February Program: 7pm 2-16-19
Arianne's talk focused on indigenous weaving practices as well as innovations and revivals in textile production in Oaxaca. She drew from her own personal experience working and collaborating with weavers in rural communities in Southern Mexico since 2008; to highlight
First Friday-Calligraphy Show
5-8pm in the PTArts Gallery. The Calligraphy Study Group has been meeting once a week at the Pacific Textile Arts classroom for five years. Meetings are Thursdays 1:30-4:30 in the PTArts classroom. We have
2019 Brings new class opportunities
SCHEDULED: ------------------- January 19th - Beginning Kumihimo with Jackie Wollenberg NOW FULL - If you want to be put on a Wait List – call the PTArts office and leave a message 707-409-6811 OF SPECIAL INTEREST -- AT MAC (Mendocino Art Center) APRIL 11-15
December bring to the Gallery …
PTArts MEMBER HOLIDAY SALE Wednesdays, 10:30-12, Thursdays 1:30-3:30, or Saturdays, 11-1:00 Through December 15th 11:30 Saturday December 15, 2018 PTArts MEMBERSHIP HOLIDAY POTLUCK SOCIAL 707-409-6811
Weave A Real Peace TOUR
Maren and Josh (the people who had all the things from Laos and Vietnam for sale at PTArts a couple of years ago) are finally offering a tour. Max. 8 people. 20 days in February and again in October, 2019. Culturally
PTArts Program on Saturday 10-27
October 27th Adriane Nicolaisen will both speak and then host a group at her home a couple blocks away. Social and sharing starts at 10am
OCTOBER Fiber Faire ! Items for sale in PTArts GALLERY
The first weekend in October brings again the best of Fiber Faire during 1st Friday and all day Saturday
Put this on your calendar
Fiber Fair and Textile Bazaar!!! Gallery preview, Friday, October 5, 5 - 8:00 PM Saturday, October 6, 10:00AM - 4:00PM Gallery sales through October 27 Pacific Textile Arts' Annual Fundraiser and Textile Celebration! Artists' booths selling new and used textile treasures, yarns, books, equipment and textile
First Friday 9-7-18 – new show!
Judy Castleton's Art Quilts !!! 5-8pm Friday September 7th Ongoing in Willits for the month of September QUILTS!
Fall 2018 Textile Tour of the Cusco Highlands
La tejedora Summer 2018 October 22nd – November 2nd, 2018 12 days and 12 nights Whether you are a textile enthusiast or an adventure traveler that wants to experience traditional Andean life far off the beaten path, accompany us on a remarkable
Class Opportunity
Mari Yaaguchi, of Ryukyu Textile, will hold several events at her studio (19120 Dorffi Rd., Ft. Bragg, CA) this summer. Mari is offering the following workshops during the summer. Mari has a fascinating historical collection of Japanese textiles and plant fibers,
Opportunity – Juried Show
Presented by the Richmond Art Center in partnership with the Northern California Surface Design Association What Knot? will feature contemporary art by Californian artists working with fiber and textile construction techniques, and offering new twists on traditional processes, materials and
Friday June 1st — LOTS GOIN’ ON
MORE DATA in older post - scroll down 5pm-8pm First Friday Gallery Opening with works from Mendocino College Fiber Arts students 7pm Hear from Jody Alexander (who is teaching at the Mendocino Art Center) on The Boro Aesthetic Boro is a word used
Friday June 1st 2018
5 PM First Friday in Gallery - Mendocino College Student Work 5 PM in the Tapestry Studio - THE RHINO PROJECT with Anne Beck and Michelle Wilson 7 PM in the classroom - The Boro Aesthetic Jody Alexander will discuss how Japanese Boro
In support of Northern CA fire victims ….
Hi All, I have started a Facebook page to match up equipment with people that have lost looms, spinning wheels, etc. in the recent California Fires. Please help me spread the word so that people and organization that have equipment to
In need of fleece to spin? …
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March Gallery and Program: following the adventures of Mari
Mari Yamaguchi's Japanese Textiles Saturday Program Series 3-24-18 FIELD TRIP We will meet Saturday, March 24 at 10:00 AM in the classroom at Pacific Textile Arts for social and sharing. By 10:45 we will be carpooling to the studio of Mari Yamaguchi,
Saturday 2-24-18 PTArts Program
Laura Pierce's topic - her hooked rugs "off the floor" at our monthly program. Social sharing starts at 10am and program starts at 11am.
Busy Weekend August 5th 2017
PTArts worked the ART IN THE GARDENS event and Linda Hartshorn's Indigo Dyeing class was at the PTArts campus ! Here are a few pictures from Art In The Garden
MAY 27th: Sewing Circle 11am & 1:30pm
Come join in the sewing circle for the Rhinoceros Project as our last program gathering before summer break. You can visit their website at rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com which has a bunch of photos & some information about the project. Coffee and Show&Tell at
SAD NEWS …Fort Bragg Fabric Studio destroyed in 4-26-17 fire.
