Learn Fiber Arts with Laura Berlage
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Set your creativity free with live online classes with Laura Berlage! Laura offers a variety of classes on Lessonface in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School. The classes are taught live, via Zoom, and are also recorded for review after the live sessions. Join us for a group class and expand your creative skills!
Find more details and enroll following the links below.

Upcoming Classes

Celtic Harp, Wool Embroidery

Englishwork dominated embroidery stitching through the High Middle Ages, with its intricate pictorials and gold and silver embellishments. While this was traditionally worked in silk, the same techniques are both beautiful and tactile in wool. In this class, master the secrets of...

Starts Thursday, March 5, at 2 pm ET | 11 am PT - Learn More and Sign Up

Wool Embroidered Headband

Jump into a cozy, interdisciplinary experience of all things sheep with this unique project! Explore Scandinavian-style wool-on-wool embroidery using hand dyed wool yarns from the instructor’s sheep on upcycled washed wool fabric, as well as learn how to stitch shearling sheepskin...

Starts Friday, March 13, at 11 am ET | 8 am PT - Learn More and Sign Up

Introduction to Tapestry Weaving, Level-1 (April 2026)

Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your hand at pictorial weaving? This most ancient form of textile creation is rich with history and invitation for creative expression. Master weaver Laura Berlage will take you on a multi-week journey into the magical world...

Starts Wednesday, April 1, at 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT - Learn More and Sign Up

Phoenix, Wool Embroidery

This project looks ready to flutter off the fabric! Learn to use a delightful range of decorative stitches to bring this image of a phoenix to life, working both solid and variegated colors of wool yarn. Laura will be giving special attention to shading techniques, and we’ll finish...

Starts Thursday, April 9, at 2 pm ET | 11 am PT - Learn More and Sign Up

Introduction to Tapestry Weaving, Level-2

In this eight-week course, graduates* of the Level 1 - Introduction to Tapestry Weaving class will build on foundational skills and take techniques to new levels. The main focus of this course will be tackling the issue of working verticals in tapestry (a conundrum many weaving societies...

Starts Wednesday, May 20, at 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT - Learn More and Sign Up

Private Lessons

Did you know that you can also book private lessons with Laura Berlage?

On Laura's Lessonface profile page, you can book a private lesson with Laura and work 1-on-1 on any of the subjects she offers.

Lessonface.com/LauraBerlage

 

It was wonderful. Laura is a masterful embroiderer and teacher and enthusiastically shared her skills and passion. The sampler project was perfect for beginners - practical and pretty - and Laura’s live demos, plus clear, written/illustrated instructions, PLUS video stitch library were amazing resources. Laura also sang to us and shared a story! All that was missing was a fire on the hearth and a cold winter’s night.

John C. Campbell Folk School

Laura Berlage's classes are presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School

Since 1925, the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina has transformed lives, and brought people together in a nurturing environment for experiences in learning and community life that spark self-discovery.

About Lessonface

Lessonface has been connecting students with great teachers for live online lessons and classes since 2012. We have hosted tens of thousands of music, language, and lately arts classes and lessons and collected over ten thousand 5-star reviews. The classes happen live, over Zoom. Enrollment confirmation is sent immediately upon purchase. Classes can be joined from the reminder email or from your Lessonface dashboard.