Shoes: components, repair, and making your own from scratch with Rachel Corry
In this 3-hour demonstration, Rachel will show you a grab-bag of tricks to initiate you into the wide world of shoe construction. This will include: Looking at a few examples of deconstructed shoes and discussing how and why they were made in a particular way. Talking about the various components that make up a shoe, […]
Grazing Livestock for Soil Health, Biodiversity, and Productivity – Two Day
Bell Valley Retreat 12378 Boonville Road, Boonville, CA, United StatesFire season is just around the corner, and managed grazing offers an elegant system that builds soil health and resilience to wildfires. About this Event At this workshop, we'll hear from two leading practitioners in the field of regenerative grazing. We’ll witness firsthand a flock of sheep grazing for fuel reduction and soil-building at this […]
Dye Garden – Extracting Color | Virtual Class
VirtualThis is a 2 session virtual class. Date: June 5 + 12, 2021 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM PST Registration Closes: May 25, 2021 in order for receive materials on time. Discover the alchemy of natural dyes! Learn how to unlock the plants ‘tinctoria’ to discover all the dye plants growing around you. The serendipity […]
Fibersheds: Connecting Farmers, Artisans and Consumers to Grow Regional Economies – Panel Discussion
VirtualFibersheds: Connecting Farmers, Artisans, and Consumers to Grow Regional Economies Saturday, June 19 – 3:45 PM Eastern Time Part of the 2021 WARP Annual Meeting – June 18-20 - Unraveling Borders, Weaving Networks. The event will be free and open to all. Please mark your calendars, and click here to view our program of […]
EcoFashion Webinar – Fibershed and Carbon Cycle Institute
VirtualGlobal Shapers Cambridge Hub are happy to host Rebecca Burgess, from Fibershed for a talk and Q&A as part of our sustainable fashion project About this event Rebecca Burgess is the Executive Director of Fibershed, and Chair of the Board for Carbon Cycle Institute. She has over a decade of experience writing and implementing a […]
Tapestry Weaving – Virtual Class
VirtualThis is a virtual class. Date: June 26, 2021 Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm PST If weaving has caught your eye, but you're not sure where to start, tapestry weaving is a great place! In this workshop you'll learn how to warp, weave, finish and hang your tapestry, leaving with a beautiful, finished woven wall hanging, […]
Wine Country Yarn Hop
Various Locations in Northern CaliforniaJuly 22 - 25, 10 am - 5 pm Join us for our annual Northern California yarn lovers experience! The Wine Country Yarn Hop is a 4-day event, July 22 - 25, for you to safely explore the 6 yarn shops located in the beautiful Wine Country of Northern California. The Wine Country Yarn Hop […]
Wet Felting
McIntyre Ranch 1 St. John Mine Road, Vallejo, CA, United StatesWool fibers have tiny scales that stick out from the hair shaft a microscopic bit. When wool is shocked by dramatic changes in temperature or by rubbing (especially with soap), those scales lift up, then lock down the nearby fibers into a dense mass. That’s felt. If you’ve accidentally put your wool sweater through the […]
Stash Sale and Swap
McIntyre Ranch 1 St. John Mine Road, Vallejo, CA, United StatesIf you’re like us, you’ve been building and building your stash since this Covid-19 thing started. Starting to feel a little overwhelmed by the volume? We sure are! Alternatively, are you just starting out in fiber arts and want to build your stash? We can totally help you with that! Bring your stash of yarn […]
Ice Dyeing Wool
McIntyre Ranch 1 St. John Mine Road, Vallejo, CA, United StatesFiber, water, acid, and dye are the ingredients needed to dye a skein of yarn. In this class the water source will be ice. The dye is delivered to the yarn gradually as the ice melts, resulting in some remarkable color results. Way too much fun! The class cost includes two skeins of wool […]