This 2-day class is a start-to-finish beginning weaving experience on a 4-shaft table loom. The first day, students are guided through measuring out a warp, beaming the warp, sleying the reed, and threading the heddles. The first few rows of weaving will be complete before the end of the day. The looms go home along with students with instructions for weaving a sampler between the classes. Support is available between the classes. On the second day, the samplers are completed and we take a step back to get an introduction to project planning and drafting.
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
and
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Individual Loom:
Cost: $225.00 including materials (credit card)
$215.00 including materials (cash/check)
To sign-up to pay by check, please email Beth.
Two students can take the class together and share a loom:
Cost: $310.00 including materials (credit card)
$300.00 including materials (cash/check)
To sign-up tfor this option, please email Beth.
Minimum 3 students, maximum 5 students
Beginning Weaving Weekend with Penny Lacroix (Sundays in August)
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.
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