2026 Festival Workshops
When you sign up for a workshop, festival admission is included. Just let the gate staff know which class you’re taking when you arrive.
Each workshop has a minimum age for students to register, specified by our instructors. If you are registering a student under age 18, double check that their age is allowed in the workshop you selected!
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Cozy Granny Squares: Learn to crochet the prettiest and most universal squares with Madi
In this class I will teach you how to make two of my favorite squares- the classic granny square and the sunburst granny square. I personally really love granny squares because they can be used for making so many different projects like bags and blankets.
This workshop is open to students age 12+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Friday June 5, 9am-4pm (with a break for lunch)
Skill Level
Confident Beginners and Novices: Students must know how to make a slip knot, chain, and single crochet. However, some stitches you should learn to make this class easier are the half double crochet and a double crochet.
Materials Fee
Optional Starter Kit: For $25, students may purchase a starter kit that includes a crochet hook and one mini cake of Lavender Fiber Co. yarn. This kit is optional if you do not bring your own hook and yarn. If you would like a starter kit, please bring the fee to class.
Students Should Bring
You will need a 5mm crochet hook and 70 yards of worsted weight yarn.
About the Instructor
For Madi, what started out as a curiosity for crafting turned into a passion for making. From a young age she had a love for art, and so her mom taught her to crochet when she was 12. Ever since, she has never put her crochet hook down and has been crocheting and knitting for 5 years. She hopes to share her love for crafting and teach others how to crochet with ease.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Learn How to Knit Socks with Andrea Wong
Learn to knit cozy, custom-fit socks from the top down in this beginner-friendly class. We will cover the traditional cuff-down method, including a stretchy cast-on, creating the heel flap and gusset, turning the heel, and finishing with a seamless Kitchener stitch toe. Perfect for confident beginners, this class sets you up for future knitting adventures and socks for all your loved ones.
This workshop is open to students age 16+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Sunday June 7, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
Basic knitting, purling, knitting in the round, and decreases (SSK and K2tog)
Materials Fee
$5.00 for the pattern
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
• 1 skein of fingering weight/sock yarn to obtain gauge (optional). If you want to just practice, you can bring thicker yarns and adequate needles for it. Gauge: 28.0 sts = 4 inches. Please check your gauge before you start knitting the sock to save time later. • Needles: Size US #2 set of 4 double pointed needles (2.75 mm) OR needle of preference (two circular needles same size or magic loop)
• Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors.
About the Instructor
In the past 23 years Andrea has taught thousands of knitters in the USA and abroad to use the Portuguese Style of Knitting, either personally, through her 3 published DVDs, or her book “Portuguese Style of Knitting – History, Traditions and Techniques”.
As the foremost expert on the subject, she teaches knitting at venues throughout the country and abroad, has been published in a variety of knitting magazines, TV programs, and books and is the lead designer for her business, Andrea Wong Knits. She continues to travel the world researching and developing her style of knitting, and bringing that knowledge to knitters worldwide.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Temari - Japanese Hand Embroidered Balls with Kelly Bonny
In this workshop participants will learn about the Japanese art of Temari including its history and how to create these beautiful, hand-embroidered balls. Students will learn how a Temari is setup and readied for design work. They will be able to dive right into stitching the design work on a ball and leave the class with their own Temari ball.
This workshop is open to students age 12+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Friday June 5, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
All levels
Materials Fee
$15 to cover ball, yarn, sewing/metallic/embroidery thread, needle, and case
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
All provided by instructor
About the Instructor
Kelly Bonny lived in Tokyo, Japan, where she studied Temari under her Master Sensei, Neelu. She earned her Intermediate and Advanced certifications while in Japan. Since returning back to the United States in 2019, she has continued learning from her Sensei. In the Spring of 2021, she submitted 5 advanced balls chosen by her Sensei to the Japan Temari Association. She received her Teaching Certification in July 2021 and she can now be called Sensei. She finds Temari to be a very beautiful art, which brings her great joy in teaching, discovering new techniques and tricks, creating designs, using new color schemes.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Beaded Crochet Rope Bracelet with Melissa Oswald & Nicole Ball
Do you want to elevate your crochet game? In this class, we will use beads and beading cords to crochet beautiful jewelry designs. You will learn how to thread beads, create designs, crochet with beads, and finish your jewelry creations. By the end of class, you will have started your journey into beaded crochet jewelry.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Friday June 5, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level
Beginner. Students should be familiar with both the chain and single crochet stitches and be comfortable working in the round.
