The textile class is new this year and is taught by Ms. Sarah Conlon. She and Ms. Jenna Michel received a grant from Circle of Celebration. With that money, they were able to purchase the necessary products for the class.

“ Basically, textile design is a marriage of art and utility. We create decorations for the surface of fabric, and then we create something functional with the fabric,” explained Ms. Conlon.

In the class students learn how to sew and also how to create a design on a computer.  The beginner project is making a pillow. The final project is making a lamp shade. To create the lampshade, the students create and design on the computer, then send the design to the company Spoon Flower to get it printed.