Fibershed

Sunday Salon at the Meinolf Weaving School
2024-06-23 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-16 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-09 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-02 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-26 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-19 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-12 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 2 more dates | Meinolf Weaving School, 141 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo, 94960, United States
Join our craft session
Make a zine, mend something, knit something, spin some yarn, weave a bit or just sit and watch it all happen.
Meinolf Weaving School is a new place for people in the Bay Area to learn and share textile knowledge. From simple loom kits, table top and rigid heddle looms, to 8-harness floor looms, or you bring in the loom you want to master.

Recurring Weekly
5-8pm Sundays

Location
141 Tunstead Ave, San Anselmo
Website: meinolfweavingschool.org
Instagram: @meinolfweavingschool

Northern CA Fibershed Coop @ Temescal Farmers’ Market
2024-06-16 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-02 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-19 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-05-05 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Temescal Farmers’ Market, 5300 Claremont Ave. (DMV), Oakland, CA, 94618, United States
SUMMER SOLACE TALLOW X NORTHERN CA FIBERSHED COOP MARKETPLACE
Visit the Summer Solace Tallow x Northern CA Fibershed Cooperative booth every other Sunday at the Temescal Farmers Market in Oakland. There you can peruse our curated selection of Fibershed products including locally spun yarn, Climate Beneficial™ felted home goods, handwoven shawls, blankets, luxurious sheepskins, as well as Summer Solace tallow-based body care, soaps, and candles.
Find us every other Sunday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Temescal Farmers Market
5300 Claremont Avenue
Oakland, CA 94618

Making a Cheese Curd Molding Basket with Charlie Kennard
2024-06-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will learn to make a southern Italian-style fiscelle (curd drainers) of rush (Juncus), that leave the basket’s impression on the cheese—including the unusual iris diaphragm pattern on the bottom. We will sample ricotta salata, and make curds to place in a basket mold.
Experience with twining is very helpful; beginners may make a simpler basket. Experience with twining is very helpful; beginners may make a simpler basket.
Participants must bring: scissors, water bowl plus any personal snacks, lunch and beverages.
Maximum 12 students.

Register Here
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Fibershed Scholarship Program for Tuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends
Fibershed is offering one scholarship per workshop. If you would not otherwise be able to attend, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient, please answer a few brief questions on our Scholarship Application. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential.
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Please keep your pets at home as we have livestock onsite. Service dogs are permitted.

Charlie 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.

Tatza photo courtesy of Charlie Kennard, portrait of Charlie by Paige Green

Weaving a Rag Rug
2024-06-01 10:00 - 15:00
It’s hard not to find a relationship to a Rag Rug. Many of us have them in our collection of weavings telling our family story though the weft or rags within the rug. Rag rugs were a solution to continue the life of a piece of clothing or fabrics rather them throwing them away. Today more than ever the Rag Rug has more value to us for its use of repurposed materials. The Rag Rug creates a piece of art for our floor or walls that will last beyond the weaver’s life time.
In this class we will explore techniques on preparing our rags for weaving, implement weaving techniques that will help create a lasting rug, finishing techniques and tips. I will also offer helpful design elements to create one of a kind contemporary art rug.
The Rag Rug workshop is limited to 5 all using countermarche looms that I am providing. Each loom will be set up in a rose path twill pattern using 8/2 cotton to highlight the cut rags each student will have prepared before class. On each loom I will have 5 different strips of natural colors to play with. Beginners welcome.
A few weeks before the class we will have a Zoom meeting to meet and discuss the planning for each person’s rag rug. During the meeting I will show ways to prepare your rags and how much you will need for a 24×36 rug. Students should come prepared to weave their rugs during the one-day workshop at my studio.
Zoom meeting: Sunday May 11 at 4pm.
Loom day in Chico: Saturday June 1 10-3pm
$475.00 includes zoom meeting time, fully warped looms up and naturally dyed color ways to highlight each student’s rags.