Materials Fee
$25 for 50gm beads in 2 colors, spool of s-lon, clasp and threading needle
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
• Size 1.60mm or 1.75mm steel crochet hook
• locking stitch markers
• scissors (optional)
• a bent tip tapestry needle (optional)
About the Instructor
Founded in 2017, TexasStitchChicks started as two friends passionate about creating adorable crochet amigurumi. Today, we’ve grown into a trusted name in the fiber arts community—designing original patterns, teaching hands-on classes, providing technical editing, and crafting high-quality samples.
We’re proud to have partnered with leading brands such as Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers, KnitPal, Miss Babs, Crafts Americana, and Stolen Stitches, bringing creative projects to life.
Our expertise has also been showcased through teaching engagements with the Crochet Guild of America and at numerous fiber festivals across the country.
Whether you’re looking for unique patterns, professional editing, or expert instruction, TexasStitchChicks is your go-to resource for all things crochet.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Tanning Sheep Hides with Jay Begay
Only a few left!
Join us for a 2 day immersion into the traditional art of tanning sheep/goat hide by hand. In this intimate and experiential class, students will tan one sheep or goat skin from start to finish.
The art of hide tanning is a cross-cultural human legacy, one with an ancient heritage that spans across continents and lineages. Besides full hands-on experience, we will spend time discussing history, methodology, and Navajo traditional approaches. Students will leave with an understanding of how to bring to life beautiful hand-tanned hides in their own small home-tanning set-ups.
Hide tanning is a physically demanding craft, so be prepared for two full days of very active and fun learning! We are going to learn as much as possible and our days will be packed with richness.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th from 9am to 5pm daily (with a break for lunch)
Skill Level
All levels are welcomed.
Material Fee
$150, students will be able to keep the sheep hide that they tanned.
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
Rubber gloves, 10 gallon tub, pumice stone, knife.
About the Instructor
Jay Begay originates from the community of Rocky Ridge in Northeastern Arizona. Jay's childhood was spent with his late Paternal Grandmother tending to the flock of sheep and goats. It was from his Grandma that he acquired these skills required to continue the pastoral ways. Today he continues to raise Navajo-Churro sheep and Angora Goats. Jay enjoys working with fiber and sharing his knowledge. Join Jay in this rare opportunity to learn the skills that were passed on from his late Paternal Grandmother.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Images Courtesy of Leney Breeden
Corner-to-Corner Crochet with Melissa Oswald & Nicole Ball
Ever wondered how those pixel-perfect crochet designs come to life? In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn the basics of Corner-to-Corner (C2C) crochet, how to read charts, and how to change colors to create a playful tablet cover featuring a turtle. C2C is a fun and versatile technique that builds fabric diagonally, making it perfect for graphic designs and personalized projects. By the end of class, you’ll have one panel completed (or nearly so), a solid grasp of C2C fundamentals, and the confidence to finish your turtle tablet cover at home. Whether you’re new to charted crochet or just looking to add a playful skill to your toolkit, this class will leave you hooked on pixel-perfect stitching.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Saturday June 6, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
Beginner, Students should be familiar with both the chain and double crochet stitches.
Materials Fee
N/A
Students Should Bring
• Worsted weight yarn in the following colors: 90 yards white, 55 yards light green, 50 yards dark green, and 5 yards black
• Size 5.00mm (H) crochet hook
• scissors
• a bent tip tapestry needle
• locking stitch markers
About the Instructor
Founded in 2017, TexasStitchChicks started as two friends passionate about creating adorable crochet amigurumi. Today, we’ve grown into a trusted name in the fiber arts community—designing original patterns, teaching hands-on classes, providing technical editing, and crafting high-quality samples.
We’re proud to have partnered with leading brands such as Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers, KnitPal, Miss Babs, Crafts Americana, and Stolen Stitches, bringing creative projects to life.
Our expertise has also been showcased through teaching engagements with the Crochet Guild of America and at numerous fiber festivals across the country.
Whether you’re looking for unique patterns, professional editing, or expert instruction, TexasStitchChicks is your go-to resource for all things crochet.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Introduction to Amigurumi with Melissa Oswald & Nicole Ball
You've seen those cute Amigurumi animals everywhere, now is your chance to make one of your own. In this class, you will create an adorable flower with personality. You will learn to: easily work in the round, create and count continuous rounds, increase and decrease, read patterns, add facial features, change colors, and attach pieces. This class is great for a beginner that at a minimum knows how to chain and single crochet.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Saturday, June 6, 1pm-4pm
Skill Level
Students should be familiar with both the chain and single crochet stitches.
