Eugene Textile Center
Monthly Newsletter
March, 2021

All meetings & groups are temporarily cancelled due to COVID-19 protective measures
2021 Shows
All plans are still tentative!

SOAR: Spin-Off Autumn Retreat
Boulder, CO: Sep 23-28

OFFF: Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
Canby, OR: Sep 25 & 26

Fiber Fusion NW
Monroe, WA: Oct 16 & 17
Happy Spring!
The days are getting longer, flowers are showing their pretty little heads, lambs are being born... We look forward to seeing more of you as the COVID restrictions lighten.
We are currently open during our regular business hours (Mon-Sat, 10-5:30) and only request that you please wear a mask while visiting.
Spring Cleaning!
We have more yarn, shuttles, and other used goodies than we can shake a stick at. If you're in the area, stop by and check out the selection!

Sale starts the first weekend in April
Did you miss our online classes?
You can watch (or re-watch) our free online classes on our YouTube channel!

Don't forget to Subscribe so you are notified when we add new tutorial videos!
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
ONLINE: Dressing the Loom
With Suzie Liles: Thurs, April 29th
This is the follow-up to our warp winding class. Learn how to warp your loom once you've got your warp ready.
ONLINE: Fiberworks II
With Susannah Day: Sat, July 21st
This class introduces some of the more advanced features of Fiberworks along with tips and tricks that speed up the design process.
Summer & Winter, 8 Ways
With Patty Huffer: Fri-Sun, June 11th - 13th
Learn how to mix treadlings like overshot, lace, on opposites, or polychrome with a traditional Summer and Winter threading to get eight unique weaves.
Spinning Mohair
With Janis Thompson: Sat, April 10th
Mohair locks are soft, lustrous and divine! We will spin from handfuls of gleaming locks and roving to produce curly and loopy yarns.
We are now holding some classes with a limited number of students. If you attend, you will be asked to wear a mask.
PRIVATE CLASSES
We offer a few one-on-one classes by appointment.

If you have a group of 4 or more, contact us to schedule a special class!
Just Re-Scheduled!
With Marilyn Robert
Thurs-Sun, Aug 5-8
Judith MacKenzie
Class is Full, Call for the waitlist
Judith MacKenzie
Class is Full, Call for the waitlist
Fiber in the Forest will be back in 2022!
Customer Spotlight!
We LOVE seeing what our customers are making, especially when they are NEW weavers like Ray here who made this vest from start to finish!
Close up of the vest material. Woven from Harrisville Shetland wool.
Ray even added pockets!
New ETC Dye Garden
Now is the time to think about planting dye plants! We are starting a brand new dye garden in front of the new location.

Some of the fun dye & fiber plants we are growing this year:
  • Hopi Black Dye Sunflower
  • Marigolds
  • Madder
  • Red Dye Amaranth
  • Coreopsis
  • Indigo
  • Dyer's Chamomile
  • Yucca
  • New Zealand Flax
New Zealand Flax
Coreopsis
Dyer's Chamomile
We don't currently sell dye plant seeds and we encourage you to buy from a local seed source!
Here in the Pacific Northwest you can buy dye-plant seeds from:
Where are some of your favorite places to get dye-plant seeds?
Sincerely,
Suzie, Staff and Buddy (the shop puppy)
Eugene Textile Center
2750 Roosevelt Blvd, Eugene, Oregon
541-688-1565
WEAVING, SPINNING, DYEING, & FELTING!