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Weaving Workshop
Fiber Garden Address will be provided after ticket purchase, Black River Falls, WI, United StatesMultiple weaving classes will be offered concurrently and student starting times will be staggered on the first day. The following weaving workshops will be offered. You will be asked to select which workshop you’d like to register for on the registration page. Please view the descriptions on the “Weaving Workshops” page and note that we do not teach rigid heddle during this workshop! Beginning Weaving **Bead Leno **Bound Weave Bags **Color Gamp ** Double Weave Blanket ** Double Weave Sampler ** … Continue reading →
2021 Fall Spinners Retreat – CANCELED
Durwards Glen Retreat Center W11876 McLeisch Road, Baraboo, WI, United StatesPlease note that all 2021 events are pending due to the pandemic. If events are conducted, there may be protocols implemented to adhere to CDC guidelines and ensure maximum safety of participants. By registering for a Fiber Garden sponsored event, you agree to comply with any established guidelines. Should an event be canceled by the Fiber Garden, you will receive a full refund of any payments made. Now...on to the fun stuff! Join the Fiber Garden and spinning friends for … Continue reading →
Spinners’ Boot Camp/Spinning for a Project @ The Clearing
The Clearing Folk School 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI, United StatesPack your duffel bag and spit-shine your spinning wheel…you’re headed to Boot Camp! Spinners’ Boot Camp is going to be fun, challenging and confidence-building. (And there will be no 5:00 a.m. reveille calls at our camp!) During our morning “camp” sessions, you’ll become immersed in spinning skill drills and challenges suitable for all experience levels that will increase your understanding of your wheel, improve your spinning skills to influence yarn characteristics and enable you to execute the perfect handspun yarn … Continue reading →
2022 Spring Spinners’ Retreat
Cloquet Forestry Center 175 University Road, Cloquet, MN, United StatesPlease note that all 2022 events are pending due to the pandemic. Until further notice, all participants in Fiber Garden hosted events are required to show proof of full vaccination, including a booster, to participate. There may be additional protocols implemented to adhere to CDC guidelines and ensure maximum safety of participants. Protocols may include masks, distancing, pre-retreat home testing. By registering for a Fiber Garden-sponsored event, you agree to comply with any established guidelines. Now...on to the fun stuff! … Continue reading →
2022 Shetland Sheep-to-Shawl Tour – (2020 and 2021 postponed tour)
The Fiber Adventures continue in iconic Shetland! Please review complete information at https://fibergarden.com/2022shetland/ before registering for this tour! as of 10/24/2021, three spaces have become available. Two to share a double room and one single room. Reservations open on Friday, October 29 at 6:00 p.m. Central time! To register you must first “join waitlist”. (Click "register" on the first page and "join waitlist" on the next page.) Spaces will be released from the waitlist until tour spaces are filled. Everyone … Continue reading →
Weaving – June CANCELLED
Fiber Garden Address will be provided after ticket purchase, Black River Falls, WI, United StatesWe're sorry to announce the cancelation of this June workshop. Please review the other weaving workshop dates and plan to join us soon! IMPORTANT NOTICE: All 2022 events are pending due to the pandemic. Until further notice, all participants in Fiber Garden hosted events are required to show proof of full vaccination, including a booster, to participate. There may be additional protocols implemented to ensure maximum safety of participants. Protocols may include masks, distancing, at-home rapid testing. By registering for … Continue reading →
Fiber Blending for Spinning @ The Clearing Folk School
The Clearing Folk School 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay, WI, United StatesThis week will be a learning laboratory exploring the qualities of many plant and animal fibers, and what each brings to a finished yarn. Each day will be a set of experiments blending various fibers to produce both woolen and worsted preparations for spinning. You will create a notebook of blended preparations and the resulting yarn. Near the end of the week, you will design your own signature yarn and prepare and spin the fibers in a sufficient quantity to … Continue reading →
Inkle Weaving – CANCELLED
Fiber Garden Address will be provided after ticket purchase, Black River Falls, WI, United StatesIMPORTANT NOTICE: All 2022 events are pending due to the pandemic. Until further notice, all participants in Fiber Garden hosted events are required to show proof of full vaccination, including a booster, to participate. There may be additional protocols implemented to ensure maximum safety of participants. Protocols may include masks, distancing, at-home rapid testing. By registering for a Fiber Garden-sponsored event, you agree to comply with any established guidelines. Now...on to the fun stuff! … Inkle looms can be used … Continue reading →