Weave a Tule Mat with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CALearn to make a mat from locally-harvested tule Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, CA, where we will make small sitting mats using tule rushes twined together with dyed cotton string. (The type of tule mat we will be making can be seen to the […]
Community Mending Day at the Fibershed Learning Center
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CAJoin us in a mending movement — to slow down, to build relationship with our material culture, to create community. Every stitch, every mend can be an act of resistance to the destructive fast-fashion industry our material culture is steeped in. We're hosting a Community Mending Day to come together and repair our worn and beloved […]
Monthly Fibershed Mending Bar Happy Hour
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CABreathe new life into your favorite textiles with local mending experts, Heidi & Allison!
Printmaking with Natural Dyes with Karen Hampton
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CALearn to make dyes from local plants & print with them on fabrics Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station for a two-day workshop with textile artist, anthropologist, and storyteller Karen Hampton. In Karen's words: "As a natural dyer and printmaker, I am interested in sharing […]
English Willow Basket Weaving Demonstration with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CAA demonstration of weaving a large traditional English willow basket from start to finish Charlie will make a traditional large English willow basket from start to finish, while pointing out the various techniques involved. At hand will be a selection of baskets exhibiting a variety of European willow techniques. This demonstration doubles as a preparation […]
Papermaking from Scratch with Local Plants with Jane Ingram Allen
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CALearn to make paper with local plants using minimal equipment Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station for a two-day workshop on how to make paper from scratch — starting with the local plant materials such as leaves and bark, and with minimal equipment and facilities. […]
Monthly Fibershed Mending Bar Happy Hour
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CABreathe new life into your favorite textiles with local mending experts, Heidi & Allison!
Making an English Willow Basket with Charlie Kennard
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CALearn to weave a large traditional English willow basket in this 2-day workshop In this hands-on workshop, each participant will weave a large, peeled willow, flaring basket, using willow that Charlie grows near Muir Beach. Work will be quite strenuous, and participants should be comfortable sitting at floor level. Prerequisite: Enrollees must have attended Charlie's […]
Monthly Fibershed Mending Bar Happy Hour
Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station, CABreathe new life into your favorite textiles with local mending experts, Heidi & Allison!
