This week is all about fiber and the amazing things you can do with it.  We'll weave our own fabric, both on our studio floor looms and on your very own backstrap loom--which you'll take home with you at the end of the week, including a backstrap (an integral part of the loom) that you will weave yourself!  We'll learn how to spin yarn, both on a drop spindle and on a spinning wheel.  We'll explore needle tatting, which is a very old way of making beautiful lace, but we will use it to make a lacy anklet or bracelet.  Finally, we'll play with felting, both upcycling old wool sweaters to make bags, cup cozies, or whatever else you can imagine, and decorating those pieces using a technique called needle felting.

Backstrap weaving (and weaving a backstrap!)

Drop spindles, used to spin yarn

Needle tatted anklet

Here's What You'll Learn This Week	What You'll Make*
Weaving (floor loom and backstrap weaving)	Backstrap loom
Spinning yarn	Your own skein of hand spun yarn!
Needle tatting	Anklet or bracelet
Felting (upcycled felting and needle felting)	Cup cozy or bag

Registration fee includes 20 hours of individualized instruction, the cost of supplies, such as yarn, backstrap loom pieces, thread, inclusions, jewelry findings, beads, fiber, and wool sweaters, the use of our equipment during camp week, a daily snack, and a camp tote bag.  

Cup cozies (upcycled felting and needle felting)

​SERIOUS SKILLS!  SERIOUS FUN!

The Makery invites you to join us for our Creative Camps this summer!  Come learn something new at our fiber arts day camp for teens.  At camp, you will learn new skills and make fun stuff to take home with you.  At the end of the week, we will have an exhibition where you will display your work for your family and friends! 

​There is a minimum number of 4 campers each week, and a maximum of 8.  Reserve your spot now!

The registration fee for this camp includes all instruction, equipment use during camp, and materials for one week of afternoon sessions, where we will explore at least four different techniques together and work on several projects that you will take home with you at the end of the week.   Registration also includes a daily snack and a camp bag. 

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Wondering if this camp is a good fit for your child?  Find out more here!

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Please note:  Due to the logistics of planning for our campers, you must be registered by 11:59 p.m. on the Friday before camp starts. If you have not registered by the deadline, but would still like to see if your camper can attend, please call to see if there has been a cancellation; however, we cannot guarantee that a spot will be available after the registration deadline has passed.

Please see our full registration and refund policy here.

This camp week is for teens ages 13-17.  The camper must be at least 13 and no older than 17 on the first day of camp to register.

​We are also offering Teen Camp/PAPER on July 24-28, where we'll explore paper making, bookbinding, surface design (different ways to decorate paper), and pop-up cards.  Find out more here.
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Find out more about your camp instructor here!

All camps will take place at our studio space, The Makery, at 108 West Yankie in historic downtown Silver City, NM.

When you register online using the button above (credit card only), we will email you with more information we need from you about your camper.  Please fill out this form and return it to us as soon as possible, so that we may plan the best week possible for your child.  You can also register (using a paper form and cash, local check, or credit card) by emailing [email protected] or by calling 575-590-1263. Download the registration form here.

​​All registration fees are subject to NM gross receipts tax of 8%.
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​OUR GOAL
 
​Through daily exposure to fiber or paper arts techniques, campers will nurture their creativity and curiosity, develop lifelong skills, make new friends, and have fun!  Campers will visit The Makery daily for three hours (8-12 year olds) or four hours (teenagers), where they will learn and practice new skills in a project-based environment.  Each weekly session will conclude on Friday with an Open House and Exhibition in the afternoon, where family and friends are invited to view campers’ projects on display.
 
We pride ourselves on teaching serious skills that each camper will be able to carry on with after the week of camp is over—we are not simply engaging in busy work to keep a child entertained for a short amount of time, but teaching serious skills (in a fun way!) that they will be able to use and expand upon for the rest of their lives.  All equipment and materials will be provided, and we are happy to help parents source both for their children to continue on after the week of camp is over.  A week of learning, a lifetime of fun!

*Projects may change depending on campers' skill level and preferences.

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