Fiber Arts Heritage Week begins at Florence Memorial Art School

June 12 - 18   GLENDALE SPRINGS   Fiber Arts Heritage Week at Florence    A week long celebration of the rich heritage of the fiber arts.  Watch fiber demonstrations co-hosted with the Blue Ridge Fiber Guild. The workshops begin on Monday with the traditional art of rug hooking with Cheryl Roberts or how to spin fiber into yarn with Nancy Hoffman. Tuesday & Wednesday, try your hand at weaving on a loom with Nancy Hoffman or spend the morning learn a variety of knitting techniques as you create your own hat with Christy Hoffman. Thursday & Friday, participants can join felt artists Rachel Nicholson for some 'Contemporary Hat Madness'. The week culminates on Saturday with a Fiber Market from 10 am - 1 pm open to the public with free admission.

April at John C Campbell Folk School

The month of April is full of unique classes that celebrate what Spring has to offer. Spend your days outdoors identifying Southern Appalachian birds , learn how to keep bees , or grow your own mushrooms. Make use of studio time forging organic shapes  in iron, weaving on a small, portable loom, or choose from a variety of other traditional craft classes we offer.

Earth Week, April 17-23, presents us with the perfect opportunity to embrace the abundance of beautiful, natural, and useful materials around us.  Some great, eco-friendly classes this week include:

Gardening: Organic Gardening for Beginners
Paper Art: Recycle, Rebound Papermaking
Soap Making: From Soap to Nuts- the Natural Way
Woodturning: Out of the Woodpile

John C Campbell Folk School is located at 1 Folk School Road in Brasstown NC