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Drop-in Demonstrations: Fiber Arts Month

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A display of dyed yarn hanging and tied.

Sat., May 10, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.Sat., May 17, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.Sat., May 24, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.Sat., May 31, 2025, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Free with general admission

Herb Garden

General Admission
Witness the beauty of fiber arts as experts highlight various crafts, including spinning, dyeing, and weaving, on four Saturdays in May.
Gardens

Saturday, May 10

Weaving

The Southern California Handweaver’s Guild (SCHG) provides resources to support handweavers at all levels - novice to professional. They offer monthly meetings, workshops, study groups, a lending library, and equipment. For more information go to schg.org.

Saturday, May 17

Spinning + Dyeing

The Greater Los Angeles Spinning Guild (GLASG) is a group of hand-spinning enthusiasts in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas and beyond. Their members incorporate a wide variety of fiber arts, including knitting, weaving, rug-making, felting, crochet, and many others. For more information, contact outreach@glasg.org.

Carola Di Poi, Huntington Gardener II, who works in the Kitchen Garden, and Ranch Garden, will showcase dyeing techniques.

Saturday, May 24

Weaving

The Bobbinwinders Handweaving Guild brings together those interested in Handweaving and Fiber Arts to exchange ideas and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the techniques within the Fiber Arts Community. For more information, email bobbinwindersguild@gmail.com.

Saturday, May 31

Herb Garden docents + Dyeing

The Herb Garden docents will showcase their experiments with natural pigments.

  • Jamie Jamison, a member of the Southern California Handweavers' Guild (SCHG), will demonstrate dyeing techniques.
  • Anna Zinsmeister began weaving in 1974 at Immaculate Heart College and earned her master’s in textiles from California State University, Northridge in 1985. She has taught and demonstrated weaving throughout Southern California and currently teaches weaving and spinning through the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department.
  • Edi Dai is an artist, educator, and cultural producer living and working in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. They are the founder of Groundwork, a seed-to-textile program bringing students and artisans together through hands-on fiber practices.

This event is for demonstration purposes only; no take-home crafts will be provided. Explore more creative workshops on our calendar.

A display of dyed yarn tied in skeins on a white table.
A display of hanging dyed yarn in a garden.
Weaving on a backstrap loom

Fiber arts display in the Herb Garden. Photo by Kelly Fernandez. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Fiber arts display in the Herb Garden. Photo by Kelly Fernandez. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Weaving on a backstrap loom. Photo by Deborah Miller. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Herb Garden

Herb Garden

Yarn was dyed with natural pigments
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Dyeing to Learn More

Kelly Fernandez, head gardener of the Herb Garden and the Shakespeare Garden, harvests bundles of flax from The Huntington’s Herb Garden. Photo courtesy of Kelly Fernandez.
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A Fascination with Flax

Ink made from oak galls
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Making Ink from Oak Galls