Classes and Workshops 2016-2017
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The following is a list of classes that were offered by the guild during the 2016-2017 guild year.
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Rigid Heddle Basics with Leslie Fesperman
Sunday, September 11, 2016, 1 to 5 pm Instructor: Leslie Fesperman Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $40 for members, $60 for non-members plus $10 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Maximum class: 6 Registration deadline: September 4, 2016 This 4-hour class will go over the basics of learning to weave on the rigid heddle loom. You will learn weaving terms, how to calculate a warp and plan a project, how to warp the rigid heddle loom using the direct warping method, the proper way to wind a stick shuttle and basic finishing for scarves. Participants will prepare their loom for weaving cotton dishcloths and finish the project on their own. Materials provided by teacher/TFAC: Yarn for project - $10 materials fee paid to instructor Student should bring: Rigid Heddle loom with a 7/5 or 8 dent reed, reed hook, warping peg if available, paper and pen for notes. |
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Beginning Color Class for Weavers
8 monthly sessions beginning Wednesday, September 21, 2016 1-3 pm Instructors: Rose Warner and Ruth Ann Ross Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $50 The class will meet at TFAC for 8 months from September through May on the third Wednesday of the month from 1-3 pm The concentration will be on weaving with color, making decisions about color choices and experimenting with color. There will be reading, extensive color study homework and 3 weaving assignments. Class fee is $50 to be collected the first day of the class. Class will be limited to 8 students. Required Materials: Color Play Second Edition by Joen Wolfrom (make sure it is the second edition), and a 3 –in-1 Color Tool (the third edition) by Joen Wolfrom. These both should be available at quilt stores. |
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Dynamite Dyed Warp Workshops - Two 1-Day Workshops
Friday, September 30, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm OR Saturday, October 1, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm Instructor: Mary Kircher Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $35 for members, $55 for non members, plus a $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Registration deadline: August 20, 2016 Add unique color to your weaving projects with warp painting. Blend and overlap colors to create your one of a kind palette on scarves, linens or yardage. Each one-day workshop will include a brief discussion of color theory, dye safety and color mixing, considerations for dyeing scarves or other projects, and finally warp painting. Bring two prepared warps 3 yards or shorter (cotton, linen, tencel, bamboo, or silk) and willingness to experiment. Details about preparing warps will be provided before the workshop. |
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Over and Under: Beginning Weaving Weekend
October 21-23, 2016 Friday 5 pm - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm Instructor: Leslie Fesperman Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $180 for members, $220 for non-members plus a materials fee of $20 paid to instructor Maximum class size: 6 Registration deadline: October 14, 2016 This class will cover all the basics as you learn to weave. You will choose your colors, and weave a scarf using Dragon Tales Rayon Yarn. After this class you will know how to: plan your project, read a draft, wind a warp, dress the loom, weave and finish a scarf! Materials provided by teacher/TFAC: Four harness direct tie-up floor looms and yarn for scarf ($20 materials fee paid to instructor) Student should bring: Paper and pen for notes. |
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Rigid Heddle Basics with Leslie Fesperman
Sunday, January 15, 2017, 1 to 5 pm Instructor: Leslie Fesperman Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $40 for members, $60 for non-members plus $10 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Maximum class: 5 Registration deadline: December 28, 2016 This 4-hour class will go over the basics of learning to weave on the rigid heddle loom. You will learn weaving terms, how to calculate a warp and plan a project, how to warp the rigid heddle loom using the direct warping method, the proper way to wind a stick shuttle and basic finishing for scarves. Participants will prepare their loom for weaving scarves and finish the project on their own. Materials provided by teacher/TFAC: Yarn for project - $10 materials fee paid to instructor Student should bring: Rigid Heddle loom with a 7/5 or 8 dent reed, reed hook, warping peg if available, paper and pen for notes. |
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Beginning Weaving 101
Saturday & Sunday, January 21-22, 2017, 9 am - 1 pm plus 4 Saturdays, January 28 - February 18, 9 am - 1 pm Instructor: Pattie Lamb Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $180 member, $220 non-member, plus a $20 materials fee Registration Deadline: January 10 Class size: 6 student limit Materials: The guild will provide 4-shaft direct tie-up looms with 5/2 cotton yarns. |
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This class is perfect for the student with little or no prior weaving experience. We will be weaving a set of small cotton mats that can be used as mug mats or saved as samples in a notebook for future reference. You will learn to plan your project, decipher a threading draft, measure and wind a warp, dress the loom from back to front, and weave a set of from 4 to 6 mats - each with a different treadling pattern of your choosing.
