Fiber & Weaving Department at the KIA

03/07/2026

03/07/2026

Here’s the store about the Melt the Ice hats. A tv interview with the owner of the Minneapolis yarn store.

10/20/2025

22 people were arrested at the protests. All of them were MAGA, arrested for attacking peaceful protesters. Enough with the “violent left” bs.

01/22/2025

New Year, New Supplies! Check out the Death Cleaning Sale at the Kalamazoo Fiber and Dye Studio LLC - it's just three days away! No one is dying, or dyeing, just lightening the load.

02/03/2024

Lazy morning. Pete's off at the Kalamazoo winter market so I'm catching up on some videos and knitting. Will have to do chores eventually...

12/12/2022

Local artist Heidi Bukoski will be joining us this March as a guest instructor teaching the age old Scandinavian technique, Naalbinding! This equally project and technique based workshop will introduce students to this "needle knitting" technique to begin the creation of a pair of mittens. You can sign up for this and all of our Winter 2023 fiber arts offerings at https://kiarts.org/educate-learn/kirk-newman-art-school/schedule/fiber-arts/

08/04/2022

Hey there Fiber Mavens! One of the best things about being part of the fiber community around the Fiber & Weaving Department at the KIA is the opportunity to see, share, and enthuse about the remarkable fiber experiments that we create. This group has a wealth of creativity and ingenuity when it comes to experimentation and stretching the boundaries of what fiber arts can be.

All this to say, hey! There's a call for submission for the Autumn 2023 Spin Off that sounds like a lot of what this group is about. Here are the submission guidelines if you are interested. Your ingenuity is inspired and inspiring; this could be your chance to pass it along to a wider audience!

From visible mending to rehabilitated cotton sliver to overdyed, now-harmonious palettes, we are celebrating the art of renewal. Share your article and project ideas with Spin Off!

04/02/2022

Spinning classes start next week! Textural Spinning Techniques begins the Spring term on Monday followed by Spinning returning to evenings for the first time in a couple of years on Tuesday night. Spinning is for all levels from absolute beginner to the intermediate/advanced student who wants to focus on different skills. https://kiarts.org/educate-learn/kirk-newman-art-school/schedule/fiber-arts/

12/30/2021

Get cozy with some textile techniques in a Winter session of one of our many fiber media. We have offerings in Rug Hooking, Tapestry Weaving, Floor Loom Weaving, and Hand Spinning! https://kiarts.org/educate-learn/kirk-newman-art-school/schedule/fiber-arts/

12/29/2021

You may find some of your fiber instructors taking this class... ;) Check it out!

Metals as Fibers is a new sculpture course coming up this Winter! https://1000.blackbaudhosting.com/1000/Metals-as-Fiber

03/10/2021

⭐ Gallery Shop highlight with Cory Zann! ⭐

Cory’s love of weaving began 40 years ago when a friend simply signed her up for a weaving class and called to say, “it begins this Thursday.” Quickly bitten by the weaving bug, Zann bought a loom and joined the Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo.

Check out the full article in our latest edition of Sightlines! 📰

https://www.kiarts.org/docs/forms/2021_spring_sightlines_web-new_4_.pdf