A Weaver’s Journey: from Stick Shelters to Jacquard Weaving with Mary Burns          Join fiber artist Mary Burns for a presentation covering her lifelong fiber journey from childhood stick shelters to rug weaving, from wall art to natural dyeing and eco-printing, and jacquard weaving. Mary will discuss various styles of weaving that she has done, including…

My Year with Rust Belt Fibershed & One Year One Outfit  One year, one outfit (OYOO)  is a cohort-based project that responds to consumerism and the damaging effects of fast fashion. Participants in the OYOO project reside in the Rust Belt Fibershed region (within 250 miles of Cleveland) and create an outfit through a soil-to-soil…

“Frida Hansen as Inspiration” with Robbie LaFleur Robbie LaFleur, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been following a thread of Scandinavian textiles since she attended a traditional handcraft school in Norway in 1977. She was awarded the Gold Medal in Weaving from the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in 2006. Robbie coordinates the Weavers Guild of Minnesota Scandinavian Weavers…

“Finish and Exhibit that Piece!” with Jenny Schu As fiber artists we can have a tendency to enjoy the process of creating a piece but not be prepared to finish or display it. We might start to solve these problems by considering what to do at the beginning stages or during the creation of your…

November 8, 9 and 15, 2025 (9 am-4 pm) Cost: $180 for all zoom sessions. Registration opens September 1stRegistration closes October 15th Double two-tie (D2T) threadings* are incredibly versatile, offering the ability to weave a variety of different structures which can be used in block designs, color play, and texture, on fewer shafts. However, most of…

“Color in Deflected Doubleweave” with Natalie Drummond Deflected Doubleweave is a fascinating weave structure that yields surprises particularly with  color, fiber, and finishing results. I’ll take you on my journey with mixing hand dyed yarns with 4  and 8 shaft drafts including how I design in the reed. Those wonky selvedges can be a  challenge!…

“Common and Uncommon Tied Unit Weaves” with Marcy Petrini We will discuss what makes tied unit weaves unique, and how they are different than unit weaves. With one warp and two wefts, tied unit weaves are supplementary structures; we will also discuss how they are different than other supplementary weaves and why exchanging one for…

October 4 and 11, 2025. 4:00 – 6:00 EST both Saturdays NOTE: REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15 Registration Opens May 22, 2025 – Closes August 16, 2025 Cost: $100  In this class, students will learn square bias weaving from the basic concepts to being able to design and make a finished object or clothing using…

Weaving Outside the Box Creating Dimensional Fabrics – Denise Kovnat President: Cindy Root and incoming Vice-President Janney Simpson Celebrating Cindy’s shibori weaving, tied and ready to felt Dimensional Weaving – Martina Celerin Stitch Resist and Stitchery – Susan Moran 4-Shaft Weaving with Linen – Susan Conover