Education at Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival falls into four different categories: Mini Labs, Craft Labs, Studio Sessions, and Workshops.

Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival classes vary in length and intensity. Mini Labs and Craft Labs offer shorter, snappier learning and crafting experiences at 1 hour and 1.5 hours respectively, while Studio Sessions and Workshops offer longer, more intensive learning and crafting at 3 hours and 6 hours respectively. 

All four educational categories cover a variety of crafts and topics, with 200+ classes overall in knitting, crochet, mixed media artistry, quilting, sewing, embroidery, needlework, fiber arts, fiber spinning and dyeing, paper crafting, upcycling, mindful making and DIY, content strategy, business strategy, video production strategy, cosplay, machine embroidery, yarn art, felting, and more.

Let’s talk about everything you need to know about the “light bite” classes available at Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival: Mini Labs and Craft Labs!

Session type: Mini Lab

Length: 1-hour

Total Sessions: 8

Mini Lab Overview: Mini Labs occur on April 30, May 2, and May 3 in the mornings and afternoons. Mini Labs include quick crafting projects, skill-building tutorials, informative lectures, and mindful meditations.

See the Sessions List filtered for Mini Labs to discover sessions in Sewing, Mindful Making, Embroidery + Needlework, Upcycled Crafting, and Knitting featuring speakers like Kaffe Fassett, Vickie Howell, and others. 

Session type: Craft Lab

Length: 1.5-hours

Total Sessions: 41

Craft Lab Overview: Crafts Labs occur on April 30, May 1, May 2, and May 3 in the mornings and afternoons. Craft Labs include more in-depth crafting projects, deeper skill-building tutorials, informative lectures, methods for mastering specialized techniques, business and content strategy, larger make & take sessions, and guided mindful meditations and projects. 

See the Sessions List filtered for Craft Labs to discover sessions in Sewing, Quilting, Mindful Making, Paper Crafts, Business Strategy, Embroidery + Needlework, Upcycled Crafting, Cosplay, Crochet, Beading, Yarn Art, Garment Design, Knitting, Machine Embroidery, and Fabric Art with speakers like Joe Vecchiarelli, Mary Beth Temple, Vickie Howell, Madison May, Casey Welsch, Ricky and Kay Brooks, Jessica Rayot, Tamara Kelly, Lisa Woolfork, and others. 

Each Mini Lab and Craft Lab has limited seating, so don’t wait to get your ticket to Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival and register for sessions today!