In this 3.5 hour seasonal dye class with Emily Auchincloss and Maggie Ruth Haaland, we will work with two beloved plants, nettles and indigo, to coax color onto cloth in a fun and welcoming environment. Participants will learn the basics of preparing an indigo vat, dyeing with nettles and indigo,  and how to layer the two colors to get even more shades. There will be instruction in the medicinal and historical uses of these two powerful plants, as well as plenty of time to experiment and play with tie dye and other mechanical resist techniques. Two bandanas included in the cost of the class. Join us for an afternoon learning and creating in community! 

In the Expanded Quilt workshop, we will be stretching and bending our ideas of quilting through the use of materials and process, using the “crazy” quilt as a starting point  This workshop is focused on skill building as well as play and experimentation.  It is open to all levels and all ideas are welcome for experimentation and a togetherness in brainstorming and problem solving in order to make our ideas a reality. Supplies will be available, but you may want to bring fabrics and in progress projects that are meaningful to you.

This workshop is led by Beckett Brueggemann (he/him) a weaver, quilter, and installation artist currently working in Boston. He graduated with his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and is currently pursuing his Masters of Art Teaching at Tufts University. In his practice, Beckett explores safety and healing in structure, pattern, and soft escapism. His work encourages gentle touch, fluid time, and steps into otherworldly spaces. He engages with the histories of craft in conjunction with the developing aesthetics of glitch art as he studies the language and observations of astrophysics. In this, he finds inspiration in the descriptions of the universe: the fabric of reality, the warping of time, and the holes in our space/time continuum.

In this workshop we will discuss the history and context around amulet-making, exploring and expanding the definition of an amulet to include contemporary materials. Using birth control packaging, lace, ribbon, fabric and other politicized/and or gendered items we will construct objects that bestow sacred attention upon contemporary struggles. Techniques include hand sewing, beading, and soft sculpture.

Charlie Dov Schön is an emerging textile and found object artist working in Boston. She graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in Art and Environmental Studies. Her work engages with data-based processes, Jewish iconography, and repurposed materials; creating new ritual/political objects. 

Boro Patchwork/Sashiko Embroidery Panel : Students will be introduced to two special techniques in this workshop: Boro patchwork and Sashiko stitching. Join Molly Meng for a workshop where you will learn about the traditional Boro patchwork style and the basics of creating your own version of this lovely hand-stitched history. Boro (“scraps” or “rags”) patchwork, once a means for survival of textiles dating back to 17th Century Japan has become an exquisitely appreciated art form that continues as a waste- not-want-not textile gathering. Sashiko (“little stabs”) is a form of Japanese folk embroidery, originally used to reinforce or repair worn fabric, and creates a lovely pattern on your boro patchwork piece. This is a process-oriented workshop, wherein students will develop their work intuitively by choosing fabric colors and textures while we discuss both improvisational and dedicated design concepts to approach their finished piece.

In the Expanded Quilt workshop, we will be stretching and bending our ideas of quilting through the use of materials and process, using the “crazy” quilt as a starting point  This workshop is focused on skill building as well as play and experimentation.  It is open to all levels and all ideas are welcome for experimentation and a togetherness in brainstorming and problem solving in order to make our ideas a reality. Supplies will be available, but you may want to bring fabrics and in progress projects that are meaningful to you.

This is not a workshop, but a time for folks to come and share space, conversation and mend together. You will have access to our supplies and equipment.

This Workshop will explore garments as memory keepers, encapsulating and documenting the practices of our lives. We will begin with discussion around ritual, and how it manifests for participants in religion, self-care, relationships, the natural world, or any other place. This conceptual grounding would then evolve into conversation around what it looks like to make a ritual object, culminating in learning techniques I use in my practice. I will instruct participants on sewing with tulle as well as how to create pockets for newly “holy” objects to live within.

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to wet felting. Each person will create a vessel of their own design, using a basic relief method. In addition, we will discuss different fiber types and qualities needed for felt making in the future.

This is not a workshop, but a time for folks to come and share space, conversation and mend together. You will have access to our supplies and equipment.

This Felting 101 Workshop will create seamless 3D felted forms by felting over a foam resist, felting over upholstery foam, and/or felting over found objects.

Turning Inward w/ tannins and gold- a fall natural dye workshop In this 3 hour workshop, we will work with black walnut and marigolds, two key dye plants of fall in new England. We will spend time connecting in to the beginning of the dark half of the year, as we learn the basics of local, natural dye. Participants will dye 2 pieces and also get a chance to learn eco-printing.

This Felting 101 Workshop will experiment with thickly layering wool to create carvable woolen surfaces and Jelly Roll slices.

This workshop with the Felting 101 course will explore possibilities for embellishment and surface texture through nuno felt, the inclusion of embellishment fibers and yarn, collaged fabric mosaic, and needle felt applique. 

This is not a workshop, but a time for folks to come and share space, conversation and mend together. You will have access to our supplies and equipment.

Introduction to punch needle - create a simple pattern design to hang on your wall. With punch needle, you can create a gorgeous loop aesthetic that you can use to make your own rugs, pillows, and more! We will learn different punch needle techniques, basic troubleshooting skills, and how to sculpt your punch needle art. We’ll go over a broad spectrum so you can go home and take your craft to the next level. All materials included.

Celebrate the transition into Spring with a one day natural dye workshop focusing on cultivated daffodils and wild nettles. This is a great way to use spent daffodils, which will just be ending their flowering season, by transforming them into a dye that yields vibrant yellow shades. Nettles, that hardy, common urban plant gives bright yellow to olive green shades.In this workshop, we will share and experiment with harvesting dye plants, preparing a dye bath, the mordanting process, and dyeing as a way to connect more deeply with the land around us. You’ll leave with the skills needed to experiment on your own, and with two beautifully dyed pieces from class.

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This workshop by Courtney Stock will teach wet felting techniques for building soft sculpture. Wet felting, a process which involves using water, heat, and pressure to process wool into felt, is both painterly and sculptural. We will start by creating a flat piece of felt to gain familiarity with the process and then will move to felting around foam to create a three-dimensional soft form.

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This workshop by Courtney Stock will teach wet felting techniques for building soft sculpture. Wet felting, a process which involves using water, heat, and pressure to process wool into felt, is both painterly and sculptural. We will start by creating a flat piece of felt to gain familiarity with the process and then will move to felting around foam to create a three-dimensional soft form.

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This is not a workshop, but a time for folks to come and share space, conversation and mend together. You will have access to our supplies and equipment. This open studio is a sliding scale pay what you can. The suggested donation is $25.00. You can pay the night of, but please sign up below.

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During this Weaving as Meditation mini retreat with Faith Johnson, we will make individual circular weavings using color, texture, time, and lose ourselves in the rhythmic action of weaving from the center outwards.

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Come celebrate with us, the opening of cloth collaborative studio and worhshop.

Check out the space, have a drink, and buy some art. This ia a free event open to the public.