Adventures In Upcycling
About Adventures In Upcycling
Your home and local thrift stores are hidden gold mines for sources of fiber for projects. Learn how to transform sweaters, t-shirts, and “problem-child” yarns into new projects for yourself and your home.
What will students learn:
News ways create and transform sweaters, t-shirts, and yarns.
- unravel a sweater to reuse the yarn
- felt and transform a wool sweater into a tote bag
- how to cut a t-shirt, pillowcase, or sheet into useable yarn
- a simple safe home dyeing technique
- no-fuss chain plying technique
Materials, Equipment, and Supplies the Student Must Bring to Class
Notebook & Pen
Materials Kit and Kit Description
No materials kit for this class.
Pre-class Homework
None
Age Range
Minimum age requirement for workshop: any
Skill Level
All levels
What skills or knowledge do students need to take this workshop?
No experience necessary.
Contact the Teacher
Send a direct message from the teacher's profile page with any questions you might have about the class.
When
Single 2-hour live in-person seminar.
Class Location
Classroom 17
How It Works
Register and enroll above. Enrollment is not complete until payment is made on the next page, by credit card or Paypal via our secure platform. Enrolled students will receive an immediate email confirmation of enrollment..
Refund Policy: To cancel an enrollment or request a refund, contact [email protected]. For 30+ days before, we refund 95%. Between 30 and 5 days, receive a 75% refund. No refunds within 5 days of class start date.
Beth Remhof
Beth has been knitting for over 20 years and is a Level 2 Certified Knitting Instructor. She teaches classes through the Apex recreation department where she loves helping new knitters get started and feel confident with the basics.
Back to Carolina FiberFestAbout Lessonface, PBC & the Carolina FiberFest
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for over 500,000 music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. The 20th annual Carolina FiberFest is March 13-14, 2026 at the NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh NC. Workshops will be held Thurs. March 12 - Sat. March 14, 2026.