New for 2025
Not taking a workshop? Visiting for the day? Join us for fiber arts classes in the Marketplace.
We have scheduled 15 half-day classes in fiber prep, spinning, weaving, stitching, and rug hooking on Friday afternoon and all-day Saturday for those not taking a full workshop. Come for the day, or stay overnight at MAFA!
- Go to the list of Weekend Classes HERE. Click on class titles or images for full class details, supplies, and materials fees.
- Registration for Weekend Classes will open March 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, and will close June 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m., or when a class is full. Find the Registration instructions and FAQs HERE.
- Interested in on-campus housing and meals for either the full four-day conference, or for Friday and/or Saturday night? Find details on the Daytrippers, Overnighters and Weekend Guests page.
- Interested in fiber demos, make-and-take projects, and relaxing with fiber friends while at MAFA 2025? Visit the Makers Meetup in the Marketplace Thursday and Friday afternoons, and all-day Saturday.
Questions about Weekend Classes or Housing? Please email the Weekend Classes Coordinator at classes@mafafiber.org.
MAFA 2025 Weekend Classes
Click on class titles or images for full class details, supplies, and materials fees.. If you have questions, email classes@mafafiber.org.
| Day/Time | Class/Event | Class Fee + Materials | |
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| Thursday Afternoon June 26 | MARKETPLACE OPEN: Noon – 6:00 p.m. Vendors, Makers Meetup | ||
 | Makers Meetup Relax, meet fiber friends, work on projects, take a break from Weekend Classes, and join in make-and-take demos. | Free | |
| Friday Afternoon June 27 | MARKETPLACE OPEN: Noon – 9:00 p.m. (Closed for dinner 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.) Vendors, Exhibits, Makers Meetup WEEKEND CLASSES: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | ||
 | 701 Inspirational Fiber Blending – Friday, with Dia Robinson Participants will learn how to craft a personalized fiber blend using an image as their source of inspiration and develop skills in color identification by examining a photo to create a physical fiber representation. | $75+ optional kit | |
 | 702 Intermediate Drop Spindle, with Cynthia Haney Enhance your drop spindle skills. This class is for anyone who needs confidence on a spindle, and who has already taken a beginner drop spindle class, or has beginner-level experience on a spindle. | $75+ $10 | |
 | 703 Spinning Skill Builder – Friday, with Melanie Bailey Cox Take your spinning to the next level with a skills-focused class designed to make your wheel work for you! | $75+ $20 | |
 | 704 Inkle Weaving 101, with Sara Bixler Join instructor Sara Bixler for an introduction to the inkle loom. Pre-warped looms will be provided for students to weave their first band on. | $75+ $10 | |
 | 705 Visible Mending, with Sheryl Kessler Learn how to repair or adorn your fabrics with visible mending. This creative approach to making your tatters last longer keeps them out of landfills and saves the need to purchase new clothing. | $75 | |
| Makers Meetup Relax, meet fiber friends, work on projects, take a break from Weekend Classes, and join in make-and-take demos. | Free |
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| Saturday Morning June 28 | MARKETPLACE OPEN: 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Vendors, Exhibits, Makers Meetup WEEKEND CLASSES: 9 a.m. – Noon | ||
 | 706 Inspirational Fiber Blending – Saturday, with Dia Robinson Participants will learn how to craft a personalized fiber blend using an image as their source of inspiration and develop skills in color identification by examining a photo to create a physical fiber representation. | $75+ optional kit | |
 | 707 Making Yarn on a Spindle, with Cynthia Haney Fall in love with the relaxing art of spinning. Make your first handspun yarn with a drop spindle designed for easy use. | $75+ $7 or $120 with spindle |
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| 708 Spinning Skill Builder – Saturday, with Melanie Bailey Cox Take your spinning to the next level with a skills-focused class designed to make your wheel work for you! | $75+ $20 | |
 | 709 Pin Loom Weaving, with Sara Bixler Join Sara Bixler as we explore the ultimate loom for portability and designing for modular woven construction. | $75+ $55 | |
