LAFTA

Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists

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What is LAFTA?

Founded in 1995, Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA) is an organization of visual artists whose work encompasses a variety of surface design and construction techniques, focusing on fibers, textiles and beads.

Our mission is to provide support to our members and to increase community awareness of fiber and textile art. 

September 2026
LAFTA annual Membership dues are overdue.

Thurs, Sept 17, LAFTA monthly meeting.  Our Sept. 17 meeting will be held from 6 to 8 pm at FirstBuild, 333 East Brandeis Ave.  Member Braxton Carney will show us around and share what's possible at this incredible community resource. Carpools can meet at St. Marks Church.  Guests are welcome.

Fri, Sept 25, 12 pm.  Weaving Special Interest Group Meeting.   El Mundo, Bardstown Rd.

 
October 2026
Thurs, Oct 1, 1 pm. LAFTA Gallery Talk by Amy Sloboda at All People’s Unitarian Church 4936 Brownsboro Rd.

Thur, October 15, LAFTA monthly meeting.  St Marks Church.  State Fair Recap with Show and Tell and Name Badge workshop.  Doors open 6 pm, meeting starts 6:30.  Guests welcome. 

Sat, Oct 17, 10 am - 4 pm, Botanical Printing Workshop, Hite Art Institute.

Tues, Oct 27, 12pm, Weaving Group Meeting at Briana Frederick’s studio. 

September LAFTA Meeting

Our Sept. 17 meeting will be held from 6 to 8 pm at FirstBuild, 333 East Brandeis Ave.  Member Braxton Carney will show us around and share what's possible at this incredible community resource.
FirstBuild has an existing swap shelf so any grab bag items you bring DON'T have to be taken back home. 
Those that wish to carpool can meet at the St Mark's parking lot by 5:30.

 

October LAFTA Meeting

State Fair Sharing and Name Badge Making

Bring your State Fair submissions, and ribbons if you've got em. We'll lay them on display for the evening for those who didn't make the fair to see.

2026 YART SALE!

If you'd like to reserve tablespace please complete this form: 2026 LAFTA Yart Sale – Fill out form(opens in new tab)

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Upcoming LAFTA Workshops
Registration is open for 3 more LAFTA workshops!  These are offered to LAFTA members without a registration fee; presenters charge a supplies fee to cover the cost of materials.  That fee is due at the time the workshop meets.
Botanical Printing Workshop

Kevin Rose Schultz and Trish Korte will offer their Ecoprinting Botanical Printing workshop  from 10 am to 4 pm on Oct 17 at Hite Art Institute MFA Studio and Gallery, 1606 Rowan Street. Your $45 supply fee covers almost everything - just bring disposable gloves, an apron and a sack lunch.  To register, contact Debbie Hoblitzell at d.c.hoblitzell@gmail.com(opens in new tab). Registration is limited to 12 LAFTA members.
Gel Printing Workshop

Elizabeth Riggle will offer her all-day Gel Printing workshop at St. Marks Church on Jan 9, 2027, from 9 am to 4 pm.  Register with Debbie Hoblitzell at d.c.hoblitzell@gmail.com(opens in new tab). Your $30 supply fee covers the tools you'll need - gel plate, brayer, and more.  You'll need to bring any papers you wish to try, favorite acrylic paints, stencils, stamps, "found objects" (bubble wrap, cardboard, foil, yarn or rope), scissors, magazine or other paper to roll off unused paint, a roll of paper towels, apron, disposable gloves,  link to video. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jd7op1bD3ooyItWiuLVBwFrbv7_D78B3/view(opens in new tab)

 

 

Kumihimo Braiding Workshop

Rosa Roma will offer her workshop on Kumihimo Braiding techniques and variations on Feb 27, 2027 from 10 am to 4 pm at Cotton to Quilts, 2416 Frankfort Avenue, Suite 1. Your $25 fee covers all needed tools and supplies to learn two or more kumihimo braiding techniques. Register with Debbie Hoblitzell at d.c.hoblitzell@gmail.com(opens in new tab).

 

Crafting Our Heritage

If you missed the August LAFTA meeting, you can still participate in the Kentucky Foundation for Women-sponsored project, “Crafting our Heritage.” The completed works will travel to libraries and community centers around the Commonwealth, and be a springboard for guided discussions of the role of refugees and immigrants in Kentucky's past and present. Project lead Susan Zepeda asks that you follow these steps, to share your own – or your ancestors’ – immigrant heritage:

  • Take a 12” square piece of fabric – or piece together fabrics to make at 12” square
  • Allow ½” seam allowance all around, to permit your final piece to be sewn with others into a heritage quilt.
  • Either work directly on this square – with embroidery, applique, piecing – or attach an original work of weaving, felting, knitting or crochet to the 12” square to create a piece that is meaningful to you, about your family’s “immigrant story” – did you or your ancestors come to America to escape plague, famine, wars or religious persecution? Did they come seeking education, jobs or a better future for their children?
  • Write a brief paragraph (“artist statement”) sharing the meaning to you of the work you created. Add your name and email address.

Bring your work to the October or November LAFTA meeting, or mail to:

Susan Zepeda
Crafting our Heritage
P.O. Box 22354
Louisville KY 40252