February 1st will be here soon! That day, all of our 2026 classes will be open for registration and the class descriptions, along with complete information, will be available on our website.
Featured on the cover of the 2026 brochure/flyer is a Boundweave Rug, woven in Lynn Stracka Schuster’s class by Joan Sumkin.
Most of our instructors are returning in 2026 and some have returned after a year or more including Jackie Barry (Quilting), Karen Robison (she’s returning after many years to teach “Paper & Book Camp”) and Connie Westbrook (Weaving). Retiring from teaching at Sievers is Nancy Adams. Nancy first came to Sievers as a student in 1986, took 22 more classes and became an assistant instructor with Louise French. In 2007, she began offering beginning as well as intermediate weaving subjects for a total of 34 classes taught. What a wonderful legacy! Thank you Nancy, for your many years of teaching and friendship. We’re sure we’ll see her in class again…as a student!
New instructors/studio facilitators include Roxanne Gilbertsen teaching a Lace Knitting class and Mary Brhel, co-facilitating the Batik Alumni Studio with Anne Landre this year in place of Mary Jo Scandin. Roxanne has been a Sievers student since 2008, taking more than 30 classes in knitting, quilting and more. Mary first came to Sievers in 1985 and has also taken more than 30 classes, almost all of them Batik. Taking the 2026 season off as an instructor is Susan Hoffmann.
Again…registration begins February 1st. Classes that receive more registrations during the first week (Sunday, February 1 to Saturday, February 7 at 4pm Central Time) than have space available will be subject to a drawing and we will begin a waiting list for those classes.
To see the 2026 list of classes, click Sievers Class List 2026.
Here are some of the classes being offered:
Open Quilt Studio, May 27-June 1
Colorwork Knitting Intensive with Shawn Simmons, June 22-26
Exploring Color with Temari with Kathy Broer and Judith Yamamoto, July 13-17
Paper & Book Camp with Karen Robison, July 21-25
Mixed Media Treasure Jewelry with Francie Broadie, July 31-Aug. 3
Beyond Beginning: Weaving with Susan Frame, Aug. 10-14
Spinning on the Ply with Deb Jones, Aug. 15-20
Fair Isle Techniques with Mary Germain, Aug. 24-27
Lace Knitting with Roxanne Gilbertsen, Sept. 14-17
Natural Baskets: Grow & Weave with Jo Campbell Amsler, Sept. 21-25
Boundweave Rugs with Lynn Stracka Schuster, Sept. 28-Oct. 3
Cartonnage: Cottage Box with Nancy Akerly, Oct. 1-4
Sievers Scholarships are available for any class. Awards are based on a combination of the desire for artistic development and financial need. Scholarships for partial and full class fees are available. Applications are accepted throughout the season. The application form is on our website’s Specifics of Enrollment page. You can also contact us for more information.
We look forward to hearing from you, seeing you in class, as a visitor to our shop, or simply by staying connected through these posts in 2026!
