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BEGINNING 4 SHAFT WEAVING
8 Sessions $155
Begins Wednesday, June 18, 7-9:30pm
Judy Steinkoenig, instructor
Become a weaver! Learn how to use a shaft loom to create fabrics and
projects you've only dreamed of. In addition to warping, reading drafts
and figuring yarn requirements, we'll explore pattern weaves such as
lace, summer and winter and overshot. The emphasis is on fun and the
possibilities are endless. This is the beginning. Expect at least four
or five hours of homework per week in this class.
USE OF OUR LOOM PROVIDED.
INKLE WEAVING FOR KIDS (Age 10 &
up)
2 Sessions $50
Friday June 20 & 27, 10-12:30pm
Sally Kuhn, instructor
Inkle weaving is simple, portable and fun. Learn the basics of warping
and weaving on an inkle loom. We’ll make two different projects
of increasing complexity. USE OF OUR INKLE LOOM AND MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.
LACEY WEAVES
2 Days $120
Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22, 9:30-4:30pm
Susan Wilson, instructor
Lacey weaves have been a favorite of generations of handweavers. Weaver-controlled
techniques, e.g. Brooks bouquet and leno, allow the weaver to place
the lacey areas wherever desired in the cloth. Pictorial images and
geometric shapes can be created at will. Lace is created “automatically”
using the loom-controlled lace structures, e.g. huck, Swedish lace and
Bronson lace. Students will create a sampler of a variety of weaver-controlled
techniques and one 4-shaft or 8-shaft loom-controlled structure. Drafting
principles for several loom-controlled structures, as well as techniques
for creating lace on other threadings, will be covered. ADVANCED BEGINNER
OR INTERMEDIATE WEAVING SKILLS REQUIRED. MUST BE ABLE TO WARP A LOOM
WITH EVEN TENSION, WEAVE BALANCED PLAIN WEAVE AND READ A DRAFT.
USE OF A 4 SHAFT OR 8 SHAFT LOOM REQUIRED.
TASTE OF 4 SHAFT WEAVING
2 Days $115
Saturday, June 28 & Sunday June 29, 9-5pm or
Monday, July 7 & Tuesday, July 8, 9-5pm
Judy Steinkoenig, instructor
During this introductory four shaft weaving class, you will warp the
loom twice. You’ll weave a sample and design and weave a finished
piece to take home. USE OF OUR LOOM PROVIDED.
WEAVE A SOCK LOOPER RUG
2 Sessions $40
Wednesday, July 9 & 23, 7-9pm
Gail Madden, instructor
Sock loopers make soft, cushy rugs or useful placemats and runners—a
quick, easy and fun project. No need to sacrifice your socks; materials
will be available to purchase at Shuttles.
BEGINNING 4 SHAFT WEAVING SKILLS REQUIRED.
USE OF A 4 SHAFT LOOM REQUIRED.
INTRODUCTION TO RUG WEAVING
4 Sessions $75
Begins Thursday, July 10, 1-3:30pm
Sally Kuhn, instructor
Learn the basics of weft-faced rug weaving: yarn choices, sett, beat,
finishing. Classes are lecture and demonstration. At home, students
will weave four common rug structures: plain weave, 4 shaft twill, krokbragd
(a terrific 3 shaft twill rug weave) and Summer and Winter (as a representative
of the block weave class). BEGINNING 4 SHAFT WEAVING SKILLS REQUIRED.
USE OF A 4 SHAFT LOOM REQUIRED.
DOUBLEWEAVE
1 Day $50
Sunday, August 3, 9-4pm
Judy Steinkoenig, instructor
Want to weave a blanket 45 inches wide, but your loom is only 25 inches?
Would you like to weave a vest and not sew a seam or weave your name
or draw a picture on the loom without using tapestry? If "yes"
is your answer, then come try doubleweave. BEGINNING WEAVING SKILLS
REQUIRED. USE OF A 4 SHAFT PORTABLE LOOM REQUIRED.
8 SHAFT WEAVING
4 Sessions $70
Begins Wednesday, August 13, 10-12noon
Judy Steinkoenig, instructor
By studying a variety of weave structures, you will learn how to make
good use of those other 4 shafts. USE OF AN 8 SHAFT LOOM REQUIRED. BEGINNING
4 SHAFT WEAVING SKILLS REQUIRED.
INKLE WEAVING
2 Sessions $55
Wednesday, August 20 & 27, 1-3:30pm
Sally Kuhn, instructor
Inkle weaving is simple, portable and fun. Learn the basics of warping
and weaving on an inkle loom. We’ll make two different projects
of increasing complexity. ALL LEVELS WELCOME. USE OF OUR LOOM AND MATERIALS
PROVIDED.
TREADLING VARIATIONS
2 Days $120
Saturday, August 30 & Sunday August 31, 9:30-4:30pm
Susan Wilson, instructor
Every weave structure is defined by its own threading and treadling,
but there is no “law” that says we have to weave in the
traditional manner. In this workshop learn how familiar pattern weaves
can be dramatically altered by treadling in the manner of other weaves,
e.g. Bronson lace, and by using special treadling methods, e.g. polychrome,
boundweave, swivel. Students will choose one weave structure (overshot,
summer and winter, or crackle) with which to explore many treadlings
on their own looms. Complete instructions for weaving samplers of all
three structures will be provided.
ADVANCED BEGINNER OR INTERMEDIATE WEAVING SKILLS REQUIRED. MUST BE ABLE
TO WARP A LOOM WITH EVEN TENSION, WEAVE BALANCED PLAIN WEAVE AND READ
A DRAFT. USE OF A 4 SHAFT LOOM REQUIRED.