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WORKSHOP CANCELLATION POLICY

  • If your notice of withdrawal is received at least 14 days before the start of your workshop, you will receive a refund of the workshop cost, minus a $10 processing fee. 
  • There is no refund of workshop or processing fees if your notice of withdrawal is received less than 14 days before the start of your workshop. We will gladly provide you with a receipt for your donation to Local Cloth.
  • If a class is cancelled due to low enrollment or an unforeseen circumstance with the instructor, you will be issued a full refund and be notified prior to the start of your workshop
  • Virtual classes have a NO CANCELLATION policy. We will be recording our classes, so if you can't make it we will send you the video to view at your leisure.

WORKSHOPS

    • 03 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 0
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    Experience the centuries old process of floating paint on a thick gel. Draw designs, lay paper on it and voila, the design is frozen!! You learn many historic patterns found in old books and Bibles and all of this before lunch! After the break, you will learn multiple step patterns which will intrigue the eyes!! Gothic, bouquet, fountain, and cathedral are just a few of the patterns we will learn. Use your knowledge for a final fabric project to end this experience! Choose between a square silk scarf, square cotton bandana, or square cotton fabric. ​

    Level: Beginning to  Intermediate 

    Instructor: Pam Granger Gale  bio 

    Materials fee: $30

    Materials provided by instructor: methyl cellulose, paints, tools, paper, and fabric choice

    Students should wear rubber soled shoes, and bring your own apron an empty one gallon water container.


    • 06 Jun 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville, NC
    • 8
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    In this class, we will be making the endearing, endemic bird of the southeastern United States, the Brown-headed Nuthatch. This species is only found in the coastal plain and foothills of the southern Appalachian Mountains. This little bird is much like our other, more common nuthatch, the White-breasted Nuthatch, but is only found living among pines and other conifers. The Brown-headed Nuthatch will provide students with the opportunity to practice some color-blending techniques, as well as how to make a bird that has a different body-shape than most other songbirds.

    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee: $30 for wool, wires and pipe cleaners

    Students should bring: Needle-felting blocks/workpads and felting needles. These can be acquired online, or at Earth Guild in Asheville.

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: bio Daniel Baron

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    • 09 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St Asheville, NC
    • 0
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    This tiny hardcover 3” x 5” sketchbook is pure delight. You will have your pick of paper covers with images by renowned local watercolor artist Jane Voorhees and your choice of 80# or 110# multi-media paper and learn a 5 hole Japanese binding stitch. Instructor provides all material including all book board, multi-media text paper, waxed linen thread and use of tools. There will also be extra packets of Jane Voorhees paper illustrations for purchase if you want to make more books are home.

     MATERIALS FEE 15 dollars: all materials needed to make the book

    Level: Beginner


    Registration: Members $50

     Non-members $65

    Instructor: Chad Alice Hagen 

    What to bring/how to dress: none

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!


    • 16 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St Asheville, NC
    • 5
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    Almost a mystery book, this clever needle book not only has felted wool pages for your needles and pins, but several pockets to hide your secret threads, needle packages or love notes. Learn a pamphlet stitch to hold everything together. Instructor provides all material including book board, felt/wool pages, card stock, cover fabric and use of tools. If you would like to bring your own quilt weight fabric, bring just a fat quarter.

     MATERIALS FEE 15 dollars: Instructor provides all material including book board, felt/wool pages, card stock, cover fabric and use of tools. If you would like to bring your own quilt weight fabric, bring just a fat quarter.

    Level: Beginner


    Registration: Members $50

     Non-members $65

    Instructor: Chad Alice Hagen 

    What to bring/how to dress: none

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!


    • 16 Jun 2023
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
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    All facilitators for Summer Camp will gather for an orientation.

    • 17 Jun 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 5
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      Hyperbolic Crocheting?! If you love (or would love to know how) to crochet without patterns, you’ll love these techniques. You can make a wide variety of delightful shapes using only a single crochet stitch, so it’s great for everyone from beginners to advanced crochet enthusiasts. PLUS, it’s a great stash buster, too, as almost any type of yarn can be used. Join us and learn how to create linear, circular and conical shapes that can be used to make hats, flowers, toys, coral shapes… the list goes on. 

