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9.24

10.18

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Exhibit | Free

Re: assembly

Group show featuring work which adopts materials intended for other functions.

Thursday, September 24 Sunday, October 18

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10.25

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Árbol de la Vida

“Árbol de la Vida” will be on display at Guardino Gallery in the 14th annual Day of the Dead Group Show

Thursday, September 24 Sunday, October 25

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11.23

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Workshop | Paid $

Felt a Gnome!

Gnomes! Though purportedly shy, you know them by their beards and pointy hats… Using needle felting techniques, you&…

Saturday, November 23 10:00am-12:30pm

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11.18

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Felted Pillow Pads or Small Rug with Seattle Artist Flora Carlile-Kovacs

In Kyrgyzstan, when a daughter got married, her mother felted her a rug. Using their ancient symbols she felted her best w…

Monday, November 18 10:00am-4:00pm

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11.17

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Felted Slippers with Seattle Artist Flora Carlile-Kovacs

Make a custom size, fitting pair of slippers is a great opportunity to learn how to make a 3-D object starting with a 2-D …

Sunday, November 17 9:30am-4:30pm

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11.16

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Felted Christmas Stocking Ornament with Seattle Artist Flora Carlile-Kovacs

If you have been thinking about getting your hands wet and giving felt-making a try, this is the perfect opportunity. In t…

Saturday, November 16 5:00pm-8:00pm

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11.14

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Lecture/talk | Free

Fibrevolution: American Linen Revival

This program will take place twice on the same day at 10 a.m. to noon and 7 to 9 p.m. Fibrevolution is a producer of high …

Thursday, November 14 7:00pm-9:00pm

Multnomah Arts Center


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11.7

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Lecture/talk | Free

Low-residency program Warren Wilson College Info Session

Come learn about the new low-residency program that is reshaping craft histories and theories! Launched in 2018 at Warren …

Thursday, November 7 5:30pm-8:00pm

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11.7

12.28

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Jinie Park: A Pair: Two of the Same

This exhibit will open with a reception on November 7th from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery “A Pair: Tw…

Thursday, November 7 Saturday, December 28

Elizabeth Leach Gallery


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11.2

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Workshop | Paid $

Sergery

Learn the parts of your serger, how to thread and manage the tensions and how to trouble-shoot problems. Create a book of …

Saturday, November 2 2:00pm-5:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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10.26

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Workshop | Paid $

Indigo Patterning: Shibori & Resist Methods with Lauren Goding

In this class, students will gain in-depth experience in textile patterning with resist methods and traditional Japanese p…

Saturday, October 26 10:00am-4:00pm

WildCraft Studio School


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10.25

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Activewear – AM Class

Learn to sew + fit high-tech stretchy fabric to make a complete ensemble, ready for action. Start with hoodies. Move on to…

Friday, October 25 10:00am-1:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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10.22

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Workshop | Paid $

Weaving

Get into weaving by building a simple frame loom you can take home, understanding weaving terminology and mastering basic …

Tuesday, October 22 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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10.19

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Workshop | Paid $

Textile Design with Tricia Langman, Textile Design 3

Meet one of the nation’s rising textile designers, Tricia Langman. British-born Langman has designed for Ralph Lauren, Cal…

Saturday, October 19 9:30am-3:30pm

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10.19

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Community & Culture | Paid $

Gala 6 • Explore the Senses

Design Museum Portland invites you to our second-annual Gala, celebrating our six years of design impact in the vibrant co…

Saturday, October 19 5:30pm-10:30pm

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10.12

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Workshop | Paid $

Textile Design with Tricia Langman, Textile Design 2

Meet one of the nation’s rising textile designers, Tricia Langman. British-born Langman has designed for Ralph Lauren, Cal…

Saturday, October 12 9:30am-3:30pm

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10.12

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Workshop | Paid $

Visible Mending, Patching & Darning with Sonya & Nina Montenegro

Join us for a day of ‘visible mending’ – the art of repairing fabric in a way that doesn’t try to hide the mend, but…

Saturday, October 12 10:00am-4:00pm

WildCraft Studio School


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10.12

10.13

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Portland Open Studios: Amanda Triplett’s Sculptural Fibers from Salvaged Materials

Amanda Triplett hand sews sculpture and installation from old blankets, tatty sweaters, and abandoned knitting projects. M…

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13

Amanda Triplett’s Studio


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10.12

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Community & Culture | Free

Open Studio

October 12-13 + 19-20, 10am-5pm Through calculated, rising tangles of wool and plant fibers, Kristy Kún’s experimental tex…

