Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Textile Arts Instruction Programs

At the Guild's June meeting, programs that offer instruction in fiber arts were discussed. Below is contact info for a whole slew of programs around the country and beyond.

Maryland Shores Rug-hooking Workshops
304-9 33rd Street
Ocean City, MD 21842
www.marylandshores.blogspot.com
Classes held each spring at the Dunes Manor Hotel in OC.

Sanguine Gryphon
Easton, MD
www.sanguinegryphon.com
Opportunities to learn spinning and dyeing.

Stitches East
Baltimore Convention Center
November 6-9, 2008

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship, MD
www.sheepandwool.org
The first full weekend in May. Courses are available the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before the festival.

Lahara Textiles
PO Box 315
Barnesville, MD 20838
301-349-0056
www.laharagallery.com
Saturday courses in knitting, rug-hooking, weaving and design.

Springwater Fiber Workshop
808 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-3634
www.springwaterfiber.org
Spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting and more.

Joan Griffin Tapestry
1800 Yorktown Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434-979-4402
www.joangriffintapestry.com

The Mannings
1132 Green Ridge Road
PO Box 687
East Berlin, PA 17316
1-800-233-7166
www.the-mannings.com
Weaving, spinning and knitting classes.

Spin Off Autumn Retreat (SOAR)
Pocono Manor, PA
October 5-12, 2008
Register through www.interweave.com
Scholarships available.

John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28904
1-800-FOLK-SCH
www.folkschool.org
Courses in all types of fiber art, plus tons of other things. Also programs for school age kids and teens.

Penland School of Crafts
PO Box 37
Penland, NC 28765
828-765-2359
www.penland.org
Many textile courses including knitting, weaving, textile sculpture, design, screen-printing, dyeing, millinery and more.

That Hat!
Wilmington, NC
910-397-9099
www.hatshatshats.com
Millinery workshops around the USA and at the studio in North Carolina.

Peters Valley Craft Center
19 Kuhn Road
Layton, NJ
973-948-5200
www.petersvalley.org
Fiber art courses include spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, color & design, needle felting and more.

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
PO Box 567
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865-436-5860
www.arrowmont.org
Fiber art courses including dyeing and weaving. Scholarship and work study opportunities.

Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6100
www.risd.edu
Summer and special programs in fiber art for continuing education.

Quilt Surface Design Symposium
464 Vermont Place
Columbus, Ohio 43201
www.qsds.com
Symposium focusing on non-traditional and art quilts with instructors and attendees from around the world.

Haystack
PO Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627
207-348-2306
www.haystack-mtn.org
Quilting, knitting, dyeing and more. Scholarship opportunities.

Knitting Cruises on the Schooner Isaac H. Evans
Captain Brenda Walker
PO Box 791
Rockland, ME 04841
1-877-238-1325
www.midcoast.com/~evans/

Sievers School of Fiber Art
Jackson Harbor Road
Washington Island, WI 54246
920-847-2264
www.sieversschool.com
Courses on knitting, spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, stitchery and design.

North House Folk School
PO Box 759
Grand Marias, Minnesota 55604
218-387-9762
www.northhousefolkschool.com
Courses on knitting, embroidery, spinning, felting, weaving, and dyeing.

Sharon Alderman
734 South 500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
801-355-0215
www.sharonalderman.com
Weaving courses.

Sarah Natani Navajo Weaving Workshops
PO Box 2270
Shiprock, NM 87420
505-368-4906
www.navajovalues.com

Idyllwild
PO Box 38
Idyllwild, CA 92546
www.idyllwildarts.org
Summer programs in Navajo weaving. Also family camp and children's programs.

Weaver's School
Madelyn van der Hoogt
PO Box 1228
Coupeville, WA 98239
300-678-6225
www.weaversschool.com

Craft Cruises
craftcruises.com
Cruises with knitting, crochet, beading classes.
Destinations in US, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Central & South America.

Traditions Mexico
01152-951-571-3695
www.traditionsmexico.com
Fiber art tours to Mexico.

Weaving Course in Norway
contact: Dr. Carol Colburn, carolcolburn@cfu.net
Focuses on weaving and design in vadmal.

Textile Study Tours to Norway
Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum
PO Box 379
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-9681 www.vesterheim.org

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