Felted Vases Featuring Eco-Print Design
2024-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Warner Mountain Weavers, 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, 96104, United States
Learn how to felt and eco-print a vase or vessel in a fun two-day workshop! The classes will marry two wonderful techniques to create a work of art — wet felting with wool roving and eco-printing with botanicals.
In the class, you will learn how to draft roving and wet felt and full into a shaped vessel. The finished shape will be dyed in a “Dirty Pot” with botanical resists. The dyed felt will be reshaped into the vessel and is an original piece of art.
There will be several patterns to choose from and all participants will have the opportunity to create a second piece.

Schedule
Date: May 18-19, 2024
Time: 10:00 am to 4 pm each day
Location: 459 South Main Street, Cedarville, CA

Price:
$160 class fee plus a $40 materials fee.

About the Instructors
Louisa Hunter and Jeanne Kaiser: Jeannie and Louisa, each with their own background in textiles and fiber arts, met at a workshop in 2019 forming a fast friendship. Currently they share a studio and focus on botanical printing, testing and trying out different techniques. In their practice they use all natural fibers along with natural dyes, tannins and plants. With Jeannie’s love of plants and gardening and Louisa’s infinite curiosity, the possibilities are endless and experimentation is at the heart of their work.
For more details or question: warnermtnweavers@gmail.com
Register Here

Felted Vases featuring Eco-print Design
2024-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Warner Mountain Weavers, 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, 96104, United States
Felt and Eco-print a vase/vessel in a fun two-day class offered by Warner Mountain Weavers. This fiber arts class will marry two wonderful techniques to create a work of art. Wet felting with wool roving and Eco-printing with botanicals.

We will learn how to draft roving, wet felt and full into a shaped vessel. The finished shape will be dyed in a “Dirty Pot” with botanical resists. The dyed felt will be reshaped into the vessel and is an original piece of art.

There will be several patterns to choose from and all participants will have the opportunity to create a second piece.

Schedule
May 18-19
10:00 am to 4 pm each day
$160 class fee plus a $40 materials fee.

Instructors: Louisa Hunter, Jeanne Kaiser & Lani Estill

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Spin Flax into Linen
2024-05-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Chico Flax, 3239 Rodeo Ave, Chico, CA, 95926
This spinning class will be taught by master Spinner Stephenie Gaustad. In this class the students will spin the line flax, for warp, and some of the hackled tow for weft to make the weft notably different. Students will then size the warp, get it on the cardboard loom, spin a weft, to needle weave the textile.

Flax Processing Workshop
2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Chico Flax, 3239 Rodeo Ave, Chico, CA, 95926
Join us for a fun and informative in-person, hands-on workshop on flax. 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 wet retting explained. We will discuss using a small tank or low-volume sprinklers, and show examples of ready-retted flax.
The hands-on portion of the workshop will include:
Processing retted flax—learn how use a traditional brake, scutch/paddle, and a series of hackles
Creating a strick—a decorative bundle of fiber ready to be converted into sliver for spinning
Students will come home with some seeds for planting in their garden, flax straw ready for processing, handouts on how to make equipment, and more!
The class is limited to 15 students, and will take place at the beautiful Chico Flax farm in Chico. The class will be both outdoors and in the barn classroom, which has plenty of ventilation and folding chairs. New this year is an add on to learn to spin and weave your stricks into linen. See our Spinning Flax into Linen Class for more info.
Lunch and beverages will be provided
$350.00
Dates:

Saturday, May 4, 10:00 am -4:00 pm

Make a Knotless Netting Bag with Charlie Kennard
2024-05-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will learn to processing dogbane sticks to extract the fiber and make sample cordage, before beginning a small bag using cotton or hemp string supplied by the instructor. Knotless netting is a world-wide technique that involves various looping structures made with local fibers threaded on a needle. In California, traditional suitable fibers include dogbane, milkweed, iris, stinging-nettle, and agave.
Participants must bring: scissors plus any personal snacks, lunch and beverages.
Maximum 12 students.
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Fibershed Scholarship Program for Tuition Scholarships & Transportation/Childcare Stipends
Fibershed is offering one scholarship per workshop. If you would not otherwise be able to attend, and would like to be considered as a scholarship recipient, please answer a few brief questions on our Scholarship Application. Responses will be reviewed by Learning Center staff and kept strictly confidential.
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Please keep your pets at home as we have livestock onsite. Service dogs are permitted.

