2023 Workshops

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
100s	Weaving
200s	Spinning
300s	Dyeing
400s	Felting
500s	Other fiber arts
600s	Lectures

Class Formats:

Class Format	Description
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
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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