Jessica Kaufman teaching artist fiber textiles

Teaching/demo schedule

for Jessica Kaufman (owner/founder, WAXON Studio & HappyGoCrafty.com)

Click links to view more info (pricing, sign up, etc). Subject to change. If no link, class is either private or not yet available for signing up.

Contact Jess to create a custom teaching experience for you, your group, or your organization.

Regular 1-2 hour classes and special workshops at WAXON’s West Asheville studio can be found here.

2024

January 21: English Paper Piecing at the Brooklyn Brainery, Prospect Heights NYC

March 1: half-day Shibori dyeing class at SEFAA, Atlanta GA

March 2nd: half-day Ice Dye class at SEFAA, Atlanta GA

March 7: Ice Dye workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA

March 8: Shibori workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA

March 9: Creative overdyeing workshop at the Atlanta Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, Duluth GA

March 17-23: Sewing Simple Garments with Knit Fabrics (weeklong) at John C. Campbell Folk School

March 30th & April 6th (two Saturdays): Make Your Own Batik Fabric & Sew With It! at Asheville Cotton Co.

April 13: Embroidery + Design Class (half day) at Olive’s Porch, Murphy NC

April 14: Online Embroidery Design Class through MAFA (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association) Virtual Conference

April 18-20: Shibori, Ice Dye, and Tie-Dye Classes at the Cleveland Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, OH

May 5-11: Weeklong Studio Batik Workshop at John C. Campbell Folk School WAITLIST ONLY

May 16: Batik workshop for Asheville Quilt Guild members

May 20-24: Knitting Camp (M-F, 9am-3pm) at the Mountain Institute, Warren Wilson College

June 8: Ice Dye & Low Water Immersion classes at Blue Ridge Fiber Festival in Sparta, NC

June 9: Online Ice Dye Class through MAFA (Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association) Virtual Conference

June 17-21: Tie-Dye for Kids at Little Middle (weeklong day camp), John C. Campbell Folk School

June 22: English Paper Piecing (9am-1pm) at Olive’s Porch, Murphy NC

June 23-28: Harmony Singing Weeklong Class at John C. Campbell Folk School

July 12: Evening Sashiko Embroidery (5-8pm) at ArtPlay, Asheville

July 16-21: Annual Firefly Earthskills Gathering, in Burnsville, NC (teaching knitting/felting classes)

August 1: Batik in Seattle! 5-8pm At The Works, Seattle WA

Sept. 9: Batik Presentation for Rutherford Quilt Guild, Rutherfordton NC

Sept. 26-28: Shibori, Ice Dye, and Tie-Dye Classes at the Fredericksburg Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, VA

October 3-5: Shibori, Ice Dye, and Tie-Dye Classes at the Nashville Original Sewing & Quilting Expo, TN

October 15: Online Batik Presentation for the Indianapolis Quilt Guild

October 17-19: Batik, Ice Dye, Shibori classes at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Festival, Asheville NC

October 20-25: Dyeing Kitchen Linens (“Taste of the Folk School” multi-studio class) at the John C. Campbell Folk School - SOLD OUT

November 3: Hand Stitched Hexagons (English Paper Piecing) 1-4pm at the Rabbit Hole, W Avl

November 16: Saturday online Shibori class taught for the Folk School

November 16 & 23: Saturday online batik class (two consecutive Saturdays) taught for MAFA Virtual

December 8th, 5-8pm: Block Printing on Fabric at ArtPlay, RAD Asheville

December 21: Solstice Beeswax Candle Class (for Firefly Gathering at WAXON) (link coming soon)

2025

January 19-24: Creative Colors on Cloth (5-night class) at the John C. Campbell Folk School

March 14-16: Harmony Singing (weekend class) at the John C. Campbell Folk School

April 25-28: “Dyeing For Weavers” 2.5 day course at the Annual Conference for Northern California Hand Weavers, CA

June 22-26: Annual Weeklong Batik class at the John C. Campbell Folk School SOLD OUT but waitlist is suggested! Folks often get in off the waitlist.

2023

February 22-26: Florida Earthskills Gathering. Half day classes offered by Jess include needle felting & a spinning wheel demo/discussion.

March 6: Private make-and-take dye event for ExploreAsheville at Omni Biltmore Hotel, Asheville

March 12: Tie-Dye Tote Bag event at Ginger’s Revenge, South Slope AVL

March 18 & 26: Dual-skills workshop with BeeSymmetry at WAXON; Woodburning & Shibori

April 7: Half-day Shibori dyeing workshop at Olive’s Porch in Murphy, NC

April 8: Half-day Sashiko Embroidery workshop at Olive’s Porch in Murphy, NC

April 9-15: Weeklong Studio Batik class at the John C. Campbell Folk School

April 17-23: Rivercane Rendezvous Earthskills Gathering in Westminster, SC

May 21: Private annual make-and-take dye event for Open Source Jiu Jitsu, Asheville

June 21-25: Annual Firefly Earthskills Gathering, Mills River NC

August 30-Sept. 4: Floyd Yoga Jam festival in Floyd, VA (vending)

September 28: Batik demonstration at Asheville Quilt Guild Show

October 7-8: Fall Festival at John C. Campbell Folk School

October 3-6: Falling Leaves Rendezvous Earthskills Gathering in Westminster, SC [knitting & felting]

October 19-22: Half-day classes in Indian Woodblock Batik, Ice Dyeing, and Shibori at SAFF (Southeast Animal Fiber Fair)

October 27-29: Weekend Harmony Singing class at the John C. Campbell Folk School with Samara Jade

November 1: Batik presentation & demo for the Blue Ridge Quilters’ Guild, Johnson City, TN (members only)

November 5: Shibori Prayer Flags workshop at the Rabbit Hole @ Sunny Point Cafe, Asheville

November 16: Batik presentation & demo for the Foothills Quilters Guild, Shelby NC (members only)

November 17-19: Fast-Track your Beginning Knitting weekend class class at the John C. Campbell Folk School WAITLIST ONLY

December 16: Beeswax Candle Workshop at WAXON (through Firefly Gathering Perennial)