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New classes will be listed here as they are open for registration! To receive updates on the newest and latest classes and events, sign up here to receive our Textile Tuesday and Textiles on the Town e-newsletters with information on all of our program activities.
Classes are intended for ages 16+, unless otherwise specified.
Financial assistance and full tuition scholarships are available for many classes. Please email Cristin McKnight Sethi, cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org to inquire.
If you encounter any issues registering for a class or want to be put on a waiting list for a SOLD OUT class, please contact the Shop at 612-436-0464.
Creative Mending for Knits REGISTRATION CLOSED
Tuesday, June 6, 10 am – 1 pm
with Tasha Miller Griffith
Playful Freeform Embroidery REGISTRATION CLOSED
Tuesday, June 6, 2 – 5 pm
with Tasha Miller Griffith
Stone Donut Necklace – NEW!
Thursday, June 8, 10 am – 1 pm
with Katherine Buenger
Get Started: Overdye It
Thursday, June 8, 6 – 8 pm
with Sandra Brick
Felted Flowers: Daffodils NEW!
Thursday, June 8, 6 – 9 pm
with Kaylyn Gerenz
Mark-making with Found Objects – NEW!
Friday, June 9, 10 am – 3 pm
with Leah Parkhurst
Open Weave and Tall Basket Class CLASS SOLD OUT; OPEN WEAVE HAS 5 SPOTS LEFT
Saturday, June 10, 10 am – 2 pm
with Debbie Johnson
Macrame Wall Hanging
Saturday, June 10, 10 am – 2 pm
with Haley Harnagel
Adire to Indigo: Dyeing in the Yoruba Tradition SOLD OUT
Tuesday, June 13 – Friday, June 16
10 am – 4 pm
with Guest Teaching Artist Gasali Adeyemo
Intro to Digital Surface Design for Fabric – NEW!
Thursday, June 15, 6 – 9 pm
with Chloe Russel Chang
Rug Hooking: Further Explorations
Fridays, June 16, 30, & July 14, 12 – 4 pm
with Katie DeCosse
Intro to Tufting SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 17, 10 am – 5 pm
with Neeka Jackson
Painting with Wool
Saturday, June 17, 10 am – 1 pm
with Kaylyn Gerenz
Intro to Traditional Rug Hooking
Saturday, June 17, 10 am – 1 pm
with Katie DeCosse
Understanding Sergers
Tuesday, June 20, 1 – 4 pm
with Steve Pauling
Fairy House in Clay
Wednesday, June 21, 6 – 9 pm
with Laura Burlis
CRAFT NIGHT: Pride Patches + Pockets
Thursday, June 22, 5 – 7:30 pm
with Soph Munic
Dye Lab Open Studio: Experimental Play – Textile Center Members Only – NEW!
Friday, June 23, 10 am – 1 pm
AND/OR 1 pm – 4 pm
with Candy Kuehn
Intro to Jogakbo Stitching: Patchwork Pincushion
Saturday, June 24, 10 am – 2 pm
with Jae Veenstra
Intro to Quilting Fundamentals
Tuesday, June 27, 1 – 4 pm
with Rose Allen
Intro to the Art of Hand Block Printing
Wednesday, June 28, 6 – 9 pm
with Katrina Ulrich
Dye Lab Open Studio: MX Dyes – Textile Center Members Only
Thursday, June 29, 6 – 9 pm
with Sandra Brick
Dye Lab Training – Textile Center Members Only
Wednesday, July 12, 12 – 1:30 pm
with Katie DeCosse
Hand Block Printing in the Bauhaus Style
Wednesday, July 12, 6 – 9 pm
with Katrina Ulrich
Mastering Machine Tension
Thursday, July 13, 6 – 9 pm
with Steve Pauling
Transformative Surface Design
Friday, July 14, 10 am – 3 pm
with Leah Parkhurst
Intro to Tufting – NEW!
Saturday, July 15, 10 am – 5 pm
with Neeka Jackson
Intro to Paj Ntaub Embroidery – NEW!
Saturdays, July 15 & 29, 1 – 4 pm
with Mandora Young
Sampling Salé: Moroccan Counted Thread Embroidery – NEW!
Tuesday, July 18, 10 am – 1 pm
with Peg Deppe
Dorset Buttons, Death Head Buttons, and More! – NEW!
Tuesday, July 18, 10 am – 4 pm
with Katherine Buenger
Get Started: Suminigashi
Wednesday, July 19, 6 – 8 pm
with Sandra Brick
Sami-Inspired Bracelets
Thursday, July 20, 10 am – 4 pm
with Katherine Buenger
Intro to Joomchi Papers
Saturday, July 22, 10 am – 2 pm
with Karen Searle
Piecework: Exploring Personal Narrative with Collage and Encaustic ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT!
