Blue Sky, Earthbound - Indigo & The Language Of Resistance - w/ Nam Joti of Blue Cypress Botanicals
Saturday, June 13, 2026
9:00am - 12:00pm
The Loom Creative Studio
Join us as we journey into the alchemy of Indigo and the poetic power of resistance. Students will learn traditional resist techniques—such as stitching, folding, binding, and clamping—to create patterns that emerge through the deep blue of the Indigo vat. All materials are provided, including pre-washed fabric to practice on and sew during class.
We’ll take time to slow down, stitch with intention, and watch as fabric transforms with each dip into the dye. Whether you are new to Indigo or returning to its mysteries, this class offers space to experiment, connect, and create.
Participants are also welcome to bring natural fiber items from home (cotton, linen, silk) to dye. No prior experience necessary—just curiosity and a willingness to get a little blue.
$100
Register Here:
https://www.broomsandbaskets.com/shop/p/indigoandthelanguageofresistancetheloom
Textile Still Life W/ Katy Hardin
In this playful and layered textile class, students will create a richly textured still life composition using fabric, lace, and found textile fragments. Inspired by traditional still life imagery—flowers, vessels, and domestic objects—you’ll learn how to build an image by collaging fabric pieces and stitching them into a cohesive artwork.
Working with vintage textiles, printed fabrics, lace, embroidery, and paper ephemera, students will explore techniques for layering, composition, and storytelling through cloth. We’ll discuss how to balance pattern, color, and texture while creating depth and focal points in a small-format textile piece.
Students will learn:
• How to compose a still life using fabric collage
• Techniques for layering textiles and mixed materials
• Simple hand-stitching methods to secure and enhance the composition
• Ways to incorporate vintage imagery, printed motifs, and embroidered details
• How to create visual depth using transparency, overlap, and texture
The projects combine traditional quilt-inspired piecing with contemporary collage, resulting in expressive textile artworks that feel both nostalgic and fresh.
This class is perfect for beginners and experienced makers alike—no advanced sewing skills required. If you love fabric, texture, and mixed-media art, you’ll leave with a finished textile still life and new ideas for transforming scraps into art.
Materials will include: assorted vintage fabrics, lace, embroidery pieces, printed cotton, paper ephemera, notions, thread, and basic hand-sewing tools.
Bring your favorite scissors for cutting fabric and paper. Additional materials welcome but not required. Bring your favorite fabric scraps to personalize your piece if you’d like!
Come experiment, play with textiles, and discover how fabric scraps can become a beautiful still life.
$100
Please send payment via Venmo to Katie Hardin at: @katyfhardin with the class title, Textile Still Life, as the subject
Botanical Alchemy - Printing With Plants With Nam Joti of Blue Cypress Botanicals
Gather in collaboration with flowers and leaves renowned for their ability to print on fabric. In this hands-on workshop, we will use fresh and dried plant material to print directly onto either silk or wool fabrics. This technique, also known as Eco Printing, reveals the hidden alchemy within plants, as they leave behind the essence of their spirits on a whimsical piece that we will carry forward in our day to day lives.
Supplies include either a silk charmeuse scarf or a wool pillow blank to print. All additional supplies are also included.
Please bring a sack lunch and water vessel.
Beginners are welcome.
Please register early as space is limited.
$150
Register here: https://www.broomsandbaskets.com/shop/p/botanicalalchemyprintingwithplants
Slow Stitch w/ Zanna James
Slow Stitch. Is a way of finding peacefulness, mindfulness and being in the present moment. It can help stress, anxiety, PTSD and just having a busy life. Slow Stitch is one stitch at a time creating a rhythm of the stitch, your heart and your breath.
No experience need.
Supplies Provided:
Fabrics, spool threads, embroidery thread, pins, and needles.
What to bring:
Small scissors and your joyful heart.
Register
$75.
Please send payment via Venmo to Zanna James at: @Zanna-James
Foundations In Quiltmaking - Log Cabin / Courthouse Steps - w/ Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers
In May, we’ll explore two iconic block structures that sit at the heart of American quiltmaking: the Log Cabin and its close cousin, Courthouse Steps. Beloved for their simplicity, rhythm, and endless design potential, these blocks teach grounded fundamentals—accurate strip piecing, consistent seam allowances, and the steady flow of building outward from a center.