Materials Fee
N/A
Students Should Bring
• DK weight yarn in the following colors: 10 yards green, 5 yards brown and 75 yards in the petal color of your choice
• Size 3.00mm (D) crochet hook
• 10mm plastic craft eyes
• polyester fiberfill
• scissors
• a bent tip tapestry needle
• locking stitch markers
About the Instructor
Founded in 2017, TexasStitchChicks started as two friends passionate about creating adorable crochet amigurumi. Today, we’ve grown into a trusted name in the fiber arts community—designing original patterns, teaching hands-on classes, providing technical editing, and crafting high-quality samples.
We’re proud to have partnered with leading brands such as Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers, KnitPal, Miss Babs, Crafts Americana, and Stolen Stitches, bringing creative projects to life.
Our expertise has also been showcased through teaching engagements with the Crochet Guild of America and at numerous fiber festivals across the country.
Whether you’re looking for unique patterns, professional editing, or expert instruction, TexasStitchChicks is your go-to resource for all things crochet.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Learn Stranded Knitting with Andrea Wong
In this class we will explore how to work with two colors per round. Experience with stranded knitting is helpful but not required.
Participants will learn techniques for knitting and purling while maintaining consistent tension when working with multiple colors. Once everyone feels comfortable managing tension, we will begin purling in the round and then introduce a second color.
For knitters who are feeling more adventurous, we may also experiment with introducing a third or even fourth color.
This workshop is open to students age 16+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Saturday June 6, 9am-4pm (with a break for lunch)
Skill Level
Basic skills: cast on, knit, purl, bind off
Materials Fee
N/A
Students Should Bring
- 16" circular knitting needles in US sizes 7 and double pointed needles same size.
- 2oz each of worsted weight wool yarn of your choice in two contrast colors
- Scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle.
About the Instructor
In the past 23 years Andrea has taught thousands of knitters in the USA and abroad to use the Portuguese Style of Knitting, either personally, through her 3 published DVDs, or her book “Portuguese Style of Knitting – History, Traditions and Techniques.”
As the foremost expert on the subject, she teaches knitting at venues throughout the country and abroad, has been published in a variety of knitting magazines, TV programs, and books and is the lead designer for her business, Andrea Wong Knits. She continues to travel the world researching and developing her style of knitting, and bringing that knowledge to knitters worldwide.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Stick Weaving with Margaret Trousdale
Stick weaving is easy, fun, and ancient. Native Americans used stick weaving to make belts. Participants may choose to make a belt to go with a historical costume, a trivet for the family table, a sleeping pad for their dog or cat, a chair cushion for themselves, a rug at the base of a bed, or a wall hanging to decorate a space at home.
It's a great way to use up leftover yarns. Color patterns will be discussed. Participants will learn how to create the figure eight “wormies” and put them into a spiral design with a bent tapestry needle. For those needing to be more cautious, a plastic tapestry needle will be provided. Students may bring their own symbolic colors as the ancient people did or bring designer colors for their home, a holiday, or gifting. In this three-hour workshop, we’ll weave and make merry, chatting as we go. Participants will take home a project bag with an instruction sheet, a pair of birch weaving sticks, one needle, and a completed or started woven project.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Saturday June 6, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
Skills Required:
1. Making a knot
2. Winding yarn in a figure-eight
3. Hiding tails
4. Nipping ends
5. Sewing with a tapestry needle.
Materials Fee
$10 will cover for the expense of a pair of birchwood weaving sticks, an instruction sheet, about a skein and a half of yarn, a bent metal tapestry needle, and a project bag.
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
Bring your own snipping scissors and an approximate total amount of a skein and a half of at least three different colored yarns, worsted weight. Also, if you have any leftover yarns you don't want, please donate them to the stash exchange table.
