Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance Incorporated

THE SOUTHEAST FIBER ARTS ALLIANCE (SEFAA) SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES THE FIBER ARTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, EXHIBITIONS, AND EVENTS. WE ARE A REGIONAL RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND EDUCATORS AND ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN FIBER ART. WE CONNECT THE FIBER ARTS COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE AND PERPETUATE ALL FIBER ART FORMS, ENCOURAGING AND CELEBRATING CREATIVITY ONE THREAD AT A TIME.

EVENTS INCLUDE BI-WEEKLY OPEN-STUDIO SESSIONS (LUNCHTIME FIBER), MONTHLY BOOK CLUB MEETINGS, MONTHLY STITCHING TIME GATHERINGS, POP UP SALES (FEB., JULY, NOV., AND DEC.), AND A CONTINUATION OF OUR KIMONO PROJECT (ENCOURAGING EXHIBITION ENTRIES MADE FROM DONATED KIMONO FABRIC).

EDUCATION INCLUDES (1) MONTHLY PROGRAM MEETINGS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TEXTILE TOPICS FROM AN ARTIST TALK BY GABRIELA MARTINEZ ORTIZ TO SPEAK OF SHEEP, (2) TWO- TO FOUR-HOUR CLASSES, INCLUDING OOPS! NOW WHAT DO I DO?, KNIT SOCKS TOE UP, HAND-STITCHING EMBELLISHED CLOTHING, REVERSIBLE CABLES, HITOMEZASHI (ONE-STITCH) SASHIKO, WHITE TO WOW - KITCHEN SAFE DYEING, INTRO TO TEMARI, FELT FABULOUS FLOWERS, SPRING GODDESS DOLLS, INCREDIBLE ICE DYE, SIMPLE SHIBORI, PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR MAKERS, AND DESIGN YOUR OWN CROCHET BORDER, AND (3) ONE- TO FIVE-DAY WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART FOR TEXTILE ARTISTS, SAKIORI WEAVING, ACADIAN SPINNING, HAND-PRINTING ON CLOTH WITH NATURAL DYES, CREATIVE MENDING, ONE-POT MAGIC, NUNO FELT SCARF, AND BEGINNING SILK PAINTING.

SEFAA CENTER RENTALS INCLUDE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE RENTALS, WET STUDIO RENTALS, AND STUDIO RENTALS. INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RENT THE LARGE MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE AT LOW RATES FOR TEXTILE-RELATED MEETINGS, CLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS AND THEY RENT OUR UNIQUE, PUBLIC WET STUDIO FOR DYEING, FELTING, SURFACE DESIGN, AND OTHER WET TEXTILE PROCESSES. OUR TWO ARTIST'S STUDIOS ARE LEASED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND INCLUDE PRIVATE ENTRANCES, SINKS, INTERNET AND UTILITIES, AND ROUND-THE-CLOCK ACCESS.