Past Events

In this two-day workshop, students will learn the basics of loom weaving. They will learn to measure a warp, dress a loom and weave a chenille scarf.

Go to http://bloomspinweave.org/event/beginning-weaving-scarf-class for information and payment.

A movie night has been planned for our Monday April 18, 2022, meeting program. We will watch Sally Fox’s video on natural colored cottons and wools starting at 6:00, followed by a discussion of sustainability. Additionally, Sarah Noggle, a local fiber artist from Nashville, IN may join us for the discussion. Sarah sells Fox Fiber natural colored cotton. And, Sarah creates rugs and other woven items with upcycled materials. True sustainability.

Art batts made on a blending board or drum carder are a great form of fiber for spinning or felting. Batts fluff and separate fibers, while giving the batt maker the opportunity to blend colors and materials to create a one-of-a-kind yarn or felted project. We will be demonstrating the lap-held blending board. Martha is a life-long fiber artist who learned to knit and crochet from her dad, who grew up with two sisters. She became an accomplished knitter and a yarn…

Discover the fun of using a simple loom to create woven items such as scarves, table linens and more!

I will be demonstrating band weaving on an inkle loom.  In addition, I will have a display of bands woven on an inkle loom and on a card loom. I have been a weaver for over 40 years and have been interested in, and working with, fibers since childhood.  My observations and curiosity have led me on a long and never boring journey into the history and uses of fibers.  Weave structures, fiber variety, color theory, and the multitude of…