques for gradients, geometric patterns, random shapes and patterns, speckles, and stripes. Sock blanks, though often used for knitting socks, can also be knit into any project! You'll […]
Learn to Purl [Level 2]
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesLearn to Purl Ready for endless texture combinations? Already know how to knit, but that's it? Step 2 of our knitting series teaches you how to purl! Knitting is comprised of two main stitches - the knit & the purl. With these two stitches, there are hundreds of ways to combine them to create different […]
The Natural Baby Series: Carrier
In April, we focus on natural handwoven textiles for the baby. All projects in this series will be made using 100% cotton. Arguably the most important textile fiber, cotton is soft, absorbent, light, vegan and naturally hypoallergenic. Take classes in this series to make cloths for your own baby or to give to a special, […]
Crocheting 101: Simple Scarf or Cowl
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesCrocheting 101: Simple Scarf or Cowl Instructor: Liz Kaplan Learn the basics of crochet while making a simple cowl or scarf. By the end of class, you will know how to crochet and be well on your way towards completing your cowl or scarf and onto dreaming of your next crochet project. Our classes are small, […]