    Materials Fee:  none 

    Teacher will supply instructions, extra crochet hooks, extra yarn

    Students should bring: yarn in a variety of colors, sizes, textures and fibers; different sizes of crochet hooks

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Sue Helmken

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!

    • 20 Jun 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 3
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       Weaving a V-shape Cowl: If you like cowls, you'll love this one. We'll be making a cowl and joining the ends on the loom in a V-shaped intersection. It makes a beautiful pattern, and the work is done when it comes off the loom. No sewing involved! Depending on your skill level, you can make one longer cowl [wraps twice around your neck] or two shorter ones that wrap once. We'll also discuss using the technique to make larger shawls.

    Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

    Materials Fee:  $50, includes shipping warp and weft yarns [I can cut warps for students for an additional fee if someone prefers that]

    Students should bring: Warped loom [rigid heddle, table or floor works], shuttles, bobbins, tapestry needle, tape measure, scissors, optional: bobbin winder

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Sue Helmken

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!

    • 23 Jun 2023
    • 21 Jul 2023
    • 5 sessions
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 7
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    Sharpen your leatherworking skills while learning to build yourself a pair of custom sandals that you shape specifically for your feet, employing a variety of bespoke shoemaking techniques. Learn about different types of leather, their particular properties and best uses in the construction of custom sandals. Numerous embellishment methods will be covered to personalize your work including punching and brogueing, hand edging stitch methods, and dyes and dye waxes. Shoemaking techniques include installing a shank under the insole and using clinch nails or wooden pegs in the heel stacking process. 

    Level: All levels welcome. 

    Members: $360 As part of the Summer Series, this class is discounted 20% 

    Non Members: $430 dollars As part of the Summer Series, this class is discounted 20% 

    Instructor: Deborah Robertson  bio 

    Materials fee: $85-115 dollars

    Materials provided by instructor: 

    Marble slabs, Landis 5-in-1, Singer treadle sewing machine, nylon thread, insole leather, outsole leather, upper leather, lining leather, shanks, clinch nails, pegs, pegging awl, beeswax, shoemaking hammer, skiving knives, tack hammer, anvils, dyes, dye waxes, punches, rawhide mallet, decorative rivets, rubber soles, extra Speedy Stitcher coarse waxed thread, leather scissors, cardstock,wing divider

    Students should bring: pencils, ruler, paper scissors, bone folder, CS Osborne scratch awl No. 478 beeswax, Xacto knife and blades, wool daubers or paint brushes you don't mind getting dyed, rubber gloves, Speedy Stitcher Sewing Awl with coarse waxed thread. Please feel free to embellish your sandals with buttons you bring from home

    Students wishing to print onto their leather uppers please bring linocuts or wood blocks you have completed or stencils or even rubber stamps. I will bring a selection of my custom linocuts.

    Bring if you have them: skiving knife, tack hammer, French curves, wing divider or compass, and your choice of leather cutting tools (be they leather scissors, round knife or blade).


    • 24 Jun 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St Asheville, NC
    • 1
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    This class is for the beginner, perfect for those who have never spun yarn and those who need a refresher. The class works together as a group, starting with the basics, such as the parts of a spinning wheel and its function, treadling, drafting, setting twists, and plying without a lazy Kate. After the morning discussion and demonstration, we will work at our wheels, wind center pull balls, and ply our handspun. This class does not cove technique, consistency or color .

     $15 MATERIALS FEE : Each student will receive a notebook with information we will cover in class and additional resources to take home, enough fiber to spin and practice throughout the day, and a small fiber gift to take home. I also provide a couple spindles for students to use, and one spinning wheel for student use.  

    Level: Beginner


    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Brandi Adcock  

    What to bring/how to dress:A pen, a spinning wheel or a spindle. 

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!


    • 26 Jun 2023
    • 27 Jun 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville, NC
    • 8
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    This class will teach students how to interpret the forms of birds and how to apply those skills to making realistic, needle-felted bird sculptures. This class explores one of my favorite group of birds, the vireos! (photo by Josh Houck)These delightful songbirds come in a variety of colors and live in a variety of habitats. Many of these vireos, while they seem different, still have the same basic facial patterns and overall color patterns. In this class, we will explore how different color combinations affect the look of a bird. Students will choose to make two of the following species: Black-capped Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Plumbeous Vireo, and Cassin's Vireo.


