4-hour Workshop
Date: Saturday, September 20
Time: 11am-3pm
Description: Join us for an energetic day of processing the retted flax stems into usable line and tow fibers! We will unravel the mystery of rippling, breaking, scutching, and hackling using robust hand tools and making a big mess--outside! After an exciting morning, we will head inside for a snack and a conversation about the Rustbelt Fibershed, learning more about this exciting organization, slow fashion, the future of flax, and ways to become more involved. To wrap up the day, we will all pick up our drop spindles and begin spinning our freshly sown, grown, harvested, retted, and processed line fibers into linen!
Tuition: $75 + $15 materials
Materials: All materials provided. Drop spindles will be available for purchase if you missed the HARVEST workshop!
Location: Contemporary Craft, TImmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place both outside and in the Fibers Loft studio, which is on the second floor of the building.
There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.
One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.
One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.
We strive to create a welcoming experience. If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1639 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.
Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded through Eventbrite, or you may leave your workshop fee in your Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.
Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.
