What’s Up at MMFS?

Interested to learn the secrets of spoon carving from a master carver?  We’ve got one spot left for this weekend’s 2-day session, grab it! Or how about starting the year off with a clean slate and clean hands, using hand-made soap, made by you? Gather all your favorite memories about a special person and create an Heirloom Bear, for a…

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Learning Is Good For You!

We’re probably all thinking about changes we want to make in 2022, fewer desserts, more exercise, more check-ins with that irritating uncle.    Skip the ‘should do it’ and embrace the ‘fun and good for you’! Johns Hopkins, Mayo, your mother – all point out that learning at all ages is good for you. Researchers now know that…

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Maddy Bartsch

What led to your interest in fiber arts and natural dyeing? My mother did ‘tactile’ crafts such as basket weaving and ceramics, while my aunt was a seamstress. I received a sewing machine in high school and found I didn’t just want to learn about how to make garments, I wanted to learn how to make fabric…

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