

This is a repeat of the workshop that she offered last year. Robin will also be leading a weekday wicker basket workshop for WHI at ABK, “ Wicker Basket in a Day”. October 8: Robin Leenhouts: Baskets, Baskets, Baskets. Judy has agreed to share her expertise and provide support and guidance during an afternoon session at ABK. Members are invited to bring a lunch and an unfinished weaving project to work on in the afternoon. November 12 The 3 F’s Fabulous Fringe and Finishings Program and Finishing Bee with Judy Larsen.
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Gail will share tips on how to make towels you will proudly give, use, sell, display and maybe even exchange at our spring WHI Towel exchange. (ZOOM-ONLY MEETING) Towel Weaving and towel exchange ideas. Consider the differences between machines and people ĭecember 10, Gail Pilgrim: Throwing in the Towel.

On her website, Saori Fun Studios,, Chiaki explains the four tenets of Saori: (ZOOM ONLY MEETING) Chiaki is a Minnesota Weaver and Teacher. Chiaki O’Brien: Getting Creative with Saori Weaving. Rigid Heddle Weaving is a hot trend in weaving and Nancy will show the possibilities for weaving on these simple, yet versatile looms.įEBRUARY 11, 2023. Our Simple to Sublime theme continues with a Program and Workshop featuring WHI member Nancy Wilson of Lost Art Fiber and Textile Studio in Waukesha. (In-person at Gaenslen) Nancy Wilson: Rigid Heddle, “Exploring the Possibilities”. Weave and proudly show your work! April 8 10:00am Cedarburg Public Library W63N589 Hanover Ave, Cedarburg, WI 53012 We plan to stream virtually on Zoom as well. WHI moves north to a new venue for our annual guild show. (In-person at Cedarburg Public Library) Loominosity Guild Exhibit Drop Off and Meeting in Cedarburg. Both sessions contain step-by-step illustrations of design process, cartoon-making, technique demonstrations weaving from the front and the back, as well as an abundance of woven examples by tapestry artists who have graciously granted permission for use of their work: Joan Baxter, Cecelia Blomberg, Alex Friedman, Joan Griffin, Barbara Heller, Fiona Hutchinson, Margo MacDonald, Julia Mitchell, Julia Rapino, and Kathy Spoering.APRIL 8, 2023. Both sessions cover how to make your designs more weaverly, utilizing a range of tapestry techniques such as: weft bundle blends, pick and pick, floating bars, meet and separate, hachures, slits, eccentric weft, etc. Each 6-week session includes two focus projects for you to design and weave. Part Two builds on Part One, incorporating the use of perspective and transparency, as well as abstract interpretations. Part One begins with things to observe when describing water, from what determines the color of water to reflections and ripple patterns. Weaving Water in Tapestry is a comprehensive course covering the technical and design aspects involved in creating the illusion of water for a total of 12 weeks, divided into two, 6-week sessions. All of this will provide a solid foundation for Weaving Water in Tapestry, and other intermediate/advanced level classes that I teach.įull description of Advanced Fundamentals in Tapestry: Weaving By Shape Building We will apply all of this to a woven study, learning how to make a cartoon and establish a color palette.

We will explore designing for tapestry through the use of positive and negative space, the use of values, and color blending in multiple weft bundles. Students can expect to learn how to weave flattened angles, how to gradually increase their steepness, and how to combine different angles to weave organic, curvilinear shapes. We address ending and beginning new areas and colors, as well as the sequencing around which shape to weave first. This 4-week course provides a solid grounding in the logic and strategies around weaving by shape building, working from either the front or the back. Advanced Fundamentals in Tapestry: Weaving By Shape Building is a prerequisite class is for beginning weavers who want to explore how to weave section-at-a-time.