Working with a central square and a series of surrounding “logs,” you’ll learn how color placement, value contrast, and sequence create dramatically different effects: radiating warmth, strong geometry, or subtle balance. These blocks are meditative to sew and incredibly rewarding for beginners and seasoned quilters alike.
What we’ll focus on
Constructing Log Cabin and Courthouse Steps blocks with precision
Understanding color and value placement to create contrast and flow
Strip cutting for consistency and ease
Maintaining accurate seam allowances as blocks grow
Pressing methods to keep your block flat, balanced, and square
What you’ll make
You’ll complete either one Log Cabin or Courthouse Steps block—or begin both if time allows—built round by round with guided support. These blocks open the door to countless arrangements, from traditional barn-raising layouts to modern, minimalist interpretations. You'll leave with the confidence to continue piecing these timeless structures at home.
Materials & What to Bring
Fabric:
Please bring an assortment of fabrics (4–6 prints or solids works well). Fat quarters are perfect. Aim for a mix of light, medium, and dark values to explore design possibilities.
Sewing Machine:
Bring your own machine, if possible.
A spare machine is available by request—please reach out ahead of time to reserve it.
Thread & Needles:
Bring thread and the appropriate needles for your machine.
Supplies Provided
Cutting mats, rotary cutters, and rulers are provided.
You’re welcome to bring your own rotary cutter with a fresh blade if you prefer.
Beginner-friendly and deeply meditative, this workshop stands beautifully on its own or as part of the Foundations in Quilt Making series. Expect supportive guidance, hands-on learning, and the spaciousness to settle into the rhythm of log-by-log construction.
Seats are limited to keep the learning experience personal and hands-on.
SPACES FILL UP QUICKLY!
REGISTER HERE:
https://www.folkfibers.com/products/foundations-in-quilt-making-may-log-cabin-courthouse-steps
Foundations In Quiltmaking - Square -in-a-Square - w/ Maura Ambrose Of Folk Fibers
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In-person workshop with Maura Ambrose — April 18th, 2026, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
In April, we’ll explore one of quilting’s most classic, versatile, and beautifully simple patchwork forms: the Square-in-a-Square block. This foundational unit teaches accuracy through repetition and develops your eye for proportion, alignment, and confident corner-to-corner sewing.
Using an accessible stitch-and-trim method, you’ll learn how value, color placement, and construction order work together to create a block that looks crisp and intentional. With each round you add, your skills grow—this block is the perfect teacher for building precision without overwhelm.
Learn more: https://www.folkfibers.com/products/foundations-in-quilt-making-april-square-in-a-square
Echoes In Cloth - w/ Katy Hardin
Preserve memory and meaning through the language of fabric in this heartfelt textile collage workshop. In Echoes in Cloth, participants will begin with a vintage photo of a special person—whether a family member, ancestor, or found image—and transform it into a layered work of art. Using fabrics, lace, trims, papers, and simple embroidery stitches, you’ll frame and surround your photo with textures that evoke story, memory, and connection.
This workshop is about honoring personal history while embracing creative play. By layering cloth and thread, participants will create a tactile tribute that blends image and textile into a deeply expressive keepsake.
All skill levels are welcome—no sewing experience required.
Choose a photo that resonates with you, and let fabric and thread carry its story forward. A kit will be provided with the materials needed to create your art piece, as well as an 11x14 mounting board so you can frame and display later. Bring your creativity, your memories and a pair of scissors!
$100
TO REGISTER:
Send Venmo payment to: @KatyFHardin (last four digits of phone number -8454)
List in the Venmo Note: Echoes In Cloth & your email address
Paint. Play. Explore - Art Journal Workshop w/ Yasmine
In this 3-hour art journaling workshop, we will play with paint without constraint while I guide you on ways to reconnect with your creative voice. Don't worry, we all have a voice and it's time to let it out!
