Crocheting 101: Simple Scarf or Cowl
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesCrocheting 101: Simple Scarf or Cowl Instructor: Liz Kaplan Learn the basics of crochet while making a simple cowl or scarf. By the end of class, you will know how to crochet and be well on your way towards completing your cowl or scarf and onto dreaming of your next crochet project. Our classes are small, […]
Spring Harvest Festival
Chico Flax 3239 Rodeo Ave, Chico, CAWho Grows Your Clothes? We Do! Chico Flax We plant, harvest, and process flax to turn it into Linen! Come see how we do it. ENJOY - A tour of the farm LISTEN - To CSUC Agriculture and Engineering students talk about their work on the farm MEET - 5 Fibershed Producers who […]
Wool Processing for Spinning
Crockett Fiber Arts Studio 1322 Pomona St, Crockett, CAIt’s Shearing Season! 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 […]
The Natural Baby Series: Carrier
In April, we focus on natural handwoven textiles for the baby. All projects in this series will be made using 100% cotton. Arguably the most important textile fiber, cotton is soft, absorbent, light, vegan and naturally hypoallergenic. Take classes in this series to make cloths for your own baby or to give to a special, […]
Knitting – Badass Brioche!
Fiber Circle Studio 113 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA, United StatesKnitting - Badass Brioche! Welcome to work of Badass Brioche! Why Badass you ask? You get dimension, contrast and squish all in one! Plus, this project takes a comfortable, intermediate knitter into the world of "advanced"! Yee ha! We'll be making this darling cowl where you'll experience knitting brioche with two colors, in the round! […]
From Spindle to Spinning Wheel
A Verb for Keeping Warm 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesFrom Spindle to Spinning Wheel Instructor: Valerie Yep Have you learned to spin on a spindle and now want to explore spinning wheels? Or perhaps you have just acquired a wheel and would like to learn more about it. Well, here's your chance! We will cover the parts of the wheel, how the wheel […]
Weaving Bootcamp for Beginners
Workshop 1798 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesWeaving Bootcamp for Beginners: Weaving with Chunky Yarn and Wool Roving In this weaving bootcamp, you will learn the basics of weaving using thick, luxurious yarns and wool roving (it’s that magical fluffy stuff that looks like clouds of yarn!!) You will learn beginner-level weaving skills such as how to warp a loom, weave […]
Building Fibersheds Talk in Hudson, NY
Churchtown Dairy Hudson, New YorkSpinning 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 […]
Bee Audacious Bay Area
On May 1, 2019, Bee Audacious and the Marin Art & Garden Center are co-sponsoring Bee Audacious Bay Area, a dialogue conference that will focus on issues related to promoting pollinator habitat in the San Francisco Bay Area. To succeed in developing workable change, we need to bring together people in the Bay Area with different […]