Registration for summer workshops open today at 8:30am! Random #tbt photo from 2014 when Fern was obsessed with weaving monk’s belt. Maybe time to bring it back? #weaversofinstagram #monksbelt #shadoweave #weaving #yegweaving #yegtextiles #handwoventextiles
Summer schedule is on the website! We have a new instructor teaching a new class: floral bundle dyeing with @irene_rasetti of Calgary. Please visit our website to check out dates and details! Registration opens Thursday at 8:30am. 💜❤️💙 #yegworkshops #bundledyeing #yegtextiles #textiles
A lovely afternoon spent getting our knit market bags started. I admit I couldn’t put my needles down until well into the evening. Aren’t these cotton bags knit by our instructor @fellaella inspiring? #yegknits #yegworkshops #shoplocalyeg #knitting
Happy to be included in the May issue of Avenue magazine! We agree, flowers are nice but they won’t last as long as the memories from quality time together. Get your mom a workshop for Mother’s Day?! #avenueedmonton #yegsmallbusiness #supportlocal #yegmothersday #yegmoms
Edmonton’s outdoor market opens tomorrow! Get in on a chance to learn how to knit while making your own French market bag this Sunday & next! If market bags aren’t your jar of jam then this class will guide you through knitting a light, spring time openwork scarf. A great gift for mom if you’re still searching for a way to show your love. 🧶🍏 #124stgrandmarket #yegworkshops #knitting #yegknits #knitmarketbag #supportlocalyeg #yeg #yegtextiles
Trying out some new (to me) weaves. This is rep weave, a structure that is warp faced because the warp threads are packed in so close together it covers up the weft. One thing I love about weaving is that there is so much to explore, it’s infinite. #weaving #yegweaving #repweave #ripsmatta #warpface #yegtextiles
Super cute student work from yesterday’s rug hooking with #punchneedle workshop. More dates coming soon! #oxfordpunchneedle #rughooking #yegworkshops
How our knit market bag workshop starts: slowly increasing on double pointed needles. From here we stitch outwards until you have a bag! Knit some handles and you’re market ready. This workshop is great for a knitter with a little bit of experience or an ambitious beginner. Also, a great opportunity to get your mom figure some quality time together for Mother’s Day! [And by mom figure we know that person could be a friend/grandparent/dad/sister/teacher/etc.] Nice times guaranteed. 🧶 #knitting #yegworkshops #yegknits
Ferns School of Craft is two years young! Come celebrate with us tonight from 6:00-9ish. We have drinks, snacks, supplies and a memorable view of our city. 10350 122st, buzzer 1600, parking out front, nearest bus stop(less than a block) is #1859 and there are about ten steps to get to our penthouse studio. We really hope you’ll join us! #yeg #yegsmallbusiness #supportlocalyeg
Need wool for your next rug hooking/punch needle project? We’re stocked and having an open house this Wednesday, May 1st from 6:30-9! It’s our two year anniversary party and we’ll have some embroidery/tapestry weaving and Knitting kits! Also drinks, snacks and general merriment. Come say hello and see what we’ve been up to and what’s coming up! 🥳🧶 #punchneedle #oxfordpunchneedle #yeg #yegtextile #yegwool #wool #briggsandlittle
After fabric marbling class last night we had a bunch of pigment that I didn’t want to go to waste so I used it up on this cotton scarf. Marbling is super mesmerizing and mysterious and I’m excited for larger projects! Your next opportunity to try it out with us is May 16th. #marbling #fabricmarbling #yeg #yegworkshops #yegtextiles
PARTY ALERT! Two years ago Fern’s School of Craft launched, offering instruction in weaving and rug hooking. Since then we’ve expanded to offer 11 different textile workshops taught by these eight passionate instructors. Please join us May 1st 6:30-9ish, to celebrate two years of bringing together people through craft, community and conversation. Whether you’re a regular class attendee or checking us out for the first time, join us at our rooftop studio for a beverage and snacks! You can meet some of the instructors, shops kits and supplies, and enjoy a weaving demo by one of our students @stephaniececilia_ and a rug tufting gun demos by textile artist @almalouisevisscher . #1602, 10350 122st. Hope to see you there!
Our Sunday tapestry weaving class has a few spots available! We will weave a wall hanging using these @funemstudio.be looms which are the best of the best. They sit upright on a table and are affordable! Also, they have this heddle bar [pictured] which raises your warp threads, making the process easier and faster. Try it out for a day while sipping a mimosa? #weaving #weavingworkshop #yegworkshops
Last night we wrapped up a three week rug hooking workshop by sewing our pieces into cushions and a placemat. It was really nice doing a longer class and guiding students through a bigger project! #punchneedle #rughooking #yegworkshops #yegtextiles #yegcraft
Our tapestry weaving instructor Danielle wants to teach you all the overs and unders of how to weave a wall hanging! Only three spots left for her next class on April 28th! We’ll be using these @funemstudio.be looms and they are awesome :) #weaving #yegweavingworkshop #tapestryweaving
Someone is about to have a very colourful kitchen table! [Much more boring caption: yes, I do commissions but I promise it will take forever.] #weaving #handwoven #offtheloom #weaversofinstagram
Yes, our workshops are about facilitating your creativity and learning a new skill! But they’re also about carving out time for yourself to sit still and talk with other adults. If doing that to the tune of embroidery sounds nice we have two spots left in next weekends workshop on Saturday, April 13th. We hope you’ll come sit at our table! 💙 #embroidery #yegworkshops
Ferns schoool of Craft, a place for interdisciplinary textile workshops, is hiring. We need help with various tasks: -workshop set up: warp prep, loom set up, sewing, skein to ball winding, fabric stretching, mordanting, supply gathering, etc. -studio maintenance -various admin tasks Experience with textiles and a vehicle is an asset. Looking for help one day a week for 5-6 hours, starting pay $16/hour. Employee will be granted use of the studio. Drop us a resume at info@jessicafernfacette.com ⚡️
Seven first time weavers! Seven handwoven cushions so huge they used over ten pounds of pillow filler! 🤣🙌🏽 #weaving #weavingworkshop #handwoven #yegweaving #yegworkshops
We had two spots open up in our punch needle workshop thanks to a provincial election and a broken rib! (Vote, vote vote, and ouch!) This one is a longer class and you’ll finish a cushion or a placemat. Running three Tuesday evenings, 6-9pm, starting April 2nd. Maybe a good opportunity to sign up with that person you’ve been wanting to spend more time with? #rughooking #punchneedle #yeg #yegworkshops #yegtextiles #oxfordpunchneedle