Ragfinery Workshops
Ragfinery’s mission is to grow a culture of creative textile reuse through education, entrepreneurial opportunities, and job training.
Our workshops uphold this mission by inviting our community to choose creativity over consumption, recycling over retail, and making over marketing. There’s something for everyone, from basket weaving to quilting - we can’t wait to see what you create!
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Want to win a free spot in one of our Winter Workshops?
Take our workshop interest survey at the link below! Winner will be notified by Saturday November 16th.
Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule
We are delighted to announce the return of our paid workshop program, starting with three amazing classes taught by local textile artists. You can read more about each class and purchase tickets below.
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Learn the fundamentals of the foundation paper piecing method for creating your own unique quilt blocks.
Class fee: $75
Skill level - Intermediate: This course is for students with basic sewing skills, and who already know how to use a sewing machine. For introductory sewing classes, read more about our free Sewing 101 courses below.
Instructor: Bex Viets (www.hexagontextile.com)
Dates:
Wedsnesday September 25th, 1pm-4pm
Wednesday October 23rd, 1pm-3:30pm
Wednesday November 20th, 1-3:30pm
Tickets go on sale September 11th, 10am. You can view ticket information and purchase tickets here. All tickets sales are final.
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Learn advanced sashiko stitches to mend your clothes with beautiful designs.
Class fee: $35
Skill level - Advanced Beginner: This course builds on basic sashiko stitches. Previous mending or hand sewing experience is recommended. Check out our free Mending 101 class for more information (link).
Instructor: Claire Campo
Date: Saturday, December 7th 10am-12:00pm
Tickets will go on sale for this class on November 21st at 10am. View ticket information and purchase here. All ticket sales are final.
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Weave a cute and functional basket out of fabric strips (included with class fee). This technique is great for using up your fabric scraps and these baskets make wonderful gifts!
Class fee: $40
Skill level - Beginner: This class requires no prior experience and is a great way to get started with creative upcycling!
Instructor: Aurora Lindquist
Date: Saturday November 16th, 11am-1:30pm
Tickets will go on sale November 2nd at 10am. View ticket information and purchase here. All ticket sales are final.
Free Classes at Ragfinery
Thanks to a generous grant, we are able to offer two free beginning sewing and mending classes on a quarterly basis. Due to overwhelming interest in these offerings, we offer spots via lottery. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when new classes open up for registration!
Free spots are occasionally available in our paid workshops on a case-by-case basis. If you are unable to cover the class fee for a workshop you’d like to take, please reach out to workshops@ragfinery.com for more information on our class fee waivers.
Teach a Class With Us
We are at capacity for Winter 2025 Workshops!
The workshop proposal form for Spring and Summer 2025 will open in December - stay tuned and please reach out to the Workshops Coordinator with any questions or to discuss future workshops: workshops@ragfinery.com. you have any questions please feel free to reach out at workshops@ragfinery.com. Thank you!
Goals for our workshop program:
continue our mission of turning consumption into crafting!
offer local textile artists and craftspeople a venue to teach their unique skills
offer a variety of techniques in various media, with a focus on waste diversion and creative upcycling
increase accessibility by offering free classes and class fee waivers to needful participants
Your donation to the workshop program will go toward materials and supplies for classes, paying our instructors and coordinators, and (most importantly) making these classes accessible for as many people as possible. As the workshop program grows, we will be also able to offer more workshops with a greater variety of techniques and materials. Thank you for helping us grow!
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Tickets go on sale approximately two weeks prior to the day of the class (or of the first session, in case a workshop has more than one). When they are released, you'll be able to purchase them via our ticket vending site (link here).
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All ticket sales are final and we cannot refund class fees.Yyou are welcome to donate or sell your ticket. If you email workshops@ragfinery.com to let us know you'll be unable to attend and you'd like to donate your spot, we can offer it to someone on the wait-list. We cannot sell your ticket for you.
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We want to make our classes accessible for everyone. Please reach out to workshops@ragfinery.com to learn more about our options for waiving class fees.