Textile Arts Center (TAC) is a NYC-based resource facility that offers creative educational programs for children and adults, with a focus on raising awareness and understanding of textiles. Through accessible classes and workshops, TAC aims to foster a sense of community and creativity, while expanding opportunities for new practitioners to engage with the medium of textile arts.
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Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Macrame is a textile-making craft using knotting rather than weaving or knitting. In this class you will learn the basic knots of macrame and use it to make ornamental and decorative projects ranging from necklaces, to plant hangers and more. Our classes are designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product. At TAC, our mission is to provide skills and knowledge for a lifetime! All materials for sample making and learning the technique...
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
In this course, students learn traditional embroidery stitches as well as develop their own way of drawing with thread. Students will be introduced to a variety of ways of creating lines and textures on cloth and image transferring techniques.
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
In this class, students will learn the fundamental skills of quilt making. This class will teach general quilting terminology, introduction to the rotary cutter, how to sew and press block units and an overview of hand and machine quilting techniques. Students will be encouraged to experiment and play with color and composition. Our classes are designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product. At TAC, our mission is to provide skills...
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Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Katazome is a Japanese resist dyeing using rice past. Students will learn to make a cut-paper stencil, makea traditional rice resist paste, print/paint with paste resist, and finally dye the work created. Students will also explore the basics of stencil design for repeat patterns or single design motifs. Our classes are designed to focus on a learned skill rather than a final product. At TAC, our mission is to provide skills and knowledge for a...
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the art of screen-printing on fabric and paper in this comprehensive course. Learn the techniques of coating, exposing, and printing with water-based inks. Unleash your creativity and make beautiful prints under expert guidance at the Textile Arts Center.
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Discover the art of hand quilting in this engaging workshop where you'll learn essential techniques such as pinning and binding. Create your own unique quilt block and experiment with various stitching methods. Join us at the Textile Arts Center for a high-quality, hands-on experience that will equip you with lifelong skills and knowledge.
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Students learn the basics of extracting color from plants for accessible and sustainable naturally-dyed fabric. We'll explore the Bundle Dyeing technique of directly imprinting fabric with the petals, leaves, and roots of dye plants to create beautiful patterns. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring along some light colored natural fabrics to experiment with (cotton, linen, wool, etc)! Our classes are designed to focus on a learned...
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woolen fibers. In this course, students will learn the basics of dry felting using needle felting materials. Students will learn how to create felt pieces and small 3D forms.
Textile Arts Center @ 505 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn the art of visible mending and traditional embroidery stitching in this hands-on workshop at the Textile Arts Center. Discover techniques like Japanese Boro and Sashiko mending, darning and needle weaving, and Kantha embroidery. Bring your own garments and scraps to personalize your mending creations.
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