 | 710 Making Handstitched Brooches, with Sheryl Kessler Learn how to make brooches using a range of fabrics, stitches, and beads. The brooch is a soft sculpture finished with a pin back that can be worn on clothing. The class will include some embroidery, attaching beads, and other decorative elements. | $75 + $20 | |
| Makers Meetup Relax, meet fiber friends, work on projects, take a break from Weekend Classes, and join in make-and-take demos. | Free |
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| Saturday Afternoon June 28 | MARKETPLACE OPEN: 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Vendors, Exhibits, Makers Meetup WEEKEND CLASSES: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. | ||
 | 711 Spin Anywhere: a drop spindle class for wheel user, with Cynthia Haney Discover the fun portability of spindles. This class is for anyone who needs confidence on a spindle. It was specifically designed for the transition from spinning with a wheel to a spindle. | $75+ $7 or $120 with spindle |
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 | 712 Spin Doctor, with Melanie Bailey Cox On Saturday afternoon in the Marketplace, the Doctor is IN! Sign up for 20 minute help sessions on all things spinning with instructor Melanie Bailey Cox. Bring your wheel, or use one of the demo wheels. | Free | |
 | 713 Scandinavian Weaving on a Frame Loom, with Sara Bixler Join Sara Bixler for a workshop taking a look at the art of weft faced weaving on the frame loom. Each participant will learn how to warp and weave several different patterning styles of the Scandinavian tradition including, krokbragd, rib weave and more. | $75+ $65 | |
 | 714 How to Make a Quilt, with Sheryl Kessler Students will make a small quilt (approximately 6 inches) to learn the different steps in quilt-making by hand. Directions for patchwork, making the quilt sandwich, quilting, and binding will be given. | $75 | |
 | 715 Beginning Rug Hooking, with Cindy Irwin Learn the basics of rug hooking while making a 7″x7″ flower mat, perfect as a mug rug or trivet. Then we will explore the different styles and techniques of the craft. | $75 | |
| Makers Meetup Relax, meet fiber friends, work on projects, take a break from Weekend Classes, and join in make-and-take demos. | Free |
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Registration Details for Weekend Classes:
- Click to download Weekend Class Registration Instructions as a PDF.
- Online registration: All weekend class registrations will be online through RegFox. When registration opens for Weekend Classes, look for the GREEN “REGISTER FOR WEEKEND CLASSES” button on the MAFA conference website.
- You may only register one person per email address.
- Select one class per time slot.
- Fill in all personal info fields: Note the *required fields.
- Weekend Class Confirmation: You will only be able to register for a class if there is space in that class. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with your registered class and housing option.
- Waitlist: If the class you want is full, you can select it to be waitlisted. If a spot opens up in your waitlisted class, you will be notified. Only waitlist yourself in one class per time period.
- Review and accept the conference policies: Your registration will not be processed without your acceptance.
- Payment: Will be made online at the time of registration using any major credit/debit card, we are NOT accepting PayPal or checks for this conference.
- Materials fees: Will be paid to the instructor at the beginning of each class.
- Save your confirmation email: Your confirmation number will make logging in to modify your registration simpler. If you need to modify your registration and don’t have your number, click Resend Confirmation and it will be emailed to you.
- Changes, adding, or canceling classes: You can return to the registration site at any time to make changes. This may include adding or canceling a class. Please save your confirmation email as it will contain a link to access your registration.
- Cancellation and Refunds: Registrations for weekend classes may be canceled for a partial refund through June 13, 2025 by contacting the Weekend Classes Coordinator at classes@mafafiber.org. A processing fee of 25% will be deducted from your class refund. After June 13, 2025, class fees are non-refundable, however, in extenuating circumstances, a partial refund of the class fee may be possible if we can fill your space.
Questions about registration? Email the Weekend Classes Coordinator at classes@mafafiber.org.
During registration, please remember we’re volunteers and real people not an automated system! Lots of members may be registering at the same time, so give us a little time to get back to you.