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Ages 18 and up.
This course is for those of you who have some embroidery experience and would like to add new stitches to your repertoire, and/or brush up on the stitches you are already familiar with.
During class you will discuss and practice different aspects of embroidery - threads, needles, designs, fabrics, and transfer techniques. You will be encouraged to let the instructor know anything additional you would like to learn.
The course will start with a quick recap of stem stitch, french knots, fly stitch, blanket stitch, and any others you would like to review. You will then move on to new stitches including the coral stitch, cretan stitch, herringbone, and whipped spider stitch. You will also begin discussing and practicing the Satin Stitch (and time allowing, the Long-and-short). While this stitch strikes fear in the hearts of aspiring embroiderers, the instructor has many tips and techniques that will put you on the road to success! After this course, you will be able to tackle just about any embroidery project there is!
There is no substitute for practice, so let's get started!
Students should bring $7 to the first day of class for a kit of embroidery materials which include fabric, a variety of threads, needles, and written instructions. This will be paid to the instructor on the first day of class. Students will also need to bring the following to class: a 5” screw-type embroidery hoop (or the instructor will have good quality hoops available for purchase for $9) and a small pair of scissors.
This 3-session intermediate level course is for ages 18 and up
Clasess take place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia.
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Fee: $71.00
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Instructor: Roberta "Bobbi" Chase
Capacity Remaining: -1
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Dates: 12/3/2022 - 12/17/2022
Times: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Sessions: 3
Days: Sa
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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In this three-session course, students will learn how to design and weave their own handwoven textile such as a scarf or table runner.
Session 1: Students will be introduced to the different parts of a loom and how they work, various fiber types and their suitability for different uses, yarn set and how it affects drape, and how to calculate the amount of yarn needed for a project. Design considerations such as color, pattern, and texture will also be covered. This first session will have a virtual option so that students may attend online from home if desired. Participants will then select and purchase the yarns needed for their project and bring them to the following sessions.
Session 2: Students will prepare the materials and dress the loom. This includes measuring out the warp, threading the heddles and the reed, winding the yarn onto the loom, adjusting the tension and beginning to weave.
Session 3: Students will weave and complete their projects.The instructor will cover how to wind and throw a shuttle, advance the warp, add more weft, fix a broken warp thread, maintain an even weaving beat, keep neat selvedges and finish the fabric. Students will leave with a completed project!
Open to ages 13 and older.
Appropriate for Beginner skill levels. No prior experience is required. Previous students are also encouraged to register if they would like to continue learning, practicing, and advancing their weaving skills.
All tools and equipment will be provided, but students must purchase their own yarns (approx. $40).
The first session (on Friday, December 9th, 5-7pm) may be attended remotely or in person at Arbutus, and the instructor will reach out to registered students. The second session (on December 17th, 9am-2pm) and third session (on December 18th, 9am-2pm) are in person at Arbutus Folk School: 610 4th Ave E, Olympia.
Please dress in layers to adjust for comfort, and bring lunch and a water bottle.
*Please note that the class will take place in an upstairs space not currently serviced by an elevator, and students will need to navigate a long flight of stairs.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $195.00
Instructor: Liz Frey
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 1
Dates: 12/9/2022 - 12/18/2022
Days: Su F Sa
Schedule Details: Please note the different times and dates for each session, listed in the course description.
Times: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sessions: 3
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Weaving Loft (upstairs)
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Ages 16 and older
In this beginner's level course, you will learn about the different parts of a rigid heddle loom and the importance each part plays in the weaving process. You will learn how to warp a loom and weave a scarf. You will also learn hemstitching that holds woven yarn in place after the scarf is removed from the loom.
The class will discuss different weave structures and how color can really impact woven items. A traditional houndstooth pattern is made from very light grey or off white and a charcoal grey or black color palette. However, this is your scarf so whatever colors you choose will be perfect. Just make sure to pick light and dark solid colors to maximize the houndstooth effect!
Appropriate for all skill levels. No prior experience is required to participate in this course.
Looms will be provided. Students will need to bring scissors, tape measure, and a blunt tipped tapestry needle. The instructor will send an email to all registered students with information about which yarn to purchase for the course.
Classes takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia. Downtown parking is free on weekends.
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Fee: $140.00
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Instructor: Joan Hoffmeyer
Capacity Remaining: 0
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Dates: 12/10/2022 - 12/11/2022
Times: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 2
Days: Su Sa
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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Ages 16 and older
In this continuing rigid heddle weaving course, students will learn a fun technique and make a textured “waffle weave” structure combined with plain weave for a nice absorbent & textured towel. You make the “waffle” by using a pick-up stick in two different positions to give you both a warp & weft face intermittent weave structure.
