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. |
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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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