Tag Archive for: Fiber Arts

Turkey-Wing Hand Broom Making
Tuesday, March 24th, 5:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Class:

This one-day workshop introduces participants to traditional broom-making through the construction of a turkey wing hand broom. This workshop emphasizes slow making, material awareness, and the transmission of practical knowledge through the hands.

What You’ll Learn:

Students will learn foundational techniques of hand broom construction while engaging with the historical, domestic, and cultural significance of broom making as a craft practice.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted hand broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: March 20th  

Instructor: Erica Fitzgerald

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All supplies included

Cordage Making
Tuesday, 5:00 pm
April 7 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

This course introduces cordage making as both a functional skill and a form of material knowledge. Participants will learn to transform raw fibers like dandelion, Virginia creeper, kudzu, and more, into cord through hand-twisting and plying techniques while exploring the historical role of cordage in textile production, tool making, and daily life.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the overview of cordage across cultures, single-strand twist and basic hand-rolling techniques, understanding of different materials such as; plant fibers, reclaimed fibers, and contemporary substitutions, and much more!

You’ll Leave with:

You leave with an understanding how how to create natural cords using reusable and natural materials for future projects.

Deadline to register by: April 3rd  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

All Supplies Included

Introduction to Broom Making: Cobweb Broom
Saturday, May 2nd, 12:00pm
Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Discover the old world charm of making a cobweb broom in the traditional style. These brooms are functional but make great decorative items, and great gifts!

What You’ll Learn:

Learn the basic weaving techniques used to make a broom, with natural broomcorn (sorghum) and organic handles.  Leave with a completed project.

What You’ll Leave With:

By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully crafted cobweb broom and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: April 28th  

Instructor:  Dustin Cecil 

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All supplies included

Coiled Basketry
Saturday, 12:00 pm
April 18 – May 9 | Ages 16-99+

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Intro to Coiled Basketry introduces participants to foundational basket-making techniques through the practice of coiling. Using a range of natural and found fibers, including pine needles, students will learn how to build form through stitching, tension, and repetition. The class emphasizes material exploration, hand skills, and an understanding of basketry as both a functional and historically significant craft practice.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the basic skills of coiled basketry making, and learn fun information such as coiled basketry across cultures and histories, Emphasis on tension, stitch consistency, and building even stitches, and so much more!

What You’ll Leave With:

.By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully handwoven basket and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: April 14th  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

All Supplies Included

Seagrass Basketry
Saturday, 12:00 pm
March 21 – April 11 | Ages 16-99+

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Class:

Learn the meditative art of seagrass basketry in this hands-on workshop. Using natural seagrass and simple techniques, participants will explore how traditional craft practices connect us to place, labor, and rhythm.

What You’ll Learn:

In a group learning environment, you’ll learn the basic skills of seagrass basketry, and learn fun information such as types of baskets, how to twine, basket shaping, and much more!

What You’ll Leave With:

.By the end of the session, you’ll leave with a beautifully handwoven flower basket and a deeper appreciation for the tactile knowledge carried through craft.

Deadline to register by: March 17th  

Instructor:  Erica Fitzgerald

Supply List

All Supplies Included

Dresden Plate Table Runner
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.
March 25 – May 6
Ages 16+

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Class:

This class is an 7 week class that will teach students how to create their own quilted Dresden plate table runner.  This class is designed for beginner-intermediate sewists with no prior experience necessary.

*** The Instructor encourages students that if they own their own sewing machine, they may bring it to class to work on their project on a machine they are more familiar with. Baker Hunt still provides sewing machines for students who don’t own a machine and/or students who prefer not to transport their personal machine from home.***

What You’ll Learn:

Students will begin by cutting the fabric, learning the machine, sewing the Dresden blades together before appliqueing them to a background piece. Finally, students will learn to baste and quilt their own table runner on a domestic sewing machine and how to apply binding by hand or machine.

What You’ll Leave With:

At the end of the class, students will have create a unique and personalized table runner.

Deadline to register by: March 21st  

Instructor: Rachel Robertson

Supply List

Baker Hunt provides all the standard tools to create the featured project, and provides limited material fabric for the project.

Students are encouraged to bring their own fabric material/fabric pattern to class since sewing project is personal and a form of self expression.

Students Will Need to Purchase/ Bring:

  • Students will need “5 fat quarters” of fabric, which could be found at a local quilt shop such as:
    • Around the Corner
    • Bessie’s Quilting Niche
    • Make.Do
    • Silk Road Textiles.

