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Natural Dyes with Kate Ellis

Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Stop by the fiber art store to see a display of the process of dyeing with natural materials including samples of dye plants and the colors they give, indigo-dyed fabric swatches, ecoprinting with leaves and flowers, and a demonstration of bundle dying with flower petals. Free indigo seedlings will be given away while supplies last. Kate has been exploring natural dyes for at least 15 […]

Member Retreat at the Nashville Public Library

Nashville Public Library 205 Locust Ln, Nashville, IN, United States

Guild Members are invited to a Fun Day of Fiber Retreat on June, 25, 2022 at the Nashville Library (in Nashville, Indiana), 9am – 5pm. We have reserved a large room (with tables and chairs, and a small kitchenette) for the day. There is no specific program – just bring whatever you are working on […]

Dye Day at the Wabash Woolen Mill

Friday, July 8, 2022, leaving Bloomington IN at 7:00 a.m. Our dye day will begin at 10:00 and conclude at 4:00. Approx. 3 hours drive time one way from Bloomington IN Cost per participant will be $40. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Please contact Mary Buschhorn to sign up: [email protected] Lisa will present a […]

November Guild Meeting

Online

Our November Guild meeting will feature Catherine Ellis with an on-line presentation on  woven shibori.   You can read more about her at ellistextiles.com. 

Mat-Make-Along: Learn Something New This August! 

Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

We’d love to teach you how to fold and cut the plastic bags that we crochet into  sleeping mats for those experiencing homelessness. If you’d like to learn to crochet,  we’ll teach you that, too!  Our ‘Mat-Makers’ gather at the Fiber Arts Store on Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:00ish.  They make sleeping mats for the […]

Road Trip to Red Hill Fiber Mill

We will be traveling to the Red Hill Fiber Mill on Tuesday, August 16. Admission is $5 per person and the tour will begin at 10 a.m. Bring a sack lunch and a drink. The trip will take about 1.5 hours. We will be carpooling from the College Mall parking lot in Bloomington. Meet in […]

$5

Meet the Artists Demonstration: Let’s Get Spinning!  

Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Carrie Biddle and Sue Speichert will be on hand all day at the Fiber Arts Store to share  their enthusiasm for the fine art of spinning. They will demonstrate how to use a drop  spindle, a Turkish spindle, and their favorite types of spinning wheels. They will also  have on hand some of their (extensive […]

September Guild Meeting

Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Our next Guild meeting will be held on Monday, September 19 at the Fiber Arts Store. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. with an in-person program by Natalie Drummond on wet felting with handwovens. Natalie is a nationally recognized fiber artist who lives in Fremont, Indiana. Make sure to learn more about Natalie and her work […]

Bead Inlay with Nancy Taylor

Bloomington Spinners and Weavers Guild is hosting a workshop with nationally known fiber artist, Nancy Taylor. Participants will be introduced to various inlay weaving techniques, including bead inlay. Participants should be proficient with basic plain weave. To see examples of Nancy’s work, go to the September 2021 issue of Handwoven magazine. When: Saturday, Oct. 15, […]

$100 – $130

October Guild Meeting

Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United States

Our October Guild meeting will feature Nancy Taylor. She will do an in-person  presentation on her extensive collection of West African textiles.  Visit her website at nancyt.tumblr.com