A celebration of fiber arts and old-time artisan skills!
At the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Franklin, Indiana - 2026 Dates: Friday, June 5 & Saturday, June 6
Saturday Morning Workshops
9 A.M. to 12 P.M.
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Saturday 9:00 P.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Band or Belt Weaving with Backstrap Rigid Heddle
Workshop Fee Per Student: $80
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Rosa Roma
Instructor's Business: Soluna Crafts
Instructor's Website: SolunaCraftsllc - Etsy
Description:
​Discover the ancient art of backstrap weaving using a hardwood rigid heddle. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn a brief history of this traditional tool, how to warp the heddle, and how to weave strong, beautiful bands. Explore patterning techniques and design your own unique woven band. Lots of fun and great for beginners as well as experienced weavers.
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Items Included: All Supplies
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15-slot hardwood rigid heddle
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2 shuttles
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Cotton yarn to weave a belt/ band/ bracelets
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Instructions booklet on how to create your own patterns and designs
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Clip to secure warp
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Student Provides: None
​​Prerequisites: None, this is a beginner friendly craft
Minimum Age of Participants: 10
Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Beginning Embroidery
Workshop Fee Per Student: $80
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Kelli Slack
Instructor's Business: A Twisted Picot
Instructor's Website: www.atwistedpicot.com
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Description: Learn the basics of embroidery with this kit based class and explore the interaction between needle, thread, and fabric. Join experienced embroiderer Kelli to practice Buttonhole Stitch, Cross Stitch, Fly Stitch, Feather Stitch, Satin Stitch, Chain Stitch, Fern Stitch, Lazy Daisy Stitch, Back stitch, and Running Stitch. Class includes kit with pre-printed fabric, stitch guide, needle, and hoop.
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Items Included: Class includes kit: (pre-printed fabric, stitch guide, needle, and hoop, $24.50 value).
Student Provides: Scissors, a pencil or pen.
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 16
Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Gettin' Batty With It: Art-Batt Tools & Techniques
Workshop Fee Per Student: $90
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Liza Q. Wirtz
Instructor's Business: The Foldout Cat
Instructor's Website: foldoutcat.com
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Description: ​What is an art batt? How might you make one? What can you do with it, and why would you want to? How does a dog comb come into the fiber-prep picture? And what in the world is a rolag? Come card with Q and learn answers to those questions–and more. Yes, we ARE batty for batts–and we think you will be as well! Students will leave with the basic skills needed to create art batts, knowledge of some handy creative-carding tools, and fibery clouds of various kinds designed using ingredients from the unique Foldout Cat Batt Buffet and created using hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders.
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Items Included: Use of instructor’s hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders and access to/use of instructor’s Batt Buffet of Merino, Angelina, silk, bamboo, locks, and other fibers to build multiple beautifully eclectic clouds of fiber.
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Student Provides: No participant-provided materials required: instructor will provide all tools and materials. Students just need to bring their curiosity and willingness to learn–and their patience with the process and with themselves.
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Prerequisites: No pre-requisite skills or prior knowledge of fiber prep in general or carding in particular needed to take this class, which is geared towards the beginner. Students must be tall enough to reach the drum carders and to treat them with the care both student and carder deserve, and must be able to focus for the duration of the class.
Minimum Age of Participants: 12
Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Intro to Brioche Knitting
Workshop Fee Per Student: $60
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Jenn Lampen
Instructor's Business: Synaptic Stitches
Instructor's Website: synapticstitches.com
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Description: Come learn the wildly popular brioche stitch! In this workshop you will learn the basics of two-color brioche in the round. You will leave the workshop with the knowledge to knit basic brioche projects, tips and tricks to help you avoid common pitfalls, and the start of your first brioche cowl.
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Items Included: printed handout
Student Provides: Two skeins of DK or worsted weight yarn in contrasting colors, solid or semisolid colors recommended, 16-in US7/4.5mm circular needles or size appropriate for your yarn, stitch marker.
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Prerequisites: Students must be comfortable with basic knitting skills such as knitting, purling, knitting in the round, k2tog, yo, and slipping stitches.
