Kinusaiga is  a contemporary Japanese craft that involves creating intricate, painting-like mosaics by tucking fabric scraps into grooved boards without sewing.

This technique is a fun and satisfying way to play with color and pattern in a freeform tactile way.

Artist Jessica Taylor Bellamy will prepare sheets silkscreened with imagery from the city and her practice, offering workshop participants a playful starting point to marble, layer, cut, fold, and sketch on to for an interesting starting point to draw on.

Come learn about patchwork and visible mending techniques using vintage Japanese textiles provided by BORO BORO!

Learn how to make a knotted rug weaving with yarn and upcycled textiles, taught by Aneesa Shami Zizzo

In this workshop, we will go over the basics of Italian punto in aria needle lace.

Learn the methods of traditional Hawaiian net-making techniques, known as hana pu‘upu‘u and use them to make a bracelet and other items.

For this workshop with Alicia Piller, students will consider how value is assigned to objects, materials, and even living things

Needle Felting is a very fun and meticulous art form that allows us to create tiny wool items of all kinds! You will learn to make a 2D or 3D piece of one of a kind art.

Led by textile artist Mahdiyyah Muhammad, join a siddi quilt-making circle in the galleries, surrounded by artists who are exploring ancestral relationships to the land.

Using discarded denim, participants will create functional stationery while exploring sustainable practices that prioritize environmental health.

Taught by Jamie Maloney of Fault Lines Fiber Art, this workshop will show crafters, artists and creatives how to create texture through embroidery.

Learn to transform rope into a sculptural wall hanging. You’ll explore four foundational knots, building a rhythmic, colorful composition that celebrates the tactile beauty of fiber.

Mahdiyyah Muhammad will guide you transforming tee shirts into tote bags

This small group workshop with Ferne Jacobs will be for anyone who has taken beginning fiber techniques previously.

Mahdiyyah Muhammad will guide you transforming discarded textiles into vibrant, textured portraits that celebrate your connections to a person or place that matters to you.

Artist Monica Marks will be on hand to guide you in a Assemblage, Collage & Textile Workshop

This bilingual community workshop invites you to participate in a hands-on weaving activity rooted in techniques passed down through generations of Indigenous communities across Mexico and Central America.

Learn Basic Macrame techniques and create a piece of beautiful art.

Join TALA at Craft in America Center and learn to make a simple version of a mola using a traditional reverse appliqué technique with Isabella Tonchi, an artist, fashion designer and Textile Arts LA member as she guides participants in making their own unique singular Letter Form Mola.

Join us for a playful afternoon with Folk Lounge to learn about form, patterns, surface design, rhythm, local history, inspired nature and informed by ornamental traditions around the world.

Turn a photo on your phone into a treasured heirloom with embroidery with TALA member Jamie Maloney.