Support Wet Room

The Wet Room in Davidson Hall hosts our spinning, knitting, felting, dyeing, and surface design enthusiasts. With counters equipped with ranges for dye pots, students can explore the full spectrum of colors that came come from natural dye plants, some of which can be found in our Cory Brown Memorial Dye Garden.

With your support, the Folk School can ensure that our spinning, dyeing, felting, and knitting programs thrive and continue to provide opportunities for the hundreds of students who pass through our program each year. Your donation to these programs can provide general operating support or focus on specific needs, like new counter tops. Your gift today will make an immediate impact.

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Week or Weekend Scholarships

The Folk School awards several scholarships each year, providing partial or full financial support for a weeklong or weekend class. Scholarships are awarded to individuals who demonstrate financial need along with an admiration for the Folk School’s unique education model.

Support a Spinning, Knitting, Felting, or Dyeing Scholarship

Creative Program Advisor in Spinning, Knitting, Dyeing & Surface Design

Martha Owen

Martha began her adventure in spinning at this very school in 1978. Since then, her extended family has included sheep (mostly Corriedale/ Merino, Romney, Shetland and a little Blue-faced Leicester for fun) and French Angora rabbits. A banjo player known to tell a story or two, Martha’s interest in sheep and wool, music and dance, have carried her quite literally and joyfully around the world. Her children say she is a wool nerd, but her sheep say she is outstanding in her field! Martha became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1988, and was co-owner of the Yarn Circle in Murphy, NC, a store catering to fiber enthusiasts. She has been teaching spinning, natural dyeing and knitting design since 1984.