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Weaving Classes
1816 Drop In Rigid Heddle WeavingDates: First Tuesday of the month, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, sessions This is an opportunity to warp your loom, plan a project, try a new technique or even learn to weave on a rigid heddle. Required supplies and equipment: Rigid heddle loom, weaving kit Required Books: None Prerequisite: None Becca Olsen, $20 per session, no materials fee
0883 Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle LoomClass D:Saturday January 17, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Class A:Sunday February 22, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
0811 Learn to Weave in a WeekDates, 2009: Monday through Friday, January 12 through 16, 9 am to 4 pm, five sessions or, dates, 2009: Monday through Friday, July 13 through 17, 9 am to 4 pm, five sessions If you've always wanted to be a weaver, there is no time like the present! This class teaches you the language of weaving, project planning, loom management, dressing the loom, and everything you need to successfully weave two projects in class. All materials included in class fee, including use of a 4-shaft loom if needed. Required books: Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon and The Book of Weaving for the Four-Shaft Loom by Anne Field Optional video: Warping Your Loom by Peggy Osterkamp Required equipment: tape measure, scissors, calculator, paper, pencil, your portable loom if you have one Sammie Martin, $350 class fee, materials included
0880 Learn to Weave in a WeekendDates, 2009: Friday, January 30 (6 pm to 9 pm), Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1, 9 am to 5 pm, three sessions If you've wanted to try weaving but weren't able to fit in time for our longer classes, now you can learn in a weekend. The project is a small tote bag sampler. You'll learn about project planning, measuring a warp, dressing the loom and how to make a variety of patterns. Required books: Handweaver's Pattern Directory by Anne Dixon and The Book of Weaving for the Four-Shaft Loom by Anne Field Optional video: Warping Your Loom by Peggy Osterkamp Required equipment: Tape measure, scissors, calculator, paper, pencil, your portable loom if you have one Becca Olsen, $195 class fee, materials included
0404 Understanding Yarn and FibersDates: Saturday, February 28, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, sessions Have you struggled with trying to match a yarn to a project? This class will give you hands-on experience in making a fiber selection. We'll look at the properties of all of the common fibers and you will receive a knittable (or weavable on a Weavette) sample of many. In addition, we'll talk about fiber blends - what works and what doesn't, weights of yarn according to various systems, and spinning and plying styles. Not just a lecture - you will have a piece of yarn in your hands that you can look at and feel as its properties are discussed. Required supplies and equipment: Bring all your knitting needles. If you do not knit, bring a small Weavette or prewarped rigid heddle with a narrow warp set at 10 or 12 epi with fingering weight wool or cotton. Required Books: None Prerequisite: None Joan Hoover, $35 class fee, no materials fee
0803 Inkle Weaving in the 21st Century: an introduction to inkle weavingDates, 2009:Friday March 13, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The inkle loom is one of the simplest looms around and its amazing potential is often overlooked and undervalued. This studio class is a combination of presentation and hands-on work. Participants will observe new ways to design and create bands for traditional and non-traditional uses and set up their inkle looms to create bands, trim, and ribbon that may be used Required equipment: Supply List Supply Fee and List: $5.00 payable to instructor Robin Spady, $80 class fee, yarn included
3820 Pictures, Piles, Potpourri, and Perplexing CuriositiesDates, 2009:Saturday-Monday March 14,15, and 16, 2009 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is a workshop designed for intermediate-to-advanced weavers (and adventure-seeking beginners) that want to learn new weave structures. In this round-robin workshop, participants will expand their knowledge and experience in weave structures they may have heard of but, may not have woven. A surefire weaving adventure and challenging journey of warp and weft. Structures covered include multi-block swivel and bead leno, corduroy, velvet, samitum, corkscrew twills, lampas, and Beiderwand.
Required equipment:minimum of 4 shaft loom and weaving tool kit Supply Fee:$20 per person payable to instructor Robin Spady, $210 class fee
1815 Open WeavingDates: Mondays, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, sessions We now have "Open Weaving" every Monday evening from 6 to 9. Come to learn to weave, learn new techniques, have company while you weave, to set aside some time for weaving or just because you love Sammie! Now you don't have to wait for a beginning weaving class to get started weaving. If you are returning weaver (you did it in the 80s and you haven't done it since), took a beginning weaving class and haven't done it since, or just need a little freshening of your skills, this is the perfect place to come. Only have a four shaft loom at home but have an 8-shaft project in mind? Reserve the Baby Wolf. We have five looms available for use and can accommodate six people per week (obviously, one person will have to bring their own loom). The cost is $20 per week as long as you have something on the loom. You may also weave during the week as long as the shop is open and you don't need assistance. Reserve your loom and block of time today! Required supplies and equipment: None Required Books: None Prerequisite: None Sammie Martin, $20 class fee, no materials fee |
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