{"product_id":"bicycle-wheel-weaving-saturday-afternoon-2026-aff","title":"Bicycle Wheel Weaving — Saturday Afternoon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNov 14, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e | Instructor: Justin Near\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurn a used, headed-for-the-dump bicycle wheel into a work of art! Learn how to weave in the round, using wool roving and design techniques similar to \u003cem\u003eOjos de Dios\u003c\/em\u003e (God’s eyes). Students will take home a bike wheel, enough wool roving to finish their weaving, and a guitar wall mount to hang it on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beginner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClass Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–8 students\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Your Instructor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Justin Near​ is a Nashville, TN fiber artist and homeschooler who has a passion for sustainability and supporting local and regional communities and economies. In recent years, Justin has become a regular instructor at regional fiber festivals, is an occasional writer with Ply magazine, and is developing an annual fiber industry conference with Souther Fiber. Growing up, Justin was surrounded by crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and sewing, and dabbled in many of those as well as closely related fiber arts. As an adult, not long after beginning their homeschool journey, a door into the fiber world was reopened at a young child’s birthday party where wool and spindles were the theme. In her day job, Justin builds, manages, and supports websites and has a strong love for learning new technology. This carries into the fiber arts world, which is very closely related to the sciences – dyeing and chemistry, spinning and physics, design and engineering, and weaving and programming – so Justin feels quite at home here and hopes to pass on that love and passion to as many people as possible so that they, too, can experience the magic and beauty of working with raw, natural materials.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alabama Fiber Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43930197000310,"sku":"AFF26-BICYCLE-WHEEL-WEAVING-SatPM","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/1498\/4566\/files\/bicycle-wheel-weaving-saturday-afternoon-2026-aff.jpg?v=1785458831","url":"https:\/\/alfiberfest.myshopify.com\/products\/bicycle-wheel-weaving-saturday-afternoon-2026-aff","provider":"Alabama Fiber Arts Foundation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}