This year’s Beginning Weaving class will be taught in three 5-hour sessions.
This is a start-to-finish weaving experience on a 4-shaft table loom. Students will take home a tabletop loom to weave a sampler between classes 2 and 3. Looms, yarn and all materials are included in the fee.
- Day 1 – winding, sleying, threading, reeds & looms, yarn
- Day 2 – beaming, tensioning, weaving, reading drafts
- Day 3 – project planning, creating drafts, doubleweave, finishing
Portable 4-shaft table looms are provided for use during and between the classes. Recommend textbook, Learning to Weave with Deborah Chandler.
Session A Dates:
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Time: 11 AM - 4 PM each day
Cost: $285.00 credit card includes loom use and materials;
$270.00 cash/check includes loom use and materials.
To register to pay by cash/check, email Beth.
Class size: 3 student minimum; 5 student maximum
Beginning Weaving with Penny Lacroix - Session A
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Penny Lacroix is a fiber artist specializing in weaving and spinning. She is an active member of the Nashoba Valley Weavers’ Guild, the Weavers’ Guild of Boston, and the Boston Area Spinners and Dyers In all these forums, she appreciates the multitude of opportunities to interact with spinners and weavers of all levels and with other people in the arts community. She has completed the Explorations in Advanced Weaving program with Laurie Autio and the Apprentice rating through the Weavers’ Guild of Boston. Her resume includes Systems Engineer, Museum Educator at the former American Textile History Museum, Museum Director (in Westford MA), and ongoing activities as an 18th century reenactor. All her past experiences interweave in her current Fiber Arts career as she teaches weaving and spinning and presents textile programs to guilds and at historical venues. Penoix’s Weave Studio is based in her home in Westford, Massachusetts, which she shares with numerous looms and spinning wheels, her husband, and their furry companions.