Design Your Own Boxy Tee with Cal Patch
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesInstructor: Cal Patch Sewing your own clothes is satisfying and practical. Drafting your own patterns goes one step further and puts the entire design process in your hands. Cal will teach you how to draft a pattern for a simple woven top that can easily be customized in myriad ways. This is a perfect intro […]
Drop Spindle 101
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesDrop Spindle 101 Instructor: Valerie Yep Make your own wool yarn! In this class, you will learn spinning related vocabulary, learn to spin wool on a drop spindle, and gain the skills to spin a "singles" yarn. By the time you are through with class, you will be well on your way to creating your […]
Pembina Fibreshed: Spinning Alpaca, Mohair and Silk Workshop
PEMBINA TRAIL LIBRARY 2724 PEMBINA HIGHWAY, WINNIPEG, CanadaExpand your spinning knowledge beyond sheep's wool in this hands-on class. Bring your wheel or spindle and sample several different types of fibre: alpaca, mohair, silk and combinations. Experiment with ways to process, blend and spin these types of fibre. This class comes with an ample goody bag; you'll have a few ounces of several […]
Spinning Circle
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesSpinning Circle Looking for a space to work on spinning more even singles or refine your plying? Want advice for working with a new fiber? Verb is hosting a Spinning Circle for all levels so that you can continue and strengthen your spinning practice. Enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow Bay Area […]
EcoPrinting on Silk
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CAEcoPrinting on Silk Scarves Remember those old leaf prints you made in elementary school? Maybe you put a leaf down and rubbed crayon all around it, leaving an outline of the leaf. Maybe you painted the leaf and pressed it down on paper, creating a print that showed the outline, veins, and irregularities. Fast forward […]
Weave a Twined Basket with Charlie Kennard
Sonoma Community Center 276 E Napa St, Sonoma, CA, United StatesYou always wanted to and now you have the chance. Come make a container with rush warps and tule wefts, using California Indian techniques. You will practice various twining stitches to make a patterned exterior, finish with a decorative rim, and perhaps a cordage handle. Tule baskets were very commonly made in many parts of […]
2 Day Organic Indigo Dyeing w/ Linda Hartshorn
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesJoin us for a 2 DAY workshop immersed in organic indigo with Linda Hartshorn! May 18 & 19. Discover the Organic Indigo Vat, a way of indigo dyeing that uses fruits and other natural substances to dye beautiful natural blues. Developed by Michel Garcia, the “1 2 3” method works faster than fermentation and does […]
Sculptural Papermaking
The Studio Santa Rosa 3840 Finley Ave, Bldg 32, Studio 107, Santa Rosa, CALearn to make handmade paper sculptures and installation art using a variety of plant fibers and combining hand papermaking with various sculpture techniques, such as casting, embossing, molding, constructing, building over armatures and modeling. We will create handmade paper sculptures and mixed media works using pulps made from abaca, kozo (mulberry bark), cotton, and other […]
Tapestry Weaving 101
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesTapestry Weaving 101 Instructor: Shaine Drake Catch weaver fever! In this class, you will learn the basics of tapestry weaving so you can make woven wall hangings. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from Bay Area artist Shaine Drake! She will bring in plenty of samples of her own work and a list of her favorite resources. […]
Dying and Spinning Silk Hankies
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CASilk hankies are luscious squares of silk fiber, each one made by stretching a single silkworm cocoon over a frame. They dye in vibrant colors and spin up into beautiful and unique yarn. During this workshop, you’ll dye a stack of hankies in colors of your choice, and learn to spin some already dyed and […]