The first Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival launches in 2026 and we need excellent speakers, teachers, presenters, and demonstrators to share their expertise and passion for crafting with our community!

Opportunities for Craft Educators at Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival 2025

The Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival will offer a variety of learning opportunities from April 30 to May 3. We need passionate craft educators for:

Craft Talks – 45-minute, TED Talk-style lectures for makers. This format is conducive for panels, fireside chats, and dynamic presentations, and ideal for trendsetters, thought leaders, and inspirational community stories.

Mini Lab – 45-minute hands-on demonstrations or make-and-take craft sessions with kits. Great for quick skill-building or trying a new product or technique. 

Craft Lab – 90-minute hands-on demonstrations, classes, or make-and-take craft sessions with kits. Great for guided techniques, unique skills, and specialized instructions.

Studio Session – 2.5-hour intensive, immersive workshops. Great for deep project work or mastering mid-level technique.

Maker Intensive – 4.5-hour intensive workshops. Suitable for focused learning around a specific technique or project.

Master Workshop – 6.5-hour full-day session to impart certification-level expertise and/or large project completion.

Consider this an opportunity to present an enlightening and educational session, tailored by you. Expand your reach, introduce crafters to your business and brand, reinforce your position as a thought leader within the community, and inspire a community of avid, dedicated crafters. Do you have an idea for something that feels outside of the above educational models? Let us know!

 

Categories for Educational Craft Sessions

We’re excited to field unique ideas from our community of craft educators. We recognize that one of the strengths of this industry is the overlap between different crafts. As such, the list below is by no means exhaustive—potential educators should feel free to conceive distinctive session ideas to ignite the crafters at the Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival. We can’t wait to hear about your session ideas! 

 

Knitting, Crocheting, Felting Punch Needling + Tufting Embroidery, Cross-stitch + Needlework Painting Mixed Media, Paper Crafts + Scrapbooking Journaling Weaving Leatherwork Ceramics + Pottery Decorative Mending Macrame

Machine Quilting + Sewing Garment Making Hand Sewing Cosplay Metalwork Jewelry Making Beading + Beadwork Upcycling + DIY Cosplay Woodcrafting Clay, Resin + Terrazzo Pop culture + niche crafts

Suggested Session Topics

Consider the following session topics as a launchpad to inspire your session ideas. Don’t limit yourself to this list—if you have a great idea, we want to hear it! Supported categories may receive enhanced promotional visibility.

Amigurumi Basket Weaving or Rope Bowls Beading & Jewelry Making Block Printing on Fabric Candlemaking Contemporary Embroidery on Denim Cosplay: Costume-making, Props, Character Design Craft Photography 101 Craftivism & Social Impact Projects Creating Community Through Craft Creating Crafting Content for Social Media Creative Branding for Fiber Artists DIY Clothing & Upcycling Eco Printing on Fabric Fabric Marbling Fiber Art Journaling Handmade Paper with Fiber Inclusions Handmade Throw Pillows Hand Embroider Hand-Spinning Your Own Yarn Intro to Crafts for Little Hands Intro to Rug Hooking with Yarn Scraps Knitting Quilt Techniques: Improv, Patchwork, and More Rock Art Scrapbooking Sewing / Garment / Home Accessories Spinning & Weaving Spanish Language Classes (any topic) Teaching Craft Classes Online Teen Maker Classes Textile Wall Art

Making Your Hobby Into Making Money Mixed Media Greeting Cards Mini Canvas Painting Mini Modern Quilt Blocks Modern & Traditional Quilting Modern Punch Needle Art Multilingual or Culturally Rooted Projects Natural Dyeing 101: From Kitchen to Cloth Needlepoint Painting Personalized Items (Initials, Names, Affirmations) Paper Quilting or Collage Parent-Child Collaborative Projects Personalized Painting: Wood Signs, Wine Glass Totes, Coasters Pop Culture & Niche Crafts Punch Needle & Rug Hooking Quilt Techniques: Improv, Patchwork, and More Rock Art Scrapbooking Sewing / Garment / Home Accessories Spinning & Weaving Spanish Language Classes (any topic) Teaching Craft Classes Online Teen Maker Classes Textile Wall Art Upcycled Home Décor Visible Mending & Sashiko Wood Sign Making Yarn Crafts & Fiber (Macramé, Wall Hangings, Plant Hangers) Zero-Waste Sewing Techniques Wood Sign Making Yarn Crafts & Fiber (Macramé, Wall Hangings, Plant Hangers) Upcycled Home Décor Visible Mending & Sashiko Zero-Waste Sewing Techniques

 

Submitting Session Ideas for Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival

Submit your proposals and ideas for Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival 2026 here. The submission deadline is August 1, 2025. We look forward to hearing your design proposals!