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Carnival of Color

October 29, 2024 12:21 pm

Carnival of Color Textile Center, 3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Saturday, December 14, 10 am – 4 pm Join us for a day-long, family-friendly exploration of fiber art techniques! From felting to dyeing, weaving to stitching, explore the many ways color can transform and enrich textiles. All ages and ability levels are welcome! …

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Materiality: The Art of Making

October 29, 2024 10:36 am

A 5-day all-inclusive fiber art retreat workshop with Jacqueline Mallegni, exploring contemporary papermaking, sculpture and surface design at the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, New Mexico. For more details and to register visit, www.mallegni.com. Deadline: December 1. Secure your favorite room named after one of Mabel’s friends with your deposit. Enjoy delicious meals prepared …

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Mind Your Mending Online Workshop

September 24, 2024 11:09 am

Get ahead of the fashion scene and restore your soul as you take time to mend, meditate, stitch, and recycle in this 5-day online workshop with artist Rosalie Dace. Take an old torn jacket, jeans with a gaping hole, or a favorite worn-out shirt and turn them into something unexpected and updated with simple appliqué …

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Beadwoven Ropes with Mara Colecchia

September 19, 2024 10:40 pm

This workshop teaches the creation of playful beaded ropes that can be worn like lariat necklaces, knotted on one’s décolleté. Colecchia will demonstrate three specific tubular weaving techniques: Chenille, Peyote and Cubic Right Angle, as well as how to transition from one to another. Colecchia will discuss her beading style, showcasing different types of lariats, …

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Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles

August 15, 2024 7:20 pm

This isn’t your ordinary textile retreat! Celebrate Hawaiian Textiles, held by Sew & Sew Retreats, March 4 – 16, 2025, will explore two islands by experiencing the culture, taking time to relax and enjoy sun-filled moments, AND participating in multiple textile workshops! We start in Honolulu, Oahu where we will learn a bit about the …

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Materiality: The Art of Making Retreat

August 5, 2024 9:13 am

Experience spring renewal and sense of place beneath your feet with Jacqueline Mallegni. Be enticed by the natural beauty surrounding you at the historic Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico. Take a deep dive into fiber sculpture during this 5-day all-inclusive workshop retreat with time to develop projects and ideas through materiality. Explore …

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Painting and Sculpting with Wool

August 1, 2024 1:59 pm

Learn the art of wet felting and needle felting over this 2-day course, taught by Mallory Zondag. Students will explore wool’s versatility as an artistic medium, using pre-felt, mosaic, and needle felting techniques to create realistic paintings and 3-dimensional sculptures….

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