Introduction to Weaving!
Overview:Introduction to Weaving Beginner - Family
course will be very hands on - with participants weaving from day one.
All will have the use of an individual table loom that you can take home to do
homework! (Thought that had ended, eh!)
Start date is Feb 16 and ending early April but this is flexible.
Subjects to be covered include:
Design and operation of looms,
preparing yarns and warps for weaving
setting up and preparing the loom.
All participants will start with plain weave, and go on to twills and other structures, hem stitching, etc. Also we will discuss designing cloth for different uses, and finishing with designing and weaving a piece of your choice.Dates/Times: 8 Friday evenings: Starting February 16 - 6:30 pm-9:00 pm (no class Good Friday March 30)
Cost: Members: $ 140 Non-Members: $ 150
You will be provided with a Dorothy small table loom that will be ready to start weaving on Day 1. You will be able to fold the loom to take home between classes, for homework (no it hasn't ended!)
The yarns and shuttles, etc., come as well, but please bring with you:
- darning needle(s) with a blunt point - this is for hemstitching,
- short steel ruler, approx one inch wide if possible,
- squared paper - squares approx 1/8 inch,
- coloured pencils for later on the course