    Level: Intermediate

    Materials Fee: $50 for wool, wires and pipe cleaners

    Students should bring: Needle-felting blocks/workpads and felting needles. These can be acquired online, or at Earth Guild in Asheville.

    Registration: Members $200, Non-members $240

    Instructor: bio Daniel Baron

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    • 28 Jun 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 10
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    Weaving is one of the most ancient fundamental arts. Weaving with cards, looms, weaving machines, frames and other equipment is very rewarding, but most often it takes time to weave a project. However, you can weave without a loom. One method is to customized greeting cards with weaving inserts. This class teaches how to weave with different materials for photo front greeting cards. You will be able to design and personalized two high quality stock greeting cards with a weaving insert for the front cover. Then take finished cards home and add your individualized message inside the 5 x7 card. No fancy looms, shuttles, or weaving tools are needed: just paper, cloth, and /or yarn. Whatever you choose to weave, you will learn the basic of plain weaving. No weaving experience necessary. 


    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee:  30 dollars for Two high quality photo stock greeting card with envelopes Yarn Cloth material Construction paper Masking tape

    What to bring: Scissors Your favorite paper, duplicate photographs, yarn (all three optional) Tapestry needle (blunt end needle)

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Marilyn Haas-Haseman

    • 01 Jul 2023
    • 02 Jul 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 0
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    Eco-printing is a contact printing technique. Leaves are placed over mordanted fiber and rolled tight in a bundle. Next boiling or steaming the bundle transfers the tannins from within the leaves to the fiber.

    Beginner level First day. Instruction on pre treatment ,scouring and mordanting cellulose fiber. We will mordant rayon scarves to be used on the second day of class. Discussion on leaves regarding tannin and storage. Technique for testing how much tannin is in a particular botanical prior to use in eco-print bundle. End first day with eco-printing a test sample of leaves flowers that you are considering to use.

    Second day. First bundle demonstrates the technique of folding larger pieces in half that produce minimal center lines. Color dye carrier blankets will be used to transfer color over our leaf and fabric bundle. The second print will be on a rayon scarf 14”x 72. The dye we will be using is Procion fiber reactive dye. The carrier dye blankets are cotton fabric that has been washed several times. You can use old cotton sheets. I find that the dye blankets themselves are very beautiful and I end up saving them for other uses.

    Example: Quilts, linings and face masks. I like to use bleached white Kona cotton. There will be instruction on how to read your print results and adjust length of time in steamer. 

    Level: Beginners 

    Instructor: Denise Arcuri  bio 

    Materials fee: $30

    Non-member: $240

    Member: $200

    Materials provided by instructor: Mordants, dyes, cellulose fabric, written instruction


    Materials to bring to class: 

    Gloves thin medical exam gloves Dusk mask Apron Plastic spray bottle with 50% vinegar and 50% water 2 wooden dowels 1 1/4 to 1 1/2“ diameter by 15” length. (Lowe’s/ home depo will cut to size) White cotten 3 yds or old cotten sheets. Wash cotten several times Micron pen can be bought Walmart, Joanns, Staples ( needs to be water resistant) Two old small kitchen towel sized rags Empty plastic gallon jug from water or vinegar (we will fill them with water to aid in making tight fabric bundles ) Some Leaves will be provided ,however bring some of your own to experiment and share. LEAVES THAT PRINT WELL Maple ,oak ,any hard wood tree leaves Fruit tree leaves Rose Marigold petals Oak leaf hydrangeas Smoke bush Coreopsis Pretty leaves that act more as a resist when using color dye blankets that leave interesting shapes Tulip tree leaves Kudzu Ginkgo Sassafras

    Gloves thin medical exam gloves Apron Plastic spray bottle with 50% vinegar and 50% water 2 wooden dowels 1 1/4 to 1 1/2“ diameter by 15” length. (Lowe’s/ home depo will cut to size) White cotton fabric 21/2 yds or old cotton sheets. Wash cotton several times Microtex pen can be bought Walmart, Joanns, Staples ( needs to be water resistant) Two old small kitchen towel sized rags Rubber bands Empty plastic gallon jug from water or vinegar (we will fill them with water to aid in making tight fabric bundles ) Some Leaves will be provided ,however bring some of your own to experiment and share.

