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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. […]
Natural Palettes of Summer Color in West Marin with Sasha Duerr
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin Sasha Duerr onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for a day of exploring summer color and the natural palettes of seasonal color in Northern California. We will gather a variety of onsite ingredients, then make and use natural dye baths with those ingredients and others. Together we will create a […]
Art and the Landscape: Colors of the NorCal Fibershed with Judi Pettite
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesExploring regional plants in season to make inks, lake pigments and paints for your art practice Join Judi Pettite onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station to explore regional plants in season, their efficacy as an art medium, and choosing the right pigments for your practice. Judi will demonstrate how to use […]
Fibershed-grown Indigo Vats with Judi Pettite
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLearn to make and use two types of indigo vats — fructose & iron Join Judi Pettite onsite at the Fibershed Learning Center in Point Reyes Station for a day of indigo — from a tour of the Fibershed pigment garden, to a demonstration of how to make a fructose vat and an iron vat […]
A Mindful Approach to Creating Patches with Maddy Barsch
ZoomThis workshop is a part of Fibershed's 2022 Mending Challenge Series. (Haven't signed up for our challenge? Signup here!) If our hand stitching tells a story, what would your stitches say about you? Would they be long, linear and smooth? Maybe they'd be short, staccato and jumbled. When we slow down and give ourselves time to […]
Site Specific: Local color and the artist’s book with Judi Pettite
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CAJoin us for a day of art making, poetry and lunch at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach. We’ll tour the grounds and gather plants for dyes and ink, for use on paper and fibers. Judi will demonstrate the process of making a water-based ink and simple methods for dyeing paper and fibers. Artist’s […]