In-Person Course: Beginning 4-Shaft Weaving September 14-15, 2024

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Course Description

Join us for a 4-shaft loom weaving workshop! During this session, you'll learn how to read a weaving draft, warp the loom, and explore weaving various patterns. By the end of our time together, you'll complete a sample piece to take home, serving as a practical reference for your future weaving projects. This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to get started with weaving or to refine their skills with a 4-shaft loom.

When and Where
  • When: September 14 and 15, 2024 9am-4pm
  • Where: Schacht Spindle Company, 6101 Ben Pl, Boulder, CO 80301
  • Cost: $275 (includes yarn and use of a Schacht loom for the duration of the course)
Is This Course For You?

This course is designed with beginners in mind - though an understanding of woven fabric is helpful!

What You'll Need

Please bring water, lunch, scissors, cloth measuring tape and a large eye tapestry needle.

Meet Your Instructor

Jane Patrick

Weaving has been Jane Patrick’s passion and profession for nearly 50 years. She first learned to weave while an exchange student in Iceland and knew then that weaving would be a part of her life. After moving to Boulder in 1976, she decided that she wanted to make her livelihood through weaving. Jane was an editor at Interweave Press, where she edited books as well as Handwoven magazine. After leaving Interweave, Jane joined her husband Barry Schacht at Schacht Spindle Company as Creative Director. Jane is the author of The Weaver’s Idea Book, as well as 2 other books on rigid heddle weaving. She is enthusiastic about the power of the simple rigid heddle loom and its ability to get new weavers feeling confident quickly.