This class will explore multiple small embroidery designs enhanced with beads, sequins, buttons, and pearls. You’ll learn a free-form approach to hand embroidery that encourages creativity and imagination, offering inspiration for this project and many future ones. Influenced by Swedish embroidery practitioners, this class blends traditional approaches with creative experimentation. The needle case project will…

Create an embroidered flour sack towel (tea towel)! Learn how to select flour sacks, threads, and tools to set yourself up for success. You’ll explore how to plan your colors, thread weights, and stitch variety to create a dynamic and balanced design, while mastering a few essential embroidery stitches and learning how to combine them.…

Sewing is a skill that can feel like a superpower! The ability to create your own garments, quilts, and everyday items offers both creative freedom and practical confidence. While getting started can feel intimidating, this class is designed to help you build skills and confidence as you get to know your sewing machine. You’ll practice…

Learn the basics of botanical printing using the technique known as flower pounding. This process transfers natural dyes from plants and flowers onto fabric and paper using a hammer. In this workshop, you’ll learn the foundations of botanical dyeing and gain the tools to begin your own practice at home. We’ll cover simple at-home mordant…

This course introduces raw fleeces from two different breeds of sheep and invites students to work directly with wool. You’ll experience the tactile process of scouring fleece—washing away lanolin, dirt, and natural oils—while learning how each step transforms the fiber in your hands. From there, we’ll move into preparing the fleece for spinning, using hand…

Stitch Meditation is a creative, mindful practice that supports stress reduction, deepened awareness, and the discovery of your own creative voice. Through slow, intentional hand stitching, you’ll explore how simple repetitive movements can quiet the mind and invite calm, focus, and presence. In this three-hour workshop, you’ll be guided through a meditative stitching process that…

Inkle loom weaving is a wonderful and meditative way to start weaving, and is more accessible than you might think! Practiced by numerous cultures for more than 4 centuries, this type of weaving creates long, narrow bands that are versatile and useful. There are many types of textiles that can be created on an Inkle…

Have you ever wondered how antique spinning wheels survived for so long? Let’s delve into wheel maintenance planning and tinkering! Do you have a spinning wheel that needs a tune up? Perhaps it’s an inherited wheel that doesn’t quite work, or maybe one that popped a drive band, or perhaps there were kids at a…

This class introduces students to Hmong embroidery needlework, called paj ntaub (flower cloth). You will learn about the history, motifs, and symbols of the Hmong paj ntaub. You will then create an embroidered ornament by selecting from a variety of traditional motifs and using cross-stitch techniques to bring your design to life. Once complete, the…

Sailors have been splicing rope and stitching canvas for five centuries because these skills are irreplaceable. Once you learn them, you have them for life, and you’ll find they apply far beyond crewing tall ships or voyaging to the poles. The same hand-sewing and rope work techniques used on square-riggers translate directly to the modern…

Learn how to screenprint using contact paper and tape! Design and print your own pillow cover, table runner, or other fabric item using simple, hands-on techniques. This fun, beginner-friendly workshop will help you get into the flow of screenprinting—no darkroom or emulsion required. It’s a great introduction for anyone curious about printmaking and looking for…

Learn a hands-on, creative method to sustainably decorate your home! With wool, water, and a bit of hands-on work, you can create a framed wet felted wall hanging. You will discover how to transform this tactile, 3D material into a 2D work of art full of texture and depth. The process offers a satisfying blend…

Create an embroidered flour sack towel (tea towel)! Learn how to select flour sacks, threads, and tools to set yourself up for success. You’ll explore how to plan your colors, thread weights, and stitch variety to create a dynamic and balanced design, while mastering a few essential embroidery stitches and learning how to combine them.…

Where does thread come from? Have you ever wondered how a spinning wheel works, or how your wool socks or sweater was made? This class will explore the fundamentals of spinning, including: wheel parts treadling fiber uptake drafting plying setting and finishing This course is ideal for a new spinner who wants to make yarn…

Learn the basics of botanical printing using the technique known as flower pounding. This process transfers natural dyes from plants and flowers onto fabric and paper using a hammer. In this workshop, you’ll learn the foundations of botanical dyeing and gain the tools to begin your own practice at home. We’ll cover simple at-home mordant…

Learn how to read a turned krokbragd chart and weave a cotton band using three groups of heddles. If you have taken Beth’s “Introduction to Band Weaving” class or have some experience with band weaving, you will love expanding your knowledge and creating more complex designs with this technique! In this class, students will learn…

Sewing is a skill that can feel like a superpower! The ability to create your own garments, quilts, and everyday items offers both creative freedom and practical confidence. While getting started can feel intimidating, this class is designed to help you build skills and confidence as you get to know your sewing machine. You’ll practice…

Learn the basics of botanical printing using the technique known as flower pounding. This process transfers natural dyes from plants and flowers onto fabric and paper using a hammer. In this workshop, you’ll learn the foundations of botanical dyeing and gain the tools to begin your own practice at home. We’ll cover simple at-home mordant…

Ever wanted socks that don’t felt, a sweater that doesn’t weigh six pounds, or a shawl with perfect drape? In this class, we’ll explore the unique properties of our local fibers and learn how to choose the right wool for your spinning projects. We’ll discuss different sheep breeds and the strengths of various wool types…