Saturday, October 12 10:00am-10:00am

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10.12

10.20

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Community & Culture | Free

Portland Open Studios – Lulu Moonwood Murakami, textile and mixed-media artist

Textile and mixed-media artist Lulu Moonwood Murakami will be participating in Portland Open Studios for two weekends, Oct…

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 20

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10.12

10.13

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Hobbies & Special Interest | Paid $

Art in the Burbs

Tualatin High School gym and commons will be transformed into a dazzling art festival during the annual Art in the Burbs e…

Saturday, October 12 Sunday, October 13

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10.11

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Community & Culture | Free

Portland Open Studio

Artist Studio Tours, visit studio, watch live demos and view work in types of fiber including: spinning and dyeing yarns a…

Friday, October 11 10:00am-10:00am

The Dragonfly Studio


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10.5

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Workshop | Paid $

Textile Design with Tricia Langman, Textile Design 1

Meet one of the nation’s rising textile designers, Tricia Langman. British-born Langman has designed for Ralph Lauren, Cal…

Saturday, October 5 9:30am-3:30pm

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10.5

12.1

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NORITAKA TATEHANA: CRAFTING THE ART OF JAPAN’S FUTURE

Portland Japanese Garden presents the art of Noritaka Tatehana in his first-ever North American solo exhibition. Installed…

Saturday, October 5 Sunday, December 1

Portland Japanese Garden


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10.5

10.19

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Exhibit | Free

Sugar Spin Viewing Hours

Viewing Hours: October 5th 1-4 p.m. October 12th 1-4 p.m. October 19th 1-4 p.m. SUGAR SPIN: Featuring artists Brittany Pow…

Saturday, October 5 Saturday, October 19

COLAB Architecture + Urban Design

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10.4

3.31

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Flaxen: From Flax to Linen in the Willamette Valley, Oregon Historical Society

Join us at the Oregon Historical Society to view a small photography exhibit demonstrating the process of growing and util…

Friday, October 4 Tuesday, March 31

Oregon Historical Society


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Date of Event:

9.28

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Family & Education | Free

Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival

The Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival, established in 1997, is a family-friendly fiber arts festival. Our mission is to ex…

Saturday, September 28 10:00am-4:00pm

Clackamas County Event Center


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9.26

10.30

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Journeys in Fiber

Fiber Artist Kim Tepe re-creates the multi-layered textures found in nature; especially the varieties in tree bark, moss a…

Thursday, September 26 Wednesday, October 30

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9.17

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

SUGAR SPIN Artist Talk + Open House

Both artists recognize their childhood nostalgias for candy – don’t we all! From the bright graphics of candy wrappers to …

Tuesday, September 17 5:00pm-7:00pm

COLAB Architecture + Urban Design

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9.15

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Hand Felted Slippers Workshop

Make yourself a pair of toasty warm hand felted slippers! In this wet felting class we’ll start by making a pattern with a…

Sunday, September 15 10:00am-4:00pm

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9.13

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Knits Fri. AM

Learn tips to sew + fit knits, make ripple-free seams + necklines. Learn all about knits + which to use where. Make your c…

Friday, September 13 10:00am-1:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.13

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Workshop | Paid $

Knits Fri., PM

Learn tips to sew + fit knits, make ripple-free seams + necklines. Learn all about knits + which to use where. Make your c…

Friday, September 13 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.12

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Machine Knitting

In 12 weeks, you will learn how to use a knitting machine, make sample stitches, go on to make a garment. Then come back t…

Thursday, September 12 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.12

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Sustainability Tech

Students will analyze all aspects of environmental apparel design, including its past, present and future. They will see h…

Thursday, September 12 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.11

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Apparel Construction Wed., AM

Upgrade your skills. Start making clothes. Make an A-line skirt or man’s vest with a zipper (Level 1), beach pants (…

Wednesday, September 11 10:00am-1:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.11

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Apparel Construction Wed., PM

Upgrade your skills. Start making clothes. Make an A-line skirt or man’s vest with a zipper (Level 1), beach pants (…

Wednesday, September 11 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


Date of Event:

9.10

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Workshop | Paid $

Beginning Sewing: Tues. AM

Learn basic stitches, techniques + how to use your machine while making an apron (Level 1), robe (Level 2), + nightshirt (…

Tuesday, September 10 10:00am-1:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.10

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Industrial Machine Sewing

Take this class and you’ll be ready to come back and use our machines for your projects. Learn the fast, professional way …

