Located in Jackson Studio at our School on Jackson Harbor Road, The Sievers Shop offers a wide range of supplies, including most of the books and materials used in the Sievers classes. We stock weaving and knitting yarns, limited printed fabric, quilting and sewing supplies, knitting needles, basketmaking tools, dye-ready fabric, scarf blanks and other surface design supplies, needle felt tools and fleece for spinning and felting.
We carry fiber-related magazines, knitting and sewing patterns, and over 200 book titles, including those that feature and are written by our teachers. A wide variety of Sievers-design souvenir items are also available for purchase.
The Shop also features the original arts and fine crafts made by over 120 of our own Sievers teachers and students, ranging from $300.00 quilts to $100.00 baskets and rugs, to scarves, jewelry and on down to Christmas ornaments and packs of notecards.
The Sievers Shop presents a unique opportunity for alumni and staff to market their original handcrafts. If you are interested in selling your work, please bring samples with you when you come for class. The consignment season runs from May 15 through October 31.
Located next to the display area is the Sievers Library, a collection of books mainly relating to fiber arts, augmented by books about Washington Island and for general reading. Students and teachers are encouraged to check books out while here for your classes.
Sievers Scholarships
Sievers has three scholarship funds available:
The Doreen Speckmann Memorial Scholarship was established in 2002. Doreen was a very talented and popular quilting instructor at the Sievers School of Fiber Arts for 19 years. This scholarship was established in recognition of that and is open to all applicants for any class of their choice.
The other two scholarships are designated for particular fiber art fields. The Elisabeth Beinert Memorial Scholarship, begun in 2006 by her friends and family, is awarded to applicants who wish to attend a weaving class, to commemorate Elisabeth’s fine workmanship and love of weaving.
The Diane L. Ericson Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010 in loving memory of Diane, by her family and friends. Diane taught beginning basketry classes at Sievers as well as taking many classes here herself, beginning in 1998. In honor of her love of the craft and for warm friendships she developed while basketweaving, this scholarship is awarded to applicants who wish to attend a basketry class.
Scholarships are awarded annually, based on a combination of artistic merit and financial need. Partial and full tuition scholarships are available.
For application form and information, contact Sievers School of Fiber Arts.
Application deadline is April 1. Scholarships will be awarded April 10.
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