Weaving Classes

Learn to Weave

Class A: Mondays starting September 29, 6 pm to 9 pm, ten sessions

or Class B, 2009: Thursdays starting February 5, 2009, 6 pm to 9 pm, ten 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. Independent weaving time will be needed during shop hours.

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, required books, your portable loom if you have one

Optional books: Warping Your Loom and Tying On New Warps, Peggy Osterkamp

Sammie Martin, $225 class fee, materials included

1802 Warping Your Loom

Date: Monday, August 4, 10 am to 12 pm, one session

Need a refresher on dressing your loom? Still feeling like this part of weaving is the "tedious part"? This demonstration and lecture will help ease your fears, teach you how to warp from back to front, as well as a few tricks to simplify things. Best of all, you'll be able to warp all by yourself using the methods demonstrated. Come with your questions and get them answered!

Required supplies and equipment: none

Joan Sheridan Hoover, $30 class fee, no materials fee

1810 Warping Using a Trapeze

Date: Monday, August 4, 1 pm to 3 pm, one session

It's not a circus trick, it really works! They have been used by many over the years for their many advantages: affordable to build/buy, create a near-perfectly tensioned warp, remove the need to have help to dress your loom, and speed the warping process. A trapeze will not do your tie-up or thread the heddles or reed, but it is a pretty dandy tool! This class will walk you through the entire process of warping using a trapeze and talk a bit about weaving ergonomics - photographs are invited and encouraged!

Required supplies and equipment: none

Books (optional): Warp with a Trapeze and Dance with Your Loom by Kati Reeder-Meek.

Joan Sheridan Hoover, $30 class fee, no materials fee

1811 Weaving a Project

Dates: Friday, September 12 from 6 pm to 9 pm, Saturday, September 13 from 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday, September 14 from 10 am to 3 pm, three sessions

Have you taken a beginning weaving class but didn't get a chance to weave again, or just plain would like someone looking over your shoulder to guide you? This class is for you! Friday night will include a warping refresher and we'll wind our warps based on the project of your choice, on Saturday we'll dress the loom, and everyone should be weaving by Sunday morning. Most will not finish their projects in class which is why we've included two weeks' loom rental in the class price. If you aren't sure about what you want to weave, please stop in before class so we can help you. Limited to 4 - come with a project in mind, or choose from our list of easy weaving ideas.

Required supplies and equipment: yarn and pattern or idea for your project, scissors, tape measure, calculator, note taking materials. All weaving equipment is included in the class price.

Required books: none

Becca Olsen, $175 class fee, materials not included

1512 Book Learning for Weavers

Dates, 2008 into 2009: Mondays, September 15, October 13, November 10, December 8, January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, and May 4, nine sessions

Are you a weaver who would like to know more about weaving theory? Do you weave with less confidence than you'd like? Chapter by chapter we will study Madelyn van der Hoogt's book The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers, do the exercises, and assimilate it into our weaving lives. Even if you are a Weaving Boot Camp graduate, you will still find this class a valuable addition to your weaving education.

Required books: The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers by Madelyn van der Hoogt

Optional video: Warping Your Loom by Peggy Osterkamp

Required supplies and equipment: erasable colored pencils, notebook, pencil, eraser. Yarn for one or two projects along the way (TBD).

Joan Sheridan Hoover, $195 class fee, no materials fee

0811 Learn to Weave in a Week

Dates, 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 Weekend

Dates, 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 not included