Fiber February Workshops
Date: Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23
Time: Varies
Price: $15 - $75
The Talkeetna Roadhouse and other locations around downtown, TBD

Tickets

 
 

Fiber February Workshops are a fabulously fun way for beginners to explore the fiber art form of their choice! With six different workshops to choose from, each session will guide participants through the basics of a specific fiber art. All materials are provided, and participants will get to keep their new tools, allowing them to continue practicing and creating at home.

Registration Fee is $5.00 plus the cost of the Workshop. Cost of workshops vary.

Workshop Descriptions: 


1. Beginning Spinning with a Drop Spindle with Brenda Hogan ($55): Spin your own yarn from wool using a drop spindle. Participants will receive wool and a drop spindle.

2. Beginning Weaving with Diane Ziegner ($40): Learn aspects of weaving fundamentals on a small loom. Participants will receive a small loom and yarn.

3. Beginning Knitting with Christie Seay ($20): A step-by-step tutorial on how to start knitting. Participants will be provided with US 8 straight needles and 1 skein worsted weight yarn.

4. Introduction to Spinning with a Wheel with Carol Hazeltine ($10): Learn how to prepare fiber, and learn about different fibers using a spinning wheel. Participants will be provided with the use of a spinning wheel, carders and fibers. SPINNING WHEEL IS FOR WORKSHOP ONLY.

5. Blueberry Embroidery ($55): Learn the basics of embroidery while stitching a charming cluster of blueberries! This beginner-friendly workshop will introduce essential embroidery techniques, with all materials provided. Participants will leave with their own hand-stitched blueberry design.

 

6. Beginning Rug Hooking with Trisha Costello ($65): Rug hooking is an eco-friendly process in which old clothes or fabric can be recycled. In this workshop you will learn the basics and hook your first rug. Participants will receive a Beginner’s Rug Hooking Kit, including frame, hook and yarn.


Schedule of Workshops

Registration Fee is $5.00 plus the cost of the Workshop.  Cost of Workshops Vary.

Date Time Workshop Price
Saturday, Feb. 22 10am to 12:30pm Spin your own yarn using a drop spindle

$55

Saturday, Feb. 22 1pm to 4pm Weaving on a Small Frame Loom $40
Saturday, Feb. 22 4pm to 6pm Beginning Knitting $20
Sunday, Feb. 23 10am to 4pm Beginning Spinning Yarn on a Wheel $10
Sunday, Feb 23 11am to 2pm Blueberry Embroidery $55
Sunday, Feb 23 2pm to 4pm Rug Hooking $65

CONTACT

Denali Arts Council
PO Box 404
Talkeetna, AK 99676
Tel: (907) 733-7929
info@denaliartscouncil.org

VISIT

Sheldon Community Arts Hangar
Downtown Talkeetna, behind the Post Office
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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