Date: Friday, January 23rd
Time: 2-5 pm
Location: The Greenroom
Instructor: Q of Foldout Cat
What is an art batt? How might you make one? What can you do with it, and why would you want to? How does a dog comb come into the fiber-prep picture? And what in the world is a rolag? Come card with Q and learn answers to those questions–and more. Yes, we ARE batty for batts–and we think you will be as well!
Price: YAC members $80 / non-members $82
Registration closes at 12 pm (noon) on January 21st. No refunds will be given after this time.
Experience Level:
Students should bring a willingness to experiment and explore.
Class open to students 12 years old and up. No adult accompaniment necessary. Students must be tall enough to reach the drum carders and to treat them with the care both student and carder deserve and must be able to focus for the duration of the class.
Materials Provided:
Use of instructor’s hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders and access to/use of instructor’s Batt Buffet of Merino, Angelina, silk, bamboo, and other fibers to build multiple beautifully eclectic clouds of fiber.
Students will take home at the end of class: the basic skills needed to create art batts, knowledge of some handy creative-carding tools, and fibery clouds of various kinds designed using ingredients from the unique Foldout Cat Batt Buffet and created using hand cards, blending boards, and drum carders.
Materials Needed:
No participant-provided materials required; instructor will provide all tools and materials. Students just need to bring their willingness to experiment and explore!
This class is part of the 2026 Fiber Festival. All classes are held at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center, which is located at 413 S. 14th St. Oxford, MS 38655 on the corner of University Ave. and S. 14th St. Visit the festival's website!
