Micro Fiber School

The text "Announcing BIPOC Weaving Scholarships, Micro Fiber School, San Jose, CA" over a dimmed image of table looms on a wire shelf.

Thanks to @handweaversguild.bsky.social, we are able to offer two scholarships to our upcoming weaving workshops!

If you identify as BIPOC and are interested in learning to weave on a multi-shaft loom, please apply. And share with your networks to help us fill these spots.

#weaving #sanjoseca

Please note that our July Open House has been postponed due to a last minute conflict. Stop by the next one in August! Visit on Saturday, August 9th anytime from noon-3pm.

#microfiberschool #learntoweave #alamedaartworks #weaving

Textiles are everywhere this summer in the #sfbayarea! Check out the current weaving show at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles featuring Kay Sekimachi, Virginia Davis, and their contemporaries. See some of my favorite pieces at the MFS blog.

#textileart #kaysekimachi #weaving #sanjose

A portable air conditioning unit set up in the Micro Fiber School.

A vinyl sticker on the front of the air conditioning unit. It says Dr. Dell next to a seal logo that was shamelessly stolen from Weddell Seal Science lab.

We got a portable A/C unit which means we can continue to hold classes this summer! ❄️☃️🌨️

Please meet Dr. Dell, short for Weddell, named after the Antarctic seal species. They are cute & make noises that sound like dial up modems and spaceships. Please google them – you will not be disappointed. 🦭

Ally Kraus, two weavings, and one indigo textile piece, featured next to the text The Alameda Artworks Silicon Valley Open Studios

The MFS will transform into @allykraus.bsky.social's studio space for Silicon Valley Open Studios this weekend! See her & 30+ artists, all in one place.

📍 1068 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
🗓️ Saturday, May 17th & Sunday, May 18
🕰️ 11am-5pm

@thealamedaartworks.bsky.social #sanjose #weaving #art

The dream, right?!

A flying geese quilt block with words overlaid: May at the Micro Fiber School in San Jose.

Our May classes are finalized (some rescheduling due to illness). Sign up for an Intro to Machine Sewing class next Saturday 5/10 – bring your own machine or rent one of ours! Or join us for a natural dye class on Saturday 5/31. Details: www.microfiberschool.com/workshops

#learntosew #naturaldyeing

A page from a Swedish Ikea catalog in showing a floor loom, table loom, warping board, reeds, shuttles, and other tools.

Can you imagine weaving being so common / ubiquitous that you could buy looms & tools at ikea?! An actual page from the 1982 Swedish IKEA catalog.

#ikea #ikeafinds #learntoweave #weaving

A list of upcoming workshops and events on a pink and yellow background. Learn to sew on Sat 4/26, Hemming 101 on Sun 5/27, Learn to Weave on Sat 5/3 & Sun 5/4, Silicon Valley Open Studios on Sat 5/17 & Sun 5/18, and Introduction to Natural Dyes on Sat 5/31.

Upcoming events at the Micro Fiber School in #sanjose! Learn weaving, sewing, and natural dyeing. Visit as part of weekend 3 of Silicon Valley Open Studios.

www.microfiberschool.com/calendar

#svos #learntoweave #learntosew #naturaldyeing #siliconvalley #craftschool

Pieced cotton dyed with natural dyes.

Open House Saturday 4/12! Drop in any time between noon and 3pm. Several other artists at @thealamedaartworks.bsky.social will have their studios open: painting, textiles, glass, mosaics, sculpture, and more.

#sanjose #artshow #weaving #siliconvalley

Are you fiber curious? Learn to weave in San Jose!

Learn to weave in San Jose! Play with pattern, color, and texture to create a one-of-a-kind sampler on a 4-shaft table loom.

- April 6 & 13 (2 Sundays)
- May 3 & 4 (Weekend intensive)

Sign up here: www.microfiberschool.com/learn

#sanjose #learntoweave #weaving #craftworkshop

A list of upcoming workshops and events in April. Learn to Weave on a 4-Shaft Table Loom, Visit our Open House, Learn to Sew on your Own Machine, and Hemming 101.

See what's coming up at the Micro Fiber School in April. Learn to weave or sew this spring! 🌺☘️
microfiberschool.com/learn

#sanjose #weaving #sewing #crafting

Our March class is filled, but there are still spots in April! Sign up here: www.microfiberschool.com/events/learn...

#weaving #learntoweave #fibercurious #sanjose

New bookshelf at the school with a rainbow of yarn! 🌈

#weaving #learntoweave #sanjose

A triangle shaped picture of three table looms taken at an angle. The event's title, time, and date surround the image. In the top left corner is the address 1068 The Alameda, Studio A, San Jose, CA 95126

The Micro Fiber School will be open from 11am-2pm on Saturday, March 8th in conjunction with @thealamedaartworks.bsky.social's Second Saturdays event.

📍 See our small (but mighty!) space
🧑🏻‍🏫 Chat with Ally Kraus, founder of Micro Fiber School
🧵 Meet our little looms and learn about weaving

Many thanks to Patrick L! He worked with me to design and 3D print these lever covers for my teaching looms. It makes the shaft switching experience SO much better.

#weaving #3dprinting #learntoweave

A desktop computer with the Micro Fiber School website inaugurating browser window.

The Micro Fiber School now has a dedicated website! 🎉🤩👏🏻

All workshops and events can now be found in one place: www.microfiberschool.com

#microfiberschool #learntoweave #thingstodoinsanjose #weaving

A small table loom bordered by a weaving sampler. Are you fiber curious?

March & April sessions are now posted! Play with pattern, color, and texture to create a one-of-a-kind sampler on a 4-shaft table loom. All materials provided. Just show up and be ready to learn!
#weaving #sanjose #tableloom #craftersgonnacraft #learntoweave #alamedaartworks

A textile composition made from the rust prints of weaving reeds with caption overlayed as text

Stop by the Micro Fiber School open house as part of The Alameda Artworks' Second Saturday event. February 8th from 11am-2pm. 1068 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126. #thealamedaartworks #sanjoseca #openstudio #weaving

Play with pattern, color, and texture to create a one-of-a-kind sampler on a 4-shaft table loom. This class is for beginners who have never woven before or weavers who want a refresher of the basics. Check out these gorgeous pieces from previous students. #weavingteacher #sanjoseca #learntoweave

Learn to weave. Use a 4-shaft table loom to make a colorful handwoven sampler with a variety of weave structures.

Our weaving classes for the first quarter of 2025: Learn to Weave on a 4-shaft table loom! Three dates:
- January 18 & 25
- February 16 & 23
- March 15 & 22
For more details and to sign up, see microfiberschool.com

The Alameda Artworks building from the back parking lot

We're a small but mighty school located in the Alameda Artworks in San Jose, CA. Learn to weave with us!