If you’ve already taken Beginning Weaving but don't feel confident jumping in solo, or if you used to weave and need a refresher, this is for you! This project-oriented class will include planning the project, warping the loom from scratch, and reviewing all the pieces of the process.
Student will choose from a shadow weave bamboo scarf or a set of 3 cotton dish towels. The looms will go home with students between sessions 2 and 3 to weave their projects.
Use of a table loom for the duration of the class is included in the fee. If you have your own portable loom, please let us know when you sign up. You would need to bring your loom to the studio on the 22nd and take it home on the 24th.
Dates: Wednesday, April 22, Friday, April 24, and Wednesday, April 29
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM each day
Cost: $260.00 credit card includes loom use.
$250.00 cash/check includes loom use.
Materials cost additional and will depend on project chosen.
To sign-up to pay by check, please email Beth.
Minimum 3 students, maximum 5 students
Weaving 102 with Penny Lacroix (April)
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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