AiR – Nature as Motifs: Pattern Making

by | May 20, 2026

Join visiting Artist in Residence Maisie Luo for a pattern-making workshop that invites participants to slow down, observe, and turn experiences of nature into patterns. Inspired by embroidery art from the highlands of Southwestern China, where designs often grow from...

Film Photography – Section 2

by | Apr 1, 2026

Learn the basics of black and white film photography and gain access to the Dark Room at Casa! Understand the manual settings of aperture and shutter speed, and how to match these with the ISO (light sensitivity) of your film. Develop the film you shoot and make dark...

Meditation Scrolls

by | Apr 1, 2026

Our connections to textiles are deep and important. Meditation scrolls are small bits of fabric sewn together in a long strip with a variety of embroidered stitches and wrapped around a wooden spool. Create a memorable keepsake by combining creativity and mindfulness...

Getting Weird With It: Textile Art

by | Apr 1, 2026

Dive into the world of abstract textile art. Discover vintage hand stitches for beauty and structure, learn various dye techniques to transform thrifted materials, and push the boundaries of traditional textiles by creating experimental three-dimensional artworks! In...

Beginner Sewing: Summer Shorts

by | Apr 1, 2026

Learn how to run a machine and read a commercial pattern while making a pair of comfy summer shorts (soft fabric, elastic waisted, with side seam pockets), all in a weekend workshop with the helpful guidance of an experienced sewist. Sewing machines are available...

Intro to Sewing

by | Apr 1, 2026

Get into the basics — with skills such as seams, buttons, zippers, and reading patterns —with the careful help of an experienced sewist. Participants build basic skills over the progression of a single project. Thsi class is more comprehensive than our...