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: Fiber
Try out nålbinding, a global textile tradition that has been especially well preserved in Scandinavia.
In this intro class, students will make their own nålbinding needle (the only tool necessary in this highly portable craft), explore about the history of nålbinding, and learn some basic stitches to start a bracelet or armband. You’ll leave with everything you need to continue this craft at home.
Suitable for ages 11+. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $10 materials fee payable to instructor.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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Join a community of makers in a relaxed virtual setting hosted by ASI staff. Each week, makers share projects, work, experiences, and stories. All crafts and skill levels are welcome. Drop in as often as you like, for as long as you like. Free.
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100 of East Tennessee’s finest Craft artists in one location. Foothills Craft Guild Show is celebrating 60 years with one-of-a-kind unique craftworks designed and made by well-known artists who are masters of their craft as well as emerging artists that will inspire and amaze!
We have several artists that do demonstrations too. Come and discover them all!
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The Foothills Craft Guild, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization chartered in 1968 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to promote fine crafts by:
- setting high standards of creativity and excellence of execution for a variety of handcrafts;
- providing demonstrations, scholarships and education about fine craft for people of all ages; and
- promoting the sale of fine crafts. FCG is the oldest member craft guild in the State of Tennessee and has earned a reputation nation-wide as one of the best in the Southeast region.
The Foothills Craft Guild was created to:
- Encourage the development and appreciation of arts and handicrafts of all types.
- Promote high standards of workmanship in handicrafts.
- Conduct educational programs on handicrafts with all ages.
- Sponsor handicraft shows and demonstrations.
- Engage in activities which contribute to the advancement, development, and appreciate of arts and handicrafts of all kinds.
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This new exhibition at The Fabric Workshop and Museum features selections from Jesse Krimes’s “Elegy Quilt” series (2020–present), a body of work that renders the personal effects of the U.S. carceral system through portraits of domestic spaces.
Using donated textiles and American quilting traditions, Krimes creates intricately patterned quilts that meditate on memory, loss, alienation, comfort, and resilience.
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Transparency weaving is found in Scandinavian countries featuring a light and airy textile with a simple pattern.
They were traditionally used as room dividers, privacy screens for windows or doors, woven to hang in places where light passes to create a decorative lighting effect.
Our workshop begins with a painted linen warp to which a set of pattern threads and a linen binder will be woven. The result is a contemporary transparency suitable for the modern home or office.
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In this workshop, learn how to make a striking rug based in Scandinavian design principles.
Krokbragd is a traditional Norwegian rug weaving technique historically used for horse blankets, rugs, blankets and wall hangings. The name means “crooked path,” referring to the woven lines the technique produces.
Our class sample will showcase the many colorful variations possible with this method.
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Bizarre Bazaar, 802ARTsHouse!
Happening Saturday, May 16, 10 AM – 4 PM.
Not your typical craft fair. Think bold. Think funky. Think the unexpected.
From experimental mediums to whimsical creations, Bizarre Bazaar! is where artists break rules, push boundaries, and show work that doesn’t fit neatly in a box.
5 Vermont locations!
- Wild at Heart, Richmond
- Maple Street Arts Space, Essex Jct
- The Brick Store, Fairfield
- Central Vermont Marketplace, Berlin
- Rock Art Brewery, Morrisville
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Mississippi-based artist Coulter Fussell artist residency from September 7–11, 2026.
During her residency, Fussell will engage with students through lectures, critiques, and hands-on workshops that foreground material experimentation and the conceptual possibilities of textile-based practices.
The residency will include a public exhibition of Fussell’s work (August 15th – September 11th) , offering audiences an opportunity to experience her immersive quilt-based installations firsthand.
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This learning event is led by Chestina Dominguez, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nation and descendant of the Warm Springs tribe. Chestina uses contemporary materials to create baskets using the ancient techniques of her ancestors.
Sally bags, known as wapaas and aqw’alkt respectively among the Wasco and Wishxam peoples, are woven with a unique full-turn twining method.
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Mission: The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum advances creativity and the understanding and appreciation of fiber arts through exhibitions, collections, and community-centered learning and connects cultural traditions.
Vision: We envision the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum as an innovative center for the exhibition, preservation, and interpretation of fiber arts. Through collections stewardship and educational programs, the Museum will nurture creativity and deepen understanding of fiber traditions across cultures and generations. Our work will provide a vibrant gathering place where artists, scholars, and communities connect through the shared language of fiber.
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M&S Schmalberg is a fourth-generation, family-owned fabric flower studio located in New York City’s historic Garment District.
Founded in 1916, the company preserves a rare American craft tradition as the last remaining domestic manufacturer of handcrafted fabric flowers. Using vintage dies and time-honored techniques, skilled artisans create custom flowers for fashion, theater, film, and special events.
M&S Schmalberg welcomes visitors for guided studio tours and hands-on flower-making experiences, offering a unique opportunity to witness and participate in this enduring craft.
The studio was featured in the EAST episode of the Peabody Award-winning PBS series Craft in America.
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