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Clothes Mending & Upcycling Workshop
with Caroline Campion
Instructor: Caroline Campion
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 14+
Total Class Hours: 4
Description: Do you have a pile of clothes sitting in a mend or donate pile? Let’s give them a second life! Materials will be provided to sew up tears, patch holes, dye something stained, fix buttons, or rework how something fits or looks!
We will have two sewing machines available for those who would like to try their hand at machine sewing. Students will choose from an assortment of fabrics, patches, buttons, ribbons, elastic, and other notions that may come in handy. This is a great day to learn the basics of a sewing machine, get creative with visible mending, and add personal touches to your closet!
Everyone will receive a sewing kit and their new upcycled masterpieces to take home; all you need to bring are clothing items that need a revamp! (Knitted and crocheted items or heavy-duty materials like leather are discouraged- mending supplies will be best suited for easy-to-sew fabrics.)
Supplies: All supplies are provided. You only need to bring your imagination and the clothes you'd like to upcycle!
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Needle Felting Fall Landscape Wool Painting
with Cecilia Ho
Instructor: Cecilia Ho
Skill Level: Any Level
Ages: 8+
Total Class Hours: 4 hours
Description: By applying needle felting, you can create a Fall landscape painting with 100% natural wool. Fiber artist Cecilia Ho will guide you through blending, mixing, and needle-felting with 30+ color-dyed NZ Corriedale wool fibers. Step-by-step wool painting demonstration & instruction will be conducted in this workshop. You will take home a beautiful wool painting (at least 8” x 8”) which can be framed as wall art or sewn on. All basic felting materials and supplies are included.
Supplies: All supplies are included … just bring your creativity!
Website: www.FELTasticFashion.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/FELTasticFashion
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FELTasticFashion
Nuno Felting Table Runner with Silk Fabric
with Cecilia Ho
Instructor: Cecilia Ho
Skill Level: Any Level
Ages: 14+
Total Class Hours: 5 hours
Description: Fiber artist Cecilia Ho will demonstrate how to combine Merino wool and decorative silk fabric together to make a seamless piece of wool felted table runner using the Nuno Felting Technique. The result of this nuno felted fabric will create an interesting bubble texture after additional fulling and extra shocking phases. All basic felting materials and supplies are included. No experience required. Please bring an old beach towel. Open to ages 14 to adults.
Supplies: All supplies are included … just bring your creativity and an old beach towel!
Website: www.FELTasticFashion.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/FELTasticFashion
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FELTasticFashion
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Felting Fiber Arts Integration
with Cecilia Ho
Ages: 7 - 16
ENJOY ART ON YOUR DAY OFF SCHOOL!
Instructor: Cecilia Ho
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 7+
Total Class Hours: 3 hours
Description: Fun hands-on felting projects during GCSD School Break! Students will explore the properties of wool, learning the 'magical' science of how fibers bond through heat, moisture, and agitation—and through the use of a felting needle. This beginner-friendly, sensory-rich program features simple projects that improve fine motor skills and encourage creativity. All basic materials and felting supplies are included. Perfect for ages 7 and up.
Supplies: All supplies are included … just bring your creativity!
Website: www.FELTasticFashion.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/FELTasticFashion
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FELTasticFashion
Make Your Own Christmas Elf
with Caroline Campion
Ages: 6 - 15
Instructor: Caroline Campion
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 6+
Total Class Hours: 3
Description: Have you heard? The Great Elf Shortage of 2026 is upon us…. And Santa needs our help! Come learn how to make your very own elf with felt, buttons, pom-poms, and Christmas magic. This class is intended for children accompanied by a parent to help with tools and materials like scissors, wire, and hot glue guns.
Students will choose from a variety of colorful fabrics (precut and sewn into an elf shape) and stuff them with polyfill and a wire armature. We will then choose from an assortment of embellishments provided by the instructor to create each elf's face, outfit, hair, and unique personality.
This class will be instructed by Tinsel, an experienced elf appointed by Santa, who wants to make sure Greenville meets our elf quota this year!
Supplies: All supplies are provided. Your imagination and holiday spirit are the only things you need to bring!
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Eco Printing & Natural Dyes
with Caroline Campion
Instructor: Caroline Campion
Skill Level: Beginner
Ages: 14+
Total Class Hours: 4
Description: We will cover the basics of eco printing using plant matter & powders that produce natural dyes. Step by step, we will cover how to prepare cellulose- and protein-based fibers (cotton and silk) for best color retention. Each student will create and take home their own design on pieces of fabric using materials provided by the instructor. This class is for beginners in dyeing with natural materials who want to experiment with the variety of colors that plants can yield. Many of the materials we will use are already in your kitchen or garden!
Website: https://carolinecampion.myportfolio.com
Supplies: All supplies are provided. You only need to bring your imagination!
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Needle Felting Cardinal + Wet Felting Wreath Decor
with Cecilia Ho
Instructor: Cecilia Ho
Skill Level: Any Level
Ages: 8+
Total Class Hours: 4 hours
Description: Learn the basic 2D needle felting technique & create a Red Cardinal Bird Wool Painting within a 5” wooden hoop. Discover how a felting needle can replace a paintbrush to create a decorative work of art. Then add a holiday wreath decoration to the hoop. All basic felting materials and supplies are included.
Supplies: All supplies are included … just bring your creativity!
Website: www.FELTasticFashion.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/FELTasticFashion
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FELTasticFashion