Free (nonmembers pay regul…Art Exhibitions · Friday, November 6, 2026
Fine Art of Fiber
About
Billed as the area's oldest and largest fiber art event, this three-day show fills the Regenstein Center with more than 150 handmade pieces — quilts, woven wall hangings, knitted artwear, beadwork and jewelry — alongside a handmade-gift marketplace, silent auction, raffle and free artist-led tours. Fashion shows with sales are Friday at 11am and 12:30pm in Alsdorf Auditorium, and Explorations in Fiber Arts presents the special exhibition Portal: Prelude, Passage, Possibility. It runs 10am–5pm Nov 6–8 at 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe (Braeside, Metra UP-N); admission is free, though nonmembers pay the Garden's regular parking and admission fees.
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How it compares
It is free. Most textiles classes in Chicago are not: the paid ones we list start at $5.
Not ready to commit to a course? 7 studios offer one-time textiles classes from $5, a cheaper way to find out if you like it.
Other textiles classes in Chicago
- Whisk Broom Weaving with Abeni PiersonDuSable Black History Museum and Education Center · South SideSUN, OCT 25 · $55.20
- Stories We Wear: Fashion as Visual NarrativeChicago History Museum · Downtown & Near NorthSUN, NOV 1 · $15 general admission; free for CHM members and students
- Basket Weaving with Pine Needles & RaffiaThe Sticks · West Loop & Near WestTUE, NOV 3 · $80.00
- Crochet Coral ClubOak Park Art League · Oak Park & West SuburbsSUN, NOV 8 · $10
New to textiles?
Textile classes range from weaving on a frame or rigid-heddle loom to embroidery, knitting, crochet, natural dyeing, felting and sewing a first garment.
- Check whether the class is for complete beginners or assumes you can already cast on or thread a machine.
- Single sessions usually make something small: a wall hanging, a hoop, a dyed scarf.
- Bring reading glasses if you use them; most fibre work is close-up.
Taking it home: Usually the same day. Larger pieces may be finished at home with the yarn or thread you leave with.
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