In this one-day class, Nelly will welcome you to the wonderful world and ancient craft of spindle spinning! We will start with a top whorl drop spindle, and move on to bottom whorl, Turkish and takhli supported spindle spinning. Students may try any or all of these tools and techniques. A limited number of spindles will be […]
In this two-day class, students will learn a variety of cast-on and bind-off methods to use for different circumstances. Previous knitting experience is necessary. Students need to be comfortable with knit and purl stitches and at least one method of cast on and bind off. Students will need worsted-weight yarn in a light color and […]
In this one-day class, students will learn the basics of weaving on an Inkle Loom, also known as Tape Loom. They will learn to warp the loom and weave 3-4 book marks. No previous weaving experience is necessary. Use of a guild loom and all materials are included in the price of the class. Saturday, […]
In this one-day class, students will learn the basics of this moderately-priced weaving design software. No loom or yarn are needed for this class. Students will learn to use the iWeaveIt software to make draw downs of weaving patterns. iWeaveIt is available for iPad/iPhone and MacOS. The website is www.iweaveit.com. Students will need to download […]
In this one-day class, students will learn to warp and weave using two heddles on a rigid heddle loom in order to weave a twill scarf. Previous rigid heddle experience is necessary. Students need to be proficient in warping a single heddle and weaving on a rigid heddle loom. The first part of the class […]
Join us every Monday evening for a get-together where we bring any fiber arts project we are working on. No experience is required and everyone is welcome (members and non-members).
Join us every Monday evening for a get-together where we bring any fiber arts project we are working on. No experience is required and everyone is welcome (members and non-members).
In this one-day class, students will begin by learning the basics of spinning wheel function and will leave with their own handspun yarn! This class is designed for raw beginners, but any spinners are welcome, whether you just can’t get the hang of your wheel or want help trouble-shooting any specific spinning problems. Note from […]
In this one day workshop, students will learn the basics of split-ply braiding. They will complete a key chain and a bracelet. No previous experience is necessary. All materials are included in the price of the class. Saturday, June 3, 10 am to 5 pm Cost: $80 BSWG member, $110 non-BSWG member (includes 2023-2024 membership) […]
In this one-day workshop, students will learn techniques for knitting in the round. Previous knitting experience is necessary; students need to be comfortable with knit and purl stitches and at least one method of cast on and bind off. Students will need worsted-weight yarn in a light color and knitting needles: size 7 or 8 circular […]
