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Contact Jess to create a custom teaching experience for you, your group, or your organization.
Regular 1-2 hour classes and special workshops at WAXON’s West Asheville studio can be found here.
2024
January 21: English Paper Piecing at the Brooklyn Brainery, Prospect Heights NYC
March 1: half-day Shibori dyeing class at SEFAA, Atlanta GA
March 2nd: half-day Ice Dye class at SEFAA, Atlanta GA
March 7: Ice Dye workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA
March 8: Shibori workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA
March 9: Creative overdyeing workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA
March 17-23: Sewing Simple Garments with Knit Fabrics (weeklong) at John C. Campbell Folk School
March 30th & April 6th (two Saturdays): Make Your Own Batik Fabric & Sew With It! at Asheville Cotton Co.
April 13: Embroidery + Design Class (half day) at Olive’s Porch, Murphy NC
April 14: Online Embroidery Design Class through MAFA (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association) Virtual Conference
April 18-20: Shibori, Ice Dye, and Tie-Dye Classes at the Cleveland Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, OH
May 5-11: Weeklong Studio Batik Workshop at John C. Campbell Folk School WAITLIST ONLY
May 16: Batik workshop for Asheville Quilt Guild members
May 20-24: Knitting Camp (M-F, 9am-3pm) at the Mountain Institute, Warren Wilson College
June 8: Ice Dye & Low Water Immersion classes at Blue Ridge Fiber Festival in Sparta, NC
June 9: Online Ice Dye Class through MAFA (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association) Virtual Conference
June 17-21: Tie-Dye for Kids at Little Middle (weeklong day camp), John C. Campbell Folk School
June 22: English Paper Piecing (4-hour) and Shibori Dyeing (2-hour) workshops at Olive’s Porch, Murphy NC
June 23-28: Harmony Singing Weeklong Class at John C. Campbell Folk School
July 8-12: Dyeing + Embroidery (M-F, 9am-3pm) @ the Mountain Institute, Warren Wilson College
July 16-21: Annual Firefly Earthskills Gathering, in Burnsville, NC (teaching knitting/felting classes)
October 3-5: Shibori, Ice Dye, and Tie-Dye Classes at the Nashville Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, TN
October 17-19: Batik, Ice Dye, Shibori classes at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival, Asheville NC
October 20-25: Teaching dyeing for “Taste of the Folk School” week (multi-studio)
November 16 & 23: Saturday online batik class (meets twice) taught for MAFA Virtual
2025
April 25-28: Teaching at the Annual Conference for Northern California Hand Weavers, CA
2023
February 22-26: Florida Earthskills Gathering. Half day classes offered by Jess include needle felting & a spinning wheel demo/discussion.
March 6: Private make-and-take dye event for ExploreAsheville at Omni Biltmore Hotel, Asheville
March 12: Tie-Dye Tote Bag event at Ginger’s Revenge, South Slope AVL
March 18 & 26: Dual-skills workshop with BeeSymmetry at WAXON; Woodburning & Shibori
April 7: Half-day Shibori dyeing workshop at Olive’s Porch in Murphy, NC
April 8: Half-day Sashiko Embroidery workshop at Olive’s Porch in Murphy, NC
April 9-15: Weeklong Studio Batik class at the John C. Campbell Folk School
April 17-23: Rivercane Rendezvous Earthskills Gathering in Westminster, SC
May 21: Private annual make-and-take dye event for Open Source Jiu Jitsu, Asheville
June 21-25: Annual Firefly Earthskills Gathering, Mills River NC
August 30-Sept. 4: Floyd Yoga Jam festival in Floyd, VA (vending)
September 28: Batik demonstration at Asheville Quilt Guild Show
October 7-8: Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School
October 3-6: Falling Leaves Rendezvous Earthskills Gathering in Westminster, SC [knitting & felting]
October 19-22: Half-day classes in Indian Woodblock Batik, Ice Dyeing, and Shibori at SAFF (Southeast Animal Fiber Fair)
October 27-29: Weekend Harmony Singing class at the John C. Campbell Folk School with Samara Jade
November 1: Batik presentation & demo for the Blue Ridge Quilters’ Guild, Johnson City, TN (members only)
November 5: Shibori Prayer Flags workshop at the Rabbit Hole @ Sunny Point Cafe, Asheville
November 16: Batik presentation & demo for the Foothills Quilters Guild, Shelby NC (members only)
November 17-19: Fast-Track your Beginning Knitting weekend class class at the John C. Campbell Folk School WAITLIST ONLY
December 16: Beeswax Candle Workshop at WAXON (through Firefly Gathering Perennial)