Minimum Age of Participants: 15
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Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Needle Felted Capybara
Workshop Fee Per Student: $75
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Julie Adams
Instructor's Business: Julie's Fiber Treasures
Instructor's Website: facebook.com/jfibertreasures
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Description: Join Instructor Julie as she guides you through one of her newest projects, the Capybara. Native to South America but made famous by their antics in the hot springs of Japan, the Capybara is the world's largest rodent. Their upcoming popularity is in part due to their chill nature which has graphic artists depicting them in all sorts of fun and cute situations. This project is simple but offers you the opportunity to portray your capybara in several pose choices. You can then add any item to make your capybara the cutest one! This project is perfect for beginners but fun for all levels.
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Items Included: Capybara kit with enough wool to make 2 capybaras, felting surface, and felting needles.
Student Provides: None
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 12
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Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Nuno Felted Lightweight Scarf
Workshop Fee Per Student: $80
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Mariya Gerhardt
Instructor's Business: MriyaWeave
Instructor's Website: mriyaweave.com
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Description: Discover the beauty of nuno felting in this hands-on workshop where you’ll create your own one-of-a-kind scarf using the wet felting technique. Perfect for beginners and fiber art enthusiasts alike, this class introduces the basics of nuno felting, the process of creating stunning textures and designs. Nuno felting is the process of bonds loose fiber (usually sheep's wool) into a sheer fabric, such as silk gauze, creating a lightweight felt. "Nuno" is a Japanese word for cloth or fabric. You'll learn how to:
• use the wet felting technique to make a lightweight, wearable scarf
• experiment with materials like wool, silk fabric, and other natural fibers
• create texture, combine different fibers and fabrics, and pattern effects unique to nuno felting
• understand the materials and tools needed for future felting projects
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with a finished scarf and the skills to continue felting on your own.
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Items Included: Fine merino wool, hand dyed silk gauze fabric size about -52"x18", viscose fiber, wool nepps, plastic gloves, printed handouts.
Student Provides: Old towel, scissors, plastic bag to take wet towel and scarf home.
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Prerequisites: No previous felting experience is necessary. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm! Wet felting require some physical strengths and stamina.
Minimum Age of Participants: 16
Saturday 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Square Cake Carrier
Workshop Fee Per Student: $65
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Laura Klaus
Instructor's Business: Baskets by Laura
Instructor's Website: facebook.com/basketsbylaurak
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Description: The is approximately 10” X 10” X 4” (not including the handle) and It’s great for taking a pie or cake to the picnic because the handle swings out of the way to make for easy loading and unloading. Don’t bake you say?? This is a great gathering basket for yarn projects, or the garden vegetables. You will learn how to twine and start stop weaving using reed. This basket has a filled bottom and students will learn how to “chicken feet” the fillers, just to name a few.
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Items Included: All supplies and tools needed to complete the basket will be supplied.
Student Provides: None
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 12
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Saturday 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 P.M.
Take a Stab at Knitting: Intro to Knitting
Workshop Fee Per Student: $20
Total length of time: 2 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Paige Shipley
Instructor's Business: Paige Shipley Designs
Instructor's Website: www.paigeshipleydesigns.com
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Description: New to knitting? Let's cover the basics- we'll talk about yarn and how to choose yarn and needles for projects and then jump right into casting on, knitting, and (time permitting) purling! All items included in our "Get Started Knitting" kit.
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Items Included: 25 grams of worsted weight yarn, size 7 needles, info booklet of tips for new knitters, and a darning needle.
Student Provides: Eagerness to learn a new craft!
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 6 (under 12 must have adult with them)
Saturday Afternoon Workshops
1 P.M. to 4 P.M.
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Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Beginning Mediterranean Lace
Workshop Fee Per Student: $55
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Kelli Slack
Instructor's Business: A Twisted Picot
Instructor's Website: www.atwistedpicot.com
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Description: This lace goes by many names: Turkish oya, Bebilla, Armenian lace, Nazareth lace, and many others. In this class, we’ll learn the basics of making loops, making knots, reading patterns, and creating this ancient lace with nothing but a needle and thread. Our class time will focus on edgings, but may also touch on creating center-out doilies. Project will be made with size 40 thread. Knotted Lace Kit includes: super snips, 2 sashiko needles, 2 prepped fabric squares, 2 small practice thread bobbins, intro to MKL booklet.
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Items Included: Knotted Lace Kit includes: super snips, 2 sashiko needles, 2 prepped fabric squares, 2 small practice thread bobbins, intro to MKL booklet.
