Events

In this 4-part series, you’ll learn the skills needed to turn raw fleece into a woven tapestry, step by step. Drop-in for one or complete all of these in-depth, hands-on classes on wool work. No experience is necessary, beginners welcome and encouraged to join. Sep 7 – Washing Wool: Learn the basics of wool and […]

Join Stephany Wilkes, author of RAW MATERIAL - Working Wool in the West, for an opportunity to get test out and knit or crochet with local yarns, at low cost and low risk. The morning will be a book reading and signing from 11:00 - 12:00. There will be an hour lunch break and then […]

In this 4-part series, you’ll learn the skills needed to turn raw fleece into a woven tapestry, step by step. Drop-in for one or complete all of these in-depth, hands-on classes on wool work. No experience is necessary, beginners welcome and encouraged to join. Sep 14 – Processing / Carding Wool: An in-depth class on […]

Tools for Sustainable Management of California’s Fire-Prone Landscapes: Grazing for Fuel Reduction California is facing unprecedented wildfires – how can we respond? In today’s fire regime, we need a diverse toolbox to respond effectively and sustainably manage the land to prevent catastrophic wildfires. The California Range Management Advisory Committee, an advisory body to the California […]

In this 4-part series, you’ll learn the skills needed to turn raw fleece into a woven tapestry, step by step. Drop-in for one or complete all of these in-depth, hands-on classes on wool work. No experience is necessary, beginners welcome and encouraged to join. Sep 21 – Spinning Wool: Turn clean, carded fleece into yarn […]

The ancient practice of weaving stalks of grain into intricate patterns comes from a time when people’s survival depended on the grain harvest. These designs vary from country to country, but a similar belief in the fertility of the earth underlies them all. Woven from the last sheaf or best cut of the harvest, straw […]

In this 4-part series, you’ll learn the skills needed to turn raw fleece into a woven tapestry, step by step. Drop-in for one or complete all of these in-depth, hands-on classes on wool work. No experience is necessary, beginners welcome and encouraged to join. Sep 28 – Weaving Wool: Turn our processed yarn, as well […]

See what’s going on in the region with local growing, weaving and dying, and learn why it matters. Co-sponsored with Rust Belt Fibershed. Tickets are $40 for Early Birds until September 1st. After that, tickets are $50 each. There is also a $15 limited income option.