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NEW | Creative Garments on the Rigid Heddle Loom
NEW | Itajime Clamp Resist
Do you want to take a step beyond making scarves on your rigid
clamping using small wooden blocks to create bold graphic
heddle loom? Learn how to create garments from beautiful hand
patterns. Work with cut shapes and carved clamps with cut
woven cloth. Design your project, weave the cloth and construct
channels. Compare the use of indigo and other natural dyes with
your garment, using easy shapes and sewing techniques.
commercial dyes. Dye remover and over dyeing give layers of
Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
color. Learn to resist scour silk organza, removing the sericin from
Learn the traditional Japanese Itajime method of folding and
areas to create color and texture contrast. Materials list online at
INSTRUCTOR : Reba Siero
www.arts-ed.org.
LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm
INSTRUCTOR : Ana Lisa Hedstrom
$139: 6 classes
Class 21341
Tue
6:30pm-9:30pm
1/8-2/12
LOCATION Annex A, Shadelands Art Center $166: 2 classes
Class 21339
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Sat-Sun 9:30am-4:30pm
2/9-2/10
$15 supply fee due at first class.
NEW | Multi-harness Weaving on the Rigid Heddle The possibilities for interesting fabrics are greatly increased when
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you can weave 4-, 6- or 8-harness patterns. You will weave 2 or 3
Melon Basketry Workshop
scarves while learning to weave more complex patterns, such as
Traditional Appalachian style baskets with handles can be woven
twills, pinwheels and basket weaves on your Rigid Heddle loom.
into a variety of shapes and sizes. Using natural and dyed reed,
Rigid Heddle I or warping equivalent required. Materials list online
sea grass and rattan, create unique functional, colorful baskets.
at www.arts-ed.org.
Begin by weaving ribbed structures and explore different styles and materials in the body of the basket. Students will go home
INSTRUCTOR : Reba Siero
with one large or two small baskets. No experience necessary.
LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm
Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
$94: 4 classes
Class 21342
Tue
6:30pm-9:30pm
2/19-3/12
INSTRUCTOR : Michele Hament LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm $64: 1 class
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Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Workshop-I
Class 21343
Sat
10:00am-5:00pm
3/2
$15 supply fee due at first class.
The rigid heddle loom is very portable, inexpensive and a great tool for making gifts. Knitters wanting to use up leftover yarn, spinners with yarn to spare, and for those just wanting to try out
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weaving. Learn how to warp using the direct warping peg method
NEW | Spinning for Weavers
and to weave a scarf using a variety of yarns. All experience levels
For the designing handweaver, beyond color and size, qualities of
welcome, including returning students. Bring your own yarn or
body, softness and elasticity are significant. Topics include warp
pay a supply fee of $15. Loom may be rented for $5 or bring your
yarns, which are the ‘bones’ of the textile, the twist, grist and struc-
own. Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
ture for the warp, and visual effects; and weft, which are the textile’s muscles and skin, creating twill on two shafts. Also in-
INSTRUCTOR : Reba Siero
cluded are garment yarn, carpet warps, rug wefts, as well as
LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm
figuring setts for handspun yarns. For weavers and spinners
$64: 1 class
Class 21340
yearning to produce yarns for the loom, this lively class is for you. Sun
9:30am-4:30pm
1/13
Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org. INSTRUCTOR : Stephenie Gaustad LOCATION Studio H, Heather Farm $78: 1 class
Class 21351
Sat
9:30am-4:30pm
2/23
$8 supply fee due at first class.
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