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  • Splendid Basketry

    Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United States

    In this 6 hour workshop, learn a basketry technique using flat reed for spikes and round reed for weavers. Weave with additional, creative elements completing a unique, functional vessel. No basket-weaving experience is necessary. Ages: 18+ Skill Requirements: None Taught by: Emily Dvorin

  • Production Spinning: Spinning Yarn for a Large Project

    Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CA

    Want to spin enough yarn for a sweater or other large project, but spinning 1500 yards or more of the same yarn feels daunting?  Never fear! There are techniques that can help you spin quickly and efficiently, bringing large projects easily within reach. In this class, you’ll learn the long draw spinning technique with a […]

  • Visible Mending Workshop

    Judith & Lily 24 Western Street, Petaluma, CA

    Mending is a wonderful way to transform your favorite torn or distressed garments, homewares, and other textiles. In this workshop you will explore visible mending with cotton thread and patching, developing your own stitch patterns. Essentially you will be fusing fabrics together with stitch, so they become a new cloth. You will practice boro, sashiko, […]

  • Basic Machine Sewing / Love your sewing machine

    NorCal Sewing and Vacuum 909 D Street, San Rafael, CA, United States

    Whether it is your brand new machine or one that has been sitting idle for a while, this class will get you excited and ready to be creative and at ease going into your next project. Hands-on practice during class builds confidence and skills. We will practice bobbin winding, threading, and study the purpose and […]

  • Soap & Lotion Making Workshop

    Wild Oat Hollow 2425 Old Adobe Road, Petaluma, CA, United States

    Come learn how to make your own soap and luxurious lotion at home. In this 3-hour class, you will be guided through the entire process of both soap making using the cold process method and lotion making: we will make two different soaps using local, sustainable ingredients (organic oils, animal fats, hydrosols, butters & essential […]

  • Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed

    Santa Rosa Junior College 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA

    Presentation by Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed   With a $30 donation to Fibershed, you will receive a gift of Rebecca’s new book, Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy, while supplies last.   Santa Rosa Junior College Bertolini Student Center, 10 am-12 pm. Hosted by The Santa […]

  • Mosaic Knitting Class: One Stitch 4 Patterns

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    Fridays, March 6, and 13, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Price: $46 - includes pattern   Knit a colorful hat (or cowl, or shawl, or even a sweater!) Mosaic Knitting is a color knitting technique that uses a combination of slipped stitches with knits and purls. It looks way more complicated than it is! In […]

  • Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    2 Sessions: Saturdays March 7 and 21, 10 am-12 pm Cost: $45 plus cost of loom This class is for the beginning or intermediate weaver who would like a portable loom. In this class, students will warp their loom and learn to weave and finish a simple woven scarf. 10” Ashford SampleIt $149 (1 available) […]

  • Continuing Knitting

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    2 SESSIONS IN THIS CLASS Saturdays March 7 and 21 1-3 pm Cost $40. Learn to be a better knitter. We will do increasing, decreasing, simple decorative stitches and introduce principles of pattern reading and garment making. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of making an accurate gauge swatch. Materials needed: knitting needles, scissors. […]

  • Wool Processing for Spinning​

    Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CA

    Don’t know what to do with a raw fleece? I can teach you that! In my ​Wool Processing for Spinning​ class, you’ll learn how to select a fleece, prepare fiber for washing, the washing process, and preparation of washed and dried iober for spinning using a drum carder, hand cards, and combs. You’ll also learn […]