A Student Perspective by Donna Mentzer Last spring I was visiting a yarn shop with a friend who was looking for books. As she pulled out the book she wanted, another book fell to the floor. I picked it up and was about to replace it when the wonderful fabric on the cover caught my [...]
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Catharine Ellis is about to teach Woven Shibori- Dyeing Green at the Folk School starting January 13! Check out her class here. Woven shibori is a technique of weaving whereby gathering threads are woven into cloth, the same time that the cloth is being woven on a loom. The gathering threads are temporarily used to gather [...]
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Having been awarded a scholarship by Vasa District 15 to take a class studying something relating to Swedish or Nordic traditions, I took the chance to learn a new skill. I completed a class in weaving at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. This school was established in the 1920is after [...]
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The John C. Campbell Folk School is looking forward to our upcoming auction– the Blacksmith & Fine Craft Auction which will be held in the Keith House on Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. This auction will feature amazing art from our instructors, resident artists and students. We hope you will join us and [...]
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Although I am not a new-comer to the Folk School, I am a first-time student, and this past week has given me the opportunity to explore Folk School living from a new perspective. From the moment you step through the door to register, you are surrounded by a tremendous generosity of spirit that abounds in [...]
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