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  • Silk Ribbon Lupine Embroidery

    Learn the basics of silk ribbon embroidery. Practice on a sampler & then completing the lupine in a frame. 

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  • Drawing & Painting Our Ocean

    Learn the basics of hand sewing and embroidery. Make a chantelain to keep your sewing tools together & a sampler of embroidery stitches. 

    June 9th  - June 12th, 2PM - 4PM 

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  • Needle Felting Workshop with Alena

    Exploration needle felting. Felt a flat landscape, a 3D animal & choose your own project using your favorite technique. 

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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, June 8th, 8AM - 9:45AM Alaska time

    Register here! 
  • Gansey Construction Study Group

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

    Group meets the first Tuesday of the month from 10AM- 12noon and again at 7PM-9PM AKST.

    Next meeting: Tuesday June 3th, 2025

    Register here! 
  • Net Loft Summer Nature Journaling Camp

    Come to summer camp with The Net Loft! 

    Join us for a summertime self-guided course in nature journaling. The Net Loft Summer Camp will be using Roseann Hanson's books for a summer of nature study and recording of outdoor observations and experiences for first and second year campers, while third year campers will enjoy a summer of independent study and an opportunity to do a nature journaling presentation for the group. 

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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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The Net Loft Current Events

  • 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...

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    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...

    2 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...

    2 comments
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