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October is for Textile Exchange

Join us in promoting knowledge-sharing, cross-pollination, and cultural dialogue among the global textile community.

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Date of Event:

9.8

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Hands on exploration of Oregon grown linen and indigo

PTM Fundraiser: Hands on exploration of indigo & flax to linen on picturesque Sauvie Island.

Sunday, September 8 10:00am-2:00pm

Vibrant Valley Farm

18850 NW Reeder Rd., Portland

Organized By

PNW Fibershed & Vibrant Valley Farm

Date of Event:

10.3

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Natural dye workshop with cocoon-silk

Explore the ways cocoon-silk textiles connect us with Madagascar conservation and poverty alleviation.

Thursday, October 3 6:00pm-9:00pm

WildCraft Studio School

601 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland

Organized By

Conservation through Poverty Alleviation

Date of Event:

10.5

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Hapa Zome Botanicals

Create a pattern with leaves and flowers on textiles that will be made into herbal sachets.

Saturday, October 5 10:00am-1:00pm

R.A.W. Textiles

8536 SE Stark St. , Portland

Organized By

RAW Textiles & Chicken Coop Botanicals

Date of Event:

10.6

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Wild Knits: Beginning Knitting with Rachel Bratcher

Learn basic knitting stitches with plant-dyed yarns.

Sunday, October 6 10:00am-4:00pm

WildCraft Studio School

601 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland

Organized By

WildCraft Studio School

Date of Event:

10.6

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Textile Printing

Learn how to print patterns on paper and textiles.

Sunday, October 6 11:00am-12:00pm

Multnomah County Central Library

801 SW 10th Ave., Portland

Organized By

Multnomah County Library

Date of Event:

10.6

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Small-Scale Silkscreening for Teens

Using simple techniques and an embroidery hoop, learn the basics of silkscreen printing.

Sunday, October 6 1:30pm-4:30pm

Hillsdale Library

1525 SW Sunset Blvd., Hillsdale Meeting Room Portland

Organized By

Multnomah County Library

Date of Event:

10.9

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Pockets for every dress

In this 3 hours workshop we will add pockets to existing dresses and skirts.

Wednesday, October 9 5:00pm-8:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute

2111 NE 43rd Ave., Portland

Organized By

Ophir El-Boher

Date of Event:

10.9

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Come Together: Creating Surface Pattern Designs Inspired by Community

Generate new surface pattern designs through experimental exercises, while exploring the role of community in your creativ…

Wednesday, October 9 6:00pm-8:30pm

TENpod Dumbbell

11 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Suite 201 Portland

Organized By

Bryna Shields, Illustrator & Surface Designer

Date of Event:

10.9

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Textile Printing

Learn how to print patterns on paper and textiles.

Wednesday, October 9 6:30pm-7:30pm

Hollywood Library

4040 NE Tillamook St., Portland

Organized By

Multnomah County Library

Date of Event:

10.12

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Black Walnut Dye Workshop

Learn how to dye with a precious plant you can find in your own neighborhood.

Saturday, October 12 10:00am-12:30pm

Organizer’s house

Address will be sent to event attendees after registration, Portland

Organized By

Emi Joyce

Date of Event:

10.12

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Block Printing and Pattern Making

Join us for a block printing workshop with design expert Jennifer Stady.

Saturday, October 12 11:30am-4:00pm

Cargo

81 SE Yamhill St, Portland

Organized By

Cargo & Laundry Studio

Date of Event:

10.13

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Mini Quilt Jewelry

Learn to make mini hand-pieced quilt blocks that can be embroidered and turned into a wearable piece of jewelry.

Sunday, October 13 10:00am-1:00pm

Made on 23rd Studio

15700 NW 23rd Ct., Vancouver

Organized By

Made on 23rd & Connecting Threads

Date of Event:

10.13

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Class/workshop | Free

Badass HERstory Stitch-up and Craftivism Project

Together we’ll embroider an art installation that tells the stories of who we are as women and femme identifying folks. Th…

Sunday, October 13 12:00pm-3:00pm

Kat + Maouche

33 NW 4th Ave., Portland

Organized By

Cassandra Rosenthal

Date of Event:

10.13

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Punch Needle Wall Art

Create a beautiful embroidered piece of wall in this hands-on punch needle workshop hosted by Made on 23rd.

