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This season, Maine Fibershed has lined up a wonderful slate of hands-on workshops designed to build skills, spark creativity, and connect you with your community’s abundant resources. From up-cycling and mending to sweater design and traditional button-making, these programs offer members and and non-members practical ways to engage with fiber arts while supporting Maine's fiber and textile future. Members get discounts on workshops! Sign up for membership here. This is a two-part class taking place on October 10 and October 17, in Belfast, ME. Maine Fibershed Member price: $130 Non-Member price: $145 Flex your creative knitting muscles and go from “I knit sweaters” to “I design sweaters.” In this two‑part workshop, knitwear designer Reah Janise Kauffman will guide you through transforming that “someday sweater” idea into something you can actually cast on. This hands‑on class walks you through the full design process—from first sketch to a clear, knittable pattern. October 11, Camden, ME Maine Fibershed Member price: $30 Non-member price: $35 Learn to crochet an evocative and beautiful mathematical object called a hyperbolic plane. Whether you love math or think you hate it, this workshop is for everyone. No previous crochet experience needed. You’ll leave with your project well begun, and with instructions for finishing it. January 16, Camden ME Maine Fibershed Member price: $80 Non-member price: $90 A no rules weaving class using a global collection of plant and animal fibers including fleeces of curly wools, mohair, bison, cashmere, plant fibers, paper, raw silk, cocoons, feathers, roving, handspun yarn and so much more. Students only need to bring their creativity. All materials included.
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