In ten Saturday workshops from September to June, we design and sew four garments using four natural fibers (cotton, linen, wool, and silk) to create a complete outfit. Over the course of the year we experience different sewing techniques, plant dyeing, and embroidery as we create our own unique fabric and garments.
An exhibition at of new work by community artist Bonnie Manaças, tracing her exploration of the new medium of oil and cold wax. At the opening on September 14, join Bonnie for a demonstration and talk about her evolving relationship with this medium. Light refreshments will be served.
Bring your fiber, textile, or clothing item to the Studio to dye. A black walnut dye pot, light beige to brown, will be ready for you.
Bring your fiber, textile, or clothing item to the Fiber Craft Studio to dye. An indigo dye pot will be ready for you.
Bring your upcycling or mending project to the Fiber Craft Studio for ideas and assistance on bringing new life to worn garments rather than throwing them away.
April Saladino returns to the Studio to share the intricate netting techniques she employs in designing her own jewelry. Join us for a day of quiet looping to create a small pouch of plant-dyed linen. This workshop is for people aged sixteen and older.
Bring your mending project to the Fiber Craft Studio for ideas and assistance on bringing new life to worn garments!
For our December open studio, we invite you to join us in Orchard House for our last mending circle of the year. Next year, we will move along to up-cycling and reviving old clothes. Bring an article of clothing needing repair- let’s work together to create it anew.
Holiday Open Studio! Explore plant-dyed materials, craft kits, and unique hand-made items. Plus, enjoy free card-making activities with embroidery and complimentary refreshments.
Come learn how to needle-felt a gnome with Carmen Mañon and create a little world around it. No experience necessary, just a willingness to explore the possibilities inherent in fleece fibers. This workshop is for people aged sixteen and older.
Holiday Open Studio! Explore plant-dyed materials, craft kits, and unique hand-made items. Plus, enjoy free card-making activities with embroidery and complimentary refreshments.
Develop new skills and enliven your creative capacities in the company of fiber artists. Working with natural fibers, with time-honored tools and techniques guiding the pace of our work and drawing us into an intimate relationship with our materials.
In 2024, our open studios will focus on up-cycling. Please join us in Orchard House to learn how to repair and revive your clothing. Let’s gather to examine an article of clothing and re-create it, making it more relevant, necessary, or stylish
Develop new skills and enliven your creative capacities in the company of fiber artists. Working with natural fibers, with time-honored tools and techniques guiding the pace of our work and drawing us into an intimate relationship with our materials.
A four-year, part-time, in-person professional training for teachers of handwork.
260 Hungry Hollow Road,
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Phone: 845.352.5020
Fax: 845.352.5071
Email: info@threefold.org