Charlie 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.

Tatza photo courtesy of Charlie Kennard, portrait of Charlie by Paige Green

Soil to Skin: Herbal Practices for Tending Our Skin
2024-04-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Learn how to make herbal oils, salves, and balms with skin-nourishing plants. Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA.
This interactive class will teach participants about skin-loving plants, the basics of how our skin functions, and how plants can support our skin’s health through all seasons of life.
This class will include a plant walk, medicine making demos, and hands-on learning of infused oil, salves, & balms. Participants will take home an infused oil & salve made from class. Join Isabella in learning how to incorporate simple and creative herbal practices into your life.

Date and Time
April 28th, 2024
10:00AM – 3:00 PM PDT

Location
Fibershed Learning Center
14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

About The Instructor
Isabella Ayala DeCredico has a diverse background training and working within herbalism. She graduated from a two-year program at the California School of Herbal Studies as well as continued her education in Botanical Skin Care Formulation, Holistic Approaches to Skin, Product Formulation & Development, and Cosmetic Chemistry. She also holds a BA in Communication from UC Davis. Currently, she is completing her Integrative Nutritional Health Coach Certification through IIN. She is Co-Creator of herbal brand, Earth Allies, is a core instructor at the California School of Herbal Studies as well as Ancestral Arts, and she is a formulator, medicine maker, and consultant for other herbal businesses in California.

How to Register
Learn more information and secure your spot by registering through this link.

Unveiling Rainbows: Exploring the Northern California Fungal Fibershed
2024-04-28 09:00 - 2024-04-30 16:00, 2024-04-27 09:00 - 2024-04-29 16:00, 2024-04-26 09:00 - 2024-04-28 16:00 | Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Join us for a 3-day immersive revealing the vibrant hues of Northern CA fungi at the Fibershed Learning Center near Point Reyes Station. In this 3-day course, you will experience the breadth of the art and science behind working with fungal dyes. We will meet from 9am-4pm each day.
Day 1: Foraging & Testing
We’ll start by exploring the local landscape, practicing techniques for spotting, documenting, and identifying mushrooms and lichens with ethical harvest practices, and test our findings for dye potential.
Day 2: Regional Rainbow
Then we’ll work with a curated selection of Northern California’s finest wild dye specimens, optimizing color required by each fungal group, and coax vibrant hues from the entire spectrum of color.
Day 3: Dye Your Own Fiber Day
Our third day together is dedicated to dyeing your own selection of protein fibers: wool, silk, alpaca, etc.

Date and Time
April 26 – 28 , 9am – 4pm

Location
Fibershed Learning Center
14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

About The Instructor
Alissa Allen is an amateur mycologist and the founder of Mycopigments. Widely in demand as a dye instructor, she specializes in presenting regional mushroom and lichen dye palettes to communities all over North America. For the past three years, she has expanded her reach to include traditional foraging and textile artisan villages in Oaxaca, Mexico. In 2022, She was honored to host the International Fungi and Fiber Symposium in Port Townsend, WA.

How to Register
Learn more information and secure your spot by registering through this link.

