Workshops
Basket Bowl
Apr 24, 2026
5PM-7:30PM – Tami Fuller – $48
Students will make a lovely rope bowl using basic warp and weft and twining techniques.
Intarsia Knitting
Apr 24, 2026
5:00PM-7:30PM – Marcia Weinert – $38
“Intarsia” knitting takes its name from the inlaid images of woodworking.
Clasped Weft Weaving
Apr 25, 2026
9AM-11AM – Tami Fuller – $42
Students will use as a mold to make their own custom bowl.
Felted Landscape
Apr 25, 2026
9AM-11AM – Ellen McCarthy- $40
Create a needle felted landscape using natural dyed local wool on a background of handcrafted felt.
Eco-Print Speckle Dyed Yarn
Apr 25, 2026
1PM-3PM – Missy Singer DuMars – $67
Explore the art of creating naturally dyed speckled wool yarn.
Learn to Spin
Apr 25, 2026
1:30PM-5:00PM – Marcia Weinert – $50
Learn to make your own, unique handspun yarn on a spinning wheel!
Wet Felted Small Vessel
Apr 26, 2026
9AM-11:30AM – Suzanne O’Brien – $50
Learn the art of and technique of wet felting by creating a small felted vessel with Roycroft Artisan, Suzanne O’Brien.
Scissor or Needle Case
Apr 26, 2026
12:30PM-2:30PM – Ellen McCarthy- $36
Come and make a beautiful case for your small scissors or a case to keep your needles in order.
Know Your Wool
Apr 26, 2026
12:30PM-2:30PM – Tami Fuller – $44
There is so much that goes into working with wool! Learn the basics of fiber prep and have common questions answered.
Schedule
| Times | Location | |
| Friday, April 24, 2026 | ||
| Ides of Ideas | On View | ACWC Gallery, 1st Floor |
| Fiber Artists Forum | 2- 4 pm | ACWC Screening Room |
| Early Bird Workshops | 5 – 7 pm | ACWC Classroom (1) |
| Early Bird Private ShopWorkshop Students | 7 – 8 pm | ACWC Gallery, 1st Floor |
| Saturday, April 25, 2026 | ||
| Ides of Ideas | On View All Day | ACWC Gallery, 1st Floor |
| Handmade Competition | On View All Day | ACWC Member Gallery |
| Area 4-H Youth Fiber | On View All Day | ACWC Member Gallery |
| Registration, Students Only | 8:30 am | ACWC Headquarters |
| Morning Workshops | 9:00 am(all done by 11:30) | ACWC Classroom (1)ACWC Classroom (2) |
| Doors Open, General Public | 10:00 am | ACWC |
| Crochet Circle + Open Knit | 10:30 – 12 noon | ACWC, 1st Floor |
| Lunch Break | 11:30 – 12 noon | Community Sponsors Eat Drink and Be Perry |
| Keynote Address: Marcia Weinert | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pmOpt. Q+A 1:15 | ACWC – Screening Room |
| Afternoon Workshops | 1:30 – 3:30 | ACWC Classroom (1) |
| Afternoon Demonstrations | 1:30 – EOD | ACWC, 1st Floor, ACWC Members Gallery |
| Vending Closes | 4:30 pm | ACWC |
| Sunday, April 26, 2026 | ||
| Ides of Ideas | On View All Day | ACWC Gallery, 1st Floor |
| Handmade Competition | On View All Day | ACWC Member Gallery |
| Area 4-H Youth Fiber | On View All Day | ACWC Member Gallery |
| Registration, Students Only | 8:30 am | ACWC Headquarters |
| Morning Workshops | 9:00 am | ACWC Classroom (1)ACWC Classroom (2) |
| Doors Open, General Public | 10:00 am | ACWC |
| Morning Demonstrations TBA | 10:30a | ACWC |
| Fiber 101 with Shepherds Panel Discussion | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | |
| Afternoon Workshops | 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | ACWC Classroom (1)ACWC Classroom (2) |
| Vending Closes | 3pm | ACWC |
| Learn to Knit w/ FF Vol. | All Day Saturday | Free |
| Demonstrations | All Day Saturday | Free |
| Open Knit | All Day Saturday | Free |
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