If you need lodging for any of the workshops and events conducted at the Fiber Garden, please visit the LODGING PAGE for Air BnB, hotel, and camping options.

 

All Day

Beginning Spinning & Rainbow Dyeing @ Sievers School of Fiber Arts

Sievers School of Fiber Arts 986 Jackson Harbor Road, Washington Island

Spend a week of fun learning the art of handspinning and dyeing, as you turn wool and other fibers into your own unique yarns!  A five-day class is the best way to learn to spin because it provides so much time to practice learning your new skills. You will learn about fleece selection, washing, handcarding, drumcarding, spinning single and multi-ply yarns, and simple dyeing techniques to transform fibers and yarns into a wonderful rainbow of color.  Ashford, Louet, Schacht and Continue reading →

Ongoing

Virtual Weaving Workshops – Private & Small Group

Virtual via Zoom

Although the pandemic kept the Fiber Garden from opening its home for workshops for a couple of years, virtual learning was the next best thing!  And why stop after the threat of the pandemic subsides?  In some ways, virtual learning can be better. Imagine your own private weaving coach! All workshops will be conducted via Zoom with the Fiber Garden’s masterful weaving instructor, Susan Frame. Susan has been teaching weaving at the Fiber Garden for more than 20 years and Continue reading →