Youth + Family Educational Programs
Summer Camps 2025:
Registration is LIVE!
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!
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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!
- 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.