Teen Sewing: Crosstown Crescent Bag
Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.
March 17 – May 5
Ages 13-15

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Class:

The crosstown crescent bag class is an 8-week class where participants will create their own crossbody bag. This class is designed for beginner sewist interested in zippers & bags.
***Instructor Rachel Robertson has written permission from pattern author to teach this class, under the condition that each student purchase the pattern so the author benefits as deserved.***

(Participants will need to have this specific bag pattern purchased for class.)

The pattern is found here: Crossbody Bag Pattern

*** The Instructor encourages students that if they own their own sewing machine, they may bring it to class to work on their project on a machine they are more familiar with. Baker Hunt still provides sewing machines for students who don’t own a machine and/or students who prefer not to transport their personal machine from home.***

What You’ll Learn:

This bag class will teach participants how to quilt two layers of fabric together, insert a zipper, create an interior pocket, insert a lining, work with nylon webbing, attach bag fasteners, and attach bias binding.

What You’ll Leave With:

At the end of the class, students will have created a unique and personalized crossbody zipper bag.

Deadline to register by: March 13th  

Instructor: Rachel Robertson

Supply List

Baker Hunt provides all the standard tools to create the featured project, and provides limited material fabric for the project.

Students are encouraged to bring their own fabric material/fabric pattern to class since sewing is personal and a form of self expression.

Students Will Need to Purchase/ Bring:

  •  3/4 yard of exterior fabric.
  • 3/4 yard of interior fabric.
  • Crossbody Pattern from Etsy Artist below:

Adult Sewing: Crosstown Crescent Bag
Monday, 6:00 p.m.
March 16 – April 20
Ages 16+

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Class:

This crosstown crescent bag class is a 6-week class where participants will create their own crossbody bag. This class is designed for beginner and intermediate sewist interested in zippers & bags.
***Instructor Rachel Robertson has written permission from pattern author to teach this class, under the condition that each student purchase the pattern so the author benefits as deserved.***

(Participants will need to have this specific bag pattern purchased for class.)

The pattern is found here: Crossbody Bag Pattern

*** The Instructor encourages students that if they own their own sewing machine, they may bring it to class to work on their project on a machine they are more familiar with. Baker Hunt still provides sewing machines for students who don’t own a machine and/or students who prefer not to transport their personal machine from home.***

What You’ll Learn:

This bag class will teach participants how to quilt two layers of fabric together, insert a zipper, create an interior pocket, insert a lining, work with nylon webbing, attach bag fasteners, and attach bias binding.

What You’ll Leave With:

At the end of the class, students will have create a unique and personalized crossbody zipper bag.

Deadline to register by: March 12th  

Instructor: Rachel Robertson

Supply List

Baker Hunt provides all the standard tools to create the featured project, and provides limited material fabric for the project.

Students are encouraged to bring their own fabric material/fabric pattern to class since sewing project is personal and a form of self expression.

Students Will Need to Purchase/ Bring:

  •  3/4 yard of exterior fabric.
  • 3/4 yard of interior fabric.
  • Crossbody Pattern from Etsy Artist below:

Craft Camp
5-Days | July 27th – July 31st
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 10 to 14

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on the craft arts; leather working, soap making, candle making, basket weaving, and more!

What You’ll Discover:

Learn all about the whimsical world of craft making and discover a new hobby! In this fun filled week long class, you will discover all new craft making skills that you can continue on at the comfort of you own home! Learn some crafts that not only create artful looking object, but create a useful and function craft as well. Campers will have a week of fun learning new crafting hobbies, creating new friendships, and creating lasting memories.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects such as learning to make soap, a pottery project, candle making, basketing weaving, stained glass, and leather working.

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: June 19, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.

 

Fiber Art Camp
5-Days | July 13th – July 17th
9:00am-3:00pm | Ages 10 to 14

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CAMP Theme:

This camp focuses on the fiber arts; hand sewing, machine sewing, crocheting, embroidery, etc.

What You’ll Discover:

Love to sew or want to lean? Like to start crocheting, but don’t know where to begin? Explore this week long exciting camp were campers dive into the exciting world of the Fiber Arts. Campers will craft exciting projects out of assortment of fiber works to create new passions for a new hobby, creates new friendships, and create lasting memories.

What You’ll Create:

In this camp, you will create fun projects while learning about how to hand sew, learn how to use a sewing machine, crocheting, macramé, felting, embroidery, weaving, and so much more!

Before & After-care Available:

Before & After-care provides additional time before and after camp for early drop-offs and late pick-ups. Before-Care starts at 8am, and After-Care ends at 4pm. To enroll, add the Before & After-care “ticket” to your registration.

Deadline to register: June 5, 2026

Supply List

  • All Supplies Included.