Fiberworks PCW is one of the popular weaving design packages available today, both for Mac and PC users. Learn about the basic functionality of it – using the menus, customizing the layout, creating drafts, adding colors, and documenting your work – effectively and efficiently. Participants should have at least some exposure to reading weaving drafts.
All participants will need a laptop (Mac or PC) with any version of Fiberworks loaded on it. The studio has 4 laptops for students to use, if you need to use one please let us know when you register. It can be downloaded here. http://www.fiberworks-pcw.com Any version (including the free download) is appropriate for this class.
This class will provide the basis for any computer drafting done in the other classes but it is not a prerequisite for the other classes.
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Cost: $60.00 includes materials (credit card)
$55.00 includes materials (check/cash)
To register to pay by cash/check, please email the studio.
Minimum 3 students, maximum 10 students
Intro to Fiberworks PCW with Penny Lacroix
Penny Lacroix is a fiber artist specializing in weaving and spinning. She is a co-chair of the Nashoba Valley Weavers’ Guild, Chair of the Morning Workshop Committee for the Weavers’ Guild of Boston, and an active member of the Boston Area Spinners and Dyers. In all these positions, she appreciates the multitude of opportunities to interact with spinners and weavers of all levels and with other people in the arts community. She recently 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 Director, 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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