This class uses an embroidery hoop as both loom and frame to create
an original weaving to be hung on a wall. Students will learn to warp
the loom, select appropriate yarns and other materials, design a weaving
and then begin to create. The instructor will demonstrate several
weaving stitches and some pile weaves that can be used to add texture to
the weaving. If the weaving is not finished in class, students can
take home enough materials to finish the project.
This class is suitable for both experienced weavers and beginners.
Instructor's name
Miriam
Young - Using the traditional crafts of felting, knitting, crocheting,
macrame, and embroidery, I create fiber art. My most recent work
involves wet felting and nuno felting. Felting is transformation.
Thin, fragile wool roving is transformed into strong and vibrant felt by
my hands, soap, water and agitation. The colors, textures, thickness
of the product, and ultimate shape of the felt are determined by me and
the techniques that I use to create it. I feel that I am creating
something at a very fundamental level when I am felting.
Course type
One Day
Class time
Saturday, March 7th, 10am - 4pm
Tuition
$85.00
Ages 15+
Supplies
Hoops,
cotton yarn, roving (thick weaving material) provided by Prairie Arts.
Students may bring ribbon, fabric to be torn in strips, bulky yarn,
etc. to add to their weaving.