The Fiber Arts Studio has a lot to celebrate this October! In the coming months, we’re welcoming four new teachers to the studio to teach everything from sashiko stitching to broom making.

We’re also celebrating a fun turnout at the Creative Thread Festival and the fantastic Night at BARN when guests filled the space with warmth, laughter, and enthusiasm for our crafts. Thank you to everyone who helped make the night a success, and to the community members who bring this creative space to life all year round.

Meet Our New Teachers

Sashiko Patches

Friday, Dec. 4, 10 AM – 1 PM: New teacher Lisa Dawson will teach traditional sashiko symbols and how to stitch them onto patches you can add to your own clothing, accessories, and home goods. No experience required.

Fabric Maché Bowls

Friday, Feb. 26, 2027, 11 AM – 2 PM: Join new teacher Kate Dwyer for a hands-on workshop in fabric maché. You’ll learn Kate’s techniques for building stunningly textured bowls. No experience required.

Sashiko-ori (Woven Sashiko)

Three meetings, beginning Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 10 AM – 4 PM: Weaver, teacher, and workshop leader Beth Ross Johnson joins us from Black Mountain, N.C., to teach the history and structure of sashiko-ori. You’ll weave a small sampler while learning how to take your own design work further.

Floor Broom: Coming Soon

Saturday, March 20, 2027: New teacher Dan Hawkins will explore domestic tools and the craft traditions behind them in this hands-on broom-making class. No experience required.

Creative Thread Festival Thanks

Thank you to the volunteers who staffed the BARN Fiber Arts tent at the 3rd Annual Creative Thread Festival this fall, sharing rigid heddle looms, table looms, knitting, and crochet with fiber enthusiasts from across the island. A big thank you to Tony, Lily, Cleo, Lori, Polly, Grace, Olga, Billie, and Giovanni for making it happen!

Classes We Think You’ll Love

Skipping with Sweetgrass

Two meetings, beginning Thursday, Nov. 12, 9:30 AM – 4 PM: Try your hand at a playful, freeform basket using Northwest sweetgrass in this joyful weaving workshop.

Color and Weave on the Rigid Heddle Loom

Sunday, Nov. 22, 10 AM – 4 PM: Explore color and weave techniques while making a set of hand towels on the rigid heddle loom.

Sew a Zipper Pouch

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 6 – 8 PM: Create vivid, multi-layered prints using just a single screen with this clever reduction technique.

Krokbragd Weaving

Three meetings, beginning Friday, Dec. 4, 10 AM – 4 PM: Learn the history, structure, and motifs of krokbragd through hands-on weaving. Choose your loom: Rigid Heddle Loom or Floor Loom.