workshop
Knitting a Steeked Farm Yarn Cardigan
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesFour classes included: February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21 — from 2 to 4 pm Join a 4-session “Steekalong” knitting class taught by Gayle Ravenscroft of Pacific Knitting Retreats, using our own Fibershed farm yarns. Students will knit a colorwork garment together and then cut it open (steek it) to create a cardigan. […]
2 Day Natural Dye Full Spectrum Workshop with Fiber Circle Studio
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United States2 Day Natural Dye Full Spectrum Workshop with Fiber Circle Studio This is a 2 session in-person workshop, running April 2 & 3, 2022, 11am-5pm All materials are included. Each student will get to take home 12 different mini skeins of yarn! Fiber Circle Studio's 2-day Natural Dyeing Rainbow workshop will be a hands-on experience where […]
Buckskin Brain Tanning Process — Traditional California Native Regalia
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesTime: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day Location: Fibershed Learning Center, Point Reyes Station, CA (address provided on enrollment) Cost: Free. Enrollment eligible for self-identified Tribal Members in Marin, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties Teachers: Jay Sliwa – Traditional hide tanner, with 25 years experience in the tanning arts & Tišina T. Parker – Southern […]
Indigo and Ceriops Natural Dyes with Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to prepare and dye with two traditional Indonesian natural dyes: Indigo and Ceriops (mangrove tannin) Please join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center near Point Reyes Station, CA, for a 1-day workshop on dyeing with indigo and Ceriops (mangrove tannin), taught by artists Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam from Brahma Tirta Sari Studio […]
Batik and Javanese Cultural Wisdom with Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn the art of batik, with Javanese cultural wisdom guiding the creative process in this 2-day hands-on workshop The Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station, California, welcomes Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam of the Brahma Tirta Sari Studio (Yogyakarta, Indonesia), for a 2-day workshop on the art of batik — based on their 36 […]
Feather Top Knots — Traditional California Native Regalia
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesTime: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day Location: Fibershed Learning Center, Point Reyes Station, CA (address provided on enrollment) Cost: Free. Enrollment eligible for self-identified Tribal Members in Marin, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties Teachers: Shawn Padi – Member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians & Tišina T. Parker – Southern Sierra Miwuk / […]
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 […]
T-shirts 101 using Foxfibre® organic cotton fabric with Gynna Clemes
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to sew Colorganic® T-shirts for men, women and children using Foxfibre® organic cotton fabric from Sally Fox This workshop will take place at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center at Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA. (Address provided upon registration.) Sewing with knits and making clothing that fits and looks good isn’t hard […]
Making a Coiled Straw Basket with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn about the materials, techniques and traditions of coiled straw basketry We will use grasses or rush as the foundation for the beginning of a bowl-shaped basket suitable for holding fruit or for dough-rising. As binder, we will use split peeled willow. Participants with strong hands and who wish to start a skep (beehive) will […]
Knitting a Steeked Farm Yarn Cardigan
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesFour classes included: February 19, March 19, April 16, May 21 — from 2 to 4 pm Join a 4-session “Steekalong” knitting class taught by Gayle Ravenscroft of Pacific Knitting Retreats, using our own Fibershed farm yarns. Students will knit a colorwork garment together and then cut it open (steek it) to create a cardigan. […]