Textiles Studio
From natural dye to batik printing to garment fabrication and embroidery, the Textile Studio at Arrowmont is a hive of sewing and handwork activity. Well-equipped for all things textile art, you’re sure to leave inspired and with a stack of finished pieces in hand.
- Express yourself through textiles & thread
- Indoor/outdoor learning & making
- Textiles Studio
Overview
Located on the second floor of the Turner Building, the Textiles Studio looks out over a sunny hill towards the Wood Building and downtown Gatlinburg. A bright and spacious space equipped for all things fabric and textiles, the workshop rotation in this space is as diverse and wide-reaching as the students and artists that populate our campus. A peaceful atmosphere with intimate corners for quiet sewing and contemplation give way to joy and laughter when the room is filled with the repetitive whir of the sewing machine or the plop of a freshly dipped garment in a vat of dye.
Textile Studio Equipment Inventory
Note: Though an item may be listed here, it does not guarantee availability at the time of your workshop. Studio equipment is often shared between all 10 studio spaces based on workshop topic and material needs. When preparing a workshop, conference of group event being held on campus, please notify studio staff of all items needed, including those listed below.
Workspace
Sewing Machines
Dyeing / Steaming Equipment
General Equipment
Small Equipment and Tools
Explore Textiles Workshops
Think Outside the Gemstone: Unlocking Possibilities with Non-Trad Materials
Multi-Part Vessels: From Pitchers to Jars
Dyeing to Sew: Natural Dyes and Shirt Creation
Hand Sew a Powershield Portal: Meditative Stitching & Embellishment
Form, Details & Delight in Woodturning
Sculptural Bowls: Hollow Construction
Collecting and Fabricating Landscapes
Kinetic Sculpture: Think. Design. Build.
Get Felt Up: Stitching Soft Sculpture
Explore Greenwood Box-Making on the Lathe
Pulled Reliefs on a Vessel
Intuitive Raw-Edge Appliqué and Embroidery Collage
