Education Center Events 2025
Montrose Children’s Museum
221 Colorado Avenue Unit A, Montrose
Friday, May 2, 2pm-4pm
Ages 4-10, maybe older siblings. Parents must stay with children
Hands-on weaving with meat tray looms.
Goal is to have children to have woven items to hang on the wall at the museum.
North Fork Fiber Fair
The Creamery Art Center, Hotchkiss
Saturday, May 10, 10am-4pm
Demonstrations in spinning, weaving dyeing, felting, basketry tatting, knitting, crocheting, small quilting projects
Montrose Library Children’s Arts
320 S. 2nd St, Montrose
Tuesday, June 3, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Color Your World
Three outdoor stations: Carding, Spinning, Weaving demonstrations
Hands-on weaving at the end with tray looms
Ute Museum Children’s Summer Camp
17253 Chipeta Road, Montrose
Monday-Wednesday, June 9-11 and Friday, June 13, 91m-11:30 each day
Monday: Demonstrate stages from fleece to finished project and carding.
Students will tease and card washed wool.
Tuesday: Spinning wool and dyeing wool with Kool-Aid
Wednesday: Weaving mug rugs with tray looms. Also, a rigid heddle loom and table loom children can weave on.
Friday: Weaving with circular looms and continue weaving on the other looms.
Natural Dyeing
Montrose Library, Montrose
July 1, 10am-11:30am
Dyeing with children 8-12 years old
San Juan Weavers Guild Show and Sale Education Center
Ute Museum, Montrose
November 22, 2025 9am-4pm