Textile Center

Stop by Textile Center this week for a special Trunk Show with Social Fabric Research, featuring local fibers, yarns, and handcrafted everyday items. Christen Pentek

Their work encourages and embodies sustainable community, soil-to-soil production, consumption, and composting in our local landscape. They work predominantly with wools, dyes, and fibers grown in the Three Rivers Fibershed Three Rivers Fibershed while restoring healthy ecological relationships with the land. Their goal is restorative land and resource stewardship, including carbon negative textiles that work for rugged and fun outdoor adventures.

Shop the Trunk Show this week:
Tuesday - Thursday, 10 am - 7 pm
Friday + Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
Visit with the artist in person on Saturday, June 27!

Donation day for the Slow Fashion Sale is coming up this Wednesday, June 24! No need to sign up, simply bring your pre-loved, homemade items to Textile Center from 10 am - 7 pm.

Here are some of the items we helped re-home last year – and some we're dreaming of seeing this year! 💭

- Naturally dyed blouses
- Handmade cloaks, capes, and cowls
- Knit sweaters and sweater vests
- Faux + real fur coats
- Baby sweaters, hats, + booties
- Handmade wedding dresses
- Coats in every shade, shape, and style
- Visibly and creatively mended shirts
- and so much more!

All sales from the Slow Fashion Sale help support fiber art programming for all. Save the date for the sale: July 9 - 11!

Storytelling, self-expression, identity, and repurposing. These are themes woven into this year’s Summer Camps @ Textile Center! 🌞

From puppet making and dyeing with flowers to learning about fiber and meeting llamas, our lineup invites curious kids and teens to explore, create, connect, and have tactile fun with fiber.

Turn off the screens. Turn on the creativity. All camps run Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm. Still a few spots left!

🧵 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 | June 22 – 26 | Ages 12 – 16
☁️ 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 | June 29 – July 3 | Ages 7 – 11
🌈 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 (𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙊𝙐𝙏) | June 29 – July 3
🌱 𝗗𝘆𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 | July 13 – 17 | Ages 7 – 11
🌍 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 | July 27 – 31 | Ages 7 – 11
🎉 ¡𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹! | Aug 10 – 14 | Ages 7 – 11
🎭 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 | Aug 10 – 14 | Ages 12 – 16
🦙 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 (𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙊𝙐𝙏) | Aug 24 – 28 | Ages 7 – 11

Why Textile Center Summer Camps?
- 1:6 teacher-to-student ratio, with dedicated one-on-one time.
- NEW extended pick-up time! Pick up your child anytime between 3 - 4 pm.
- Unleash creativity while building useful skills that extend beyond the classroom.
- Foster mindful makers by embracing reuse and upcycling.
- Learn about fiber arts, from source to technique.

Learn more + sign up: textilecentermn.org/youth

Storytelling, self-expression, identity, and repurposing. These are themes woven into this year's Summer Camps @ Textile Center!

From puppet making and dyeing with flowers to learning about fiber and meeting llamas, our lineup invites curious kids and teens to explore, create, connect, and have tactile fun with fiber.

Turn off the screens. Turn on the creativity. All camps run Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm. Still a few spots left!

🧵 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 | June 22 – 26 | Ages 12 – 16
☁️ 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 | June 29 – July 3 | Ages 7 – 11
🌈 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 (𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙊𝙐𝙏) | June 29 – July 3
🌱 𝗗𝘆𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 | July 13 – 17 | Ages 7 – 11
🌍 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 | July 27 – 31 | Ages 7 – 11
🎉 ¡𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹! | August 10 – 14 | Ages 7 – 11
🎭 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 | August 10 – 14 | Ages 12 – 16
🦙 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰 (𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿 𝙊𝙐𝙏) | August 24 – 28 | Ages 7 – 11

Why Textile Center Summer Camps?
- 1:6 teacher-to-student ratio, with dedicated one-on-one time.
- NEW extended pick-up time! Pick up your child anytime between 3 - 4 pm.
- Unleash creativity while building useful skills that extend beyond the classroom.
- Foster mindful makers by embracing reuse and upcycling.
- Learn about fiber arts, from source to technique.

