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Classes for Kids & Teens? Descriptions marked with a ** are open to kids or teens and require no previous experience. These are not kid's classes but rather beginner classes for all types of beginners. Young
people will be challenged while curious adults will be inspired...and no one will be bored! Please see class description for ages. Other classes may allow older teen students with instructor permission. Please contact the Textile Center at 612-436-0464 for more information before you register.
All classes have limited space available and some fill quickly. Please feel free to call and check on class availability before you send in your registration. We are not able to hold spaces without payment. We will try to update this page when classes are full or with other corrections. If the class you are interested in is full, we are generally able to take a waiting list for a class and call will you if a space opens up.
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New Age Looping example
Marbling on Fabric
An emulsion lift
Felt It 101
Felted beads
Work by Anna Carlson
Marbling on Fabric
Bead Embrdoiery with Karen Buell
Ahem, A Hem
Polaroid Transfer
New Age Looping
More emulsion lifts
Marbling on Fabric
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Creative Process
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 Great For Beginners. This class is designed to introduce you to a new technique. No experience is necessary.
 Something For Every Skill Level. This class is designed to further your exploration in a technique or topic. You can be an advanced beginner or someone looking for a creative boost. Some experience in this topic is helpful.
 Advanced Classes. This class requires some prior experience in a technique or topic. See class description for more information.
Still have questions? Don't know where you fit? Please feel free to call or email before you register.
 New classes!
 Visiting Artists
New! Supply Lists for Download Supply lists for most of these classes are up on the website and the rest will be available for download after May 1. Just look at the end of the class description and click the link. You will still recieve your supply list by mail, email or fax as specified on your registration form but now you will be able to download it as well. Lost your list? Need an extra copy? Didn't get your list? Print it here. You can also see the supplies and tools needed before you decide to register. |
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Creative Process
Developing an Idea
Thursday May 15
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Creating art based on a theme has its challenges. How do you creatively develop your idea and stay true to the theme? Have trouble taking the first steps of envisioning your design? This class helps you brainstorm and make a plan to get started with your work. You will learn about generating ideas based on a theme and how to not be limited by it. You will also learn about resources for getting your art ready to show to the world. Artists of all levels welcome. (Get a jump start on your piece for the Textile Center's upcoming "Freedom: The Fiber of our Nation" show.)
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Sandra Brick
$31/$27 Textile Center Members
The Mystery of Color
Thursday May 29
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Have you ever started a project by selecting yummy beautiful colors - gotten really excited about how it will turn out, and then discovered those colors just did not turn out like what you thought they should? This class will quickly help you discover how you can plan a project with colors and have it turn out just as you visualized it! There are actual reasons why some colors "go" with other colors. Quit guessing and hoping! Select colors for the right reasons and KNOW how your projects will turn out! Bring a problem color project with you to class and we will work together to get it back on the right track. Materials fee $15, payable to instructor at first class session.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Marian Dahlberg
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Design Process: Elements and Principles for Fashion
July 31, August 1 & 2
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Design is a process that uses clear steps to foster innovation. All designers use tools called elements and principles to explore ideas and create successful designs. Learn to use these concepts in creating compelling and flattering garments for yourself, or others. We will introduce the guidelines of design through historical costume study, looking at current artists and designers and illuminating exercises. Practice using color, texture, line, shape and form to successfully design garments, accessories and artworks; rhythm and repetition, how to create balance and pleasing proportion, and how unity can tie an entire ensemble together. You will create portfolio of design ideas for your chosen concentration (clothing, accessories, textile art) and a have clear understanding of how to use the design process to explore, focus, edit and evaluate ideas. Each day, an element and a principle will be introduced through discussion, object study, and images and you will pursue an individual design interest in a choice of methods; drawing, drafting patterns, draping, constructing test garments, then evaluating the results to guide the actualization of the designs. Focus on completing a pattern for one design or work on a collection of ideas for continuation after the workshop. Students can have any level of experience in sewing/garment construction, and should be interested in looking at current and historical dress, gathering information, sketching ideas, and discussing their designs in a friendly atmosphere. Materials fee $25 payable to instructor. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Anna Carlson
$345/$300 Textile Center members
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Dyeing & Surface Design
Marbling on Fabric
Friday June 20
OR Saturday June 21
