FIBER ARTS Creating with fiber, fabric, and dye through ancient and modern techniques San Diego Craft Collective offers a growing Fiber Arts Program, sharing the methodical, often meditative pleasure of working with this tactile, grounding medium. Creating with fiber is an ancient, simple act—one that connects us to nature, to handmaking, and to a diverse community of curious makers exploring both traditional craft and modern approaches. Our program is supported by dedicated fiber artists who are passionate about their materials and ready to teach techniques using eco‑friendly, sustainable practices. Explore Craft Collective’s fiber arts classes below and begin your creative journey today! Fiber Arts for Children | 3-12 years Craft Collective offers a range of creative learning opportunities for children, including weekly Afterschool Classes, Workshops and seasonal Craft Camps. Our Fiber Arts classes introduce age‑appropriate techniques that spark curiosity and creativity. Monthly Kids Sewing Skills, 8-12yrs offers a rotating series of fun, hands‑on projects that help children explore soft materials and build confidence in handmaking. We also offer a monthly Family & Beginners Sewing Workshop series, where adults and children learn together. Students can bring their own sewing machine or use one of ours. After completing Sewing 101: Sewing Machine Basics, families can continue building skills in Sewing 102: Cut, Press & Hem and Sewing 103 | Zippers, Linings & More. Monthly beginner‑friendly, project‑based workshops are also available for new sewists who want to create fun, seasonal pieces. Fiber Arts for Teens & Adults | 12+ years Craft Collective offers a wide range of fiber arts classes throughout the year, including a weekly Teens Sewing & Garment Construction, 13+yrs class, where teens learn machine sewing skills to explore making their own clothes. Students will gain confidence using a sewing machine; practice essential techniques like seam finishes, hems, and zippers; and explore how to read and follow a garment pattern, while working on beginner-friendly garment projects that build real sewing skills and result in wearable pieces. Additionally, the Fiber Arts Program provides professional instructors who are skilled in their craft and enjoy inspiring and sharing the joy of handmaking with each student. Scroll down to check out each specific fiber arts medium we offer. Most of the classes below welcome Teens to attend! NOTE | Classes fill up quickly, so save your space today. If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join our Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. Recurring Fiber Arts Workshops & Courses Sewing & Quilting Workshops are a fun and practical place to begin exploring the wide world of fiber arts. One of the oldest mediums, sewing workshops connect students to a highly engaging traditional craft. Sewing and Quilting Classes offered monthly include: Family & Beginner Sewing 101 | Sewing Machine Basics Family & Beginners Sewing 102 | Cut, Press & Hem Family & Beginners Sewing 103 | Zippers, Linings & More Sewing Fundamentals | Meet the Machine Sewing Fundamentals | Pattern Reading 101 6-Week Sewing Fundamentals: Artist’s Apron Intermediate Sewing | Learn to Hem Intermediate Sewing | Belt Bag Upcycling | Lino Carving & Block Printing * New projects and workshops are announced each month. Some workshops require previous class experience. Weaving Workshops are a wonderful starting point for those interested in exploring the craft of creating fabric by hand. In Craft Collective’s weaving workshops, students learn to warp looms, weave with a variety of techniques, and explore diverse fiber options and their effects on composition, structure and finished pieces. Weaving Workshops include: RIGID HEDDLE LOOM WEAVING: Warp & Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom Clasped Weft Weaving & Hemstitching on a Rigid Heddle Loom TAPESTRY LOOM WEAVING: Intro to Tapestry Weaving LAP LOOM WEAVING: Intuitive Weaving Learn to Weave with Silk Fiber * New projects and workshops are announced each month. No experience necessary. Macrame’ Workshops are a great place to begin, or continue, one’s exploration of the wide world of fiber arts. An ancient knotting technique adapted by sailors in centuries past, it is a simple and versatile craft that can be adapted to a variety of unique functions and projects. New macrame’ workshops are announced and offered throughout the year. Workshop projects include: Macrame’ Crossbody Bag, Macrame’ Bottle Bag, Macrame’ Pillow, Macramé Phone Wristlet-Keychain, Macrame’ Earrings, Macrame’ Flower, Half Circle Wall Hanging, Macrame Driftwood Plant Hanger, Macrame’ Market Bag, Macrame Plant Hanger, Macrame’ Wall Hanging, Macrame’ Sandals, Macrame Pumpkin, Macrame’ Wreath, Macrame Snowflake Ornament, Macrame Shelf Wall Hanging * New projects and workshops are announced each month. No experience necessary. Stitch & Knitting Workshops are another fun portal into the soft, cozier aspects of Fiber Arts. Whether it’s learning a new embroidery stitch, exploring repetition and design, upcycling well-loved pieces, or learning to crochet or knit, the world of fiber arts is vast. Workshops include: STITCHING: Visible Mending | Upcycling Workshop Sashiko & Kantha Embroidery | Creative Mending KNITTING: 3-Week Knitting Fundamentals CROCHET: 3-Week Crochet Fundamentals 3-Week Intermediate Crochet | Granny Squares Crochet Club (meets once each month) * New projects and workshops are announced each month. No experience necessary. Felting Workshops are a wool-oriented fiber art that allows students to create new texture with overlay application. Connecting pieces through felting, either needle or wet felting, these timeless crafts are brimming with possibility, color and a vast variety of shapes and forms. Workshops include: Wet Felting | Wool Felted Flower Wet Felting | Wool Felted Soap Wet Felting | Painting with Wool Wet Felting | Felted Wool Bowl Wet Felting | Family Felting with Wool Ball Diffusers Needle Felting | Sea Pebbles Needle Felting | Wool Felt Fairy House Needle Felting | Wool Felted Sea & Landscapes * New projects and workshops are announced each month. No experience necessary. Natural Dye Workshops focus on how to prepare fiber and fabric by applying necessary mordants, natural dye preparation, and dye-resist techniques. Craft Collective focuses on natural dyes in its commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly craft, and offers dye workshops in: Intro to Natural Dye, Natural Indigo Dye & Traditional Shibori Technique, Fresh Indigo Natural Dye | From Leaf to Fiber, Acorn & Gall Natural Dye & Shibori, & Bundle Dye. * New projects and workshops announced each month. No experience necessary. Basket Weaving Workshops are an exploration into the past, when basketry was a critical craft, as baskets were a daily necessity in every home and business. These days, basket making allows one to explore creating with one’s hands using eco-friendly, sustainable, and functional, aesthetic materials. In Craft Collective’s basket weaving workshops, students learn about basket weaving tools and materials; how to begin, weave, and finish a basket; how to add an assortment of beads and other embellishments; and how to create functional and decorative pieces. Basketry workshop projects include: Basket Weaving: Pine Needle Basket Weaving, Handwoven Lace Collar Basket, Round Basket with Rim, Handwoven Twill Basket Workshop, Bread Basket with Leather Handles Broom Making: Broom Making, Two Handed Sweeper Broom, Cobweb Broom Making, Hand Broom Making. * New projects and workshops announced each month. No experience necessary. INTEREST LIST | If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join our Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. PRIVATE LESSONS | Available at request. 404’s | Many of our classes are monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly and seasonal. If a class is not currently offered it may lead to a 404 error at this time. Please check back, or add your name to our Interest List and we will contact you when a class is scheduled. SUBSCRIBE | New projects and workshops are announced each month. Subscribe to SDCC to hear about what’s coming up! QUESTIONS? | Email us at make@sandiegocraft.org with any questions.