Listed in Minneapolis and Art
Textile Center
Hours of operation: Monday–Thursday 10am–7pm
Friday + Saturday 10am–5pm
Closed Sundays
Year Established: 1994
Website: www.textilecentermn.org
Learning Types Offered
About Us
Textile Center is a national nonprofit dedicated to honoring textile traditions and promoting excellence and innovation in fiber art. The center serves over 150,000 people every year through educational programming, exhibition opportunities, and community outreach. Textile Center offers support to fiber artists, textile art guilds, and fiber art collectors. Membership has grown to 900 individuals and 39 guilds and businesses, representing a collective membership of more than 7,000. Textile Center is located at 3000 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. For more information, call 612-436-0464 or visit the website at www.textilecentermn.org.
4 Centers, 4 Weeks, 4 Mediums
Tired of cooking up art with the same old ingredients? Sample the offerings of four different centers for art! Northern Clay Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Textile Center, and Highpoint Center… more info
A Whisper to a Shout
Choose your favorite color and dye a “color value scale” (or a gradient) from whisper pale to deep dark, all of the same color. Learn to mix your colors to achieve a suite of fabrics that allow you… more info
Altering Lutrador & Fusible
Do things with interfacing and fusible web the manufacturers NEVER envisioned! Lutrador is an extremely tough interfacing which paints and cuts easily, as well as melting deliciously. Fusible web can… more info
Art Camp For Educators
The Four Centers for Art (Textile Center, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minnesota Center for Book Arts and Northern Clay Center) invite you to attend a progressive arts experience as you travel to… more info
Baby's Best Knitted Friend
Learn to knit “soakers” for your baby or make a great shower gift for your grandkids or friends! With just a few knitting skills you can make these comfortable garments for a best dressed baby. Wool… more info
Building a Pyramid Color Chart
Create a color chart based on Pascal’s Triangle. Starting with red, yellow and blue, you will develop a set of 45 colors, arranged in a triangular chart. Each color has its own formula so that you can… more info
Colorful Woodland Creatures
Make sweet, stuffed forest creatures from vibrant Kool-aide dyed wool felt. First learn how to make your own super-saturated colors of felt fabric. Then construct little stuffed toys using different embroidery… more info
Creative Boost
“What If?” These two words can start you on a creative adventure--one that involves “on purpose” magical thinking. The goal of the workshop is to help you develop more creative attitudes and to… more info
Cross-Stitch
Pass it on to the next generation! The art of crossstitch is alive and well here at the Textile Center. From planning your design to executing on aida cloth, you can make a variety of pictures with just… more info
Custom Fibers
Are you a spinner or a felter? Do you dream of creating your own fiber and color combinations for yarns and works of art? This class is your dream come true! First, learn to dye wool roving using a number… more info
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