Monday, July 24 – Friday, July 28
10 am – 4 pm
with Guest Teaching Artist Susan Stover
Dyeing to Hook
Saturday, July 29, 12 – 4 pm
with Katie DeCosse
Workshop teaching opportunities are an open application process, and geared toward 3 – 6 hour workshops and demos, delivered in-person or digitally at Textile Center, in Minneapolis, MN. These in-person and digital classes align with our mission of “honoring textile traditions, promoting excellence and innovation, nurturing appreciation, and inspiring widespread participation in fiber art.”
Many classes include a materials fee to cover supplies provided by the instructor. These materials fees are listed on course registration pages and are payable to the instructor at the first class meeting. To see what specific materials are included in this fee, please click on the supply list for the class. Materials fees are not included in your class registration.
Some classes also have a supply list of items that you need to bring to class. These supplies cover the basics AND specialty items required by the instructor to ensure you have the best possible experience in the class. Basics are things like scissors, paper and pencil for notes, an apron or appropriate garb for messy projects, and essential tools–like a working sewing machine for a sewing class! Please download by clicking the link in the class description. The supply list will also be included in your confirmation email, sent by our staff about a week before the class convenes. You may also request that your supply list be sent via postal mail or email. Feel free to reach out to us if you have ANY questions about supplies!
Our current withdrawal and cancellation policies are in effect. However, if the refund deadline has passed and you are sick or do not want to attend class because you are concerned about health risk due to COVID-19, we would be happy to to allow you to transfer your tuition to another currently listed class. You may also convert your tuition into a tax-deductible donation to Textile Center. Please communicate any health concerns or tuition transfer requests to Cristin McKnight Sethi, cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org, before the start of class. We are unable to honor any tuition transfer requests made after the start of class.
In-person adult classes:
If you need to withdraw from class and you send a withdrawal request at least 5 business days before the start of your workshop, you may receive a refund (minus a $25 processing fee). Alternatively, you may transfer your full tuition to another currently listed class or convert your full tuition into a tax-deductible donation to Textile Center.
We are unable to provide a refund or make a tuition transfer if your notice of withdrawal is received less than 5 business days before the start of your workshop, except in the case of illness or health risk (please see COVID-19 tuition transfer policy above). In this case, your tuition can be converted to a tax-deductible donation to Textile Center. We will be happy to provide you with a receipt for your donation if you request one.
Please note: Guest Teaching Artist Workshops have a different withdrawal policy. Please see the Guest Teaching Artist Workshop section.
Digital adult classes:
Due to the nature of digital access to the classes and distribution of supplies, refunds will not be processed if you cancel your registration less than 10 business days before the start of class.
If your notice of withdrawal or tuition transfer is received at least 10 business days before the start of your workshop, you will receive a refund of your workshop payment, minus a $25 non-refundable processing fee.
If minimum enrollment is not met by the registration deadline, we reserve the right to cancel any workshop. If we cancel for any reason, you will receive a full refund. Registration deadline will vary, but is generally one week before the start of the class.
See individual workshop information for any additional special cancellation policies. Generally, 50% refund available if withdrawn by the Earlybird deadline. Due to the scheduling nature of these classes and arrangements for instructors, no refunds are available after that.
Admission to special events, lectures, demos, and trainings is nonrefundable.
All classes have limited space available (8-12 students) and fill quickly. Please feel free to call and check on class availability before you send in your registration. We are not able to hold spaces without payment.
If the class you are interested in is full, we are generally able to take a waiting list for a class and will call you if a space opens up.
Please contact Textile Center at 612-436-0464 if you have concerns about inclement weather during the time of your class. If the class runs as scheduled and you do not attend, there will be no refund of any registration fees. If Textile Center cancels the class, we will contact each student as soon as a decision is made–at either the email or phone number on the registration–and do our best to reschedule the class for a different date. If you are unable to attend the new date, a full refund will be processed.
INTERLACE classes are perfect for art lovers and makers, ages 55+, and geared to beginners. No previous fiber art experience required! Join our creative community, and bring your interest in learning a new skill in a supportive environment, taught by experienced Textile Center instructors. Classes are focused in a skill-building or idea-based topic area, where a learning cohort model builds relationships and community through engagement in the fiber arts!
These exciting 8-week classes are offered in-person, Spring – Fall, with digital offerings from January – March. Classes are listed on the website, as they are scheduled. Click below for details!
Our INTERLACE program is supported by funding from E.A. Michelson Philanthropy’s Vitality Arts® program.
These 2 – 5 day classes, led by nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the field of textiles and fiberart, are just the ticket to introduce new ideas, build on old ones, and learn new fiber art skills in a supportive and rigorous learning environment! Instructors for Guest Teaching Artist classes are invited by Textile Center to lead these special workshops. For more information, contact Cristin McKnight Sethi, Education Manager at cmcknightsethi@textilecentermn.org