January Guild Meeting
OnlineThe January 2023 meeting will be held in Zoom. A link to the meeting will be included in the January newsletter sent to all BSWG members. Program: Vesterheim, Warmth and Color
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Beginning Knitting with Peggy McIntosh
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn this three-day class, students will learn the basics of hand knitting, including how to cast on and bind off stitches, and the knit and purl stitches. They will make a set of coasters to protect furniture from beverages. No previous knitting experience is necessary. The instructor will provide knitting needles and yarn for the […]
Two-Heddle Rigid Heddle Weaving with Peggy McIntosh
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn 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 […]
February Guild Meeting
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesOur February guild meeting will be held in person at our fiber arts store. We will have an embroidery program with Ayelet E. Lindenstrauss
Beginning Knitting with Peggy McIntosh
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn this three-day class, students will learn the basics of hand knitting, including how to cast on and bind off stitches, and the knit and purl stitches. They will make a set of coasters to protect furniture from beverages. No previous knitting experience is necessary. The instructor will provide knitting needles and yarn for the […]
Doubleweave Workshop with Suzanne Halvorson
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn this two-day workshop, students are introduced to Suzanne’s signature doubleweave technique. This technique is a versatile four shaft weave structure that is useful for scarves, table runners, wall hangings, clothing adornment, and cloth for worship environments. Saturday, March 11, 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, March 18, 9 am to 4 pm Cost: $90 […]
Beginning Weaving Scarf Class with Gale Hill and Karin Lauderback
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn this three-day class, students will learn the basics of four-shaft loom weaving. They will learn to measure a warp, dress a loom and weave a chenille scarf. No previous weaving experience is necessary. Use of a guild loom is included. There will be an additional cost for the yarn ($5-10). The class will meet […]
Whorl Away! Drop Spindle Class with Nelly DeVault
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn 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 […]
More Ways to Cast on and Bind Off in Knitting with Peggy McIntosh
Fiber Arts Center, College Mall, Bloomington 3038 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN, United StatesIn 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 […]