For the student who completes the first project quickly and is able to spend some independent time weaving during the TFAC drop in hours on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, there may be an opportunity to put on a second warp with a different threading for either small cotton napkins or more mats or samples. This would be a great way to reinforce what you learned during the first half of the class.
For the student who completes the first project quickly and is able to spend some independent time weaving during the TFAC drop in hours on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons, there may be an opportunity to put on a second warp with a different threading for either small cotton napkins or more mats or samples. This would be a great way to reinforce what you learned during the first half of the class.
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Over and Under: Beginning Weaving Weekend
March 3 - 5, 2017 Friday 5 pm - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm Instructor: Leslie Fesperman Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $180 for members, $220 for non-members plus a materials fee of $20 paid to instructor Maximum class size: 5 Registration deadline: February 17, 2017 This class will cover all the basics as you learn to weave. You will choose your colors, and weave a scarf using Dragon Tales Rayon Yarn. After this class you will know how to: plan your project, read a draft, wind a warp, dress the loom, weave and finish a scarf! Materials provided by teacher/TFAC: Four harness direct tie-up floor looms and yarn for scarf ($20 materials fee paid to instructor) Student should bring: Paper and pen for notes. |
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SPRING WORKSHOP:
Spin to Weave with Sara Lamb Friday and Saturday, March 24 & 25, 2017 9 am to 4 pm Instructor: Sara Lamb Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $200 for member, $240 for non-members Maximum class size: 16 Sara Lamb lectures and gives workshops in the US, Canada, Australia and England. She maintains a working studio in Northern California, where she lives with her husband, looms, spinning wheels, dyepots and beads. http://saralamb.com |
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For 20,000 years, weavers have made cloth with handspun yarns and you can, too.
With expertise and enthusiasm, Sara Lamb will show the joy and satisfaction of spinning handspun yarns for weaving.
Learn to create luxurious handspun yarn for weaving. How does spinning yarn for weaving differ from spinning yarns for knitting, crochet, or embroidery? We will spin and sample for weaving, varying fiber choice, twist, grist and color. We will discuss ways the yarns are affected by weaving techniques and the way weaving techniques are affected by the yarns.
Although there will be no weaving by participants during the workshop, Sara will set up a warp and will test some setts and weave a few samples as a demonstration for future work.
Participants must be able to spin a continuous yarn (this is not a beginning spinning class). New and beginning weavers are encouraged, no weaving experience necessary. Please bring your own spinning wheel and your own fibers.
With expertise and enthusiasm, Sara Lamb will show the joy and satisfaction of spinning handspun yarns for weaving.
Learn to create luxurious handspun yarn for weaving. How does spinning yarn for weaving differ from spinning yarns for knitting, crochet, or embroidery? We will spin and sample for weaving, varying fiber choice, twist, grist and color. We will discuss ways the yarns are affected by weaving techniques and the way weaving techniques are affected by the yarns.
Although there will be no weaving by participants during the workshop, Sara will set up a warp and will test some setts and weave a few samples as a demonstration for future work.
Participants must be able to spin a continuous yarn (this is not a beginning spinning class). New and beginning weavers are encouraged, no weaving experience necessary. Please bring your own spinning wheel and your own fibers.
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Weaving with Chenille
Saturday, April 1, 9 am - 12 noon Sunday, April 2, 9 am - 12 pm (plan to stay and weave until 3 or 4 pm) Saturday, April 8, 9 am - 12 pm (plan to stay and weave until 3 or 4 pm) Optional planning session Sunday, April 22, 10 am - 12 pm Instructor: Rose Warner Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $90 for members, $130 for non members plus a $10 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Equipment/Materials:
Registration Deadline: March 20 |
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The workshop is about how to use rayon chenille (1450 yd/lb only), designing and working with it. Each person will design his/her own sampler for the assigned loom using the drafts provided. Participants must be comfortable warping, setting up a loom and weaving independently.