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Want to add some pizazz to your fabric projects? Fabric marbling can provide the touch needed to spice up your designs. You will learn 5-8 simple patterns to print on your fabric using acrylic paint. Once the pattern is created, the paint is transferred from the water surface to your fabric. Each piece of fabric is unique. All supplies and materials will be provided. Materials fee $45, payable to instructor at first class session. (Note: Please choose one session or the other and indicate on your registration form)
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Mary Holland
$69/$60 Textile Center members
Polaroid Transfer Mini Art Quilt
Saturday July 26
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Learn the art of Polaroid transfers using a Daylab slide printer and your 35mm slides. This process involves transferring the image directly to a receptor surface. We interrupt the development process while doing so, resulting in a slight watercolor feel to the images. First we will print on paper, play with manipulation and hand coloring. As you get the hang of the process, we will print on fabric and set about creating a mini art quilt using hand stitching, beads and whatever funky embellishments you have on hand. Please bring several 35mm slides to print, (instructor will also have extra slides to use), scissors and your favorite beads & buttons. Materials fee $40, payable to the instructor.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Carol Strand-Siebers
$62/$54 Textile Center members
Emulsion Lift Art
Saturday August 16
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Using a Daylab slide printer we will create unique prints from your 35mm slides - fabulous feature images for non wearable art, quilting and other non traditional fiber arts. We will touch on printing images on a variety of paper and fabric. Our main focus will be creating emulsion lifts. The nature of the lifts is that they become transparent and very pliable; they can be pulled and squished about, altering the image completely. These slightly transparent and filmy images will be applied to paper and fabric including cotton, linen and silk. The end results can be stitched into a mixed media collage, a diptych or left as is. This process also allows us to apply the image to a variety of dimensional surfaces. Please bring several 35mm slides to print, (instructor will also have extra slides to use), scissors and your favorite beads & buttons. Materials fee $40, payable to the instructor.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Carol Strand-Siebers
$62/$54 Textile Center members
Double Dyeing
Thursdays August 21 and 28
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Dye it and dye it again! This class starts with simple shibori patterns you'll use to create four unique silk scarves with bold or subtle patterns and colors. Then, take it a step further as you dive in to overdyeing techniques for layering color and patterns one on top of the other. Giving your scarves a double dip lets you explore the question "what if?" What happens when you dye that blue and white scarf with red or green? This is your chance to find out. Learn how to layer transparent colors, how to use a little color theory and take time for some structured play with color and dye. Materials are included, but you may also bring a few fat quarters to further your explorations. Materials fee $40, payable to the instructor.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Sandra Brick
$69/$60 Textile Center members
See also our Shibori Symposium at the Textile Center for seminars on shibori and more.
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Felting
Felt It 101
Wednesday April 16
6:00 - 9:00 pm
A crash course in how to felt your knitted projects! Never felted before? We have all the tips and tricks to make it turn out just right. Bring a swatch (knitted, crochet, woven...) made from any kind of feltable wool and we will felt it. Learn how to shape your felted objects as they dry, what to add to the washer, and how to know if it's done. Dispell felting myths and legends! See samples of all kinds of wool yarns before and after felting.
Download Supply List.
Instructor: Jen Cuff
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Felted Beads
Tuesday July 29
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Learn two different styles of making felt beads - round and "sushi style" - from colorful wool fleece. This class is a great intro to wet felting and will teach you how to get started on more felting adventures. Combine your beads to make bracelets or accessorize your other artwork - you will leave with enough for several fun projects. As a bonus, we will learn a few tips on how to dye your own wool and combine colors for special projects. **Ages 12 and up. Materials fee $5, payable to instructor at first class session. No supply list.
Instructor: Jen Cuff
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Felted Fusion
Wednesdays August 6 & 13
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Learn both needle and wet felting in this unique class that combines the two techniques to make a felted wool bag. This class takes the basics of felting and takes them "outside of the box". First, design your bag and use needle felting to form it. Combine stitching and shibori-inspired resist techniques to create texture, as well as shaping pockets, buttonholes and other details. Infuse your wool with inclusions of thread and metallic fibers, hand and machine stitching and more. After your bag is formed, you will do some light wet felting to fuse everything together and then put everything in to the washing machine for "power felting". Shape and block your bag and then finish with buttons and more embellishments to complete your design. Students will have homework to complete between classes. Supply list provided. Materials fee $15, payable to instructor.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Kim Orth
$83/$72 Textile Center Members
Knitting & Crochet
Knitting for Lefties
Tuesdays April 15, 22 & 29
7:00 - 8:30 pm
"I've heard countless horror stories from lefties trying to learn to knit. People have been laughed at, shunned and even sent away from shops without help. Fear no more! You CAN knit left handed! Find a beautiful skein or two of yarn for a scarf, bring your needles and I will show you the way!" This class will get you started on all the stitches you need to know, with plenty of time to practice and come up with questions in between. *Ages 12 and up welcome.
