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TEXTILES AT THE CROSSROADS

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Sunday, June 11 - Preconference 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Registration 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner

Monday, June 12 - Preconference 7:00 am to 9:00 am Registration 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am to noon Workshops Noon to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Workshops 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner

Tuesday, June 13 - Preconference 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am to noon Workshops Noon to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Workshops 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner

Wednesday, June 14 - Preconference 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am to noon Workshops Noon to 1:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Conference Registration 1:30 pm to 4:30pm Workshops 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner

Thursday, June 15 – Conference 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Conference Registration 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 8:00 am to 7:30 pm Vendor Hall Setup Lunch Lunch on your own Noon to 4 pm Check-in for Exhibits,

Fashion Show, & Shuttle Race 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Guild Exhibits Setup 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Teachers’ Dinner 7:00 pm Conference opening,

Keynote Address Following keynote Ice Cream Social Thursday, June 15 – Special Events/Tours 8:00 to 12:30 pm Conner Prairie Tour

9:30 am to 12:00 pm Linsey Coverlet: (Re)Creating a Legacy

12:30 pm to 5:30 pm Conner Prairie Tour 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm Hemp and the Kentucky

Cloth Project

Friday, June 16 - Conference 7:30 am to 9:30 am Commuter Registration 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am to Noon Seminar Sessions 8:30 am to 6:30 pm Exhibits Open 10:00 am to 6:30 pm Vendor Hall Open 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Seminar Sessions 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm Special Interest Groups 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Fashion Show 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm Reception and Vendor Twilight Sale

Saturday, June 17 - Conference 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am to noon Seminar Sessions 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Exhibits Open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Vendor Hall Open 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 am to 4:30 pm Seminar Sessions 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm Exhibits Released with ID 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Dinner 7:00 pm Business Meeting,

Awards, Shuttle Race, Teachers’ Sale, Closing

Sunday, June 18 - Conference 7:00 am to noon Residence Hall Checkout 7:00 am-8:30 am Breakfast

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vendors, teachers, and exhibits, visit our website:

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Weaving Indiana Guild invites you to the Midwest

Weavers Conference 2017, Textiles at the Crossroads to

be held June 12 to 17 at Butler University in

Indianapolis.

Enjoy Indiana museums, galleries, and textile arts.

Butler University is in a quiet, safe, residential area.

Important Dates to Remember

January 8 Registration Opens

February 1 Scholarship Applications Due

March 1 Vendor Applications and Guild Exhibit entry forms due

April 2 Registration Closes at Midnight

May 15 Entry Forms due (Member Exhibits, Fashion Show)

May 1 Conference Bag Items Due

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

COMING FULL CIRCLE

Thursday, June 15, 7:00 pm

During the first month Madelyn thought of herself as a weaver, her guild held the Midwest Weavers Conference. In her keynote, she traces the growth of weaving in her life and in our close-knit (er, closely interwoven?) weaving community.

Madelyn van der Hoogt is the founder and principal instructor at the Weavers’ School.

Madelyn learned to weave on a backstrap loom in Guatemala in the 1970s. She opened The Weavers’ School in Fayette, Missouri, in 1984. The Weavers’ School moved to Coupeville, Washington, in 1993.

Madelyn became editor of Prairie Wool Companion in 1986, of Weaver’s magazine in 1988, and Handwoven magazine in 1999. She is author of The Complete Book of Drafting, editor of The Best

of Weaver’s series, and teacher in five instructional videos: Warping Your Loom, Weaving Well,

Block Weaves, Lace Weaves, and Overshot. Madelyn has lectured and taught workshops in a wide range of weave structures and techniques for over twenty-five years throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. Before Madelyn became a weaver, she taught high school English in Oakland, California, and Fayette, Missouri. Of her four major life-long activities--weaving, teaching, writing, and editing--she does not know which she loves most.

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ABOUT BUTLER UNIVERSITY Butler University is a liberal arts school with a history of doing things differently.

In 1855, attorney and abolitionist Ovid Butler opened a school founded on the principle that everyone deserves an excellent education, regardless of race or gender—a bold idea in pre-Civil-War America. He believed that experience is the best teacher, that a love of learning prepares you for success no matter what you do, and that anyone can achieve greatness if they’re willing to put in the effort.