Student Provides: Students should bring scissors, tape measure, highlighter tape or post-it notes or magnetic chart, writing implement or note taking item(s).
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 16
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Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Colorful Wet Felted FLower with Wool Locks
Workshop Fee Per Student: $75
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Mariya Gerhardt
Instructor's Business: MriyaWeave
Instructor's Website: mriyaweave.com
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Description: Join us for a vibrant, beginner-friendly workshop where you’ll learn the magic of wet felting while crafting a stunning flower from scratch.
-Using wool fiber, viscose fibers, pieces of silk fabric, wool locks you’ll explore essential felting techniques
- Learn how to layer and felt different materials together for texture, strength, and visual interest
- Discover how resist work and why they are used in 3D felting, how to shape and sculpt fibers.
- Incorporate wool locks for eye-catching texture and dimension
Wet felting combines warm water, soap, and gentle agitation to transform loose fibers into a beautifully textured, unified piece of fabric. Step by step, you’ll watch your fiber take form and finish with a unique, colorful flower—perfect as an accessory for your wardrobe or a thoughtful handmade gift.
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Items Included: Different colors of wool fiber, viscose fiber, wool locks, silk pieces, wool nepps, resist, printed handouts.
Student Provides: Old towel, scissors, plastic bag to take wet towel and felted project home.
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Prerequisites: No experience needed—just your creativity and enthusiasm. Come play with color, fiber, locks and texture, and leave with a one-of-a-kind felted bloom!
Minimum Age of Participants: 16
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Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Cut Strand Triangle Loom Weaving
Workshop Fee Per Student: $125 ($35 if you already own a 3ft Triangle Kiss Loom)
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Kelly Jones
Instructor's Business: Kiss Looms Knitting and Weaving
Instructor's Website: www.kiss-looms.com
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Description: In this class you will learn the cut stranding weaving technique on a 3 ft triangle weaving loom. This is the perfect way to weave producing fringe as you go. This size loom will make a nice neck shawl size. You can also use this loom to make hats, jackets and many other items. It's a great size for a lot of versatile projects. The loom is included and yours to take home at the end of class.
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Items Included: 3ft Triangle loom and locker hook to take home is included in the full class fee.
Student Provides: Please bring 150 yards heavier worsted weight yarn in 1 or 2 colors, tape measure and a pair of scissors. Have yarn balled and ready to use (no hanks).
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 12
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Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Electric Sheep: Exploring E-spinners
Workshop Fee Per Student: $90
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Liza Q. Wirtz
Instructor's Business: The Foldout Cat
Instructor's Website: foldoutcat.com
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Description: Tempted by spinning but not sure a regular wheel’s for you? Intrigued by the idea of making just the yarn you want but not sure where you’d put a wheel if you had one? Feet/knees not doing what you want as painlessly as they used to, making the whole treadling part of wheel spinning look less than fun? Take a tour of 10+ e-spinners and even try out a few in this experiential, process-oriented class for folks just starting their spinning journey. E-spinners are small, tabletop-friendly, juiced up and ready to go–you might discover one that’s just right for you! Students will get acquainted with multiple different e-spinners and be exposed to some bedrock spinning skills. By the end of the class, new spinners should have some sense of whether spinning on an e-spinner is for them and know a bit more about how various e-spinners work and how they compare with one another as well as with acoustic wheels.
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Items Included: Shared use of instructor’s herd of e-spinners - including models by Ashford, Daedalus, Dreaming Robots, Hansen, SpinOlution, and more - plus use of various types of undyed and hand-dyed wool and wool blends for use in exploring the herd.
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Student Provides: No participant-provided materials required: instructor will provide all tools and materials. Students just need to bring their curiosity and willingness to learn–and their patience with the process and with themselves.
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Prerequisites: No prerequisites. This class is specifically designed for people just starting their spinning journey. Folks who already know how to spin are welcome to sign up as long as they're good with a class focused on fundamental knowledge and technological exploration rather than advanced techniques.
Minimum Age of Participants: 16
Saturday 1:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Get Hooked on Crochet: Intro to Crochet
Workshop Fee Per Student: $20
Total length of time: 2 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Paige Shipley
Instructor's Business: Paige Shipley Designs
Instructor's Website: www.paigeshipleydesigns.com
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Description: New to crochet? Let's cover the basics- we'll talk about yarn and how to choose yarn and hooks for projects and then jump right into crocheting! All items included in our "Get Started Crochet" kit.
