A studio for weavers dedicated to creating a community committed to working harmoniously as each expands her/his knowledge of weaving based on personal goals.
Beth Cederberg Guertin
170 Arlington Street,
Leominster, MA 01453
781 863 1449
beth@aplacetoweave.com
First Fridays with Penoix at A Place to Weave
Weaving on a Triangle Loom
Friday, February 3
10 AM - 1 PM
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MAKING CHENILLE
with Mary Mandarino
Saturday, February 4
2:00 - 4:00 PM
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STUDIO GOALS
A Place to Weave will provide:
1. A community environment
small enough to meet the
needs of each weaver.
2. Instruction in theory for
weavers who desire further
knowledge and a place for
practical study.
3. A place and time for project-
oriented students to weave.
4. Access to patterns, equipment
and supplies to meet the needs
of project-oriented weavers.
Our new studio has over 5000
square feet of learning and retail space.
Light bright spaces for learning with a commercial air filtration system
and plenty of parking.
You are welcome to Shop in Person
when Studio is open
Handwoven Gifts for Sale
Cash, Check and Credit Cards Accepted
Late January-Early February 2023
Studio NewsLetter
There’s a lot going on in the studio this month. Come to A Place to Weave to see what’s in store. You can weave a dishtowel (or two) on a bright rainbow warp and you can learn new techniques from our teachers.
Start the year on January 29 (Sunday) by developing your Fiberworks skills so that you can design weaves with confidence. Beth will walk you through the basics of this drafting software.
Our First Friday of the year (February 3) will be your chance to learn how to weave a triangle shawl from Penny LaCroix. In the class, you will make a triangle shawl for a doll, learning all the techniques you need to create one for yourself.
Return the next day (February 4) for Mary Mandarino’s workshop on making handwoven chenille for deep-pile rugs. Mary will teach you all the techniques for weaving a chenille rug as well as guide you in designing your own rug.
On Sunday (February 12) of the next weekend and then on Sunday February 26, Rachel Benson will teach her twice a month felting classes. You may already have decorated your house with gnomes which Rachel designed or enjoyed her wet-felting projects, so come join her for twice-monthly sessions this winter. If you enjoy these classes and want to develop your needle-felting skills, Rachel will teach a 4-session workshop in April and May, devoted to needle-felting your dog or cat.
Beth will lead a stash-busting planning session on Sunday, February 26, to complete this month. If you would like to learn how to creatively combine some of the yarns taking up space in your house into a weaving project, plan to show up from 1-4pm to work with Beth. Bring a sample of the yarns which you’d like to use, the yards per pound (if known), and any other information which you can supply—name, brand, fiber content; if you can weigh your yarn at home, that’s great, but you can also bring cones to be weighed when you and Beth design a project.
There’s more information about these classes and teachers on the website (aplacetoweave.com), so please check there to see photos of projects and biographies. I look forward to seeing you in the studio this month.
Happy Weaving and Felting,
Beth
Schacht 15" Cricket Quartet has arrived!
A loom that can either be a rigid heddle or a 4 harness.
Come see the latest addition to the Schacht family of looms
Weave A Dish Towel
Want to try your hand at weaving or do you want to weave a dishtowel without warping the loom?
Come weave a dishtowel on a rainbow warp. I have warped two Wolf Pup looms: one with 45 Twills and the other with 85 Twills. Choose one weft color and one weaving pattern or change patterns and colors to produce stripes. You will weave 34" to create a towel approximately 16" X 28" hemmed. Towels will take approximately 6 - 8 hours to weave. You may weave one in a single day or over two weeks.
The cost is $30.00 per towel,
including instruction.
Email the studio to reserve your spot.
DEALER for -
Schacht
Harrisville Designs
Friendly Looms TM
Glimakra
YARN -
cottons, cottolin, silks, bamboo, wools, linen
Workshops and classes on many topics from
beginning through
advanced.
Year-round
Dye Room -
Procyon MX Dyes
and wool dyes.
Maker's space.
Open Studio
teaching for
rigid heddle,
multiple harnesses
up to 32, rug loom
and triangle loom.
Day, evening,
after-school programs,
and weekends.