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Pattern Keepers/ Working Lore
Two year-long interdisciplinary programs of embroidery workshops with TALA member Shango of Folk Lounge.
Pattern Keepers is the Beginner embroidery class, Working Lore follows immediately after for Intermediate level makers.
Samizdat Sundays
Join the Wende for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.
Sashiko Mending with Sanae Suzuki
This sashiko workshop led by Sanae Suzuki introduces the foundations of Japanese stitching alongside the art of visible mending.
Sculptural Basketry with Dee Clements
In this workshop with Dee Clements, participants will learn and apply basket-weaving techniques to create three-dimensional forms, structures, and vessels.
Pattern Play: Design Your Own Table Linens
A weekend Screen Printing Workshop with TALA member Carrie Burckle.
Recycled Fabric Portraits
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.
Elements of Weaving: Color
Experiment and explore woven design concepts. with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Bojagi Patchwork with Connie Rohman
Explore the art of Bojagi patchwork and cyanotype printing with teaching artist, Connie Rohman in this 3 session workshop.
Intro to Weaving on a Floor Loom
In this two-day course with Emily Graham, you will weave a twill sampler on a four-shaft floor loom and experiment with color and pattern.
Denim Paper Making
Using discarded denim, participants will create functional stationery while exploring sustainable practices that prioritize environmental health.
Siddi Quilts
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.
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving
Join artist Alexis Zoto for a 2-day workshop for an introduction to hand-weaving on a frame loom.
Freestyle Crochet
Break away from counting knots and following patterns. Enter a whole new world of freestyle crochet with instructor Bonita Johnston in this 2 session workshop
Fundamentals of Crochet
This three-week course with Malavika Rao is designed for complete beginners and anyone looking to build a strong foundation in the craft while exploring creative ways to work with reclaimed materials.
The Value of Things
For this workshop with Alicia Piller, students will consider how value is assigned to objects, materials, and even living things
Intro to Overshot Weaving
Learn the principles of overshot and weave your own geometric overshot fabric with Emily Graham in this 2-day workshop!
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Patchwork Mending with Vintage Japanese Fabrics
Come learn about patchwork and visible mending techniques using vintage Japanese textiles provided by BORO BORO!
The [Untold] Story of Craft
Join Senior Curator Frida Cano in a conversation about Craft Contemporary’s current curatorial vision titled “The [Untold] Story of Craft.”
Intro to Quiltmaking
In this 4 session course, artist Malavika Rao invites students into the slow and thoughtful practice of quilting.
Besom Style Broom Making
In this class with Jada Patterson, we will first create a hand whisk broom to get comfortable with the broom making techniques then we will create a besom style broom, also known as a witches broom.
Intro to Sculptural Basketry
Join artist Rose Tsang in a two day workshop on beginning sculptural basketry.
Special Topics in Weaving: Multilayer Cloth
Experiment and explore woven design concepts with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Introduction to Tapestry Weaving
Join artist Alexis Zoto for a 2-day workshop for an introduction to hand-weaving on a frame loom.
Intro to Weaving on a Floor Loom
In this two-day course with Emily Graham, you will weave a twill sampler on a four-shaft floor loom and experiment with color and pattern.
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Assemblage, Collage & Textile Workshop
Artist Monica Marks will be on hand to guide you in a Assemblage, Collage & Textile Workshop
Art Lab x Markings
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.
Macrame Wall Hanging Sip N’ Stitch!
Learn Basic Macrame techniques and create a piece of beautiful art.
MOLA Workshop with Isabella Tonchi
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.
Paper Forms
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.
Embroidered Portraits for Everyone
Turn a photo on your phone into a treasured heirloom with embroidery with TALA member Jamie Maloney.
Art as Healing: Fabric Collage
Join local fiber artist, Aneesa Shami Zizzo, in capturing the abstract notion of memory through material exploration.
tierra Papermaking Lab
Join Craft Contemporary’s Senior Curator Frida Cano for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create handmade paper from recycled paper waste and experiment with natural tints from clay, spices, and soil
Silk Painting Workshop
Now you can learn how to make beautiful permanent designs on silk fabric with TALA member Beth Abaravich.