Download Supply List.
Instructor: Jen Cuff
$47/$41 Textile Center members
Machine Knitting Adventure
Thursdays May 8, 15, 22, 29
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Get your creativity flowing with knitting machines! Learn new techniques at each session that you can use for the session project, then take that learning back home to apply the technique to your machine knits. Techniques include casting on/binding off; short rowing; increasing, decreasing, and fairisle. Please bring your knitting machine in good working order, suitable yarn and your enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things. See supply list for details about getting your machine ready and other specifics for class.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Jane Niemi, Dee Kupka, Maria Ann Youngs
$110/$96 Textile Center members
Increases and Decreases
Monday June 16
6:00 - 9:00 pm
KO, K2tog, SSK - an adventure for knitters in plusses and minuses. If you have mastered knit and purl, then it's time to move on to increasing and decreasing to make all kinds of interesting shapes appear - ruffles, triangles, wedges and more. Learn a wide variety of ways to add and subtract stitches while you make a simple washcloth for practice. A great way to jump start you in to future knitting projects. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Lynn Cooper
$31/$27 Textile Center members
The Rhythm of Lace
Wednesday August 13
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Your first lace project can be a bit daunting. Lynn will coach you through how to start your first lacy little something with ease. Find your way through the pattern, recognize your repeats and conquer your fear of holes! You should know how to knit, purl and some basic increases and decreases. We will work some samples of simple lace patterns to help you build confidence to try some lacy rhythms of your own. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Lynn Cooper
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Needlework & Beading
Beading Demystified
Wednesday May 21
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Delica, rocaille, bugle, fire polished... If these tantalizing words sound like a jumble to you, then come learn to speak the language of beads. This class is sparkling with information about different types of beads, needles, thread, and findings. What does 11/0 mean? Learn simple terms and bead vocabulary that will help you follow patterns or make sense of instructions. Finally learn about a wealth of resources for both beading supplies and inspiration for your new adventures in beadwork. Materials fee $10, payable to the instructor.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Sandra Brick
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Bead Embroidered Pin or Pendant
Saturday June 28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Choose a packet of beads, containing an accent bead and others of various sizes and coordinating colors to make a pin or pendant. Packets are different so that no two finished projects will look the same. Your design starts from the accent bead, which will be attached to a background fabric, and grows with a variety of bead embroidery techniques until the entire background is covered. Learn ways to make fantastic and subtle textures with beads and stitches. Finish with a beaded edge, backing and finding. Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Karen Buell
$93/$81 Textile Center members
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Sewing
Ahem, A Hem.
Wednesday May 21
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Are you secretly guilty of hemming your too-long pants with safety pins? This "short and sweet" class will help you fix up your wardrobe woes. Learn how to hem skirts, pants, sleeves and more little alterations to make things fit just right. The instructor will lead you through step by step demonstrations of how to find just the right length and make a beautiful hem. Practice with some scraps of fabric and bring one or two garments which we will help you pin up right. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Lynn Cooper
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Zipper Dee Doo, How?
Monday July 21
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Mystified by zippers? Lapped, centered, invisible and more. Learn all different ways to insert a zipper and what technique you should use for what purpose. The instructor will show you lots of tips and tricks through step by step demonstrations and you will have a chance to try a few on your own. Please bring a handful of zippers and some pieces of fabric to practice on. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Lynn Cooper
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Visiting Artists
Bead Embroidered Pin or Pendant
Saturday June 28
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Choose a packet of beads, containing an accent bead and others of various sizes and coordinating colors to make a pin or pendant. Packets are different so that no two finished projects will look the same. Your design starts from the accent bead, which will be attached to a background fabric, and grows with a variety of bead embroidery techniques until the entire background is covered. Learn ways to make fantastic and subtle textures with beads and stitches. Finish with a beaded edge, backing and finding. Materials fee $15, payable to the instructor.
Instructor: Karen Buell
$93/$81 Textile Center members
Design Process: Elements and Principles for Fashion
July 31, August 1 & 2
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Design is a process that uses clear steps to foster innovation. All designers use tools called elements and principles to explore ideas and create successful designs. Learn to use these concepts in creating compelling and flattering garments for yourself, or others. We will introduce the guidelines of design through historical costume study, looking at current artists and designers and illuminating exercises. Practice using color, texture, line, shape and form to successfully design garments, accessories and artworks; rhythm and repetition, how to create balance and pleasing proportion, and how unity can tie an entire ensemble together. You will create portfolio of design ideas for your chosen concentration (clothing, accessories, textile art) and a have clear understanding of how to use the design process to explore, focus, edit and evaluate ideas. Each day, an element and a principle will be introduced through discussion, object study, and images and you will pursue an individual design interest in a choice of methods; drawing, drafting patterns, draping, constructing test garments, then evaluating the results to guide the actualization of the designs. Focus on completing a pattern for one design or work on a collection of ideas for continuation after the workshop. Students can have any level of experience in sewing/garment construction, and should be interested in looking at current and historical dress, gathering information, sketching ideas, and discussing their designs in a friendly atmosphere. Materials fee $25 payable to instructor. Supply list provided.
