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  • Weaving Introductory Workshop

    Our introductory workshop gives an overview of the most fundamental weave structure. Students will become familiar with a loom and weave a project in three hours. No previous experience is necessary, and people of all abilities are encouraged to attend. Wear comfortable shoes to weave in.   Cost of materials is included in all Weaving […]

  • DIXZA RUGS| Cultural talk and Weaving Workshop w/Samuel Bautista Lazo

    Petaluma, CA Petaluma, CA, United States

    1 Day Weaving workshop: Learn how to create textile weaving motifs, patterns, and techniques on a small hand-held frame loom.   Samuel Bautista Lazo, is a Zapotec (Benizaa) weaver from Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico. He is visiting California to share his family’s weaving heritage, the Indigenous way of life and cultural craft of the […]

  • Weaving Warp Ikat

    Ikat is the technique in which yarn is tied and dyed before weaving. In warp ikat, the technique is applied only to the warp. Setting up the warp on the loom requires elaborate and precise work, but once this is accomplished, weaving is simple and quick.   Classes meet on four consecutive Saturdays: May 4, […]

  • Beginning Weaving 4-Week Course

    In beginning weaving, students learn to dress a loom, weave, and finish a project of their choice. Classes meet on four consecutive Saturdays: June 1, 8, 15, and 22, 11 am - 2 pm. Students enrolled in Beginning Weaving can schedule free open studio time outside of class during the weeks of their enrollment. $365 […]

  • Designing and Warping Intensive

    Learn to design your own weaving project and wind your own warp to take home, in this weekend design intensive. This class accommodates both new and seasoned weavers.   Instructions will be personalized to each student’s project interest. Just come with an idea!   Sat-Sun, June 29-30, 11 am - 5 pm $365

  • Tapestry Weaving

    Rumpelstiltskin 1021 R Street, Sacramento, CA

    Learn the basics of tapestry weaving with Jessica of The Northern Needle, and create your own wall hanging! Jessica will show you how to warp your tapestry loom and how to use different weaving techniques to create different textures. You’ll leave with the supplies and knowledge to create unique woven tapestries. Price includes a small […]

  • WOOLGATHERING 2019

    Warner Mountain Weavers 459 South Main St. , Cedarville, United States

    19th annual WOOLGATHERING September 5-8, 2019   Save the Date! Registration Open May 4th   Four glorious days of Spinning, Weaving, Rug Hooking and Natural Dye Classes   Learn about techniques, fibers and working with locally sourced wool ​ Forage for Natural Dye Plants   Yarn Development: Learn the "ins and outs" of how to […]

  • Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom with Robin Lynde

    In this 1.5-hour demo and Q&A session, Robin Lynde of Meridian Jacobs (fibershed.org/producers/meridian-jacobs/) will show how to weave a neck warmer (a short scarf with a slit) on a take-anywhere rigid heddle loom, with the easiest warping method you'll ever use! Rigid heddle looms are simple to warp, inexpensive, and very portable. This is a […]

    $25

  • Porfirio Gutiérrez Textiles Trunk Show

    Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    A trunk show of the weavings of Porfirio Gutiérrez — California-based Zapotec textile artist and natural dyer Join Porfirio Gutiérrez at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, California, for a trunk show and discussion of his work. (Address and directions provided upon registration.) There will be a 45-minute […]

  • Weaving with locally-harvested Tule with Rimiko Berreman

    Fibershed Learning Center 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States

    Join us at the beautiful Fibershed Learning Center on Black Mountain Ranch near Point Reyes Station, to learn how to make rope and coasters or placemats with tule harvested on the ranch, especially for this class. Rimiko Berreman will be teaching classic weaving styles used by different cultures around the world, through hands-on instruction and […]

    $120