We’ve been invited to participate in the Huntington’s Fiber Days Festival, on May 21st. We’ll be hosting a table, showcasing our newly launched Regional Fiber Sourcebook, and showing off some of the 2021 Slow and Local Clothing projects!
Link through to info on the Huntington’s event pages:
The Power of Plants
A free family-friendly series of Saturday programs hosted by The Huntington highlighting artists, makers, textile guilds and community members.
May 7, 2022: Weaving featuring lecture* and demonstration by Porfirio Gutierrez, (onsite + online). Details forthcoming.
May 14, 2022: Watercolor Work featuring workshop* with Sandy Rodriguez, 2020-2021 Caltech-Huntington Art + Research Fellow (online, 60 min) 10am-11am . Details forthcoming.
May 21, 2022: Seeds and Spinning featuring Kelly Fernandez, Head Gardener of Huntington Herb & Shakespeare Gardens and Anna Zinsmeister, Master Spinner and Weaver (onsite, 60 min)
ALSO ON SUNDAY
Guild Demonstrations (onsite, in Herb, Rose and Shakespeare) 10am-2pm.
The centuries-old crafts of textile making with natural plant dyes are showcased in this program in The Huntington's Herb Garden and adjacent Rose Garden. Skilled craftspeople demonstrate the tools and techniques for carding and combing fibers such as cotton and linen, spinning the fibers into thread, weaving, knitting, and making natural dyes and watercolors using herbs and other plant materials.
Drop in Making & Mending Space (onsite, in Herb, Rose and Shakespeare) 10am-2pm.
Plants have the power to bring artists together. Let’s celebrate the maker in all of us! Do you have a favorite garment that could use some mending? Find inspiration and direction to transform your latest textile project and meet us in the gardens for this drop-in maker’s space. Bring your favorite knitting needles, your mending supplies, and meet new friends. Practice the art of slow stitching and mend what you love with what you have. A limited amount of patches, thread, and yarn is available while supplies last.