LIVE! Lounge Pass: Your All Access Fiber Experience
Join top designers for interactive sessions, lively panels, behind the scenes tours, fiber fun, and more! Purchase a LIVE! Lounge Pass on its own, or enjoy access included with any class, lecture, or package.
No individual session registration is required. All sessions will appear in your Event Hub, with replays available 2 to 4 hours after each event.
All LIVE! Lounge sessions are held in Eastern Time.
From Psychology to Crafts, The Intersection Between Making and Well-Being, with host Cris Bertoluci and guest Andressa Santos
Friday, September 25th 1:00-2:00PM EST
Psychologist and teacher Andressa Santos will share her journey of discovering a love for crafts as a way to manage anxiety, and how these same creative practices can help others build a calmer, more mindful relationship with their own minds.
In the Next Loop
Friday, September 25th, 3:30PM-4:00PM EST
Join The Next Loop's Fashion Editor, Seth Richardson, to learn more about the latest subscription program from the publishers of Vogue Knitting. Get the inside scoop of this monthly package including exclusive patterns from incredible designers you love. Join this talk live with Seth to be in the Next Loop!
Self-publishing Pattern Books with ash alberg
Saturday, September 26th 11:00-12:00PM EST
Have you ever dreamed about seeing your patterns in print? Join ash alberg of sunflower knit to learn about everything from coming up with inspiration, to organizing a book's worth of patterns, to photography and page layout, and getting your book project funded and printed. ash self-published 4 knitting books, which have found their ways onto bookshelves around the world, and will be sharing their insights over the course of this talk. They will also be answering your questions, so come ready to engage!
Creative Block: The Bad Kind of Blocking with Raheli Harper
Saturday September 26 12:00-1:00PM EST
Join Raheli Harper as she sits down with artists Sarah Divi, Pia Cooperman, and Julie Brown Neu. For professional designers, turning a craft into a career can blur the lines between working hours and downtime. In this candid discussion, fiber artists and designers will talk about how they attempt to protect their creative process and face down the inevitable creative blocks. Panel members will open up about ongoing strategies and observations about their current creative practice, and how it's changed over time. In a time when even hobbyists feel pressure to produce more, you'll leave with a reminder to make space for joy--whether that's trying something new, slowing down, or playing with yarn.
Fall and Winter Trends, What’s Inspiring Makers This Season, with Cris Bertoluci
Saturday, September 26th 1:00-2:00PM EST
Cris will explore the fall and winter trends shaping the world of knitting and crochet, from fresh colors and textures to popular styles, techniques, and project ideas. Discover what’s inspiring makers this season and get ideas for bringing the latest trends into your own handmade projects.
Craft, Creativity & Culture with Marie Castro and Jessica Lobo
Saturday, September 26th 2:15-3:00PM EST
Join Brazilian DIY creator and entrepreneur Marie Castro for a one hour conversation with Brazilian actress and craft enthusiast Jessica Lobo about creativity, craft, and the role making plays in her life.
Ceramic Pumpkins Two Ways with Alex Reynoso
Saturday, September 26th 3:00-4:00PM EST
Learn two ways to make decorative pumpkins with clay in this 1hr demo with Alex Reynoso. We will start off at the pottery wheel for the first technique, a closed form. Then we will head over to the table for hand built pumpkins a technique suitable for air dry clay- no kiln needed!
Kelsey Mott - Knitting For Your Nervous System
Sunday September 27 11:00-11:30AM EST
Knitting for Your Nervous System is a Knitting Ritual & Moving 30 minute meditation. Transform your knitting practice into a tool for calm, presence, and resilience. Through guided breathwork, rhythmic knitting, and mindfulness, you will learn how to use knitting to regulate your nervous system, manage stress, and come back to your center, one stitch at a time. During this guided moving meditation there will be periods of instruction and periods of silent knitting. Whether you're a complete beginner to knitting and mindfulness or deeply experienced in both, you will find meaning here.
Raheli Harper - Wrapped Tassels Make-and-Take
Sunday September 27 12:00-1:00PM EST
Bring some yarn scraps and leave with gorgeous tassels! These are not your basic tassels, they will elevate any scarf, add a colorful burst to any bag, and make a charming garland for any season. We'll go through the process step-by-step and then plan all the variations we can make!
For this make-and-take session, you'll need yarn scraps (including some fingering or lace weight yarn), scissors, and a tassel tool, quilting ruler, or other improvised tassel making form (I'll go over some easy options).
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Dyeing with Keith Leonoard
Sunday September 27 1:00-2:00PM EST
Join Keith Leonard of Yarn Snob Yarns as he brings you into the dye studio and shares how yarn is dyed, right in front of your eyes!!
Your experience begins with an exclusive studio tour, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at the dyeing process. Keith will demonstrate how color, technique (hand painted, speckles, multi colors), and creativi
Terri Martin: Machine Knitting AMA & Studio Tour
Sunday September 27th 1:00-2:00PM EST
Curious about machine knitting? Join Terri Martin for a behind-the-scenes look at her machine knitting studio and an open Q&A about what these machines can really do. Explore a gallery of swatches and finished projects featuring lace, ribbing, tuck stitches, colorwork and shaping, while learning about different machine types, tools, project planning and how machine knitting can fit into a creative workflow. Whether you’re a hand knitter curious about trying a machine or a new machine owner wondering where to begin, bring your questions!