LA Tactile Lab

Fashion District fiber studio offering multi-day courses in floor-loom and tapestry weaving, quilting, punch needle, basketry and other textile crafts.

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Oct30Intro to Quiltmaking: Patchwork, Applique and Stitching in CommunityOct 30 – Oct 30Fiber artist Malavika Rao teaches patchwork, applique and surface design through demos and open experimenting, with each student finishing a small quilted piece by the end. The course meets four Fridays, Oct 30 and Nov 6, 13 and 20, from 2 to 5pm at LA Tactile Lab, 407 E Pico Blvd #808 in the Fashion District. The fee is $550, paid in full at registration. The studio's punch needle portrait course runs Friday mornings over the same weeks.$550
Oct31Making Magic: Besom Style Broom MakingSaturday, 10:00 AMOver a Halloween weekend, artist Jada Patterson teaches broom-making from the ground up: you start with a small hand whisk to learn the binding techniques, then build a full besom, the classic witch's broom. It runs Saturday, Oct 31 and Sunday, Nov 1, 10am to 4pm both days, at LA Tactile Lab, 407 E Pico Blvd #808, downtown. The fee is $400; no experience is needed, though the work takes moderate hand and body strength.$400
Nov6Punch Needle PortraitureFriday, 9:00 AMArtist Liv Aanrud covers punch needle basics (stitch, texture and layout) along with facial proportions, so you can turn a face into a finished textile portrait with your own design touches. The three sessions are Fridays Nov 6, 13 and 20, 9am to 2pm, at LA Tactile Lab, 407 E Pico Blvd #808 in the Fashion District. The course costs $275 and needs no prior experience.$275
Nov21Introduction to Tapestry WeavingNov 21 – Nov 21A two-day frame-loom class with Alexis Zoto: you warp the loom, work through a sampler of tapestry techniques and stitches, play with shape, texture and color, and learn to take the finished piece off the loom. It runs Saturday and Sunday, Nov 21 and 22, 10am to 4pm each day, at LA Tactile Lab, 407 E Pico Blvd #808, downtown. The fee is $350. A floor-loom weaving intensive follows on Dec 5 and 6.$350
Dec5Intro to Weaving IntensiveDec 5 – Dec 5A beginner weekend on the four-shaft floor loom led by Emily Graham: students wind a warp, dress the loom, weave plain weave and twill samplers and learn to read weaving drafts, with materials provided. It runs Saturday and Sunday, Dec 5 and 6, 9am to 4pm both days, at LA Tactile Lab, 407 E Pico Blvd #808 in the Fashion District. The fee is $375 and no experience is required.$375

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