Fibershed Learning Center
Invasive Inks: Autumnal Bay Area Invasive Plants with Elissa Callen
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesLed by artist and instructor Elissa Callen, learn how to identify and harvest “invasive” plants of the Bay Area autumnal landscape and turn them into inks for your painterly proclivities. This course will begin with an introduction to local plants and ecology, a short plant walk with applicable plant harvesting, and will follow with step-by-step […]
Community Fresh-Leaf Indigo Dye Bath
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us at Fibershed Learning Center, for a community dye bath with the last of this season's fresh-leaf indigo! Have a look in your closet for some pale protein fibers (ivory, white, gray, yellow) -- your old wool hat or gloves, silk ties, an old silk scarf or handkerchief, or your little ball of wool […]
Spinning Like a Pro with Marlie de Swart and Mimi Luebbermann
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesJoin us at beautiful Windrush Farm for a class on advanced spinning techniques with Marlie de Swart and Mimi Luebbermann. This class will introduce more advanced spinning techniques and builds on the skills learned in Beginning Spinning. You will learn to spin worsted and woolens to create yarns for knitting, crochet, or weaving. You will […]
The Carder, A Tool to Expand Your Spinning with Color and Texture
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesJoin Marlie de Swart and Mimi Luebbermann at Windrush Farm for a class dedicated to the drum carder and all its magical uses! This class introduces the spinner to the drum carder and how to use this versatile tool to sandwich different fibers or mix colors. This enables you to make specially designed batts to […]
How to Create Patterns that Replicate Your Closet’s Comfiest Clothes with Gynna Clemes
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesA slow and sustainable wardrobe doesn’t have to be uncomfortable! Join us at the Fibershed Learning Center and learn from Gynna Clemes how to create patterns from your favorite outfits, so that as they wear out, you can recreate them using sustainable materials. Students will learn: How to replicate clothing and make a pattern. How […]
The Art and Surprise of Plying with Mimi Luebbermann and Marlie de Swart
Windrush Farm 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma, CA, United StatesCome along for a captivating day of artistic exploration and delightful surprises as we dive into the world of plying! Join Mimi Luebbermann and Marlie de Swart, at Windrush Farm, and explore the magic of plying yarn! Learn to create unique and textured yarns, strengthen single-ply yarns, and introduce colors and textures during plying. This […]
Fibershed Wooly Winter Discount Sale
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesFibershed Wooly Winter Discount Sale Friday, December 1, 10am-4pm PT Skip Black Friday shopping and slow down with us at the Fibershed Learning Center instead. Join us for our Wooly Winter Discount Sale next Friday, December 1st, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We'll have Climate Beneficial™ fabric, knitwear samples, swap garments, and remnants to peruse […]
Rush and Tule Twined Basket Making with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA for a juncus and tule basketry workshop with Charlie Kennard. Each participant will make an open bowl with rush (Juncus) warps and tule wefts. We will practice various twining stitches to make a patterned surface, and finish with […]
Climate Beneficial™ California Cotton Fall Farm Tour
Merced 609 W Main St, Merced, CA, United StatesJoin Fibershed for a hands-on cotton farm tour the day before the Textile Exchange Conference. About this event Join Fibershed at the Climate Beneficial™ Cotton Fall Farm Tour at Pedretti Ranches near Merced, California, on October 27th. The tour is uniquely designed for apparel and textile brands, designers, and mills seeking cotton sources that align with climate, […]
Fibershed Producers’ Market
Dance Palace 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station, CA, United StatesJoin us for next Fibershed Producer's Market! Find locally-grown, naturally-dyed, and minimally-processed goods from within the Northern California region. Meet local farmers, ranchers, and artisans engaged in the natural fiber system. Bring your stalled knitting project to the Knit Clinic. And get inspired for your next project by the offerings of the local landscape! No […]