Fiber Arts for all Makers Market is expanding to two days in 2026: Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st at the Textile Center in Minneapolis.
Have you checked out the Textile Center in Minneapolis? It’s a super cool place with a focus on textile arts and classes. Their upcoming Makers Market is the perfect time to check it out!
This year the Makers Market is expanding to two days and continues to be free to attend! Friday, February 20th is opening night from 5:30-8pm, featuring music from DJ Jacques. Saturday, February 21st is a full-day event from 10 am – 4 pm, featuring a pop-up coffee cart from local coffee shop Misfit.
Over 25 local fiber artists will have their goods for purchase. There will also be fiber arts demos, a sale in their fiber arts gift shop and more!
Check out the schedule for the times you can attend these demos:
Block Printing: Use a pre-cut pollinator and try block printing on a small square of fabric to take home (1 per person)! Use your square as a patch to embellish clothing or a tote bag!
Needle Felting: Try your hand at needle felting! Add a shape, pollinator, or flower (or whatever calls to you) to our big, communal felting piece.
Punch Needle: Make your mark on our punch needle canvas (the original tufting technique)!
Plarn Making + Weaving: Join Emma of Cool Trash and learn how to make plarn (aka yarn from upcycled plastic bags)! Then use your plarn, or provided fabric scraps and yarn remnants from The Stashery, and add to our communal “Scrapestry” weaving!
Community Quilting: Add a piece to a shared community quilt with Quilts with Kadra, a grassroots group founded by local Somali community member Kadra. With volunteer support from Textile Center community members, quilts are made and delivered directly into the hands of those who need them most.
This year’s theme is Growing Community. The Textile Center is honoring the pollinators that help our dye garden and Minnesota landscapes thrive through our Fiber Pollinator Garden, a community installation that everyone is invited to participate! Learn more here.
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