Tuesday, September 10 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.10

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Beginning Sewing Tues. PM

Learn basic stitches, techniques + how to use your machine while making an apron (Level 1), robe (Level 2), + nightshirt (…

Tuesday, September 10 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.9

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Textiles: The Secret Life of Fabric

Are you confused when you walk into a fabric store? Have you spent hours on a project only to discover that the fabric you…

Monday, September 9 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.9

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Beginning Sewing: Mon PM

Learn basic stitches, techniques + how to use your machine while making an apron (Level 1), robe (Level 2), + nightshirt (…

Monday, September 9 6:00pm-9:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute


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9.8

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Oregon Grown Linen & Indigo: a Hands-on Exploration

Join us for a hands on exploration of indigo & flax to linen on picturesque Sauvie Island. Participants will have the …

Sunday, September 8 10:00am-2:00pm

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9.7

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Hobbies & Special Interest | Paid $

Intro to Needle Felting Workshop

Curious about the wooly world of needle felting? Join us to make tiny cute things out of wool! Using needle felting techni…

Saturday, September 7 3:00pm-6:00pm

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8.17

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Carve and Print Workshop

Join us in our picturesque Vancouver studio and learn to carve your own printing block. You will use your block to print a…

Saturday, August 17 9:30am-11:30am

Made on 23rd Studio

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8.10

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Print and Embroidery Workshop

Join us in our Vancouver studio for an morning of relaxed creative fun. Print a beautiful hemstitch guest towel with one o…

Saturday, August 10 9:30am-12:00pm

Made on 23rd Studio

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8.6

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Sugar Spin Exhibition Opening Reception

SUGAR SPIN: Featuring artists Brittany Powell Parich and LeBrie Rich From the bright graphics of candy wrappers to enticin…

Tuesday, August 6 5:00pm-7:00pm

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7.27

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Remembering Artist Mirra Meyer – Batik as Modern Art

This exhibit showcases a selection of Meyer’s batiks, along with a few of her paintings and etchings, in order to sh…

Saturday, July 27 1:30pm-3:00pm

Michael Parsons Fine Arts

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7.18

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Preserving and Documenting Textiles: Made Easy

Personal family histories include not only photos and documents but also textile pieces, including quilts, rugs, lace, emb…

Thursday, July 18 5:30pm-7:00pm

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7.8

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Community & Culture | Free

2019 Portland Textile Month informational session

Join us for an informational session about this October’s Portland Textile Month. Get more information about the eve…

Monday, July 8 5:30pm-7:00pm

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7.6

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Community & Culture | Free

R A W Textiles Grand Re-Opening

Join us on July 6 from 11 am to 5 pm as we celebrate this new studio space and boutique. Rio has joined forces with Indigo…

Saturday, July 6 11:00am-5:00pm

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7.5

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Innumerable ______hold close the _________

Exhibit by Jovencio de la Paz and rumored artist’s talk at undetermined time.

Friday, July 5 12:00pm-5:00pm

HOLDING Contemporary

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6.27

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Community & Culture | Free

Closing party for the Natalie Novak Showcase

There will be a Q+A with Artist Natalie Novak speaking about her time on the S. Korean Island of Jeju with images and stor…

Thursday, June 27 6:00pm-9:00pm

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6.17

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Hobbies & Special Interest | Free

Felting Camp for Teens w/ LeBrie Rich of PenFelt

Make a variety of soft sculpture food items inspired by Pop Art (like Claes Oldenburg’s giant sewn hamburger). Teens will …

Monday, June 17 2:00pm-5:00pm

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6.16

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Performing & Visual Arts | Paid $

Creative Design with Japanese Style Book Binding

Review the basics by building your instruction booklet and hand-stitching it together using one of the four classic sewing…

Sunday, June 16 10:00am-3:00pm

Portland Japanese Garden


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6.6

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Artistic Demonstration: Kimono

The Portland Kimono Club is a community of Japanese women in the Portland area with an interest in the Kimono. Portland Ki…

Thursday, June 6 1:00pm-2:00pm

Portland Japanese Garden


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6.2

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Hands On Indigo Dying Demonstration

This demo will introduce guests to shibori and indigo. Guests will have the opportunity to experiment with simple binding …

Sunday, June 2 12:00pm-3:00pm

Portland Japanese Garden


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6.2

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Abstract Textile Design Sketch Session

Join us for a special Textile Hive sketch session with Melissa Christy as we draw and explore some of the abstract irregul…

Sunday, June 2 4:00pm-4:00pm

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6.1

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Eileen Fisher Renewal Not Quite Perfect Sale

