We are back to in-person workshops for MAFA 2o23!
- All workshops are offered as single, 2-1/2 day, intensive sessions. Students will choose ONE workshop.
- Find details about all our classes in the list below. Use the filters in the sidebar to refine the class list.
- Have questions about workshops? Visit the Workshops FAQs, or email the Education Chair at education@mafafiber.org.
- For classes that fill quickly, there WILL be a waitlist.
Click here for the list of 2023 Instructors
Click here for the Workshops FAQs
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Class Day
Class Time
Class Topic
Instructor
Experience Level
Class Length
Class Format
Class Numbers and Required Skills
Class Numbers:
Class # | Discipline |
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100s | Weaving |
200s | Spinning |
300s | Dyeing |
400s | Felting |
500s | Other fiber arts |
600s | Lectures |
Class Formats:
Class Format | Description |
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Hands-On: | You will work along with the instructor. |
Lecture/Demo: | Lecture-style, and you may interact with the instructor using audio and video. |
Webinar: | See and hear the instructor, use chat and Q&A, but students will not be visible or audible to the instructor. |
NOTE: Some classes are hands-on optional and are listed as both Hands-On and Lecture. Students may watch and learn even if they don't have the materials or equipment available, or if they plan to do the work later. Other classes are Hands-On only and you must have the materials and equipment and do the prep work to participate. |
Experience Levels:
Skill level | Description |
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Open to All | No experience necessary. |
Beginner | Some experience with equipment and able to perform basic techniques—e.g. able to warp a loom and weave plain weave and twill; or able to use a wheel or spindle and spin a continuous yarn. |
Intermediate | Comfortable with equipment; experienced in a variety of techniques; able to plan, draft, and design work—e.g. able to read a weaving draft and make a drawdown, has experience in several techniques; or comfortable with a wheel and learning to spin fine, medium, and heavy thread with some consistency in diameter. |
Advanced | Very comfortable with equipment, skilled at a wide variety of techniques, willing to experiment—e.g. familiar with many weaving techniques and able to recognize weave structures; or very comfortable with a wheel and able to spin a range of fibers and produce a variety of plain and fancy yarns. |
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Allen B. Carr Works in Wood
Hand-crafted wood items for fiber artists – weaving, spinning, and knitting tools.
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Carefully curated specialty yarns and fibers sourced from around the world, looms and weaving equipment. VIRTUAL BOOTH!
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Hand-dyed, handwoven silk jackets and scarves, and skeined silk to weave, crochet or knit.
Learn MoreMary M Waite, Weaver & Dyer
Pre-wound, hand-dyed weaving warps and skeins, hand made buttons, scarf pins, and orifice hooks.
Learn MoreOpalessence Fiber Studio
Hand-dyed yarn weaving kits, weaving patterns, warping helpers, handwoven items for the home and body.
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Cotswold fleeces, roving, curls, batts, and yarn, wool quilt batting, silk, handcrafted fiber tools, Oxford and UltraPunch products. VIRTUAL BOOTH!
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