Explore the art of wet felting to create a charming cat. Learn to sculpt and mold colorful wool into adorable 3D feline designs that you can finish into a key cozy. Materials for the class will be mailed to your address. Limited to participants within Dakota County. Registration required. Presented by Becka Rahn. A Minnesota legacy program.
A weekly sew-a-long via Zoom to make an heirloom gingerbread house ornament. A kit of materials will be provided. Each kit contains enough materials to make two houses, although the class will focus on finishing one. If you cut carefully, you'll have enough felt and other materials to make a second house on your own. Kits will be mailed out September 11, 2026, Zoom link will be emailed the week before class starts. Class meets via Zoom from noon-1 pm on Thursdays from September 24 - December 10. If you need to miss a class, no problem! A full schedule will be emailed to students with the specific pattern steps we will complete each week so you can catch up from the written instructions. This is a detailed and complex pattern to create but the stitching is relatively easy so it's great for adventurous beginners. It's truly a mixed media project including felt, paper, beads, sequins and more. Because there are a lot of waiting-for-things-to-dry steps, we will not complete every bit in class, but the project will be broken into bite-sized steps with lots of tips and tricks and opportunities for questions. There will be a little [read more...]
Explore the art of wet felting to create a charming cat. Learn to sculpt and mold colorful wool into adorable 3D feline designs that you can finish into a key cozy. Materials for the class will be mailed to your address. Limited to participants within Dakota County. Registration required. Presented by Becka Rahn. A Minnesota legacy program.
Learn how to create artistic notecards using collage techniques and cut painted deli paper. Materials for the class will be mailed to your address. Limited to participants within Dakota County. Registration required. Presented by Becka Rahn. A Minnesota legacy program.
Learn a few simple graphic design tips to make graphics to promote your studio work and events. You won't find many pre-made templates to promote your studio event or open house, especially not ones that feature fiber art. (Everyone thinks art means it needs a paintbrush, right?) You'll learn some tips on how to create your own eye-catching images using your photos and create templates you can reuse. (Demos will be using Adobe Express, but these same techniques can be used in Canva and other graphic editors.) Presented as part of Spinning and Weaving Week The crafts of spinning, weaving, dyeing, and basket weaving are as ancient as our history; they are the threads that bind us to our ancestors and to each other. Our crafts know no national boundary. They are a part of the heritage of the world. The Spinning and Weaving Week celebration reflects the truly international membership of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., and the international traditions of our crafts. We invite fiber artists around the world to join together in celebration of our common heritage. Spinning and Weaving Week is celebrated every October during the first full week of the month (Monday-Sunday) [read more...]
Learn to write compelling and concise descriptions of your artwork. We'll focus on the best practices for sales channels like Etsy or other web-based shops to help customers understand exactly what you have to offer. Finally, we'll discuss a little about the benefits and drawbacks to using AI to assist. Presented as part of Spinning and Weaving Week The crafts of spinning, weaving, dyeing, and basket weaving are as ancient as our history; they are the threads that bind us to our ancestors and to each other. Our crafts know no national boundary. They are a part of the heritage of the world. The Spinning and Weaving Week celebration reflects the truly international membership of the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., and the international traditions of our crafts. We invite fiber artists around the world to join together in celebration of our common heritage. Spinning and Weaving Week is celebrated every October during the first full week of the month (Monday-