Download Supply List after May 1.
Instructor: Anna Carlson
$345/$300 Textile Center members
New Age Looping
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
August 22, 23 and 24
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Looping is a living legacy from the Stone Age -- a timeless technique that continues to evolve as contemporary fiber artists give it their own spin. Looping be elastic and drapey, or it can be dense and structural. It won't unravel when you put it down, it's impossible to drop stitches, and you never "lose your place" in a pattern when you make up your own designs. It's relaxing work you can enjoy even when your time is fragmented. This workshop begins with basic knotless netting and an emphasis on tension control and stitch placement, then introduces purl looping, bead looping, cross-knit looping (a.k.a. single-needle knitting), cross-check color management and intarsia looping. Work at your own pace, sampling these and other variations or concentrating on a few as you make small pouches from hand-painted waxed linen, hand-dyed wool and a selection of other fibers. Our focus will be on process and possibilities. Class discussion and the many samples in Donna's New Age Looping Trunk Show will inspire you to continue this exploration on your own. Materials fee of $35 includes fibers, needles, molds, and a workbook with additional project ideas. Learn more about looping at the instructor's web site, www.donnakallner.com. All levels welcome.
Instructor: Donna Kallner
$314/$273 Textile Center members
Donna Kallner is a fiber artist, teacher and writer from rural northern Wisconsin known for the contemporary ways she uses looping and other ancient fiber techniques to tell timeless stories.
Donna designed her first piece for exhibition (a cross-stitch sampler on blue gingham) as a 4-H project. Thirty-some years later her looping and coiling are exhibited nationally and included in Fiberarts Design Book 7, she is a popular speaker, and she shares her excitement and energy in workshops she teaches across the country.
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Technology Tuesday Seminars for Fiber Artists
A new series of seminars about technology, designed especially with fiber artists in mind. Each session will have a 90 minute presentation followed by time for questions. These seminars are aimed at beginners and are designed to be an introduction to these topics.
Opening an Etsy Shop
Tuesday April 22
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Etsy.com is an online marketplace for handmade goods. Come take a guided tour from seller and etsy advocate Becka Rahn, of how an etsy shop works, what it takes to have your own online shop, and the advantages and disadvantages of selling your work online. Get a sneak peak behind the scenes before you jump in and open your own shop.
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Instructor: Becka Rahn
$16/$14 Textile Center members
Technology Tuesdays: Quick Tips for Improving your Photos
Tuesday May 13
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Learn some easy Photoshop tricks that could help you make your images stand out in a crowd. We will cover a few simple ways you can correct photos that are a little too dark or a little too red (or blue or green). We'll show you how to adjust contrast, play with levels and shift the hue. Some photos can be easily improved in Photoshop, but some cannot; we'll talk about how to know the difference. (Note: Although we will demonstrate with Photoshop, you can use many different kinds of photo editing programs to get similar results.)
Instructor: Andy Rahn
$16/$14 Textile Center Members
Technology Tuesdays: Intro to Website Design
Tuesday June 24
6:00 - 8:00 pm
What makes a good website? There are many things to think about when you are designing the look of your website, blog, or online shop - what colors and images will work best, how should you organize information, what to include or leave out - and how this comes together to make a "good" website. In this seminar, we won't delve in to writing the code, but rather, what you should think about before you start and the vocabulary to talk about what you want. Just like any work of art, a really great website starts with a vision and a plan.
Instructor: Becka Rahn
$16/$14 Textile Center members
Technology Tuesdays: Fun with Filters
Tuesday July 29
6:00 - 8:00 pm
You've dabbled in cropping your photos and fixing up red eye, but now want to try some fun stuff? This seminar will walk you through four different filters to create some really unique images that could be translated into fiber art. Watercolor-like effects, painterly textures and monochrome filters can transform your photos in to a new creative starting point for your art. A basic knowledge of Photoshop is helpful.
Instructor: Carol Strand-Siebers
$16/$14 Textile Center members
Technology Tuesdays: Technology on a Budget
Tuesday August 26
6:00 - 8:00 pm
You don't have to be a "starving artist"! Learn about all kinds of inexpensive (and sometimes free) software that you can use to edit photos, build your website, manage your inventory and more. This session is full of resources for low cost alternatives and for making the most of your technology while staying within your budget.