Sunday, October 13 2:00pm-5:00pm

Made on 23rd Studio

15700 NW 23rd Ct., Vancouver

Organized By

Made on 23rd & Connecting Threads

Date of Event:

10.15

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Felted Flower Workshop

A fast-paced workshop presenting techniques for constructing and wet felting sculptural flowers.

Tuesday, October 15 9:00am-5:00pm

Opulent Fibers

135 W Arlington St., Gladstone

Organized By

Kristy Kun

Date of Event:

10.16

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Wine and Dye

Join us for an evening of wine, cheese, and hands-on fabric dyeing using only native ingredients!

Wednesday, October 16 6:00pm-9:00pm

Wacom Experience Center

1455 NW Irving St., Portland

Organized By

Creative Capital Design & Inside Fashion Design

Date of Event:

10.19

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Bird Art Indigo Painting and Collage for Kids

Join Ronna Fujisawa as she teaches kids the joy of bird art through indigo painting and collage.

Saturday, October 19 9:00am-12:00pm

Skyline Grange

11275 NW Skyline Blvd., Portland

Organized By

Salty Water Art

Multi-Day Event:

10.19

10.20

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SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE DESIGN, Spoogi: Trish Langman

Work with the founder and design director of the successful international textile print design studio Spoogi.

Saturday, October 19 Sunday, October 20

Portland Fashion Institute

2111 NE 43rd Ave., Portland

Organized By

Portland Fashion Institute

Date of Event:

10.19

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Dying Workshop with Locally Grown Indigo

Join Vibrant Valley Farm for a day of indigo and color storytelling!

Saturday, October 19 12:00pm-2:00pm

Cargo

81 SE Yamhill St, Portland

Organized By

Cargo & Vibrant Valley Farm

Date of Event:

10.19

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Zero Waste Workshop

Join us for a zero waste workshop focused on critical creative thinking as we deconstruct and use up all parts of a button…

Saturday, October 19 1:00pm-4:00pm

Textile Hive

133 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 430 Portland

Organized By

Reclaimed Wool & Textile Hive

Date of Event:

10.19

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Class/workshop | Free

Textile Printing

Learn how to print patterns on paper and textiles.

Saturday, October 19 2:00pm-3:00pm

Capitol Hill Library

10723 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland

Organized By

Multnomah County Library

Date of Event:

10.20

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Mending as Metaphor Presentation and Mending Circle

A presentation on mending and a mending workshop

Sunday, October 20 4:30pm-7:30pm

Kat + Maouche

33 NW 4th Ave., Portland

Organized By

Ruth Katzenstein Souza & Mending as Metaphor

Date of Event:

10.25

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Made in a Day, Lasts Forever: Leather Tote!

Make a Leather Tote in a Single Day

Friday, October 25 10:00am-4:00pm

Get Sushi Designs, LLC

2636 NW 26th Ave., Suite 222 Portland

Organized By

Get Sushi Designs, LLC & Nancy L. Simon

Date of Event:

10.26

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Class/workshop | Paid $

Make a Belt Using Backstrap Weaving Technique

Join us for a workshop to make a belt using a South American style backstrap loom.

Saturday, October 26 9:00am-1:00pm

Indigo Dye and Weaving Studio

8536 SE 86th Ave., Portland

Organized By

Indigo Dye and Fiber Works

Date of Event:

10.26

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Dress in a Day

Make a zero waste dress you'll be proud to wear—in one class.

Saturday, October 26 2:00pm-5:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute

2111 NE 43rd Ave., Portland

Organized By

Portland Fashion Institute


Date of Event:

10.27

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Class/workshop | Paid $

THREAD AND YARN CONSTRUCTION WITH A TURKISH SPINDLE

Everything you need to know about making your own beautiful yarns with a Turkish spindle.

Sunday, October 27 12:00pm-3:00pm

Textile Hive

133 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 430 Portland

Organized By

Ilisha Helfman