In-Person Course: Weft-Faced Weaving

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Course Description

In weft-faced weaving, the warp yarns (the ones on the loom) are completely covered by the weft yarn. Weft-faced weaves are thick and sturdy and often used to weave rugs, runners, and tapestries. In this course, you’ll learn about choosing the warp and weft yarn, the relationship between the two, and how to create patterns by how you weave the weft colors. We’ll practice how to manage several shuttles and colors at once for tidy selvedges. After mastering weft-faced plain weaving, we’ll explore clasped weft, picked-up loops, and rya.

Sessions Available

No sessions scheduled at this time.

Class meets at

Schacht Spindle Company

6101 Ben Place

Boulder CO 80301

Directions

What's Included

Price includes use of loom and yarn for the course.

What You'll Need

Cricket looms will be warped and ready for weaving. Yarn will be provided.

Please bring lunch and scissors.

Is This Course for you?

This class is designed for beginning to intermediate students. No weaving experience is required.

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.