‘A MAKER’S EXPERIENCE’

Renew yourself with a creative getaway on Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail!

Baraboo – Prairie du Sac – Lodi – North Freedom, Wisconsin

March 26 – 28, 2020 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. Daily

We’re sad to announce, because of the potential, harmful spread of the coronavirus and out of an abundance of caution, our event, ‘A Maker’s Experience’ on the Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail scheduled for March 26 – 28, 2020, is cancelled. This was a hard decision to make. If you registered for a workshop, your teacher will be in touch with you soon. If you have questions, please see contact Jenny at jennifer@fiberartalmanac.com. We look forward to seeing you another time! Sincerely, the Makers on the Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail.

LOCATIONS ON THE THREADED STREAMS TRAIL

Click on the map to download or print a PDF Flyer.

Artwork by Sue Rowe.

BARABOO

YELLOW FEATHER GALLERY
Debra Grall
612 Oak St. Baraboo

ARDYTH’S SEW ‘N’ VAC & QUILT SHOP
Michele Miller
116 4th St Baraboo

FREE SPIRIT DESIGN
Maday Delgado
116 4th St. Baraboo

HELEN’S DAUGHTERS STUDIO
Char terBeest Kudla and Mariella Schladweiler
323 Water St. Baraboo (Baraboo Arts Building)

SUE ROWE, PAPER AND JOURNALING ARTIST
323 Water St. Baraboo (Baraboo Arts Building)

BARABOO ARTS BUILDING
323 Water St. Baraboo (the door faces Water St. on the SE corner of the building)
(Workshops, Pop-Up Shops, and FABRICATION – The Runway Show)

LODI

D SQUARED STUDIOS
Jane Grogan, Weaver
141 – D Lodi St. Lodi

SPRING CREEK ART WORKS
Kipp Inglis, A Botanical Dyery
141 – C Lodi St., Lodi

LODI ALPACAS AT WHISTLING VALLEY FARM
Jan Clingman, Owner
N1792 Ryan Road, Lodi

LODI ALPACAS UPTOWN STORE
133 S Main St., Lodi

PRAIRIE DU SAC

RIVER ARTS ON WATER GALLERY
590 Water St. Prairie du Sac

DMARIE KNIT AND FIBER
Yarn Shop
422 Water St. Prairie du Sac

NORTH FREEDOM

BASKETS BY MARY
Mary Luckhardt Klemm
114 Franklin St. North Freedom

TAKE A ‘MAKER’S EXPERIENCE’ WORKSHOP!

Click on a workshop link to download the Maker’s Experience Workshop Catalog or register for the workshop.

Dreamcatcher by Debra Grall.

Thursday, MARCH 26 WORKSHOPS

How to register for a workshop: Click on the link, see the full workshop description and contact the workshop teacher. When you’ve paid and received confirmation from the teacher, you are registered. Each teacher makes their own refund and cancellation policy. Click on the blue links for more info and workshop registration.
  • Workshop: Contemporary Sashiko Scarf • Maday Delgado $95.00 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Ardyth’s Sew ‘n’ Vac 116 4th St Baraboo • This workshop will incorporate machine piecing and Sashiko hand-stitching. More info.
  • Workshop: Checkerboard Carryall Basket  • Mary Luckhardt Klemm  $145.00 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm • 114 Franklin St. North Freedom • This is a sturdy carryall basket called the Checkerboard Carryall..pattern by Patti Hawkins. It is approximately 12″ x 19″ x 8″ and will be done in two colors of reed–there will be a couple of color choices for the attendees. This is considered an intermediate weaving project. The class will be held at my in home studio in North Freedom, Wisconsin. Lunch and snacks will be included in the cost. More info.
  • Workshop: Shibori Resists on Silk • Kipp Inglis  $60.00 • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm • Spring Creek Art Works 141-C Lodi St. Lodi  • Learn simple shibori (resist technique) to pattern a silk scarf with indigo dye. You will learn the proper way to manipulate your fiber in the dye vat to ensure a successful venture in indigo dyeing. More info
  • Workshop: Traditional Dream Catcher Debra Grall $35.00 • 1:00 am – 4:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • I was taught how to make traditional Dream Catchers from a Lakota medicine woman. I use red twig, sinew (now artificial, stones that represent the four directions and feathers. More info
  • Workshop: Curves Delight – Machine Piecing  Maday Delgado $85.00 • 2:00 am – 5:00 pm • Ardyth’s Sew ‘n’ Vac 116 4th St Baraboo • I’m passionate about curves because curves delight the imagination and push the boundaries of visual sewing skills. Curves are dynamic and easier to sew than it looks! Join me as I take you on a curved journey that will bring the aha moment to a new level using no pins or glue (if desired). More info

