Experience Level: BeginnerLearn to make a beautiful hand-pieced and hand-stitched quilt from scraps of fabric at Quilting: Meditative Slow Stitching By Hand on Friday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Billie Theide will help students explore hand-piecing and hand-quilting a quilt in a unique way by stitching from the outside […]

Experience Level: Beginner Learn to make a beautiful hand-pieced and hand-stitched quilt from scraps of fabric at Quilting: Meditative Slow Stitching By Hand on Friday, Oct. 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Billie Theide will help students explore hand-piecing and hand-quilting a quilt in a unique way by stitching from the […]

Experience Level: Beginner Learn to make your own soap at a Soap Making Demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium. Artist Sally Walsh will lead students through the process of making soap, including the science, safety, ingredients used and the herbal benefits. Students will take home a bar […]

Experience Level: Beginner (Ages 21+) Make your own drink mixer from natural ingredients at Creating Cordials on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium. Instructor Heidi Leuszler will introduce students to three plants —  Elder (Sambucus Canadensis), Black Walnut (Juglas Nigra) and Black Currant (Ribes Nigrum) and discuss their natural, […]

Experience Level: Beginner Use woodland legends as inspiration to make masks at Woodland Folklore & Papier Mâché Masks on Monday through Thursday, Oct. 20-23 from 5 to 9 p.m. in The Shop. Instructor and underground artist Orrin Taylor will assist students in creating masks based on the various characters and creatures featured in woodland folklore. […]

Experience Level: Beginner Celebrate autumn at Fall Cookie Decorating on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House. Instructor Jennifer Holhubner will teach students how to use frosting and butter cream to decorate fall-themed cookies like footballs, pumpkins and more! $75/person*. Register here. Registration will close Oct. 20 or when capacity […]

Join us for The Farms: Fiber Arts Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25 (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) in the Music Barn.The Festival will feature vendor booths and demonstrations from fiber artists and instructors at The Farms: An Allerton Folk School. Details TBA! This event is free and no registration is required. Learn more about the space where […]

Join us for The Farms: Fall Market on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Music Barn (588 Allerton Rd, Monticello). Enjoy the lovely ambiance of autumn at Allerton as you shop from local fiber artists and The Farms: An Allerton Folk School instructors. Some vendors will also have informal demonstrations and hands-on […]

Experience Level: Beginner Learn to make your own textile at Tufting the Masters on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Billie Theide will help students through the process of making small tufted pieces, suitable for framing and inspired by masters of painting (think Miro, Klee, Matisse). $145/person. Register […]

Experience Level: Beginner Learn how to craft a unique basket to hold an electronic candle at Basket Weaving: Warm & Cozy on Monday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Greenhouse Auditorium. Instructor Bonnie Rideout will lead students as they choose from a variety of floral patterns and begin by inserting spokes into a […]

Experience Level: Beginner Learn the basic mechanics of using a spinning wheel to make your own yarn at Learn to Spin Yarn on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Dec. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. in The Studio. (Both courses cover the same material). After a brief introduction from instructor Stephanie Block, students will have time for […]