It’s time for a little peace, love, & linen: mark your calendars for the third annual EILEEN FISHER Renew Not Quite Pe…

Saturday, June 1 10:00am-4:00pm

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5.31

6.1

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Business & Professional | Paid $

Itajime Shibori Workshop with Barbara Setsu Pickett

Explore the bold geometric design possibilities of itajime, fold-and-clamp resist that is the easiest and fastest way to s…

Friday, May 31 Saturday, June 1

Eugene Textile Center

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5.30

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Custom Textile Tour in Downtown PDX

The Textile Tour offers a snapshot of the diverse, colorful, and unique to Portland textile scene. We will walk approximat…

Thursday, May 30 10:00am-12:30pm

Various Locations

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5.25

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Design and Documentation of Ikat : The weaving craft of Orissa

Join us in welcoming Namrata Amin for a special talk about her research on Ikats from her time at the National Institute o…

Saturday, May 25 2:00pm-3:30pm

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5.18

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Business & Professional | Paid $

Natural Indigo and Tannins Workshop

This workshop is for all levels. There is nothing to stand between you and the magic of indigo blue. Together we will crea…

Saturday, May 18 10:00am-4:00pm

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5.10

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Pivot: Experimental Fashion Show

PIVOT is the 2019 Fashion Show and Exhibition by students of the Fibers Department at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Wit…

Friday, May 10 6:00pm-8:00pm

Oregon College of Arts and Craft


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5.3

8.11

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

On The Edge: An Exhibition by SAQA Oregon Artists

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) artists were invited to interpret, either in a representational or abstract way, a resp…

Friday, May 3 Sunday, August 11

Oregon Historical Society


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5.2

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Community & Culture | Paid $

History Happy Hour: Timberline Traditions

Join us for wine, beer, and food as we celebrate Timberline Lodge’s art and history at the Oregon Historical Society…

Thursday, May 2 5:30pm-8:00pm

Oregon Historical Society


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4.27

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Magical Inks, Magical Drawings

Join us for a workshop exploring magical writing with handmade symbolic inks. During the class, we will craft a variety of…

Saturday, April 27 11:00am-3:00pm

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4.26

4.28

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

The Gathering Of The Guilds

Six portland-area guilds have joined forces to exhibit and sell art and fine craft. All items are unique and of exceptiona…

Friday, April 26 Sunday, April 28

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4.22

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Community & Culture | Free

Updating Our History of the World’s Oldest Textiles with Elizabeth Wayland Barber

Eugene Weavers’ Guild hosts internationally renowned textile scholar Elizabeth Wayland Barber for this free lecture …

Monday, April 22 9:30am-12:30pm

Eugene Textile Center

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4.15

5.31

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Performing & Visual Arts | Free

Streaming, a fiber arts exhibition by designer/historian Lynn Deal

Using threads, fabrics and embellishments, designer/historian Lynn Deal developed twelve 2D and 3D visuals that relate the…

Monday, April 15 Friday, May 31

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4.12

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Express Yourself: A Modern Embroidery Workshop

Open to ages 10 and over.

Friday, April 12 6:00pm-9:00pm

Spin Laundry Lounge

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Date of Event:

4.12

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Sustainable Fashion Film Screening & Panel

Sustainable Fashion Film Screening & Panel

Friday, April 12 6:30pm-8:30pm

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4.11

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Fashion & Beauty | Paid $

Stockpiler Presents: Textiles in the Marketplace

At the end of this class you’ll be equipped with the skills to go NUTS with all sorts of fun future needle felting projects!

Thursday, April 11 6:00pm-9:00pm

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Date of Event:

4.10

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Portland Fashion Institute and PFI Supply Open House

All materials and tools will be provided and the the felting needle is yours to take home!

Wednesday, April 10 4:00pm-7:00pm

Portland Fashion Institute

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Date of Event:

4.10

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Industry Panel: Creating a Circular Fashion System

Industry Panel: Creating a Circular Fashion System

Wednesday, April 10 5:30pm-7:30pm

Oregon State University – Portland Center

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Date of Event:

4.9

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

PTM Open House Event

Join us to make tiny cute things out of wool! Using needle felting techniques, we’ll create a puppy that fits in the palm …

Tuesday, April 9 4:00pm-7:00pm

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Date of Event:

4.9

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Fashion & Beauty | Free

Big Canvas: The Art of Commercial Design

Big Canvas: The Art of Commercial Design

Tuesday, April 9 6:00pm-8:00pm

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