We will use 100% cotton for the towel. You can use one or two colors; the choice is yours. I recommend either an 8/4 cotton or a sport weight cotton fiber. You will need approximately 350 yards of cotton. 8/4 cotton cones can be purchased at Ewe & I in Chehalis. Cotton can be purchased at The Black Sheep Yarn Boutique or Our Local Yarn Shop (OLYS), both in Olympia. Mention your purchase is for a class at Arbutus to receive a 10% discount on your purchase at any of these stores.
This course is appropriate for students who have a basic knowledge of weaving and warping a loom. You will also need to bring tapestry needles and scissors to class.
Students must bring approximately 350 yards of 8/4 cotton or sport weight cotton, tapestry needles and scissors. Your instructor will also email you additional information.
Course takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia. Downtown parking is free on weekends.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $140.00
Instructor: Joan Hoffmeyer
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 2
Dates: 12/17/2022 - 12/18/2022
Days: Su Sa
Schedule Details: Saturday and Sunday
Times: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 2
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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 Embrace winter with this adorable needle felting course, where students will create their own snowpeople, including this hilarious melting snowman!
Needle felting is the process of using specialized barbed needles to sculpt wool fiber. As the needle touches the wool, it grabs onto the fiber and compresses it together, turning it into a solid shape.
Students do not need to have prior experience with felting as this is an entry level project. Come learn how to safely use the needle felting tools! All felting supplies will be provided to students, with take-home tools to continue needle-felting on your own.
Appropriate for all skill levels. All materials, tools, and equipment will be provided.
Please note that there are both adult (13+) as well as youth (ages 8-12 years) classes listed, and to register for the appropriate age group.
Clases takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia.
For youth classes, please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the class start time to check you student in. Please also remember to sign them out before leaving.
For students enrolled with OASIS, this class may qualify as a CBI for your arts learning. Please contact us at info@arbutusfolkschool.org to make arrangements for your student.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $56.00
Instructor: Amanda Hanson
Max Class Size: 7
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 7
Dates: 12/20/2022 - 12/20/2022
Days: Tu
Schedule Details: This class is for youth, ages 8-12 years.
Times: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sessions: 1
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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Embrace winter with this adorable needle felting course, where students will create their own snowpeople, including this hilarious melting snowman!
Needle felting is the process of using specialized barbed needles to sculpt wool fiber. As the needle touches the wool, it grabs onto the fiber and compresses it together, turning it into a solid shape.
Students do not need to have prior experience with felting as this is an entry level project. Come learn how to safely use the needle felting tools! All felting supplies will be provided to students, with take-home tools to continue needle-felting on your own.
Appropriate for all skill levels. All materials, tools, and equipment will be provided.
Please note that there are both adult (13+) as well as youth (ages 8-12 years) classes listed, and to register for the appropriate age group.
Clases takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia.
For youth classes, please plan to arrive 10 minutes before the class start time to check you student in. Please also remember to sign them out before leaving.
For students enrolled with OASIS, this class may qualify as a CBI for your arts learning. Please contact us at info@arbutusfolkschool.org to make arrangements for your student.
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Fee: $56.00
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Instructor: Amanda Hanson
Capacity Remaining: 0
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Dates: 12/21/2022 - 12/21/2022
Times: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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Ages 13 and older
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This class is for ages 13+
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Start the new year with color! In this four-week evening class taking place in the instructor’s home studio, you will learn about the color and natural dye traditions of Finland and the Indigenous Sámi of Europe’s far north, both parts of the instructor’s heritage.
A series of hands-on natural dyeing activities will deepen connections as you prepare, dye, and modify several fiber types using 4-5 different natural dye sources that will yield 16-20 colors, with all materials provided. Students will create their own dye sample books to document their color explorations in the class. Participants will complete the project inspired and prepared to continue their dye practice in their own kitchen at home.
The instructor will also support interested students in exploring the dyeing traditions of their own ancestry or home-place and how to source local, seasonal plants representing these traditions. If you wish, Marja will support and guide you in planning and possibly starting to execute this optional, additional dye project based on your own heritage. However, please note that the class registration fee includes all sample fibers and dye materials for the class project, but students interested in starting a subsequent personal project will obtain their own supplies separately.
Open to students ages 8 and older.
Appropriate for beginner skill levels.
Address will be sent to enrolled students as the start date approaches.
All materials, tools, and equipment will be provided. Please bring an apron or wear clothes that can get dirty.
This folk & traditional arts workshop is supported in part with funding from Northwest Heritage Resources, a Washington State cultural non-profit organization. Thank you, NWHR for creating this opportunity for our community! If you would like to make a donation to Arbutus Folk School to support our programs, please click on the link!
