Try your hand a this ancient craft that’s still relevant today. All students will have a drop spindle to use and a large supply of wool to make mistakes with.

Learn the essential building blocks of weaving, such as warping and materials selection, setting up a loom and best practices. Beginners will gain an understanding of fundamental tapestry weaving basics and how to break with traditional weaving to “sculpt” with weft under the guidance of Tami Fuller, our keynote speaker.

This is a great little tray with many uses. It is lovely as a breadbasket, fruit basket, or project basket. I use mine as a hold-all as I work on felting projects. The tray is easy to make, the rim is glued, so it makes a good intro to weaving baskets.

Longwool, short staple, woolen, worsted, carded, combed, hand, roving vs top, from the fold, in the grease – what is a diz? Do I really need a flick carder? What are neps? Silk, bamboo, wool and artificials versus natural…There is so much that goes into working with wool! Learn the basics of fiber prep and have common questions answered, like when you should card and when you should comb, how to handle each process and the tools and best practices associated with each prep and why woolen versus worsted matters.