Midsummer Mercantile Market
Celebrate the debut of The Egg & The Eye Shop during Craft Contemporary's first midsummer mercantile market.
Discover original designs, vintage finds, textiles, jewelry, apparel, and handcrafted goods from local vendors.
Intermediate Weaving: Intro to Overshot
Learn the principles of overshot and weave your own geometric overshot fabric with Emily Graham in this 2-day workshop!
Woven Sun Hats
In this workshop, India Thompson will guide you through the sculptural art of reed weaving, inspired by the timeless, functional form of the classic sun hat.
Beaded Suncatcher
In this hands-on workshop, you will manipulate translucent glass seed beads and wire to capture the iridescent spirit of aquatic life, crafting a custom suncatcherdesigned to transform sunlight into a vibrant, moving narrative.
To Do · A Mending Project
To Do · A Mending Project is a social practice created by artists Michelle Montjoy, Anna O’Cain, and Siobhán Arnold which taps into the restorative power of repair. Join us for a mending and sewing workshop.
Family Workshop: Natural Dyeing with Vero Mendoza
Join Zapotec artist Vero Mendoza and learn ancestral techniques for preparing and dyeing textiles with natural dyes
Embroider Tea
Create a one of a kind embroidered coin purse and enjoy tea, snacks and good vibes
Reimagining Tatreez — Stitching Land and Memory
In this workshop with Layal Bata, participants will explore tatreez, the traditional Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery, and the meaning it carries through its regional motifs and colors
Paper Making Workshop
Northern Chumash artist Leah Mata Fragua will lead this hand made paper workshops using materials found in nature.
Salted Memory: Crystallization as Material and Method
In this workshop with Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida, salt becomes both a critical material that artists can use to create stunning rocky textures and a way of thinking about the world.
The Patch Party: Love Edition
The Patch Party with TALA member Bobbi Thompson is a free embroidery workshop for art making in community to foster wellbeing.
Tuft Your Own Mirror
Join artist Liv Aanrud for this class and tuft the world you want to see!
Wine Bottle Gift Bag Sip and Sew!
Make a batch of lined wine bottle gift bags with TALA member Liberty Worth to keep or give as gifts.
Intro to Broom Making
Amanda Abdou will guide students through an introduction to Broom Making where everyone will have the opportunity to craft their own custom brooms while exploring the rich history and artistry behind this age-old practice.
Patchwork Mending with Vintage Japanese Fabrics
Come learn about patchwork and visible mending techniques using vintage Japanese textiles provided by BORO BORO!
Dreams of the Future Bead Workshop
Artist Alicia Piller invites participants to dream BIG. Rooted in her interdisciplinary practice of mixed media, adornment, ritual wrapping, and material transformation, this workshop encourages participants to preserve their dreams for the future through the use of recycled paper and found materials.
Contemporary Rug Weaving
Learn how to make a knotted rug weaving with yarn and upcycled textiles, facilitated by artist Aneesa Shami Zizzo
Natural Dye Eco-Printing
Transform leaves, flowers, and foraged plants into richly layered botanical prints in this hands-on eco-printing workshop with TALA member Caitlin Parker.
Machine Punch Needle Portraiture
Join artist Liv Aanrud for a three-session weekly machine tufting class this summer, designed to introduce students to both the technical foundations and creative possibilities of this versatile textile medium.
Kinusaiga "No Sew Quilting"
Join Stitchspace LA for a Kinusaiga workshop. Kinusaiga is a contemporary Japanese craft that involves creating intricate, painting-like mosaics by tucking fabric scraps into grooved boards without sewing.
Intro to Quiltmaking
In this 4 session course, artist Malavika Rao invites students into the slow and thoughtful practice of quilting.

