Weaving and Basketry Classes
All weaving classes will be held in the Sparta United Methodist Church Fellowship hall.
Weave a Scarf in a Day with Mary Berry
Beginner and Beyond
YES you CAN weave a scarf in only 1 day! Learn to weave on a Rigid Heddle loom and leave at the end of the day with a scarf you have woven yourself! We provide the loom, the tools, a selection of appropriate yarns, and the know how!
Warp your loom in the morning and weave all afternoon. Learn tips and tricks for beautifully straight edges, how to fix mistakes, and the mechanics of operating the loom. It's a great day!
There will be a 1-hour break for lunch. Drinks must be in a container with a lid.
Friday all day - $70.00 + $15 Materials
Wool Drying Basket with Diane Frankenfield
Beginner and Beyond
The wool drying basket was/is used for air-drying washed wool. The open weave bottom and feet allow the water to drain and air to circulate. The wool drying basket is 12.5” tall with feet, 13” long, and 11” wide. While specifically designed for drying wool, this beautiful basket is great for other uses, such as storing your latest project or displaying special skeins of yarn.
Saturday all day - $30.00 Class + $60.00 materials fee
Card Weaving with Odette Riley
Learn to weave a warp-faced band using a pack of four hole cards. These cards allow the weaver to manipulate individual warp threads and open up a whole new world of design. Card weaving is a great way to make decorative straps and edgings for woven, knitted and felted items.
Friday 9AM-1PM - $40.00
Inkle Weaving with Odette Riley
Beginner to Advanced
Weavers have been making cloth for utilitarian uses for millennia, but they have also made decorative hangings as well—tapestries. These were often woven to tell stories, to record important events, and to just add color and warmth to dark homes in times before electric lights. In making a tapestry colored weft threads are woven through a plain warp, which is then packed down to cover the warp threads.
Saturday afternoon - $40.00 materials fee