Friday, MARCH 27 WORKSHOPS

How to register for a workshop: Click on the link, read the full workshop description and contact the workshop teacher. When you’ve paid and received confirmation from the teacher, you are registered. Each teacher makes their own refund and cancellation policy.
  • Workshop: Visual Journaling Basics Sue Rowe $70.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo Visual journaling can take many forms. We will explore several different ways to fill our journal pages with color and words, using a variety of materials such as paints, stamps, scrap papers, text, and collage. More info.
  • Workshop: 12 X 12: Framing Your Fiber Art Work Mariella TerBeest-Schladweiler $95.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Want to learn how to frame and preserve your precious fiber artwork? Learn the basic techniques how to properly archive and frame you handmade fiber art work! More info
  • Workshop: Embellished Reversible Felted Scarves Christy Skuban $75.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm  • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Embellished reversible felted scarves thru the basics of wet felt making. More info
  • Workshop: The Art of Block Printing Maday Delgado $99.00 • 9:00 am – 12:30 pm • Ardyth’s Sew ‘n’ Vac 116 4th St Baraboo • Learn the basics of block/mono printing using textile paint, user friendly tools and natural objects to create one of a kind pieces on different mediums such as paper and cloth. The ink is permanent, please bring paint appropriate clothes. All skill levels welcomed. More info
  • Workshop: Pine Needle Weaving on Gourds w/Beads Debra Grall $50.00 • 9:00 am – 12:30 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • After preparing your gourd, you will be creating a vessel using stains, pine needles and beads. More info
  • Workshop: Weave a Dishcloth Jane Grogan $43.00 • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Spring Creek Art Works 141-D Lodi St. Lodi • Using a 10.5” wooden frame loom, participants will learn to weave a square with a continuous strand of cotton yarn. The completed square makes a superb dishcloth. Participants will learn to weave using a simple crochet hook, Multiple squares can be joined for larger projects. Worsted weight c otton, wool or blend yarn works with the loom. Looms will be available for class. More info
  • Workshop: Spirit Goddess Necklace Debra Grall $70.00 • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Get in touch with your inner Goddess by making your own personal beaded capochon pin or pendant. Using beads you will embroider around a goddess cabochon to create a necklace. Limit 4 students. More info
  • Workshop: The Weaving Connection Maday Delgado $110.00 • 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm  Ardyth’s Sew ‘n’ Vac 116 4th St., Baraboo, WI, 53913 • In this workshop, now on its third year, we will explore weaving with traditional and non-traditional textiles and fibers. Weaving as a sustainable practice can be rewarding and fun. In this workshop, now on its 3rd year, we will explore textures beyond the use of yarn, color play and most importantly, the meditational aspect of this timeless art. You will be rewarded with a fabric swatch completed entirely by you, using a loom and your hands. This new loom gives you the flexibility to create longer tapestries as your curiosity grows. More info