Instructor: Becka Rahn
$16/$14 Textile Center Members
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3-D Techniques & Mixed Media
Duct Tape Blooms
Tuesday April 29
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Make a bouquet of duct tape blooms for your favorite mom (just in time for Mother's Day). Learn how to make duct tape posies and adorn a pen with these bright colored blooms. Fun, colorful and useful too! At the end of the evening, you'll have a pot of duct tape blooms to share with a friend. *Ages 8 and up. Materials fee $6, payable to instructor at first class session.
Instructor: Carly Stipe
$26/$23 Textile Center members
Hodgepodge Note Cards
Tuesday May 6
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Collage cards offer a natural canvas for scraps of fabric and trim too beautiful to throw away. Learn simple techniques to create fun and unusual cards to send to friends and family or to hang on your wall. Just in time for Mothers Day! Be inspired by many creative and fun ideas to recycle those little bits and pieces. Class will cover basic design principles and include handouts. Participants will leave the workshop with at least six finished note cards and fewer scraps. Materials fee $10 payable to instructor.
Instructor: Sandra Brick
$31/$27 Textile Center members
Flowers from Scraps
Monday July 14
6:00 - 9:00
Transform those small fabric scraps into pretty accessories Ñ magic flowers that bloom before your eyes from a simple strip of fabric; fabric beads you can use for charms, buttons, or jewelry; and flamboyant felt flowers for dressing up your lapel or your package. A great way to use up bits from other projects, repurpose some scraps that are too nice to throw away or use your samples from another dye or surface design class. Materials fee $10. Supply list provided.
Instructor: Sandra Brick
$31/$27 Textile Center members
New Age Looping
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
August 22, 23 and 24
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Looping is a living legacy from the Stone Age -- a timeless technique that continues to evolve as contemporary fiber artists give it their own spin. Looping be elastic and drapey, or it can be dense and structural. It won't unravel when you put it down, it's impossible to drop stitches, and you never "lose your place" in a pattern when you make up your own designs. It's relaxing work you can enjoy even when your time is fragmented. This workshop begins with basic knotless netting and an emphasis on tension control and stitch placement, then introduces purl looping, bead looping, cross-knit looping (a.k.a. single-needle knitting), cross-check color management and intarsia looping. Work at your own pace, sampling these and other variations or concentrating on a few as you make small pouches from hand-painted waxed linen, hand-dyed wool and a selection of other fibers. Our focus will be on process and possibilities. Class discussion and the many samples in Donna's New Age Looping Trunk Show will inspire you to continue this exploration on your own. Materials fee of $35 includes fibers, needles, molds, and a workbook with additional project ideas. Learn more about looping at the instructor's web site, www.donnakallner.com. All levels welcome.
Instructor: Donna Kallner
$314/$273 Textile Center members
Textiles for Teachers
Textiles for Teachers: Art From Other Lands
Thursday July 31
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Teaching you how to teach textile arts! At this session, we focus on projects from many other parts of the world - Japan, India, South America, Mongolia and more. Bring a little bit of another culture to your curriculum through projects like kumihimo braiding from Japan and shisha embroidery from India. Our Textile Mobile teachers will lead you through hands on projects, provide tips and tricks for teaching, simple lesson plans that can tie in to your curriculum or help fulfill a badge requirement and point you towards resource materials and sources. Projects generally suitable for students 6-18. Anyone with an interest in teaching is welcome - classroom teachers, youth group leaders, troup leaders, grandmas, homeschool teachers - there's something for everyone. CEUs or Clock Hour Certificate available. Materials fee $5.
Instructor: Textile Mobile Staff
$35/$30 Textile Center Members
Textiles for Teachers: Yarn, String and Thread
Tuesday August 5
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Teaching you how to teach textile arts! At this session, we focus on things to do with yarn, string and thread. If you have a box of yarn and some scissors, you can bring a multitude of fantastic fiber art projects in to your classroom. Our Textile Mobile teachers will lead you through hands on projects, provide tips and tricks for teaching, simple lesson plans that can tie in to your curriculum or help fulfill a badge requirement and point you towards resource materials and sources. Projects generally suitable for students 6-18. Anyone with an interest in teaching is welcome - classroom teachers, youth group leaders, troup leaders, grandmas, homeschool teachers - there's something for everyone. CEUs or Clock Hour Certificate available. Materials fee $5.
Instructor: Textile Mobile Staff
$35/$30 Textile Center members
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