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  • Autumn Woodland Embroidery Story Workshop (In-Person Class)

    Introductory embroidery course taught by Alena Craig. Working with natural fiber threads & exploring embroidery stitches. 

    Sign up here! 
  • Online Autumn Woodland Embroidery Workshop

    A Virtual Introductory Embroidery Course 

    September 25th, October 2nd, 9th, 16th

    Via Zoom 10am-12:30 AKST

    Sign up here! 
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  • Introduction to Net Loft Watercolor Journaling Sessions: Getting Started Live Zoom

    Dotty Widmann will be conducting an orientation zoom session that will introduce the different aspects and procedures for attending the Net Loft Watercolor Journaling Sessions. 

    Orientation will meet Saturday, October 4, 8AM - 9:45 AM Alaska time

    Register here! 
  • Gansey Construction Study Group

    Join us in a study group for gansey construction live and online at The Net Loft.

    Weekly group meets Thursdays at noon Alaska time in the shop and on zoom. Registration for the Gansey Project will provide link for participation

    Monthly group is on hiatus for the summer and will resume meeting in the fall.

    Register here! 

Fisherfolk Bucket

The Fisherfolk bucket is great for your knitting projects. This carryall may also be used to keep your handcraft life in order. 

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  • what listening looks like

    Dotty Widmann

    A year ago, The Net Loft Watercolor Journaling Sessions Book Club decided to read the book, “Braiding Sweetgrass”, by Robin Kimmerer. Our previous Book Club selection had been Hannah Hinchman’s...

    what listening looks like

    Dotty Widmann

    A year ago, The Net Loft Watercolor Journaling Sessions Book Club decided to read the book, “Braiding Sweetgrass”, by Robin Kimmerer. Our previous Book Club selection had been Hannah Hinchman’s...

  • across an endless sea

    Dotty Widmann

     I have a friend who told me the story of how her grandfather had come many years ago from Japan, and landed on one of the islands in our regional...

    6 comments

    across an endless sea

    Dotty Widmann

     I have a friend who told me the story of how her grandfather had come many years ago from Japan, and landed on one of the islands in our regional...

    6 comments
  • Happy Gansey Day

    Happy Gansey Day

    Dotty Widmann

    Thursday, November 25, is the first ever International Gansey Day. I have been thinking on this, reflecting on our Cordova Gansey Project that started only 7 years ago, following a...

    5 comments

    Happy Gansey Day

    Dotty Widmann

    Thursday, November 25, is the first ever International Gansey Day. I have been thinking on this, reflecting on our Cordova Gansey Project that started only 7 years ago, following a...

    5 comments
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