Saturday, MARCH 28 WORKSHOPS

How to register for a workshop: Click on the link, read the full workshop description and contact the workshop teacher. When you’ve paid and received confirmation from the teacher, you are registered. Each teacher makes their own refund and cancellation policy.
  • Workshop: Visual Journaling Basics Sue Rowe $70.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo Visual journaling can take many forms. We will explore several different ways to fill our journal pages with color and words, using a variety of materials such as paints, stamps, scrap papers, text, and collage. Limit of 12 students per session. More info
  • Workshop: 12 X 12: Framing Your Fiber Art Work Mariella TerBeest-Schladweiler $95.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Want to learn how to frame and preserve your precious fiber artwork? Learn the basic techniques how to properly archive and frame you handmade fiber art work! More info
  • Workshop: Embellished Felted Wall Hangings Christy Skuban $75.00 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Have you ever often admired those creative hand felted wall hangings and wondered how they were made? Now you have an opportunity to learn how through a simple basic felt making technique that I have invented for instant results. After I take you on a step by step tour of the creation process you will be able to use it to create your own fabulous and stunning wall hangings. You will leave the class with one ready to hang and the knowledge to create more. Especially after all of the compliments and admiration you will receive ! All materials will be included and all that you need to bring is one or two old towels. More info
  • Workshop: Patchwork Hexagon Basket Mary Luckhardt Klemm $150.00 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm  • 114 Franklin St. North Freedom • This is a basket class weaving a Patchwork Hexagon storage type basket …pattern by Carol Tunnicliffe. It has a patchwork pattern and will be woven in two colors of reed—a couple of color choices will be available for attendees to choose from . It has a wooden bottom which makes it very sturdy. It measures approximately 7 1/2″ x 8 1/4″ x 9 3/4″. It is suitable for all levels—though participants should have at least, basic weaving knowledge. More info
  • Workshop: Soutache and Bead Embroidery Debra Grall $70.00 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • Students will create a necklace by sewing decorative thread between two parallel cords. The design comes together organically when incorporating a cabochon and beads to accent the design More info
  • Workshop: The ART of Event Making Char TerBeest-Kudla $30.00 • 10:00 pm – 12:00 pm • Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water St. Baraboo • So you want to host an event? Learn how to name, marketing and attract an audience for a trunk show, pop up shop, art/craft fair, studio opening, etc. Learn “the formula” to make your event a success! Handouts available. Class limit – 20. More info
  • *FULL*Workshop: Exploring Embellishment Lisa Binkley $205.00 + $40.00 kit fee • TWO DAY WORKSHOP March 28 – 29, 2020 10:00 am – 4:00 pm • River Arts on Water Gallery 590 Water St. Prairie du Sac • Have you ever wanted to embellish fabric but weren’t sure where to start? Here’s your chance to give it a try in this two-day workshop. Begin with a small printed fabric panel that is just begging to be embellished. More info
  • Workshop: Dye Colors From Nature  Kipp Inglis $75.00 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm • Spring Creek Dye Works 141-D Lodi St., Lodi • Utilizing flowers dried from 2019 harvest, we will dye a cotton bandanna and a linen/cotton tea towel a sunny yellow. In the process you will learn how to pre-treat the fabric so it will accept the color from the dye liquid and about botanical dyes in general. All materials are natural and sustainable. More info

TOUR THE TRAIL!

Fiber and Art Festival, Exhibits, Pop-Up Shops and ‘Fabrication’ The Runway

Hand-dyed fabric by Kipp Inglis.

Farm Tour — Lodi Alpacas at Whistling Valley Farm

Visit a working alpaca farm! See the barns, Suri alpaca herd and you might even see a darling barn kitten or two! Jan Clingman is an official Suri ‘Sertified’ breeder, very knowledgeable about animal husbandry and what it takes to make the highest quality knitting yarn. Shop the new Uptown Store in downtown Lodi for luxury Alpaca finished products, yarn and roving. The new store features a variety of gifts created by local artisans.

We are dedicated to the preservation of the unique, purely suri alpaca. We strive to produce superior commercial characteristics through our breeding program. Our goal is to see the North American suri achieve notoriety as the most exceptional suri in the world.