Butler's 295 acre park-like campus setting is located in the historic Butler-Tarkington neighborhood. It is approximately 5 miles from downtown Indianapolis

and only 5 minutes from Broad Ripple, a popular section of the city of Indianapolis. Broad Ripple features boutiques, cafes, galleries, and a wide array of cuisines. In addition, Butler is less than 20 miles from the Indianapolis International Airport. www.butler.edu/about-butler

ABOUT WEAVING INDIANA Weaving Indiana celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013 with a mission to enhance the learning and sharing of knowledge about the art and craft of handweaving.

In the 14 years since we formed, we have held monthly meetings, yearly workshops, guild challenges and projects to encourage all members to excel in their chosen craft. Monthly meetings are led by guild members who share their weaving experiences.

The founding members, Linda Adamson, Eleanor Best, Mary Ann Carpenter, and Evelyn MacAllister especially wanted to encourage all weavers, new and experienced, to learn from one another.

Membership in Weaving Indiana is open to anyone interested in learning about the art and craft of weaving. www.weavingindiana.org

CONFERENCE HOUSING Conference registration and housing check-in will take place in Fairview House, 4550 Sunset

Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208

Conference attendees staying on campus will be in Fairview House, Butler University’s newest dormitory. This dorm is arranged in 6-person (2 double rooms and 2 single rooms) and 8-person (4 double rooms) pods. All double rooms have a bathroom in the room. The two single rooms share an unattached bathroom in the pod.

A linens fee is included in the housing registration fee. Linens include 2 twin flat sheets, 1 pillowcase, 1 pillow, 1 THIN blanket, and 1 towel. Extra linens are NOT available. Bring an extra blanket if you think it might be needed. There will be a small bar of soap and a cup in the room. Attendees need to bring their own toiletries.

If you request a double, you and your roommate must list each other’s names on the registration form. If your roommate is not attending the conference, you must still list that person’s name on your registration form and that person must register as a guest. If no roommate is listed on a double room

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request, then MWC will assign one. If you wish for MWC to choose a roommate for you, select “MWC-choose roommate” on the registration form.

There are some mobility accessible rooms; some have wider doorways, some have roll-in showers. Because there are a limited number of mobility accessible rooms, early registration is suggested.

Butler is a smoke-free campus; however, there are some designated smoking areas for those who do smoke. Here is a link to the smoking policy at Butler: https://www.butler.edu/student-handbook/smoking-policy

Off campus housing suggestions: Butler University is in a residential neighborhood so there are no hotels within walking distance. A Google search of “Butler University nearby hotels” will give you a nice range of prices and distances.

CONFERENCE MEALS Aramark is the food provider for Butler University. Meals will be served in the cafeteria of the Atherton Union building. There are several serving lines for traditional selections, salad, fast food, dessert, and drinks. Aramark can handle dietary restrictions—dairy free, gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan. If you have an extreme restriction, let Aramark know and a plate will be made, wrapped, and labeled just for you. Make a note on the registration form of any dietary restriction.

Meals are a part of the housing package if you are staying on campus. There is a lunch-only option for commuters. Those staying in the dorm receive dinner the night of their arrival through breakfast after their last night in the dorm (Except for Thursday lunch which is on your own) See registration form for details.

Additional meals may be purchased at the door by both conference attendees and guests.

In addition to the cafeteria, the campus is home to Scotty’s Dawghouse. Located on the corner of Sunset Avenue and Lake Road, Scotty’s is a full service restaurant with a menu that has something for everyone. Opening fall of 2016 in the lower level of the garage, next to Scotty’s is a Pita Pit. And opening spring of 2017 in the garage is Metro Diner.

PARKING AND CHECK-IN Free parking will be available for conference attendees in the designated area. Free overnight parking will be available for those staying on campus. Check-in for the conference AND housing is at the Fairview House, 4550 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208

OTHER AMENITIES Other amenities that will be available to conference attendees:

• Guests may have access to the Butler recreation facility (HRC), which houses a large modern lap pool and large selection of conditioning equipment. HRC guest passes are $7 per person per day and can be purchased at the front desk. All guests who are 16 or older must show a valid photo ID, such as a driver's license. Guests 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.

