2025 Classes

Class Information

Classes this year are structured differently than they have been at past FTWG Conferences. We are no longer using the terms ‘ mini classes’ and ‘workshops.’ Instead, we are using the term ‘classes’ for all, regardless of the total number of instructional hours.

The schedule is based on instructional blocks, which may be either 3 hours long or 4 hours long.

Instructional Block Schedule

3 hour blocks

Thursday 1 pm – 4 pm

Friday 9 am – 12 pm

Friday 2 pm – 5 pm

Saturday 9 am – 12 pm

Saturday 2 pm – 5 pm

Sunday 9 am – 12 pm

4 hour blocks

Thursday 1 pm – 5 pm

Friday 8 am -12 pm

Friday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Saturday 8 am – 12 pm

Saturday 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Sunday 8 am – 12 pm

  • Total class length for classes scheduled in 3 hour blocks is either 3, 6, 9, or 15 hours. Fifteen hour classes are the same 2.5 day experience that FTWG used to call ‘workshops.’
  • Total class length for classes scheduled in 4 hour blocks is either 4 or 8 hours.
  • In the class list below, there is a banner at the top of the class letting you know how long it is:
    • ‘Half Day’ classes are either 3 or 4 hours of instruction
    • ‘Full Day’ classes are either 6 or 8 hours of instruction
    • ‘One and a Half Day’ classes are 9 hours of instruction
    • Two and a Half Day classes are 15 hours of instruction
  • Full Day classes consist of two instructional blocks on the same day.
  • One and a Half Day classes and Two and a Half Day classes are scheduled so that all instruction happens on consecutive days.

Class Registration Fees

  • Registration fees are paid to FTWG at the time you register for the Conference.
  • In addition to the registration fee, most classes also have Materials Fees. The amount of the materials fee varies from one class to the next.
  • Materials fees are paid directly to the instructor at the beginning of the class, preferably in cash. (No credit cards).

FTWG Members

Half Day classes: $85

Full Day classes: $170

One and a Half Day classes: $255

Two and a Half Day classes: $425

General Public

Half Day classes: $100

Full Day classes: $200

One and a Half Day classes: $300

Two and a Half Day classes : $500

Two and a Half Days

Weaving

4-Shaft Beginning Weaving

One and a Half Days

Basketry

Artistic Coiling

Half Day

Braiding

Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet Construction

Full Day

Weaving

Beginning Inkle Weaving

Two and a Half Days

Lace Making | Bobbin Lace

Bobbin Lace – Suprisingly Simple – Incredibly Exquisite

Two and a Half Days

Weaving

Break the Rectangle: Shaped Edges in Weaving

Half Day

Basketry

By the Sea

Half Day

Spinning

Cabled Yarns

Two and a Half Days

Weaving

Clasped Weft

Half Day

Weaving

Color & Design for Inkle Weavers

Half Day

Weaving

Continuous Strand Weaving on a 12-inch Loom

Full Day

Basketry

Fairies & Flowers Cameo Pine Needle Basket

Half Day

Other

Felted Embellished Pincushion

Full Day

Basketry

Gourd Reef Fish

Full Day

Basketry

Gourd with Lei Rim

Half Day

Basketry

Indian Corn

Half Day

Basketry

Inside Out

Full Day

Stitching | Sashiko

Introduction to Japanese Sashiko

Half Day

Braiding

Introduction to Kumihimo on a Disc

Two and a Half Days

Spinning

It’s All in the Twist!

Full Day

Basketry

It’s Your Sweetgrass Basket!

Full Day

Basketry

Japanese Pan Basket

Half Day

Other | Jewelry Making | Knotting

Knotless Netting : Beach Glass Necklace and Earrings

Half Day

Weaving

Lauhala Bracelet

Half Day

Crocheting | Knitting

Let’s Get Together: Not Just One OR the Other; Knit and Crochet

Full Day

Basketry

Luna Moth Tray

Half Day

Weaving

Mad Weave

Full Day

Basketry

Ombre Osprey Basket

Half Day

Basketry

Pine Needle Cracker Basket

Half Day

Basketry

Pineapple Wine Basket

Full Day

Basketry

San Juan Wax Linen

Half Day

Basketry

Smokin Hot Tote

One and a Half Days

Basketry

Smooth Coiling

Full Day

Basketry

South by Southwest

Two and a Half Days

Weaving

Split-Shed Weaving

Half Day

Basketry

Spring Fever

Full Day

Basketry

Square Twill Basket

Half Day

Basketry

Star Trivets

Half Day

Basketry

Storage Basket with Ceramic Handles

Half Day

Dyeing

Survey of Natural Dyeing

Full Day

Basketry

Sweetgrass Basket With Base

Half Day

Basketry

Sweetgrass Candy Dish

One and a Half Days

Other

The Fiber Artist’s Sketchbook

Full Day

Basketry

The Long Way Home (Spring Version)

Full Day

Weaving

Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers

Full Day

Basketry

Twined Fruit/Bread Basket

Full Day

Spinning

Variations on a Draw