We acquired a herd of suri alpacas in 2009 and have been breeding, showing and selling alpacas and herdsire services ever since. We also added a farm store to the property and sell luxury alpaca items such as a variety of socks for all types of weather and events, scarves, mittens, gloves, hats, sweaters, rugs, teddy bears, yarn, roving, and kits.

Lodi Alpacas at Whistling Valley Farm
N1792 Ryan Road Lodi, WI 53555

NEW! Lodi Alpacas Uptown Store
133 S Main St., Lodi, WI 53555

Alpaca Farm Tour

March 26 - 28, 2020 Tours as farm visitors arrive, Lodi Alpacas at Whistling Valley Farm

Rigid Heddle Weaving Demo — dMarie Knit and Fiber Shop

Lorraine Maas will conduct ongoing weaving demonstrations. Looms and yarn available for purchase!

A fully stocked yarn and fiber shop featuring knitting yarn for the discriminating fiberista! dMarie offers classes, summer camps and will soon offer needlepoint canvas and supplies. Recently moved down the street, dMarie is in a new building along the picturesque Wisconsin River in charming downtown Prairie du Sac. Dana, who is an expert knitter, will happily help you find the perfect fiber for your knitting passion. Open everyday except Sunday.

dMarie Knit and Fiber Shop
422 Water St Prairie du Sac, WI 53578

Dana Fehrenbach

Ongoing weaving demonstrations, dMarie Knit and Fiber Shop

Artisan Market Pop-up Shops

Shop the Threaded Streams Baraboo Teachers Pop Up Shops in the Ringling Room.

Handbags, Upcycled, tops /tunics/dresses, Felted hats, scarves/ pendants/earrings, Silk scarves/wall art/diaries, and so much more!

Helen’s Daughters Studio
Christy Skuban Designs
Sue Rowe Studio
Yellow Feather Studio

March 26 – 28, 2020
10:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Baraboo Arts Building
323 Water St. Baraboo, WI

Artisan Market Pop-up Shops

Baraboo Arts Building

FABRICATION – THE RUNWAY SHOW

Fun, fast paced runway Fiber Arts Fashion Show
“Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail”
Featuring
Garments – Accessories – Art Work
Created by the Threaded Streams, teachers, shop owners and students.

FREE Admission
Socializing start at 6:30 PM
Beverages (Beer, Wine, Soda) available for purchase.
Open to the fiber trail participants and the public!
Makers Market Shopping after the Runway!!! “Shop the Runway”

March 27, 2019
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Baraboo Arts Building
323 Water St. Baraboo, WI

FABRICATION - THE RUNWAY SHOW

March 27, 2020 Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Baraboo Arts Building

TALK WITH THE MAKERS

Click on each Trail member’s portfolio to read their artist statement and bio.

Quilt and hand stitching by Maday Delgado.

Thinking about a visit to the Baraboo area?

There is so much to do in this area (even if you don’t head to the Dells)! If you love to get outside and leave the car in the parking lot, Devil Lake State Parkis abundant with trails and vistas where you can rock climb, hike, camp and picnic. Devil’s Gate is a very popular rock climbing destination! If you’re interested in geology and glaciers, the Ice Age Trail offers hiking loops and interpretive locations throughout the area, too. The Reedsburg Area Historical Society has a restored village that’s open May to October and the International Crane Foundation is located just north of Baraboo. More species of cranes nest in this area than anywhere else in the world. Don’t forget the ferry ride at Merrimac — it’s a fun 15 minute way to cross the Wisconsin River—complete with ice cream stands on both sides! Please remember to contact Trail members prior to your visit as some hours may vary.

Contact Us!

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Local Tourism and Visitors Information

Looking for a local Bed & Breakfast infused with local history, great food and charming hosts?

The mission of Midwest Fiber Arts Trails is to honor the Midwest’s rich textile heritage and celebrate and promote the work of contemporary fiber artists.

Address: 229 Minnetonka Ave S #181 Wayzata, MN 55391 • Phone : 612.961.1601 • Email: jennifer@fiberartalmanac.com