    LEAVES THAT PRINT WELL:

    Maple, oak, any hard wood tree leaves Fruit tree leaves Rose Marigold petals Oak leaf hydrangeas Smoke bush Coreopsis, Pretty leaves that act more as a resist when using color dye blankets that leave interesting shapes Tulip tree leaves Kudzu Ginkgo Sassafras.




    • 05 Jul 2023
    • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 2
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    Learn how to weave a scarf using one continuous strand of yarn.

    What is continuous strand weaving?

    Weaving on a triangle loom is fun, creative, easy and quick. There is no elaborate planning and measuring process. Triloom weaving is an efficient way to use yarn, so you can use your stash yarn or more expensive designer, or hand-spun yarns. Triangle looms are great for weaving plaid patterns and elegant lace patterns. The process is simple to learn and is enjoyable for adults and children of any age.

     

    Continuous strand weaving has no separate warp and weft but uses one continuous strand of yarn. This instruction is a basic class on continuous strand weaving and can be used as an entry to more advanced techniques such as twill, lace, double weaves, inlay, tartans, and other color sequences, and for the designer.

    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee:  $5.00 for Instructional handouts

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Marilyn Haas-Haseman

    • 06 Jul 2023
    • 08 Jul 2023
    • 2 sessions
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 1
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    This is a two part class: you will learn how to make your own book cloth on the first day and then on the second day make a sketch book.

    Use small pieces of your treasured or thrifted fabric and learn two techniques to make book cloth: one is the traditional way using wheat paste and rice paper and the second uses interfacing. Learn both ways and choose the one that's right for you. Medium weight, smooth woven cotton type fabrics work the best. You will need two pieces of fabric at least 16 inches square or two pieces 8 by 8 inches, or a fat quarter. You can bring additional fabric to make book cloth for future projects.

    Use your book cloth in the next day to make the book. There are sketchbooks and sketchbooks, but this particular lovely book has become my favorite and will be yours too! It opens totally flat, it can be made from easy to find materials, and best of all, it features a textile cover and you made it! We'll be making a 6" x 6" sketchbook in class with hard covers and 120 pages of multi-media paper. Once you make this book in class, you'll know how to make larger and smaller version with whatever paper you want! You'll learn all the book making basics and then some...picking the paper, gluing, piercing, sewing, all the fabulous bits that go into making a well-made, useful and enjoyable sketchbook/journal. I will be bring a tool kit for you to use and all the supplies including some wonderful pieces of fabrics to use on the covers, but you might want to keep your eye open for that special thrift store find, or check your drawers for your favorite saved textile treasures. Medium weight, smooth woven cotton type fabrics work the best.

    Level: Beginning

    Materials fee: $45

    Instructor provided materials: wheat paste, rice paper, brushes, handouts and patterns, use of book binding kit, 90# multi-media paper torn to size glues and brushes waxed linen extra fabrics if needed cutting boards SW glue sheets, cover boards, end sheets, etc. All supplies needed to make sketchbook and book cloth

    Student should bring: sharp regular sized sewing scissors Favorite pieces of cotton (smooth medium weight) textiles 15" x 15" or fat quarter 

    Members: $ 150

    Non Members: $ 165

    Instructor: bio Joyce Tromba and  Chad Alice Hagen



    • 09 Jul 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St Asheville, NC
    • 7
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    This course is a beginning workshop in Temari, a Japanese form of embroidery. Temari originated in China and moved to Japan in the 7th century CE. Originally a folk art, it gradually became a traditional art form, transforming from hand balls for children (“temari” means “hand ball”) to extraordinary gifts representing great friendship. 

     MATERIALS FEE: 25 dollars, Pre-wound ball, Threads, Needles, Paper strip for guidelines

    Level: Beginner, some experience with embroidery is helpful.


    Registration: Members : $50 , Non-members $ 65


    Instructor: Rebecca Norris

    What to bring/how to dress: Scissors, measuring tape with cm/mm divisions, and straight pins with colored heads (~1 ½”). 

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!


    • 11 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 5
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    Meet some fiber animals face to face! Explore the beginning stages of processing animal fiber. Card, comb, wash, and wet felt! Take home your own handmade one-of-a-kind felted object!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz + Natalie Gerardot




    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it

    • 12 Jul 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 4
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    Learn how to use purchased cord or more importantly, how to cover you own cord with the fabric of your choice,to make frogs , knots and closures. These knots/ frogs can be used as a practical way to close a garment or an element of embellishment. We will learn how to cut bias fabric and cover any type of string, clothes line cord or the type of cording used for piping in upholstery. We will learn some basic knots and frogs and explore some creative ways to design our own and how to use them. 