• There are three ATM locations on campus. One is located in Atherton Union and is administered by PNC. The other two are administered by Elements Financial Credit Union and are located in Jordan Hall and the Fairview Community Room.

• Campus security is available 24/7 for questions and escorts.

• Free Wi-Fi is available everywhere on campus.

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TRAVEL Indianapolis is served by the Indianapolis International Airport.

(http://www.indianapolisairport.com/

NOTE: If you arrive at the IND airport and use taxi service to Butler, please make sure that you are dropped off at Fairview House for conference registration and housing check-in. See map.

Driving Directions: Use your own favorite method (on-line or other) for driving directions to Butler University. The address for Fairview House is 4550 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208.

CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

THURSDAY ACTIVITIES

Tours of Conner Prairie

Four tours at Conner Prairie will be available on Thursday. Tour # 2 and #4 will be in the morning, and tours # 1 and #3 will be in the afternoon. The descriptions are listed below. There are different minimums and maximums, so be sure to specify which tours you want.

Bus transportation will be available at 8:00 and 1:00 to Conner Prairie with the bus leaving Conner Prairie to return to Butler at 12:00 and 4:30. If you select only one tour for the morning or afternoon, you would have time to explore the 1836 Village, the Conner House and other areas.

Go to ConnerPrairie.org for additional information for other attractions within the complex.

Morning Tours

Tour # 2: Rare Breed Livestock – Join livestock specialist Kevyn Miller for a walking tour of Conner Prairie’s herd of rare breeds. You’ll be introduced to many of our furry friends including English Longhorn Cattle, Narragansett Turkeys, Ossobaw Island Hogs and various species of sheep including Dorset, Tunis, Scottish Blackface and leister Long wool. Kevyn will talk about Conner Prairie’s efforts to breed and preserve these breeds, how we have used the animal program to mentor youth through our Youth Agriculture Captain (YAC) program. Kevyn is a delightful storyteller and will have many

stories and anecdotes along the journey. 1 ½ hour. Minimum 20, Maximum 40. $30.00 Tour # 4: Flax your Muscles: an Introduction to Flax Processing - Learn the intricacies of turning raw flax plants into beautiful linen. Put your hands to work as we use hatchels, brakes, and other flax processing tools. Try your hand at spinning linen thread on an antique wheel. 2 hours. Minimum 6, Maximum 12. $60.00

Afternoon Tours

Tour #1: Treasures from the Vault – Take a behind the scenes tour of Conner Prairie’s permanent artifact collection and view select and important textile related artifacts. Discover an 1830’s weaver’s log and pattern book and see how we have learned from it. Get up close to our rare rocker beater looms. Examine some select Hamilton County Indiana coverlets. View samples from our early 19th century clothing examples. 1 ½ hour. Minimum 20, maximum 30. $30.00 Tour # 3: Growing to Dye: Natural Dye Gardening – Our natural dye and gardening experts will lead you through the process of planning, harvesting and using natural dyes, in addition to dyes that can be collected in the wild. Learn how to plan a natural dye garden, where plants are available and how to properly care for them. Gather some natural dyes and discover how to manipulate them to achieve a wide array of colors. 2 hours. Minimum 6, Maximum 20. $60.00

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Presentations at Butler

Thursday morning lecture -- Conner Prairie on the history of a linsey-woolsey coverlet discovered on the grounds and how it has been reproduced. Both coverlets will be on display.

Thursday afternoon lecture -- Mike Lewis on the growing and processing of hemp and the Kentucky Cloth project.

Explore Indianapolis On Your Own

There are many interesting places to visit while you are in Indianapolis. A few are the Children's Museum, Indiana Historical Society, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, President Harrison's Home, the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Additional information about Indianapolis attractions will be included in your Goody Bag.

More information will be added to the website so please check back. You can also go to www.visitindy.com for additional information.

NON-JURIED FASHION SHOW

The Greatest Spectacle in Fashion

Friday, 7:00 pm The 2017 Midwest Weaver Conference fashion show will be The Greatest Spectacle

in Fashion, with categories inspired by Indiana’s love for the automobile and racing.

