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Bushcraft: Basket Weaving

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill:  plant materials Skills you'll learn:  weaving, lashing, identifying plants suitable for basket making, harvesting + processing plant materials for basket making Learn how to create your own baskets using sustainably foraged plants materials! In this workshop, you will harvest plants from Perennial's Outdoor Classroom + learn how to process them... Read more »

$42.00 – $53.00

Intro to Punch Needle

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: bed sheets, pillow cases, fabric scraps, salvaged yarn Skills you'll learn: punch needle Learn how to use a punch needle using salvaged fabric scraps + yarn! In this workshop, participants will use a selection of pre-cut fabric scrap yarn and salvaged yarn to “punch” with into a woven fabric base,... Read more »

$40.00 – $50.00

Intro to Punch Needle

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: bed sheets, pillow cases, fabric scraps, salvaged yarn Skills you'll learn: punch needle Learn how to use a punch needle using salvaged fabric scraps + yarn! In this workshop, participants will use a selection of pre-cut fabric scrap yarn and salvaged yarn to “punch” with into a woven fabric base,... Read more »

$40.00 – $50.00

Bushcraft: Basket Weaving

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill:  plant materials Skills you'll learn:  weaving, lashing, identifying plants suitable for basket making, harvesting + processing plant materials for basket making Learn how to create your own baskets using sustainably foraged plants materials! In this workshop, you will harvest plants from Perennial's Outdoor Classroom + learn how to process them... Read more »

$42.00 – $53.00

Darning + Mending: Knits

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: clothes and other household textiles Skills you'll learn: darning, repairing holes in knit fabrics Never worry about damaging your favorite sweater, sock, or soft stretchy garment again! In this class, students will learn how to repair small holes in stretch knit garments using traditional mending + darning techniques. Students will be provided with hole-y sample swatches... Read more »

$34.00 – $42.00

Intro to Natural Dyeing

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: fabric, onion skins/food waste, rusty nails Skills you'll learn: processing dye materials, dye resist techniques Natural dyes are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring color to textiles. In this workshop, natural dye artisan Erin Luna will show you how to create dye baths from locally foraged plant matter. Participants will learn how to... Read more »

$42.00 – $53.00

Intro to Punch Needle

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: bed sheets, pillow cases, fabric scraps, salvaged yarn Skills you'll learn: punch needle Learn how to use a punch needle using salvaged fabric scraps + yarn! In this workshop, participants will use a selection of pre-cut fabric scrap yarn and salvaged yarn to “punch” with into a woven fabric base,... Read more »

$40.00 – $50.00

Toothbrush Rag Rug

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: bedsheets, fabric Skills you'll learn: buttonhole stitch, starting + finishing a circular rug, cutting fabric strips from bedsheets Also referred to as "Amish knot" rugs, toothbrush rugs get their name from the tool used to make them. Toothbrushes, which were once wooden, had a hole in the handle giving early... Read more »

$45.00 – $56.00

Darning + Mending: Weaves

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: clothes and other household textiles Skills you'll learn: darning, repairing holes in clothing Never worry about damaging your favorite pair of jeans again! In this class, students will learn how to repair small holes in woven, non-stretch fabric garments using traditional mending + darning techniques. Students will be provided with... Read more »

$34.00 – $42.00

Make Your Own Yarn

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill:  fabric scraps, orts (those tiny scraps of thread + yarn from sewing and textile projects!) Skills you'll learn: technique for making fabric scrap twine, coiling technique for "art yarn" developed by the instructor Ever wondered what to do with the scraps left over from your sewing + textile projects? Textile... Read more »

$30.00 – $37.00

Intro to Crochet

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

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$33.00 – $41.00

Intro to Papermaking

Perennial 3762 S. Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, United States

Materials saved from the landfill: matte board, scrap paper Skills you'll learn: pulling + pressing sheets of paper using a mould and deckle Create beautiful, handcrafted papers! In this workshop, participants will make handmade papers using discarded paper waste. The class will cover the basics of papermaking techniques, including fiber and pulp preparation, how to... Read more »

$32.00 – $40.00