Oxford Fiber Arts Festival

Friday, Jan 24, 2025 at 2:00pm
Powerhouse Community Arts Center
413 South 14th Street
662-236-6429

Welcome to the Oxford Fiber Festival Class Lineup

We are so happy you are here!

Use this page to register for classes and join our events. All classes will take place on Friday, January 24 or Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Schedule of Events:

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Cross Stitch with Andi Bedsworth

Learn to cross stitch with Andi Bedsworth in this lovely collaboration with Forbidden Fiber Company. The pattern for this class is called Love is in the Air. Andi will show how to prepare floss and fabric needed for successful and beautiful cross stitch. Learn how to read the chart and instructions, and how to get started stitching.

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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Freestyle Weaving with Q from the Foldout Cat

Weave your heart! Learn to weave freestyle and free-spirited on a simple floor loom. Honor your inner sense of beauty and truth as you play with color, texture, and technique, and come away with a unique piece of woven art that reflects your creative spirit (yes, you do have one!). Students will learn basic skills of freestyle weaving on an approachable, easy-to-use two-harness floor loom designed for this type of weaving.

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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Introduction to Lace with Jennifer Miller

You’ll love this fun beginning class for knitters who are itching to make a lace shawl! Using the Ashton Shawlette pattern by Dee O’Keeffe, we’ll get started on an easy-to-follow lace pattern. This content-rich class will include information on:  construction and geometry; using the garter tab method; Reading a lace chart; How to make a shawl bigger or smaller; Bindoff methods; Creative  colorwork; Working with handpainted and tonal yarns.

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