About the Instructor
This is Margaret's fourth year teaching stick weaving at the Flag Wool & Fiber Fest. She first learned this at the Southwest Spinners Retreat, 2017. In succeeding years, she taught this at the Nob Hill Yarn Shop and the Taos Wool Festival in New Mexico. For ten years, Margaret was active as a spinning guild member, sharing wool and fiber joy in public demos and sales. For five years, she raised and spun angora rabbit wool. She favors crocheting. She’s a retired public school teacher from California now living in New Mexico, recording her wool and fiber adventures on https://theyarnmarm.blogspot.com/
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Clasped Warp and Weft Scarf on a Rigid Heddle Loom with Deborah Jarchow
Explore the beauty of clasped warp and clasped weft in a single scarf! Learn how to create striking patterns that seem to dance across the cloth, and discover just how easy these techniques can be to master.
In this session, we’ll talk about successful warping for this project, helpful weaving tips, loom setup for clasped techniques, and how to achieve good, even warp tension.
This workshop is open to students age 16+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Saturday June 6, 9am-4pm (with a break for lunch)
Skill Level
Advanced beginners and beyond. Students must be able to warp their loom alone.
Materials Fee
N/A
Students Should Bring
You’ll need a rigid heddle loom with at least 10” weaving width, 7.5 or 8 dent reed, warping peg, thread/sley hook, clamps, 2 brown paper grocery bags, 1 tube from inside a paper towel roll, tape measure, tapestry needle, shuttle, 2 contrasting colors dk weight yarn, about 350 yards color D Dark, and about 300 yards color L Light, students must print the handout and bring it to class.
About the Instructor
Deborah loves helping people discover the joy of weaving, with a special focus on rigid heddle looms. A nationally recognized teacher, she is known for her generous teaching style and her ability to make weaving approachable, fun, and inspiring for students at every level. Now teaching frequently online, Deborah enjoys reaching students across the country and beyond. She is the author of Rigid Heddle Weaving: The Basics and Beyond and co-author of The Weaving Explorer.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Off-loom Weaving with Jessica Holton
In this workshop, participants will learn a brief history of weaving and off-loom weaving. Participants will discover the mental health benefits of weaving. They will also understand the basics of weaving. Participants will start with the same pattern/structure, then participants will begin a pattern of their choosing. They will learn how to begin the warp and weft on a 5" x 5" piece of wood (without pegs or grooves). They will use a tapestry needle for the shuttle.
This workshop is open to students age 16+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Sunday June 7, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
All levels
Materials Fee
$20.00 to cover several colors of yarn, three different tapestry needles, threader, 5" x 5" piece of wood, handouts
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
None
About the Instructor
Jessica Holton is a clinical social worker who began her fiber arts journey in September 2022 after taking a drop spindle fiber spinning class. She began weaving on a tapestry loom in October 2022, taught herself how to knit in December 2022, and attended her first off-loom (virtual) workshop in February 2023. She won Best of Show for an off-loom weaving piece at the 2023 Flagstaff Wool and Fiber Festival and another off-loom piece was exhibited at the Coconino Center for the Arts at Form and Fiber: Handmade Textile Art from April 12, 2025 to June 7, 2025.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html
Design Your Own Granny Square Bag with Melissa Oswald & Nicole Ball
Granny squares aren't just for making blankets, you can also use them to make cute outfits and bags. In this class, we will use granny squares to create a bag of your choice from multiple different options. You will learn how to join motifs, and how to finish and edge the bag. By the end of class, you will have a small bag that you can use to hold all your notions and can apply the techniques learned to make a larger bag.
This workshop is open to students age 14+
Festival Admission Included:
Workshop registration includes free admission to the festival. Just let the gate staff know which class you are attending when you arrive.
Date & Time
Sunday June 7, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
Beginner. Students should be familiar with making a granny square
Materials Fee
N/A
Students Should Bring
• 30 yards each in worsted weight yarn, 4 different colors
• Size 5.00mm (H) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
• a bent tip tapestry needle
• scissors
• locking stitch markers
About the Instructor
Founded in 2017, TexasStitchChicks started as two friends passionate about creating adorable crochet amigurumi. Today, we’ve grown into a trusted name in the fiber arts community—designing original patterns, teaching hands-on classes, providing technical editing, and crafting high-quality samples.
We’re proud to have partnered with leading brands such as Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers, KnitPal, Miss Babs, Crafts Americana, and Stolen Stitches, bringing creative projects to life.
Our expertise has also been showcased through teaching engagements with the Crochet Guild of America and at numerous fiber festivals across the country.
Whether you’re looking for unique patterns, professional editing, or expert instruction, TexasStitchChicks is your go-to resource for all things crochet.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html