In the first session we will discuss working with chenille and the various options it provides, talk about design, do wraps and wind a 3-yard warp. In session two, we will finish warping the looms using various drafts and weave samples which will be wet finished at home. At the third session we will share samples (which will have been wet finished at home) and discuss the results. Participants will retie the looms and weave samples on each of the other looms on their own time. Note: Although the class time for sessions two and three is only three hours, participants will have the afternoon until 4PM for continuing to weave their samples.
Optional Meeting: Saturday, April 22 10-AM- 12 PM If the group decides to, we will place a group chenille order and meet to discuss individual projects, provide help with planning and designing a project and answer any questions.
This class is now filled and registration is closed.
In the first session we will discuss working with chenille and the various options it provides, talk about design, do wraps and wind a 3-yard warp. In session two, we will finish warping the looms using various drafts and weave samples which will be wet finished at home. At the third session we will share samples (which will have been wet finished at home) and discuss the results. Participants will retie the looms and weave samples on each of the other looms on their own time. Note: Although the class time for sessions two and three is only three hours, participants will have the afternoon until 4PM for continuing to weave their samples.
Optional Meeting: Saturday, April 22 10-AM- 12 PM If the group decides to, we will place a group chenille order and meet to discuss individual projects, provide help with planning and designing a project and answer any questions.
This class is now filled and registration is closed.
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Natural Color to Dye For!
Saturday, Saturday, April 15, 2017, 9 am to 2 pm Instructor: Paula Baumann Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $50 for members, $70 for non members plus a $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Class Size: Limit 8 students Registration deadline: April 1 |
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Natural dyes from plants, bugs or minerals give rich colors that ancient peoples applied to hand woven fabric for centuries. We will explore reds from cochineal, browns from cutch and madder, yellows from turmeric and fustic. Fabrics and yarns from both plant and animal sources will be sampled for take home. The class will give an overview of each dye, recipes for fixatives & additives plus dye preparation. Participants will be able to dye two warps for scarves, napkins or placemats, keeping in mind that animal fiber dyes best with naturals. (Details about warps will be forwarded after registration.)
Participants will also receive 2 scarves (1 silk, 1 rayon) for dyeing/overdyeing using clamps and folding techniques to compare plant and animal results. Sources for dyes, fixatives and equipment will be included. A complete list of natural dyes, with colors and fixatives along with a bibliography will be part of class handouts.
Materials the participant should bring: full front apron and rubber gloves. Wear old clothes and shoes that can be “dyed” from accidents.
This class is now filled and registration is closed.
Participants will also receive 2 scarves (1 silk, 1 rayon) for dyeing/overdyeing using clamps and folding techniques to compare plant and animal results. Sources for dyes, fixatives and equipment will be included. A complete list of natural dyes, with colors and fixatives along with a bibliography will be part of class handouts.
Materials the participant should bring: full front apron and rubber gloves. Wear old clothes and shoes that can be “dyed” from accidents.
This class is now filled and registration is closed.
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Introduction to Woven Shibori
3 Sundays, May 7, May 21, and June 11, 2017, 1:00 to 4:30 pm Instructor: Mary Kircher Where: Triangle Fiber Arts Center (TFAC) 3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC 27705 Cost: $90 for members, $130 for non members plus a $15 materials fee to be paid to the instructor Class Size: Limit 12 Registration deadline: April 10 |
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Woven Shibori is a variation on traditional shibori dyeing in that it is dependent on the weaving process to create dyed patterns in hand-woven cloth. In this class, we will explore a two-step dye process resulting in virtually unlimited color and pattern interactions. The objective is to create as many samples as possible. Participants will weave samples, prepare them for dyeing, and go through both a first dye and overdyeing process with their samples. Participants will be provided drafts to create samples at home in addition there will be a few pre-warped looms at TFAC. At the conclusion, participants will have the skills to create a woven shibori project on their own.
Participant Requirements: Participants should be able to warp and weave on a 4-8 harness loom. They will need to weave samples between Class 1 and 2 either at home or at TFAC. If they weave at TFAC, they will need to be prepared to cut off their samples and scour the samples in preparation for dyeing and for retying the TFAC loom used.
Participant Requirements: Participants should be able to warp and weave on a 4-8 harness loom. They will need to weave samples between Class 1 and 2 either at home or at TFAC. If they weave at TFAC, they will need to be prepared to cut off their samples and scour the samples in preparation for dyeing and for retying the TFAC loom used.