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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.
Gardens

This event is for demonstration purposes only; no take-home crafts will be provided.

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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