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Fiber Week 2025

Tue, Feb 11, 2025 - Mon, Feb 17, 2025
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Overview

The colorful tapestry of friends and fibers during Fiber Week weaves a wondrous story. Join us on campus for this special week-long event that celebrates all manner of fiber arts. Featuring speakers, demonstrations, community gatherings, and coursework from long-time North House instructors as well as new guest artisans; tuck in to the warm and woolly camaraderie this winter. Create your own fiber adventure spinning, knitting, felting, sewing, dyeing, and more!

Event Details

Fiber Friday

Fiber Friday, a fabulous feature of Fiber Week, will be February 14. We’ll host a day of speakers, demonstrations, and community gatherings free for all enrolled students. Connect with fellow students and instructors, expand your interests and enjoy our cozy campus learning atmosphere. Come early or stay late; you won’t want to miss Fiber Friday! 

Featured Instructor

This year’s Featured Guest Instructor is Emma Ewadotter from Umeå, Sweden, a talented  textile artist and crafter who focuses on maximized decor and strong colors but also has deep interest and respect for the traditional designs from old rural Sweden. Emma will be teaching two classes during Fiber Week and will be our Fiber Friday Featured Speaker.

The full schedule of community gatherings and evening events will be available in early 2025. Registration for courses opens August 28 for members and August 29 for everyone.

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Course Offerings

Demystifying Double Weave

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Kristina Nichols

Introduction to Nålbinding

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Melba Granlund

Learn to Knit: Artists Point Cowl

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
Days 1-2: 9am-4pm; Day 3: 9am-noon
Instructor: Dorothy Broomall

Much is More: Venture into the World of Finery Embroidery

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Emma Ewadotter

Sculptural Felting

Tue, Feb 11th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Elise Kyllo

How to Make a Color Way

Wed, Feb 12th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-4pm each day
Instructor: Stefania Isaacson

Seven Ways To Knit and a Dye Pot Too!

Wed, Feb 12th, 2025  –  Thu, Feb 13th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Martha Owen, Lesley Darling

Decorated Hands: A Modern Twist on Brudvantar

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Mon, Feb 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Emma Ewadotter

Grow Your Own Sweater: Shepherding, Spinning, Stitches

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Tue, Feb 18th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructors: Martha Owen, Lesley Darling

Introduction to Tablet Weaving

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Mon, Feb 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Caroline Feyling

Norwegian Needlecraft: Taking the 'Hard' out of Hardanger

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Sun, Feb 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Lori Zimmerman

Revelations in Rep Weave

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Tue, Feb 18th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Kelly Marshall

Scandinavian Roots Weaving on the Rigid Heddle Loom

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Mon, Feb 17th, 2025
9am-5pm each day

Skinnfell: Norwegian Wood Block Party

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Sun, Feb 16th, 2025
9am-5pm each day
Instructor: Becky Utecht

Soupcraft

Sat, Feb 15th, 2025  –  Sun, Feb 16th, 2025
9am to 5pm each day
Instructor: Kim Ode