Fiber Arts
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Nuno Felt Scarf- August 2026
$130.00 – $150.00Price range: $130.00 through $150.00Join Marjolaine in this 1-day class to create a nuno felt scarf you can wear different ways and close with a button. During this workshop you will explore the technique of nuno felt, a wet felting process combining silk fabric and wool roving. The felting is accomplished by applying water, soap, and friction. In this class you will: create a lightweight scarf made with silk fabric and merino wool roving, discover various wool layouts, create a stained-glass effect, and paint with silk hankies and silk roving on wool.
Dates/Times
- Friday, August 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Marjolaine Arsenault
Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: This workshop is suited for beginner to intermediate learners and requires standing for most of the day. A list of materials students need to bring will be sent out prior to the class. Expected materials cost is $55.
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Nuno Felt Scarf- December 2026
$130.00 – $150.00Price range: $130.00 through $150.00Join Marjolaine in this 1-day class to create a nuno felt scarf you can wear different ways and close with a button. During this workshop you will explore the technique of nuno felt, a wet felting process combining silk fabric and wool roving. The felting is accomplished by applying water, soap, and friction. In this class you will: create a lightweight scarf made with silk fabric and merino wool roving, discover various wool layouts, create a stained-glass effect, and paint with silk hankies and silk roving on wool.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, December 12, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Marjolaine Arsenault
Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: This workshop is suited for beginner to intermediate learners and requires standing for most of the day. A list of materials students need to bring will be sent out prior to the class. Expected materials cost is $55.
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Nuno Felt Scarf- October 2026
$130.00 – $150.00Price range: $130.00 through $150.00Join Marjolaine in this 1-day class to create a nuno felt scarf you can wear different ways and close with a button. During this workshop you will explore the technique of nuno felt, a wet felting process combining silk fabric and wool roving. The felting is accomplished by applying water, soap, and friction. In this class you will: create a lightweight scarf made with silk fabric and merino wool roving, discover various wool layouts, create a stained-glass effect, and paint with silk hankies and silk roving on wool.
Dates/Times
- Friday, October 2, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Marjolaine Arsenault
Member Tuition: $130.00
Non-Member Tuition: $150.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: This workshop is suited for beginner to intermediate learners and requires standing for most of the day. A list of materials students need to bring will be sent out prior to the class. Expected materials cost is $55.
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Open Weaving Studio- October 2026
$215.00 – $240.00Price range: $215.00 through $240.00The Adirondack Folk School would like to expand the use and joy of our weaving studio with a week long Open Studio experience. This is an advanced class and our Introduction to Weaving course is a pre-requisite. The Open Studio is designed for the novice weaver who would like to plan and weave a project of their choice. This will require a conversation (phone, email or text) with Janet prior to the class to calculate your yarn requirements or for the school to provide materials at an additional material cost. On Day 1 you will wind and warp your loom and as a group share your project ideas and dress your loom for weaving. Janet will be there to support you as needed in the process of warping and threading. Days 2-5 will be for open weaving in the company of your fellow weavers.
Dates/Times
- Monday, October 5, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, October 8, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Friday, October 9, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Gallant
Member Tuition: $215.00
Non-Member Tuition: $240.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
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Overshot Weaving: Lee's Surrender- October 2026
$280.00 – $330.00Price range: $280.00 through $330.00This is a weave structure well known to weavers and Lee's Surrender is a beautiful example of the structure. Overshot requires two shuttles and a bit more concentration to complete. The instructor will demonstrate the step by step process and help you to understand the pattern. Please note: This is an advanced class. Finishing Touches for the Handweaver is a prerequisite for this class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Sunday, October 18, 2026 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Gallant
Member Tuition: $230.00
Non-Member Tuition: $280.00Material Fee: $50.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
Special Notes: This is an advanced class. Finishing Touches for the Handweaver is a prerequisite for this class.
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Punch Needle- April 2026
$170.00 – $195.00Price range: $170.00 through $195.00Welcome the flowers of spring while you learn the basics of Punch Needle hooking. You will use wool yarn to create this project. The pattern and wool are included in the materials cost. Students will have the option to purchase the punch needle after class if they wish.
