This workshop combines drawing and weaving, focusing on the relationship between drawing and tapestry: how the pencil can be a way of putting thoughts on paper in a manner that assists in tapestry design. We will explore different approaches to describing shape and form, quality of line, and shaded areas, then look at how these …

From raw textile to runway-ready—this retreat is a celebration of bold making, fearless experimentation, and personal style. Over five transformative days, students will craft one-of-a-kind garments from the ground up, beginning with improvisational fabric piecing and culminating in custom-fit wearable art. The journey begins with Stephanie Ruyle, whose intuitive approach to color, composition, and texture …

Materials: No sewing machine needed, Benner- Supply List.pdf Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Make your marks, brush your strokes, and record them all on fabric. Bold and expressive use of Procion MX dyes is the main goal of this workshop. Sue teaches her layered painterly approach to surface design using direct application, monoprinting, and various …

This workshop is a deep dive into the experimental “Quilt Like an Artist” method, where you’ll design and stitch a figurative portrait art quilt using a series of approachable, “easier-than-they-look” techniques. Together, we’ll explore the art of creating faces and figures while uncovering your unique artistic voice. The process is playful, liberating, and full of …

This workshop is designed for both beginners and more experienced individuals interested in working with wire and gut. Participants will learn a variety of textile and basketry techniques including twisting, wrapping/binding, encapsulation, random weave, and sewing. We will begin with samples and transition to larger forms using wire. Participants will also explore adding hog gut …

Tablet weaving, also known as card weaving, is truly an international art. Around the world, cultures use this weaving method to turn woven bands into sashes, straps, and more. This three-day workshop is open to all students, from beginner to advanced, who are interested in pattern play and diverse techniques. We’ll study three different techniques …

Maggy Rozycki Hiltner will be teaching a weeklong Intuitive Raw-Edge Appliqué and Embroidery Collage workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Enrollment is open until the end of June….

This workshop invites you to grapple with personal and societal conceptions of safety by slowing down with the practice of hand embroidery. Together we will discuss how individual traumas, and social privilege or marginalization play a role in how we understand our safety, what safety means to us as individuals, and how we weave strong …

Chicken scratch is one of many names for stitching on woven ginghams to make aprons or other functional domestic items. The checks provide the guides for your geometric, fanciful, figurative designs or text using simple stitching. Spend a fun weekend learning basic stitches, experimenting with color effects and maybe even planning a project….

Create expressive block-printed fabric and paper with instructor April Sproule. Use repurposed materials, carve blocks, layer color, collage, stitch, and leave with a finished textile piece….

Learn a myriad of ways to embed dense shapes of partial felt into your wet felting for innovative effects. Sharpen the definition of solid forms and surface patterns, sculpt hollowed dimensions from both a 2D surface and develop hollow forms using extremes of differential shrinkage. Pre-requisite of Course 1: Foundational Structure. 16hrs video + 78 …

Materials: Carlile-Kovács Level: All levels welcome Bags are a challenging field of the 3D design and can be complicated in felting therefore this is a project you can learn the most about constructional felt making. The biggest challenge of felted bags is how to add depth to a flat “felted pocket” to make it more …

Inspire your creative process and transform your understanding of color and texture. This retreat takes you into the world of hand-dyed fabric, stained-glass effects, mark-making, and garment creation. You will immerse yourself in a tapestry of rich, unpatterned colors that are so much more than just solids. You will examine the complexities of solid fabrics, …

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Advanced In this class Vicki will show how she uses multiple photos to design a bold, graphic landscape. She will demonstrate simplifying the images using a tracing technique with clear sheet protectors or tracing paper as well as the drawing app Procreate on the iPad. Then you will design your …

This five-day Sashiko stitching retreat will teach you the ideas, patterns, and core and essence of Japanese Sashiko stitching through hands-on practice. During this week, you’ll learn beautiful stitching techniques and discover the history of Sashiko, which emphasizes care, connection, and self-expression through traditional craftsmanship. Through each daily lesson, you will learn the basics of …

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Dye the color you choose, not the color that chooses you! Explore the unlimited number of hues possible by mixing only pure reds, yellows, and blues of Procion MX fiber-reactive dye. Teams of students will use different sets of primaries that when mixed will yield hundreds of colors in …

Join us for Ateliê da Luz, an intimate 8-day textile art retreat in Portugal led by textile artist Marta Afonso. Beginning in Lisbon and continuing in the mountain village of Cerdeira, this immersive experience invites participants to slow down, reconnect with their creativity, and explore the art of traditional textile printing. Through hands-on workshops, participants …

Explore wet felting techniques of solid form, 2D plane and hollow form for encasing objects through 6 Modules with 10 hrs of video + 40 pages of printable PDFs. Studies culminate in two projects with instructor supported zoom design reviews….

Come to a five-day quilting retreat to learn how to harness color to create different feelings in your landscape quilts. In the first two days, participants will explore color theory in depth and learn how to harness color to convey distinct moods. They will also examine the use of transparency effects in quilt creations for …

Join Heather Hietala in learning how to bring new dimensions and unique tactile embellishments to your collages, watercolors, photos, or prints. Explore stitching on paper and learn how a variety of embroidery stitches can add a new tactile dimension to an artwork on paper. Stitching adds texture, mark making, pattern, delineation, a sense of embellishment, …

Want to escape from those ho-hum stitch patterns you always use? We’re going to spend three days stitching for fun. The end result? A beast to join a parade. Imagination, clairvoyance and experimentation are all in the mix. We’ll play with patterns and scribble new textures. Our focus will be on loosening up, finding our …

During this workshop, you will learn how to: Prepare a 3 yard warp out of wire, 3/8” to 1” wide Beam the wire warp onto a 4-8 harness small floor or table loom Weave the 3 yard woven metal warp to be used for jewelry or small sculpture Sculpt with woven metal fabric and various …

Irene Roderick will guide you through improvisational quilting, where you will learn how to let go of your expectations and allow your sub-conscience to move your work forward. This freeing process reveals your unique aesthetic. You relax, play, let it happen, and see what comes….

Explore the art of linoleum block carving and repeat pattern printing on fabric in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to design original motifs, transfer them onto carving blocks, and safely carve your designs using simple tools that can be used for years to come. You’ll experiment with mixing transparent pigments and printing repeat patterns across …

Fiber artists of all kinds are invited to join us for a weekend of creativity at our biannual retreat. You will have full access to both of our spacious studios: our sewing studio and our dye/wet studio. Lunch is complementary. Just bring yourself and your work! WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13-15, 2026 …