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Art Quilt Studio

July 06, 2025

Do you want to learn to quilt or change your approach to quilting? We’ll cover contemporary quilt design and technique. You’ll learn about piecing, applique and machine quilting. You’ll leave with a finished wall or lap quilt.

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Learn to Knit a Baby Sweater – New!

July 06, 2025

Knit a special sweater for a tiny person in your life! The techniques needed to make a quick little baby sweater can easily be translated to a sweater for any size person, too. We will learn to read patterns, knit in the round, using circular needles, and many other surprises.

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Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving

July 06, 2025

Learn how to weave on a rigid heddle loom! We'll warp a rigid heddle loom using the direct warping method. This method is unique to rigid heddles and quick to set up so you can start weaving in no time. You can expect demonstrations on maintaining straight selvages, dealing with weft tails, changing colors, and […]

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Weave a Mossy Circle – New!

July 06, 2025

Weave a mossy circle full of texture and interest. Have fun learning the basics of weaving and exploring your creative vision. Everyone has a green thumb when it's made from fiber!

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Learn to Quilt (Ages 9 – 11)

July 06, 2025

Learn to quilt! We'll cover the basics of using a sewing machine to create quilts, including some of the most popular stitches, different types of fabric, and more! We'll use simple quilt patterns to make a small lap quilt or quilted wall hanging.

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Needle Felting Sculpture (Ages 9 – 11)

July 06, 2025

Learn how to create magical, fuzzy 3D sculptures starting with an idea and a ball of wool. Using a needle to knit the fibers together, transform the colorful wool into anything your mind can dream. Make a fluffy animal, a race car, the best meal you've ever had, or anything else you can imagine!

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Alterations + Mending Basics

July 06, 2025

Learn the basics of alterations and mending to give your wardrobe a longer (or second) life! We'll learn the techniques on some practice pieces of fabric, then you'll apply these new skills to your own clothing. Plan to bring in basic garments that need some TLC.

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Slow-Stitched Embellishments – New!

July 06, 2025

Explore several methods of hand-stitched embellishment for fabric, including embroidery, kantha, sashiko, boro, and visible mending. Reap the benefits of a meditative and calming approach to art-making with fabric. All class materials will be included, but we encourage you to bring in your own items to mend or embellish, too.

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Design + Sew a Fabric Doll – New!

July 06, 2025

Make a personalized handmade fabric doll for that special child in your life. Explore different techniques like ladder stitch, hem stitch, couch stitch, fabric painting, and embellishing. This class is perfect for beginner sewers.

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Sculptural Basketry

July 06, 2025

Learn the basics of basketry with an emphasis on using the techniques to make 3D sculptural forms. We will cover the basics of weaving and dyeing with reed, coiling with raffia, and looping with waxed thread. We will use these skills as the starting point for thinking about baskets as sculptures. Plan to leave class […]

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Learn to Knit (A)

July 06, 2025

Learn the ancient craft of knitting! You will learn to cast on, knit, purl and cast off to make a beginners project. We'll also cover pattern reading, abbreviations, yarn and needle selection.

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Introduction to Sewing (A)

July 06, 2025

Learn basic sewing techniques and create a project of your choice with instructor guidance. Weekly demonstrations will include sewing machine basics, fabric basics, simple seams, simple hems, zipper application, how to take body measurements, and how to follow a sewing pattern. The first classes will be demonstration-based and the final classes will focus on the […]

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Make a Sewing Pattern from Your Favorite Clothing

April 02, 2025

Learn how to turn your favorite clothing into sewing patterns without taking it apart. This workshop will cover how to copy most garments, and students will leave with a finished pattern matching their favorite garment.

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Learn to Use a Sewing Machine: Make a Zippered Pouch (B)

April 02, 2025

In this fast-paced beginners' course, students will learn the basics of machine sewing. First, students will learn how to set up their machines and practice using them. Once students feel comfortable with simple machine sewing, they will have the opportunity to sew a zippered pouch to apply their new skills. Along the way, students will […]

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Knitting Lab: Guided Studio

April 02, 2025

Learn to knit, or learn more about knitting. Need help with a tricky pattern or project? Want to add to your skillset? Or start from the beginning! All levels welcome – materials provided, and/or bring your works in progress.

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Felted Memories

April 02, 2025

Students will source imagery from the fondest memories to recreate a two-dimensional felted portrait with wool. Using a piece of felt fabric to size, we will apply transfer methods to allow for an exact fiber replica of the original photo. Then, with a specific set of needles, we will add all the details needed to […]

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Embroidery Weaving (Limited Offering)

April 02, 2025

Explore the possibilities of the embroidery stitch in order to create shaped weavings. We will learn three weaving stitch variations to create a sampler and take what we've learned to design and finish an embroidery weaving on canvas.

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Alterations + Mending Basics

April 02, 2025

Learn the basics of alterations and mending to give your wardrobe a longer (or second) life! We'll learn the techniques on some practice pieces of fabric, then you'll apply these new skills to your own clothing. Plan to bring in basic garments that need some TLC.

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Sewing Basics: Hand Appliqué

April 02, 2025

Appliqué is one of the basic quilt making techniques and is a lot like fabric collage. Hand appliqué is the queen of all techniques and is used for creating pictures and patterns. Learn a new sewing skill or hone one you already have! All levels welcome and no sewingo or quilting experience is necessary.

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