Dates/Times
- Monday, April 13, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Gallant
Member Tuition: $115.00
Non-Member Tuition: $140.00Material Fee: $55.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: The pattern and wool are included in the materials cost. Students will have the option to purchase the punch needle after class if they wish.
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Rigid Heddle Weaving from the Start- September 2026
$185.00 – $225.00Price range: $185.00 through $225.00In this extended class you will learn to warp the rigid heddle loom. On the second day you will complete your scarf and the instructor will demonstrate several techniques that expand the design capacity on this basic loom. You will complete a 54" scarf with fringe. For this class you will use two skeins of knitting yarn. Sport or DK will give you a warp scarf. A fingering weight could work and will yield a softer, light weight scarf. You will need two skeins of yarn with a minimum of 220 yards on each. If you would like the instructor to provide materials, please let us know at the time of registration fand a materials fee will be added to y our registration.
Dates/Times
- Monday, September 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Gallant
Member Tuition: $185.00
Non-Member Tuition: $225.00Material Fee: $0.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: For this class you will use two skeins of knitting yarn. Sport or DK will give you a warp scarf. A fingering weight could work and will yield a softer, light weight scarf. You will need two skeins of yarn with a minimum of 220 yards on each. If you would like the instructor to provide materials, please let us know at the time of registration fand a materials fee will be added to y our registration.
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Rug Hooking with Yarn- September 2026
$170.00 – $195.00Price range: $170.00 through $195.00The concept of rug hooking with yarn takes on a new dimension when weaving with yarn. The choices of color and texture in the yarns do much of the work for you. Janet will bring samples of rugs she has made to introduce the concept of designing your own rugs. The pattern and wool are included in the materials cost. Students will have the option to purchase the rug hooking hook after class if they wish.
Dates/Times
- Monday, September 14, 2026 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Instructor: Janet Gallant
Member Tuition: $115.00
Non-Member Tuition: $140.00Material Fee: $55.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: The pattern and wool are included in the materials cost. Students will have the option to purchase the rug hooking hook after class if they wish.
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Rug Hooking: Moon Over the Mountain- November 2026
$251.00 – $276.00Price range: $251.00 through $276.00Dates/Times
- Saturday, November 21, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Krysta Dennis
Member Tuition: $115.00
Non-Member Tuition: $140.00Material Fee: $136.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Class registration closes one month before the class in order to leave time to prepare materials
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Rug Hooking: Quail- March 2026
$104.00 – $205.00Price range: $104.00 through $205.00Dates/Times
- Sunday, March 15, 2026 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Krysta Dennis
Member Tuition: $115.00
Non-Member Tuition: $14.00Material Fee: $90.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Class registration closes one month before the class in order to leave time to prepare materials
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Rugs from Rags- April 2026
$85.00 – $105.00Price range: $85.00 through $105.00No weaving experience is necessary! You will be making a Rag Rug using recycled fabric. Many colors and designs of fabrics will be available for you to choose from. The looms are dressed and ready to go: all you need to do is bring your creative spirit and you will leave with a finished one-of-a-kind rug that you have designed and woven yourself. Your rug will be 24? wide and can be up to 45? long.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, April 19, 2026 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Caroline Dvorak
Member Tuition: $75.00
Non-Member Tuition: $95.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
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Rugs from Rags- August 2026
$85.00 – $105.00Price range: $85.00 through $105.00No weaving experience is necessary! You will be making a Rag Rug using recycled fabric. Many colors and designs of fabrics will be available for you to choose from. The looms are dressed and ready to go: all you need to do is bring your creative spirit and you will leave with a finished one-of-a-kind rug that you have designed and woven yourself. Your rug will be 24? wide and can be up to 45? long.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, August 16, 2026 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Caroline Dvorak
Member Tuition: $75.00
Non-Member Tuition: $95.00Material Fee: $10.00 Included in fee shown on checkout page
Location: 1476 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant