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Fiber Arts

We offer fiber arts classes at all experience levels, for adults, including felting, weaving, crochet and much more – and some classes for teens and kids. You may also wish to browse classes in Sewing & Fashion.


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  • Classes for children and teens are marked by age. All other classes are for adults.
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  • William Krier
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Date:Friday, June 30, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    We're celebrating Pride Month with craft!  Come create and mingle with queer singles in Boston.  You'll learn basic weaving techniques to create your own wicker basket, while connecting with other Boston creatives!

    No prior experience required; hand-weaving is a great craft for beginners and experts can assist their fellow singles in learning the ropes!

    $65.00
  • Verónica Ramírez Martell
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Date:Saturday, August 26, 2023
    Time:6:15 PM-9:15 PM

    Come create and mingle with singles in Boston.  You'll learn the basic knotting techniques of "macrame" fiber-work, while connecting with other Boston creatives.

    No prior experience required; macrame is a great craft for beginners and experts can assist their fellow singles in learning the ropes!

    Class includes demonstrations of how to use various knotting techniques, how to add beads, mix colors and choose types of ropes and strings that will allow you to design, create and experiment with your own style.

    $65.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 21-25, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your Summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $550.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:6 hours
    Day of week: 
    Thursday
    Date:Thursday, June 22, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Learn to master the art of hand weaving and weave a table runner,  to be taken home at the end of the day.

    No previous experience is necessary, as you will be guided by Dahlia through weaving, design and finishing.

    $160.00
  • Maggie Haaland
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Date:Saturday, July 8, 2023
    Time:11:30 AM-2:30 PM

    Come learn the basics of natural dyeing and printing with botanicals in this hands on workshop with local herbalist and natural dyer Maggie Ruth Haaland!

    $75.00
  • Jessamy Kilcollins
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Date:Tuesday, June 6, 2023
    Time:6:00 PM-9:00 PM

    This workshop focuses on a technique called "darning," a fabric mending technique that involves re-weaving a portion of fabric.  Add new life to a beloved garment by darning tears, weak patches, stains and more. You may elect to make your darned repairs invisible, or embrace re-imaging your garment with an intentionally visible repair. 

    $80.00
  • Maggie Haaland
    Length:3 hours
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Date:Saturday, June 10, 2023
    Time:11:30 AM-2:30 PM

    Come learn the basics of natural dyeing and printing with botanicals in this hands on workshop with local herbalist and natural dyer Maggie Ruth Haaland!

    $75.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Dates:April 14-June 16, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Learn to upholster with a project all your own.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:June 27-August 1, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Tuesday, July 4, 2023

    Jump into reupholstering a small piece of furniture in this 5-week class.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $240.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:June 28-August 2, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    This 6-week session will give you the chance to make-over that chair or ottoman that has potential, but needs work!  Learn how to do-it-yourself in Upholstery Immersion.

    $270.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Dates:June 30-August 4, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Join in for a 6-week, immersive upholstery learning experience!

    An experienced instructor will teach you how to upholster a small piece of furniture, in a setting with tools, mentorship and community.

    $270.00
  • William Krier
    Length:3 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Dates:June 10-24, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-2:00 PM

    This class will build on the information and skills learned in the Introduction to Wicker Weaving class. 

    The student will create a small serving tray by the completion of class.

    $135.00
  • Dahlia Popovits
    Length:2 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Dates:June 13-14, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Learn to warp and dress a rigid heddle loom through direct warping, type and composition of warp yarns. Calculate yarn requirements for projects, sett analyses, and fabric finishing techniques.

    You'll make a warp of your own design, weave if off and remove it from the loom by the end of the class.

    $225.00
  • Jennifer Turpin
    Length:2 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Sunday
    Dates:June 24-25, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-2:00 PM

    In this weekend workshop, you'll learn how to transform images into embroidered pieces of art.

    Combine basic embroidery with traditional drawing techniques like contour, gesture and hatching to create portrait drawings with thread.

    $120.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:April 11-June 13, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Learn to upholster with a project all your own.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Brenda Jones
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:May 3-June 7, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-1:00 PM

    Learn basic quilting techniques and then expand into areas where the quilt becomes art, exploring what makes good design, shape and color composition, and finally touching on surface elements and dimensionality.  You'll use scraps of favorite fabr

    $265.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 28-September 1, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $500.00
  • Hinda Mandell
    Length:2 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Saturday
    Sunday
    Dates:July 15-16, 2023
    Time:10:00 AM-2:00 PM

    Making and Memoir is a two-day workshop intensive that stitches together personal writing with handcraft techniques.  Students will create a 100-word mini-memoir (which they may opt to submit to the New York Times 'Tiny Love Stories" column) while exploring fiber-work techniques including Yorkshire buttons, Suffolk puffs, peace patches, and more. 

    $140.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:April 12-June 14, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Have a piece of furniture that has potential, but needs a makeover?  Looking to learn how to do-it-yourself?  Join our Upholstery Immersion course.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 7-11, 2023
    Time:3:45 PM-9:30 PM

    Dig in to an upholstery project of your choice. Spend five full days learning and practicing this useful craft.

    This class follows an open workshop format, incorporating students of all levels. Work at your own pace, on your own piece of furniture, with the teacher as your guide.

    $385.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 14-18, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your Summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $550.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:June 26-30, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:July 10-14, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:July 17-21, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:July 24-28, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:July 31-August 4, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00
  • Summer Instructors
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 7-11, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-12:00 PM

    Learn the basics of sewing with needle and thread as well as some knowledge of the machine. Make beautiful creations from cloth and fiber.

    $300.00