We’re thrilled to welcome San Francisco textile artist Barbara Shapiro for our April 4th Guild meeting, sharing a remarkable body of work spanning five decades.

Join Remixed exhibition artist Michael Thorpe at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to create a felt collage on SBMA collection postcards. Drop in format. One beer included to sip along with the artist as you create.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art cordially invites you to the celebratory reception for three upcoming exhibitions: As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future; Remixed: Entwined Histories and New Forms; and RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY: Internet Art.

Get ready for natural dyeing fun at the Explore Ecology Community Natural Dye Bath. Bring an item from home that needs a new burst of color and experience the magic of natural dyeing. The cost is $5 per item.

Bring your current knitting, crochet, or stitchery project and your folding chair. Help knit together a community for greater resilience in dark times. PLEASE JOIN US! THIS IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE KNIT-IN EVENT.

We will once again rely on input from our community of fiber enthusiasts and learn from one another together find new ways forward. Collectively we will celebrate our accomplishments and also sort through solutions to problems that have presented themselves in our work.

Learn the art of embroidery in this beginner-friendly workshop focused on creativity and sustainability! Learn how to transform simple materials into a beautiful, textured piece of art.

The Japanese papermaking and bookbinding Intensive was designed to provide the unique opportunity to learn four distinct Japanese crafts: Nagashizuki hand papermaking, natural dyeing and cover decoration, hand bookbinding, and portfolio box-making.

A 2-hour tutorial on successful rayon chenille weaving, including setup, tensioning, tips, and a scarf pattern.

So many textures, so many colors, so many possibilities ..... In this panel discussion at Art & Soul, discover how exhibiting artists who work in concert with the various craft techniques in the repertoire of textiles, approach their work and explore the range of how they think of themselves as artists and as craftspersons.

CREATING COLOR will be a monthly zoom session where Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors will demonstrate how to work with their dyes to achieve a spectrum of hues. First up: MADDER.

Learn all about the magic of felting. Experience how something so fluffy off a sheep can become as silky and lightweight as a scarf or as heavy and dense as a rug or yurt. It takes no special tools, just a creative spirit, a little water, soap and elbow grease. Please come and see, it is magical! 

Come create a simple bookmark or bracelet made with natural material and basic basketry techniques.

Join Erica Huff at Art & Soul for a close look at the process of a multidisciplinary artist, working at the intersection of materials, process and ideas.

Join us at Art & Soul for a dynamic panel discussion, Storytelling Through Fiber Arts. This conversation will explore how fiber-based practices communicate narrative, memory, emotion, and lived experience through material, process, and technique.

Join us in the gallery for a presentation by artist Becca Licha. Known originally for her ceramic work, Becca has taken a deep dive into denim upcycling over the past two years. She will share her creative process, works in progress, and offer inspiration of things you can do with retired jeans.

Teacher: Barry Dwayne Hollis

Learn how to knit a warm winter hat with Guest Artist Krista Rhodes.  Use a simple pattern and get expert tips and leave with a stylish, cozy wearable made by you!

In this fun workshop we will be using needle and thread to make simple beads from different fabrics.

Drawing on ancestral knowledge of natural materials and a family legacy of treadle loom weaving, Zapotec-American artist Porfirio Gutiérrez creates works that communicate contemporary experiences. Join us for a special evening with Gutiérrez, featuring a talk by the multidisciplinary textile artist exploring the cultural heritage and knowledge of nature behind his art.

Join us for our opening reception at Art and Soul Gallery (1323 State Street, Santa Barbara) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 from 5 pm to 8 pm, with delicious bites provided by Opal Restaurant and a selection of fine wines offered by Lavender Oak Winery.

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Please join us for the Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild Holiday Tea Party & Potluck as we celebrate the season together.

Not sure how to price that piece of art you plan to submit for our exhibition in January? Come learn from those with experience assigning a price to a piece of art.