We’ll explore mixed media techniques, intuitive image-making, and journaling as a tool for clarity and creative growth. Whether you’re an artist or a complete beginner, all levels are welcome. This is your chance to begin the new year with intention, imagination, and a fresh spark of creativity.
Register here:
https://www.yasmin.ws/products/art-journaling-workshop
Foundations In Quiltmaking - Squares & The Nine Patch - w/ Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers
In-person workshop with Maura Ambrose in Bastrop — January 18, 2026, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Step into the rhythm of patchwork with the block that has welcomed generations of quilters: the classic Nine-Patch. This workshop is all about building confidence, finding ease at the sewing table, and learning the fundamental skills that make patchwork joyful rather than intimidating.
We’ll work with straight-grain fabric and simple squares, giving you immediate success and a strong foundation for future quilt projects.
What we’ll focus on
Straight rotary cutting for clean, accurate pieces
¼″ seam allowance — the essential quilting measurement
Chain piecing for efficiency and consistency
Nesting seams for matching corners with ease
What you’ll make
You’ll leave with one finished Nine-Patch block, made start to finish by you, and the confidence to repeat the steps to create a full quilt.
Materials & What to Bring
Fabric: Bring at least two different colors or prints—a quarter yard (fat quarter) of each works perfectly. Cotton or cotton-blend fabrics are recommended.
Sewing Machine: Bring your own machine, if possible.
A spare machine is available by request—please reach out in advance to reserve it.
Thread & Needles: Please bring thread and the appropriate needles for your sewing machine.
Supplies Provided
Cutting mats, rotary cutters, and rulers are provided; you may bring your own new rotary blade if you prefer.
Perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their fundamentals, this workshop offers supportive guidance, space to practice, and time to find your rhythm at the sewing table.
Seats are limited to keep the learning experience personal and hands-on.
Register Here:
Burn & Spit Lazy Susan Class w/ Rena Cotti
SOLD OUT
I've got a blow torch and paint!!!
Let's create one of a kind lazy susans together
Everything provided except for an apron
Register: https://renacotti.regfox.com/httpsrenacottiregfoxcomburn-spit-lazy-susan-class
Floral Wreaths w/ Josy from Wild Vine Floral
Join us to make a seasonal wreath with greenery, accents, dried flowers & plant dyed ribbon. The workshop, taught by local florist Josy Johnson, of Wild Vine Floral, will provide participants the techniques to create wreaths with the materials provided. Take home the wreath for your own seasonal décor or give as a gift!
$90
Register at:
Floral Arrangement Workshop
Join florist Josy of Wild Vine Floral and grower Kelly of Blackland Blooms
Josy will guide you through principals of naturalistic floral design, emphasizing texture, color harmony and the organic style of using seasonal sustainably grown flowers from Blackland Blooms.
Take home your arrangement & new skills to make future arrangements.
Tools, vessel, flowers and light refreshments provided. Workshop is for all levels, from beginners to experienced floral enthusiasts.
$150
Register here: https://wildvinefloral.com/events/floral-arrangement-workshop-w-blackland-blooms
Candle & Broom Crafting Circle
In the first half of this crafting circle, you will be guided in making your own pair of hand dipped beeswax candles, as well as a single twisted twin flame candle. While dipping together we will casually explore the health bringing properties and history of beeswax candles, and the alchemizing biological magic of the honeybee. Led by Lexi of Buzz In The Hills.
In the second half of the workshop, you will learn to weave an Appalachian style whisk broom. Led by Nam Joti of Blue Cypress Botanicals.
Price: $150
Register here: https://www.broomsandbaskets.com/shop/p/candleandbroomcraftingcircle
Linocut Block Workshop
Alfonso Huerta will demonstrate the fundamentals of designing a linocut, transferring your image to the linoleum block, carving techniques, and how to print your linocut on manual printing presses. The first half of class is devoted to the carving of your image, and the second half to printing. You will leave with a small suite of your prints and your relief that you can continue to print at home!
Cost:$75 (Scholarships available upon request: luckyalfi@yahoo.com)
Please pack a lunch.
As always, all experience levels are welcome!
Please send payment via Venmo: @dosmundos
