Summer Camps 2025:
Registration is LIVE!

Dye Garden Explorers Summer Camp

Dye Garden Explorers Summer Camp

Monday – Friday, June 9 – 13, 9 am – 3 pm Spark your child’s creativity and love for nature with our Dye Garden Explorers Summer Camp! This hands-on adventure invites youth ages 7-12 yrs to dive into…

Pride Camp

Pride Camp

Monday – Friday, June 23 – 27, 9 am – 3 pm Celebrate Pride Month at Textile Center by creating fiber-based artworks with a focus on self-expression, affirmations of personal identity, and creative projects inspired by LGBTQIA+ fiber…

¡Celebre el arte textil!

¡Celebre el arte textil!

Monday – Friday, July 7 – 11, 9 am – 3 pm Celebrate Mexican cultural craft through fiber art! Explore the history of Alebrijes, a folkloric spirit animal which originated in Mexico, and create unique patterns with a…

Young Entrepreneurs Fashion Camp

Young Entrepreneurs Fashion Camp

Monday – Friday, July 28 – August 1, 9 am – 3 pm Super-charge your sewing skills with Keiona Cook of Lovely’s Sewing and Arts Collective during Textile Center’s Young Entrepreneurs Fashion Camp! Youth ages 7-12 yrs will develop sewing skills and…

Reduce, Reuse, Refashion!

Reduce, Reuse, Refashion!

Monday – Friday, August 11 – August 15 9 am – 3 pm Reduce, Reuse, Refashion! Learn basic sewing skills while creating sustainable and eco-friendly (and super trendy!) accessories and wearables. Reimagine and transform old or dated fabric…

Farm to Fabric

Farm to Fabric

Monday – Friday, August 25 – 29, 9 am – 3 pm Learn all about how textiles are made by starting at the source. Youth participants ages 7-12 yrs will gain familiarity with different fibers and techniques, and…

Kick off Spring Break with Textile Center!

Monday – Friday
March 31 – April 4
9 am – 3 pm

Spend the week dyeing wool roving and yarn in Textile Center’s Dye Lab. Then learn foundational fabric interlock techniques using colorful hand-dyed fibers. From weaving, to knitting, to felting, the possibilities are endless for a Future Fiber Artist!

Click here to learn more.

Future Fiber Artists

Textile Center’s Future Fiber Artists program aims to cultivate the next generation of fiber art enthusiasts and help foster excitement, confidence, and competency in youth ages 7-12 years old around needle-based fiber arts such as crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and hand-stitching.

The Future Fiber Artist program is supported by the Denise Ann Richter Youth Fiber Art Fund.

Intergenerational Classes for Youth and Families:

Intergenerational classes are open to youth with an accompanying adult

Youth Fiber Art Guild™

Youth Fiber Art Guild kits are for sale in the Textile Center Shop!

Explore your creativity with Youth Fiber Art Guild kits – specially created for kids, ages 7*–12 years old!
Learn fiber art techniques with the help of simple instructions and video tutorials included with each activity.
Outfitted with all tools and materials you need to complete each activity, kits are a great way to spend Family Night and cabin time, or are just as fun to explore on your own!

Kit options include:
  • Circular Weaving
  • Embroidered Bandana
  • Fabric Pouch Necklace
  • Print and Repeat Bag
  • Quilted Magnet
  • Weaving
  • Yarn Spinning

*Some kits may require adult supervision

Textile Center’s Youth Fiber Art Guild™ program, supported by the Rosemary and David Good Family Foundation, provides free fiber art educational activities to organizations and programs in Minneapolis that support youth from systemically marginalized and diverse communities. Participants learn foundational fiber art and textile techniques as they receive live instruction and mentorship from a Textile Center Teaching Artist. All materials are provided to explore and create personalized fiber art creations.

In conjunction with our Youth Fiber Art Guild Program, Textile Center creates Youth Guild Kits which are available for purchase through our Shop and as annual subscriptions. These kits are a great way to engage and inspire young fiber art enthusiasts with a seasonal series of curated fiber art activities. Each Youth Guild Kit comes with all the necessary materials as well as printed and video instructions to facilitate self-guided exploration of each activity.

Make + Take Experiences

Have a party here at Textile Center with your friends and family.

You bring the treats and we’ll bring the FUN.
Create matching Shibori style tie-dyed bandanas, get tactile with felted geodes and beads, or ask about a custom make and take experience.
Bring your school field trip, scout troop, or club to learn more about why fiber art is important for the past, present, and future. You’ll even create a piece of textile art to take home with you.

Questions? We are always here to help!

Contact Textile Center at info@textilecentermn.org or call 612-436-0464.