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…

“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…

“Pat Rat Color Gamp” with Kendra Barnowski You’re invited to follow along on a journey of natural dyes at your fingertips, culminating in a beautiful, double-weave color gamp! Kendra Barnowski will discuss the process of gathering dye materials over the course of a year to create a colorful, at-a-glance reference for future studio work. We…

“Maximalist Mending: Sustainable Fashion with a Punk Philosophy” with Mariel Collins In this lecture we will explore ideas within the punk movement, and how they relate to fiber arts practices in obvious and surprising ways. We will also focus in on mending specifically, as a vehicle for expressing these ideas, and an approachable method for…

“Using Color to Create Pattern with Turned Taqueté” with Suzi Ballenger Turned Taqueté is a perfect opportunity to step into the fun of color as the basis for exploring pattern and geometry in weaving. You will be amazed at how easy it is to use color to create designs with this simple and diverse structure.…