    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee: 15-20 dollars for various cording and bias fabric choices

    Students should bring: Scissors, needle and thread and a fabric that they may want to use.


    Registration: Members $50, Non-members $65

    Instructor: Elizabeth Searle

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!

    • 13 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 12
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    Experiment with different types of spinning! Try your hand at making yarn by playing with different tools and techniques - even potato spinning! Learn how to make coiled vessels to take home with you!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz and Natalie Gerardot

    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it


    • 14 Jul 2023
    • 04 Aug 2023
    • 4 sessions
    • 408 Depot St Asheville
    • 1
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    As part of our Summer Series we invite you to take a deep dive into the magic that is Indigo. In this series of four classes you will learn about the chemistry behind  the indigo dye pot and learn four different methods of getting color from indigo: the workhorse  chemical vat, the organic fructose vat, the fresh ice water bath and the newest product on the market IndiGold, a liquid form of indigo from the organic indigo grown in South Carolina by Stony Creek. Each class will go over the essential components and the challenges and advantages of each method. 

    We will also employ several techniques of the traditional resist technique called shibori on both cotton and silk. You will learn clamping and tyeing, arashi and stitched techniques. At the end of the series you will have an excellent grounding in indigo dyeing and have several options to call upon for using this amazing dye.

    Members: $ 200 dollars

    Non members: $240 dollars

    Instructors: Joyce Tromba and Denise Arcuri

    Materials fee: $25.00 for the series, which includes indigo, other reagents, silk scarves and cotton bandanas and detailed instructions and recipes.


    • 15 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 4
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    If you want to weave but don’t have space for a big loom, give inkle weaving a try. Inkle weaving is a form of warp faced weaving used to making bands of cloth for belts, bracelets, guitar straps, borders & edgings, trims, fringes, and even cords. After setting up the loom, we will cover how the color placement creates the pattern and what types of yarns to use. We will weave basic patterns, and see how the size and weight of the weft yarn affects the strap. The looms may be small, but you can do big things with them! 

    Level: Beginning 

    Instructor: Sue Helmken  bio 

    Materials fee: No fee if you bring your own yarn and loom  (Students should bring an inkle loom with heddles and a belt shuttle) $20 if purchased from instructor Loom rental: $10 [if loom is purchased, the rental fee applies to the sale price [$120 includes shuttle with loom]

    Materials provided by instructor: see above

    Students should bring: 3 or 4 colors of cotton yarn in 3/2 pearle cotton or similar yarn [8/4 rug cotton or heavier weight crochet cotton] 

    • 18 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 9
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    Interested in tie-dying? Ever heard of ice dying? Come explore several fun and inspiring dying techniques and leave with a lovely unique hand dyed item and a story to share!


    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz and Joyce Tromba





    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it


    • 19 Jul 2023
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 8
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    Note cards are a great way to use up snippets of lace, trim, fabric and even leftovers from other needlework projects to create one of a kind cards. Cards can be further embellished with beads, buttons, broken jewelry parts and even sewing machine stitching. Kits with be available with everything that you need but consider bringing some of your snippets to use and even share. 

    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee: $15 for: Card stock and envelopes, glue, buttons, lace, fabrics and base fabrics, and sewing machine

    Students should bring: Any fabric , buttons or lace that they may want to use or possibly share.


    Registration: Members $50, Non-members $65

    Instructor: Elizabeth Searle

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!

    • 20 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 11
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    Did you know you can dye with things you see growing around you everyday? Come play with natural dyeing techniques! Take home your own item dyed with the magic of nature!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz and Natalie Gerardot


    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it


    • 22 Jul 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville, NC
    • 8
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    This class will teach students how to interpret the forms of birds and how to apply those skills to making realistic, needle-felted bird sculptures.

    In this installment of Beginning Bird-making we will be making Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, a small summer bird often unseen as it flits through the tree tops. This bird sports beautiful bluish-gray feathers across it's back and head. This bird is ideal for learning how to deal with black and white tail feathers, as well as some more detailed wings and facial features.