This tragic fire engulfed Lolli’s studio. . .she and Eleanor drove by after lunch. . . everything gone. No one in her studio at the time, thank goodness, but all her screens, etc. are gone. Ron Hock, her petanque partner,
January PTArts Program on the 28th
Sam Russell and her "Critters" Sam will bring her collection of whimsical needle-felted creatures (some for sale) and share her creative process through a power point presentation, "including tips on how needle felting doesn't have to be a blood sport!" Saturday, January
First Friday – PTArts Holiday Sale
December 2, 2016: Come in and check out the holiday gift sale from 5-8pm
Remembering TAP !
In Fall 0f 1976, the Mendocino Art Center launched its Textile Apprenticeship Program, an intensive immersion in the art, craft, and business of textiles. The program thrived until 1991. To observe the 40th Anniversary of the Program’s beginning, the work of
2016 Mendocino County Arts Champion in Education: Pavlos Mayakis
Pavlos Mayakis, 2016 Arts Champion in the Education category, is an instructor at Mendocino College in Fort Bragg, coordinator of the Fiber Arts programs at the Mendocino Art Center, and a board member of Pacific Textile Arts. Besides selling his own art, Pavlos teaches classes in
Indigo Show in the Gallery – August
Linda Hartshorn will give a free talk on Friday August 26th at 7pm and her indigo dye class ORGANIC INDIGO - EASY AS 1,2,3 is Aug. 27-28.
First Friday Event 6-3-16
Come visit the new Gallery show this coming Friday - 5pm STUDENT WORKS from the Mendocino College, Fort Bragg, Textile Classes taught by Adriane Nicolaisen and Pavlos Mayakis.
SATURDAY May 28th !special day!
May 28th 11am: Program Series meeting will be a potluck lunch to celebrate the 20th year of our presence at this address! All are welcome. Gallery will have the History Wall available to view. Also
First Friday … April 1st !
Come by and see the new gallery show - Art Quilts From The Collection Of Sue Arnold. 5 - 8 pm
Special Pgm WED March 23rd 7pm
Free to Pacific Textile Arts Members. All welcome, donations appreciated INTRODUCING SHANNON WEBER & HER WORK WITH UNCOMMON MATERIALS Shannon Weber from Oregon will be the Guest Artist in Residence at the Mendocino Art Center March 14 - April 30, 2016 and will
Jason Collingwood
Jason is giving a workshop March 26-29 on 4-end Blockweave Structures. FREE TALK SAT MARCH 26th at PTArts GUILD MEETING 11am – noon 4-end blockweave (taquete), is an extremely versatile structure for rug weaving. Offering many of the design possibilities that are
First Friday 3-4-16
"CROSSING THE LINE" The theme of our collaborative show with North Coast Artists, Partners, and Edgewater Galleries. Members of each gallery will explore the concept of "line" in their chosen medium. The fiber arts expression will feature the work of local weavers
Textile History Class #7
Feb. 20 TEXTILE HISTORY Class 1:30-4:30pm Accessory Structures – Stitch, Quilt, etc. If you have not enrolled for the entire class, you may attend an individual class session for $40.
Textile History Class #6
Feb. 13 TEXTILE HISTORY Class 1:30-4:30pm Finishes, Dyes, Dyeing, Printing If you have not enrolled for the entire class, you may attend an individual class session for $40.
Textile History class January 9th – April 9th
14 Saturdays January 9 – April 9, 2016 1:30 – 4:30 pm Tuition: $300 — Individual Session: $40 each January 9th INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE HISTORY / OVERVIEW FREE, OPEN TO ANYONE To enroll send $50 non-refundable deposit with contact information and class request to: Pacific Textile
PTArts open FIRST FRIDAY !
Come by for the usual treats and liquids and perhaps a few surprises NEW YEARS DAY 5pm and view the new gallery show of book bindings. Also just added for Jan 16-17 -- INTRO to HAND SPINNING with Kathryn Rossum. TEXTILE HISTORY
All month – Holiday Sale in Gallery
December Holiday Show/Sale ! Lots to see
PTArts Guild Program Oct 24th
CALLIGRAPHY, with presenter, Judy Detrick 10:00 Meet & Greet 11:00 Program Judy taught calligraphy & Graphic Art at College of the Redwoods for 30 years. Following her Guild presentation, Judy will be giving a Calligraphy Workshop. Sat. Oct. 24, 1:30-4:30 & Sun. 10:30-4:30 Click here for
PTArts Gallery: Embroidery
Thread Paintings by Sandra Lindstrom Exquisite Embroidery, Stitchery Treasures Featuring a show and sale of her needlebooks, jewelry boxes,and other lovely surprises!
Wedge Woven Rugs & Tapestries
SHOW & SALE OF NAVAHO STYLE WEDGE WEAVINGS WOVEN BY LOCAL WEAVERS June 5-30 OPENING FIRST FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 5-8:00 Pacific Textile Arts Gallery There is an amazing amount of information on the Internet
May 24th was last day to see some fabulous textiles from …
Above The Fray Textiles Show and Sale 11am - 3pm ABOVE THE FRAY TRADITIONAL HILLTRIBE ART represent the finest traditional artists who live in hilltribe Laos and Vietnam. From their website: "Our hand-woven silks, cotton and hemp textiles, basketry, jewelry and other arts