Piedmont Fibershed Fall Community Meeting (Virtual)
OnlineGet together with other folks interested in building a sustainable regional fiber economy in central North Carolina at the Piedmont Fibershed Fall Community Meeting! At this meeting, you will: Learn about Piedmont Fibershed's ongoing projects Discuss the greater fibershed movement and how it can be applied to our region Meet others in our community passionate […]
Fiber and Dye Growers Meetup (Virtual)
OnlineDo you grow plants for fiber or dye, or would you like to try? Hobby gardeners and professional (or aspiring) farmers alike are invited to join this virtual meetup and discussion session. For this harvest season session, we'll talk about how things went in the growing season, fall planting (weld and madder, hello!), and storing […]
Fall Fiber Fun and Hug a Sheep Day
Follow Your Arrow Farm 3690 Bethany Church Rd., Franklinville, NCCome enjoy some fall fiber fun and celebrate Hug a Sheep Day at this event sponsored by the North Carolina Sheep Producers Association! All are welcome to attend and learn about all things fiber. The event will feature: Shearing demonstration by Long Island Farm and Yarn Micron testing (washed and dried locks only) NC Sheep […]
Piedmont Fibershed Winter Community Meeting (Virtual)
Get together with other folks interested in building a sustainable regional fiber economy in central North Carolina at the Piedmont Fibershed Winter Community Meeting! At this meeting, you will: Learn about Piedmont Fibershed’s ongoing projects Meet others in our community passionate about local fiber and textiles Find out about upcoming events and opportunities to get […]
Eco-Printing and Solar Dyeing with Backyard Plants
Greensboro Project Space 111 East February 1 Place, Greensboro, NC$50 - General public (materials included) $45 - Supporter program members (materials included) Create a one-of-a-kind scarf using this easy method for dyeing fabric using plants, jars, sunshine, and rusty cans. In this workshop, we will use plants and flowers to make surface patterns on fabric in two different processes. We will wrap fabric around […]
Eco-Printing and Solar Dyeing with Backyard Plants
Greensboro Project Space 111 East February 1 Place, Greensboro, NC 27406, Greensboro, NCIn this natural dye workshop, you'll create a one-of-a-kind scarf using plants, jars, sunshine, and rusty cans.Learn how to use backyard garden cuttings to make surface patterns on fabric in two different processes. Use your foraged flowers with two different shibori methods to explore color patterns from plant based materials. No experience with natural dyeing […]
Foraging for Color: A Natural Dye Workshop
The Plant 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NCWorkshop fee: $66 Explore the color growing around us in this hands-on natural dyeing workshop. We'll forage for natural dye plants growing around The Plant in Pittsboro, NC like goldenrod, ironweed, oak leaves, and pokeberry, then use them to dye our own natural fiber clothes or textiles. We'll explore eco-printing, a process of printing on […]
All the Blues: Dyeing with Indigo & Woad
Greensboro Project Space 111 East February 1 Place, Greensboro, NC 27406, Greensboro, NCLearn how to dye beautiful textiles with the ancient blue plant dyes indigo and woad.Learn how to dye beautiful textiles with the ancient blue plant dyes indigo and woad. Learn the fundamentals of working with this beautiful historic blue dye along with growing, extracting, and experimenting with indigo.In this workshop, you will:Learn to create and […]
Fleece to Yarn
Old Mill Farm 8913 North Carolina 751, Durham, NC 27713, Durham, NCLearn how to turn a lovely sheep fleece into yarn that you can knit, crochet, or weave with.Curious about how to turn a lovely fleece you bought at a fiber festival into yarn that you can knit, crochet, or weave with? During this day long workshop, we’ll cover the steps involved in going from fleece […]
Fall Sheep Shearing Day at Follow Your Arrow Farm
Follow Your Arrow Farm 3690 Bethany Church Rd., Franklinville, NCLearn about shearing, fiber, yarn, and sheep at Follow Your Arrow Farm's Fall Shearing Day! Tabbethia of Long Island Yarn and Farm will be shearing the farm's Gotland sheep. Local producers will be selling yarn, fiber, and other products. You can even purchase fleeces from the sheep on the farm. The whole family is invited […]
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