    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee: $25 for wool, wires and pipe cleaners

    Students should bring: Needle-felting blocks/workpads and felting needles. These can be acquired online, or at Earth Guild in Asheville.

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: bio Daniel Baron

    Please find our COVID and cancellation policies here

    • 25 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 12
    Register

    Curious about weaving? Discover tapestry techniques for weavings you can create any time and anywhere! Leave with a fun new skill and your own miniature weaving!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz and Peggy Eckel


    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it

    • 26 Jul 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 11
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    Thread a loom! Throw a shuttle! Treadle a pattern! Play with color blending and discover the amazing textures of yarn! Create your very own loom woven item to take home!

    Adults: Joanna Donchatz and Peggy Eckel


    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it


    • 31 Jul 2023
    • 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    • 408 Depot St, Asheville, NC
    • 2
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    Circular weaving, also known as circle weaving or round weaving, is similar to regular weaving, but it’s done on a round loom instead of a rectangular loom. One doesn’t have to purchase a specific loom, as you can use any circular object like a large ring, embroidery hoops, and more. When you string the loom, your warp strings look like bicycle spokes, and you weave in and out of these spokes (or warp strings) in a circular direction. The technique is plain weaving. This is a wonderful way to use up your stash yarn. Weaving experience not required- it’s fun for beginners and experienced weavers.  


    Level: Beginning

    Materials Fee:  15 dollars for various yarns used for weft, tongue blade

    What to bring: 1 ten inch metal ring - can find at hobby lobby, Michael’s, or amazon (circular rings for crafts). You can select any size but for the first time select at least 10-14 inches. Large tapestry needle. You might need several sizes depending on the weaving yarn you will use. If you need to thread yarn, needle threader helps. Warp yarn (amount depends on size of loom- figure at least 80 times the diameter of circle, needs to be strong yarn). Non mercerized cotton is a good choice. Do not use stretchy yarn for the warp! Black or white is always a good color, but it will be your choice. Bring any stash yarn that you love, but Local Cloth will have yarns too to select from Embellishments (like buttons, charms, anything you can thread through yarn) Scissors , Tape measure

    Registration: Members $100, Non-members $120

    Instructor: Marilyn Haas-Haseman

    • 01 Aug 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 10
    Register

    Meet some fiber animals face to face! Explore the beginning stages of processing animal fiber. Card, comb, wash, and wet felt! Take home your own handmade one-of-a-kind felted object!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz + Natalie Gerardot




    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it

    • 03 Aug 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
    • 11
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    Experiment with different types of spinning! Try your hand at making yarn by playing with different tools and techniques - even potato spinning! Learn how to make coiled vessels to take home with you!

    Facilitators: Joanna Donchatz and Natalie Gerardot

    Please fill out THIS FORM to complete your registration.

    Interested in a scholarship? APPLY HERE

    *note that application for scholarship does not guarantee receiving it


    • 04 Aug 2023
    • 06 Aug 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • 408 Depot Street, Asheville NC 28801
    • 5
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    This class is part of our Summer Series where we invite you to take a deep dive into a fiber technique. This class is designed for students who know how to warp a loom and understand some basic techniques of weaving tapestry: meet and separate, hatching, as well as weaving geometric and curved shapes. In this 3 day class we will review the above techniques as well as adding someone ones as you weave a small cartoon of your own design. Day 1 will be spent refining your image into weavable cartoon. Please bring any photos, sketches, or paintings you have and want to weave. You will warp your loom and start weaving once the cartoon is finalized. Day 2 & 3 you will weave your image. We will discuss finishing and ways to present your piece after cutting off on day 3.


    Level: Intermediate

    Members: $240 dollars, this is a 20% discount off the usual cost for a 3 session class available only during the Summer Series

    Non members: $290, this is a 20% discount off the usual cost for a 3 session class class available only during the Summer Series

    Instructor: Betty Hilton-Nash  bio 

    Materials fee: $20

    Materials provided by instructor: Warp, weft, cartoon materials, weaving tools. Please bring your own loom if you have one, Local Cloth has 5 and Betty has one more that will be available for you use.

    Materials students should bring:  Scissors, ruler, a tapestry beater (ie. a heavy kitchen fork), design ideas (photos, drawings, etc.)

    Interested in a Local Cloth scholarship? Apply here!

    • 08 Aug 2023
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 408 Depot Street
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