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $135.00
Instructor: Marja Eloheimo
Max Class Size: 10
Minimum Class Size: 5
Capacity Remaining: 7
Dates: 1/5/2023 - 1/26/2023
Days: Th
Schedule Details:
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sessions: 4
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Building: Instructor's Studio
Room: N/A
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 Ages 16 and older
Using Berroco Pima Soft, students will wind on enough warp to weave up to 5 spa cloths. Using one color for the warp and a different color for the weft, you can be creative with your designs as you weave, and can choose to weave for a rolled hem or short fringe. The instructor will have samples of each so you can decide before you start weaving.
Are you making them as gifts? They would be great for gift exchanges at work or stocking stuffers (yes, it's getting close to that time of year!) or make them all for yourself to enjoy!
This two day course is appropriate for confident beginners who have a basic knowledge of weaving and warping a loom.
Students must bring two skeins for the warp and one skein for the weft, for a total of approximately 350 yards of Berroco Pima Soft yarn in two colors ($8.50 per skein). Please also bring a tapestry needle and scissors. Berroco Pima Soft may be purchased at Black Sheep Yarn Boutique in Olympia. Mention your purchase is for a class at Arbutus to receive a 10% discount on your purchase.
Your instructor will also email you additional information closer to the start date.
Course takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia. Downtown parking is free on weekends.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $140.00
Instructor: Joan Hoffmeyer
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 4
Dates: 1/7/2023 - 1/8/2023
Days: Su Sa
Schedule Details:
Times: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 2
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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Drop spindling is one of the oldest fiber arts, believed to have started with a simple stick rolled on the thigh!
In this class we will learn about wool fiber and its characteristics, and the different varieties of drop spindles. We begin with lap spinning and quickly move to the drop spindle and how to create the yarn you are looking for. In the second week we will learn how to ply your fiber into a 2-ply yarn, ready for use!
This class is for beginning spinners - no experience required. Wool fiber will be provided.
Students must bring a drop spindle. If you do not already own a spindle, and would like to buy one from the instructor, please bring a cheque for $32 to the first class. If you would prefer to purchase one yourself, the instructor recommends a Schachts Hi-Lo 3” 2.2 ounce spindle which can be purchased online from a variety of websites.
Ages 14 and up welcome!
Classes will be at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia. Please bring a drop spindle or a cheque for $32 to the first class to purchase one from the instructor.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $84.00
Instructor: Wendy Clark
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 5
Dates: 1/18/2023 - 1/25/2023
Days: W
Schedule Details: Two Wednesday evenings
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sessions: 2
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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 Ages 14 and older
In this beginning spinning class we will discuss basic wheel mechanics and how to keep that wheel going in the same direction. We will talk about wool variety, characteristics, and how it behaves in yarn. We will start with worsted spinning, and how to make balanced singles and 2 ply yarn.
Appropriate for all skill levels.
Class takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia.
All materials, tools, and equipment will be provided. Students may wish to bring a spinning wheel if you own one, if not you may borrow one from the school..
Open to students ages 14 and older.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $115.00
Instructor: Wendy Clark
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 5
Dates: 2/4/2023 - 2/18/2023
Days: Sa
Schedule Details:
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sessions: 3
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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 Ages 16 and older
This project is perfect for weavers who have mastered the basics and are ready to procced to the next level.
The pinwheel star pattern is typically woven on an 8-shaft loom but, with finger tip dexterity and the use of a pick-up stick, you can create pinwheels on your rigid heddle loom. The process is a lot of fun to do, seeing the pinwheels develop while weaving. You will use two colors of cotton yarn to make your piece of art. By the time the towel is completed, you will be ready to warp up your loom to make another one!! This pattern is guaranteed to challenge you to your fullest!
This two day course is appropriate for intermediate level weavers, ages 16 and older.
Students must bring a tapestry needle, scissors, and 2 colors of yarn, with cost of about $12 per skein. The instructor recommends either Cascade Pima Cotton or Berroco Pima Cotton, and she will email more information to registered students. Our Local Yarn Shop carries Cascade Pima Cotton and Black Sheep Yarn Boutique carries Berroco Pima Cotton. Mention your fiber purchase is for a class at Arbutus to receive a 10% discount on your purchase.
Your instructor will also email you additional information closer to the start date.
Course takes place at Arbutus Folk School, 610 4th Ave E, Olympia. Downtown parking is free on weekends.
Please wear a mask while attending classes, and do not attend classes if you are feeling ill or have had contact with Covid-19. Please notify Arbutus staff in the event that you test positive for Covid so that your fellow students can be notified of possible exposure.
Fee: $140.00
Instructor: Joan Hoffmeyer
Max Class Size: 5
Minimum Class Size: 3
Capacity Remaining: 5
Dates: 2/25/2023 - 2/26/2023
Days: Su Sa
Schedule Details:
Times: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 2
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Building: Arbutus Folk School
Room: Front Classroom
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