Workshop: Weaving on a Mayan Backstrap Loom with Sari Monroy Solís
2024-04-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Fibershed Learning Center, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Learn to weave on a brocade-ready loom that you keep. This class will focus on introducing you to traditional Mayan backstrap loom technique. You will learn on a brocade-ready loom that you will take home. The class will begin by learning the history of the loom, how your body connects to the loom, the parts of the loom, and how to do plain weaving. Once you are comfortable with plain weaving, you will learn how to do single-sided brocade motifs. Through this process, you will learn the names and origins of these motifs and understand how you can design your own patterns.
The backstrap loom is one of the oldest technologies in the world and still used to this day to make some of the longest-lasting clothing. Besides being a very portable loom, it is of great cultural significance to the highlands of Guatemala, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. Mayan weavers, to this day, continue to make textiles with this loom.

Date and Time
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
10:00AM – 4:00 PM PDT

Location
Fibershed Learning Center
14000 Point Reyes – Petaluma Road
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

About The Instructor
Sari Monroy Solís is a fiber artist and Mayan backstrap loom weaver in Northern California. The backstrap loom called to Sari ever since she was a child and saw the loom her father migrated with from Guatemala. Sari first learned to weave from elders in her community in Guatemala. Working with the loom inspired her to research the loom deeply and to explore various techniques that exist for the backstrap loom, including those from the highlands of Veracruz, Mexico where mother’s family is from. You can follow her as she continues to play with fiber and document ancestral fiber arts on IG: @theblueweaver

How to Register
Learn more information and secure your spot by registering through this link.

2024 Project Threadways Symposium The Future
2024-04-19 08:00 - 2024-04-20 17:00 | The Factory, 462 Lane Drive, Florence, AL, 35630, United States
Please join us for the 2024 Project Threadways Symposium, held April 19-20, 2024, in Florence, Alabama and virtually. This year, our theme is The Future, as we imagine a better way for textile manufacturing. Presenters will consider the balance between art and business, connect heritage and healing, preserve craft and community, and look to the past to chart a more sustainable future.

Details
The annual Project Threadways Symposium brings together scholars, activists, makers, and thinkers to present research, share stories, and encourage dialogue about history, community, and power—all through the lens of fashion and textiles. Presentations, dinners, exhibitions, and workshops create a multi-day experience in Florence, Alabama, centered on material culture and making.
We will gather at The Factory and virtually to imagine a better way for textile manufacturing. Presenters will consider the balance between art and. business, connect heritage and healing, preserve craft and community, and look to the past to chart a more sustainable future.
Speakers include:

Anita Flanagan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Carla Fernández, fashion designer
Cassidy Zachary and April Calahan, Dressed: The History of Fashion podcast
Kim Kelly and Joeann Pettway West, Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
Rebecca Burgess, Fibershed
Sherhonda Allen, Project Threadways oral historian

Natalie Chanin of Project Threadways will also hold a Zero Waste workshop for in-person attendees.
Purchase Tickets Here

About Project Threadways
Project Threadways is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that records, studies, and interprets history, community, and power through the lens of fashion and textiles. From raw material to finished goods, we seek to understand the impact of textiles on our community, nation, and world. In partnership with Alabama Chanin and The School of Making, we connect people, places, and materials through design, making, and education—with cultural heritage, craft preservation, and creative placemaking at the core of our work.
This is an exciting time for Project Threadways. In October 2023, founder Natalie Chanin announced that Project Threadways, Alabama Chanin, and The School of Making were coming together as a single not-for-profit entity. Read more about the transition from the Business of Fashion.
Donations fund all of Project Threadways’ work, including operating expenses, strategic planning, oral histories and scholarship, symposia, and special projects in the arts and humanities. Support this important work here.

Symposium Partnership Details
The Project Threadways Symposium is held in partnership with the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Alabama Humanities Alliance. Proceeds for all ticket sales benefit 501(c)(3) certified Project Threadways. This program is supported by funding provided by the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area.
Contact Olivia Terenzio at think@projectthreadways.org for more information.

Location
The Factory is located in Florence, Alabama—a vibrant, creative town in the northwest corner of Alabama known as The Shoals. We are a day trip away from Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.