Learn more: https://textilecentermn.org/youth-family-classes/

Have you had a chance to stop by and see TWO-SPIRIT STORIES? This exhibition showcases the work of emerging Two-Spirit Native artists residing in Minnesota!

Serving as Curator for Community Collaboration, Penny Kagigebi, (White Earth Ojibwe), invited Minnesota artists from tribes across the Upper Midwest to tell their stories. What is your story?

The result is an exhibition celebrating traditional and contemporary handwork. The exhibiting artists affirm Indigenous and q***r identity using themes of ceremony, community, and ancestral tradition.

In an interview with MPR last month, Penny shared: “What I feel like they really brought forward was the idea that by making art, they're healing not just themselves, but also their community.”

"My primary work is always with Two Spirit and Native q***r artists to affirm them and to celebrate the community. And being able to work together and do something side by side is a way to build relationships and to provide grounding in identity.”

Visit this beautiful exhibition at Textile Center through July 11, 2026.
https://textilecentermn.org/two-spirit-stories/

Listen to the MPR interview here: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/04/13/beading-weaving-and-animal-hides-new-exhibitions-showcase-diversity-of-native-textile-art

Featured work by:
Raul Aguilar Jr., Red Lake Band of Chippewa, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, and Mexican
Trevvy B, Oneida Nation, Stockbridge Munsee Mohican Nation
Chewiemonster, White Earth Nation
Alicia de la Cruz, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (enrolled) and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (descendant)
Tylar Larsen, Bdewakantunwan Dakota from Cansa’yapi (Lower Sioux)
Awanaabe Syverson, White Earth Nation

Photos by TJ Turner and Rik Sferra

Do you love bright, brilliant color? Would you like to create your own hand-dyed yarn for knitting and crochet projects? This class is for you!

Learn to dye wool yarn with acid dyes in this 3-day intro workshop. Explore basic color theory and its nuances when it comes to blending dyes, and create harmonic color families while making multicolor skeins. Leave class with dyed yarn ready for your next projects!

Don’t be afraid by the name — the “acid” refers to citric acid or vinegar added. All levels welcome! Youth crafters ages 12 years and up are invited to join if accompanied by an adult who is also registered for the class.

Acid Dyeing Wool for Knit + Crochet
Wednesday, June 24 – Friday, June 26, 2026
10 am – 4 pm each day
with Riley Kleve

Register: https://textilecentermn.org/product/acid-dyeing-wool-for-knit-crochet-june-2026/

Calling those with a green thumb, an eye for weeds, or those who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty: Textile Center is seeking volunteers in our Garden to Dye For!

🌱 Upcoming volunteer opportunities:
Tuesday, June 9 • 10 am - 12 pm
Thursday, June 18 • 4 - 6 pm
Saturday, June 27 • 10 am - 12 pm
Tuesday, June 7 • 10 am - 12 pm
Thursday, June 16 • 4 - 6 pm

Sign up at textilecentermn.org/volunteer

Textile Center offers our volunteers select opportunities to harvest natural dye plants for their own use, as well as opportunities to engage in dye garden related educational programming at discounted rates! 🌷

Learn more about A Garden to Dye For online at textilecentermn.org/dyegarden

You're invited to an Artist Reception tomorrow, June 4 (5:30 - 7 pm) at Textile Center! Join us in viewing and celebrating these two fantastic exhibitions that showcase Native textile work in Minnesota.

Featuring distinguished Dakota and Anishinaabe artists working today, 𝐌𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐨́𝐭𝐚: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐅𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 highlights practices that extend ancestral forms through contemporary expression. Beadwork, cloth, fiber, hide, quilting, weaving, and mixed media reveal technical mastery, material understanding, and cultural responsibility.

Join us in the galleries at 6 pm, where Curator Delina White will give a brief introduction to the show.

𝑻𝑾𝑶-𝑺𝑷𝑰𝑹𝑰𝑻 𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 showcases the work of emerging Two-Spirit Native artists residing in Minnesota. In a celebration of traditional and contemporary handwork, these artists are affirming Indigenous and q***r identity using themes of ceremony, community, and ancestral tradition.

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