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Items Included: 25 grams of worsted weight yarn, size H crochet hook, info booklet of tips for new crocheters, and a darning needle.
Student Provides: Eagerness to learn a new craft!
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 6 (under 12 must have adult with them)
Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Rigid Heddle - Weave Patterns with a Pick-Up Stick
Workshop Fee Per Student: $85
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Jennifer Johnson
Instructor's Business: Fiber Maker Studio
Instructor's Website: www.fibermakerstudio.com
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Description: Weave intricate patterns with a pick up stick and a single heddle on a rigid heddle loom. Lace looking patterns are achieved with just these two simple tools. Huck lace, floats, Leno lace and more will be explored in this 3 hour course. You will create a sampler of different patterns.
​Items Included: Instructor will provide a detailed booklet highlighting different pattern options and all instructional materials.
Student Provides: Students need to bring their own rigid heddle loom, already warped and ready to weave. Students should prepare their looms with a minimum 1 yard warp in a single yarn (solid or variegated) with a small quantity of similar grist (weight) yarn as weft. Choose your yarn to accommodate your heddle size. Please bring a shuttle and scissors for this course.
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Prerequisites: Rigid Heddle loom warped and ready to weave.
Minimum Age of Participants: 10
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Friday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Stretchy Cast-ons & Bind-offs
Workshop Fee Per Student: $60
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Jenn Lampen
Instructor's Business: Synaptic Stitches
Instructor's Website: synapticstitches.com
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Description: The right edge can make all the difference. While stitch patterns and shaping often steal the spotlight, your choice of cast-on and bind-off can be the key to a truly polished, functional project—especially when stretch is essential. In this class, you’ll explore a variety of stretchy cast-ons and bind-offs, learning when and how to use each to suit different types of projects—from sock cuffs and shawl edges to flexible finishes on brioche knitting. You'll come away with a toolkit of versatile techniques that give your knits the perfect balance of structure and elasticity. Discover how a thoughtful edge can take your knitting to the next level!
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Items Included: Printed handouts
Student Provides: DK or worsted weight yarn (stash leftovers are fine, light colored solids or semisolids recommended), 16-in US8/5.0mm circular needles or size appropriate for your yarn, crochet hook.
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Prerequisites: Students should be confident with basic knitting techniques like casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off.
Minimum Age of Participants: 15
Saturday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Tatted Sunset Skinny Scarf
Workshop Fee Per Student: $43
Total length of time: 3 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Molly Yoshikawa
Instructor's Business: yoshieyarniedesignz
Instructor's Website: yoshieyarniedesignz.com
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Description: The Sunset Skinny Scarf is a beginner friendly pattern that walks you step by step through the basic “Ring and Chain method” of needle tatting. It is worked in a worsted weight yarn of the color of your choice and a wood tatting needle.
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Items Included: Wood tatted needle.
Student Provides: Smooth light colored worsted weight yarn, scissors.
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 11
Saturday Full Day Workshops
9 A.M. to 12 P.M. & 1 P.M. to 4 P.M.
With a 1 hour lunch break from 12 P.M. to 1 P.M.
Saturday Full Day - 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. & 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Introduction to Natural Dyes
Workshop Fee Per Student: $100
Total length of time: 6 Hours
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Instructor's Name: Gina Levesque
Instructor's Business: Across Generations
Instructor's Website: etsy.com/shop/acrossgenerations
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Description: Techniques of natural dyeing will be taught using traditional methods. Students will learn the difference between dyes and stains. Mordants, assists and their effects on dyes will be taught. We will use dyes dating back over 500 years, learning their history, importance to ancient cultures and Native Americans. Each student will create a dye notebook and ring of samples to take with them. Dyes used will include, but are not limited to, madder, osage orange, black walnut, cochineal, logwood, black oak, and alkanet.
Although natural dyes can be used on a variety of materials including paper and reeds for basketry, we will be dyeing 100% wool yarn samples in class.
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Items Included: All
Student Provides: Students may bring milk jugs or jars if they desire to take home remaining exhaust baths and should wear older clothing and/or aprons.
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Prerequisites: None
Minimum Age of Participants: 14