Group Visits

Educational field trips

The educational mission of the Textile Arts Center is to expand the understanding and appreciation of textiles, and the traditional skills associated with the treatment and production of cloth.

Public and private schools are welcome to schedule field trips to the Center to learn about the exciting tradition of cloth making in American history and around the world. Students will view a demonstration on weaving and spinning wool, then try weaving on their own. Because the Textile Arts Center is committed to upholding high educational standards, all fieldtrips are hosted by educators with degrees in Textiles and Art and Design Education.

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Staff development

In addition to classroom visits, we invite teachers and instructors to learn new skills to bring back to their classroom. To help in this process we provide workshops for individuals or groups of teachers on how to integrate textiles, and in particular weaving, to their curriculum. Some school districts even provide permanent pay increases to those teachers who acquire new skills and apply them in their teaching.

To see how weaving and other textile arts can enrich your schools’ curricula, please click here to download the Powerpoint presentation.

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Kids' birthday parties

“Never in all my eight years, have I been to a better birthday party!”- A.L, age 8

In other words, we throw the best birthday ever. With several options for our parties, we can accommodate your desires and your budget.
All party options are 2.5 hours, and kids take home their woven designs!
You can choose to let us throw the party in full, or bring your own food and décor.


Standard Weaving Party
$40/child (up to 12)
Straightforward and simple -- kids will experiment with colors and texture to create a woven cloth to take home! Kids will weave for 2 hours, and celebrate for half an hour.


Theme Weaving Parties
$60/child (up to 12)
Want to make something practical and beautiful from your woven design? We offer two themed party choices, where kids weave their own fabric to be made into a carry case (think iPods, Nintendo DS, Pokemon cards...), or a stuffed animal of their design.


Add Ons
+$70 : We'll supply food, decor, utensils, invitations
+$30 : Birthday cake from a local bakery

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