Monthly Lecture Series via Zoom Second Wednesday of the Month 7:00 PM EST This exciting new series is being offered to all members of MLH as a FREE benefit of membership.   This series does require that you must be a member of MLH. This series will offer you 11 FREE lectures/speakers throughout the year on the second Wednesday…

“Sewing Your Handmade Fabrics, Part 1” with Liz Spear Liz Spear presents the 30+ year evolution of a weaving/sewing business  with roots in a Midwestern upbringing, years making pottery full-time, and  a final move to Western North Carolina. Her handwoven fabrics are  cut-n-sewn into classic shirts, jackets and coats, often supplemented with her Nuno-felt and…

“Couture Passementerie Through the Eyes of a Fiber Artist” with Robyn Spady  From Chanel and Balenciaga to the House of Worth and Ralph Lauren, passementerie has been a way to elevate a garment from something ordinary to something extraordinary. What is passementerie?  It’s a French term without an English equivalent. Passementerie encompasses a multitude of techniques…

“Weaving in the UP:  the Legacy of Immigrant Finns Lives On” with Phyllis Fredendall With images and stories from the Copper Country and Finland, Phyllis will share a weaving journey including the development of the fiber and fashion design program at Suomi College through to the survival of its dynamic fiber studio as the anchor of…