This non-juried fashion show encourages entrants to put the pedal to the metal and push creativity to the limits.

Models will be provided, so all entrants can take a back seat and enjoy the ride as part of the audience.

Categories

• The Checkered Flag -- any garment woven in at least 90% black and white

• The Pit Stop -- sportswear, casual chic • Detailing Your Trip -- garments

focused on embellishment or complex structures

• The Overpass -- outerwear

• The Finish Line -- garments for the end of the day/evening wear

• The Roundabout -- garments made from handspun fibers

Eligibility & Guidelines

• Open to all members of the MWA, whether or not in attendance.

• Each entrant may submit up to 2 garments with an entry fee of $25 for the first piece and $15 for the second.

• Crocheted or knit items must be made of handspun yarns.

• Eligible garments can be handwoven, but garments that are felted, hand-dyed, embellished, or created from handspun yarns will also be gladly accepted.

• Garments combining handwoven and commercial fabric should be at least 60% handwoven.

• Garments may feature details or embellishments in any other fiber techniques.

• All entries must be executed by the entrant and cannot have been shown at a previous Midwest Weavers Conference.

• Entry must include photo, weaver’s name, size of garment, written commentary to be read during the show that includes weave structure, fiber content, colors, any embellishment or additional pieces. Description CAN be changed with garment delivery.

• Questions can be directed to [email protected]

Awards: Each category will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons. 1st place winners will each receive prize money. Best of show will receive $ 100. Awards will be announced following the Fashion Show.

Models: The show will use models from an Indianapolis Sorority

Calendar:

• Entry form deadline: May 15, 2017 via email or surface mail

• Check-in for entries: Thursday, June 15, noon to 4pm

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• Entry pick-up (ID required): Saturday, June 17, 4pm to 6:30 pm

INDY SHUTTLE RACE

Saturday evening following the

Business Meeting With MWA in Indianapolis, it is only fitting and appropriate to bring back the Shuttle Race! We may not have access to the Indianapolis Speedway, but we will definitely fire up our own engines and speed down the track.

The Indianapolis 500-inspired MWC Shuttle

Parade and Shuttle Race will take place on Saturday night.

Dress up your weaving shuttle as a float in the MWC Shuttle Parade or add wheels to compete in the MWC Shuttle Race (entries will run in heats down an inclined track, like the Boy Scout Pinewood Derby).

Awards will be given for the Best Dressed Shuttle in the parade and the Swiftest Shuttle in the race.

The shuttles will be on display in the Reilly Room Friday and Saturday, prior to the race.

Entry fee: $ 5 /shuttle

Deadline: May 15

There are two categories available to enter: Racing or Decorative.

You can either enter your shuttle(s) when you register or you can download the form on the conference website and mail it in.

MEMBER EXHIBIT All MWA members are invited to demonstrate their weaving and fiber skills by entering this non-juried exhibit.

The exhibits will be judged for awards.

Guidelines:

• Each entrant may submit up to four items.

• Entry Fee: $15 for one or more items.

• All items must be made by entrant and may not have been shown at a previous MWC.

• Entries must be ready for display (i.e. ready to hang).

• All work must be delivered and picked up by the artist. No work will be received prior to or shipped after the conference.

Categories

• The Greatest Spectacle in Black and

White: Show off your creativity and skill by creating functional or decorative pieces for the home (e.g. dish towels, kitchen items, table runners, linens, wall hangings).

• Round Abouts: Use natural and synthetic fibers to spin your way to stunning skeins of handspun yarn at least 100 yards in length.

• Freeway: Transform any handspun yarn into your own creation.

• The Speedway: Let the excitement of the Indy 500 Race inspire you to showcase your items woven using eight or more shafts.

• Detailing Your Trip: Think about any of the pieces that make up a complete outfit. Enter your smaller creative wearables and accessories (e.g. hats, scarves, jewelry, shawls). Large wearables (coats, dresses, skirts, tops, ensembles) should be entered in one of the Friday evening fashion show categories.

• 4 Way Stop: Show what can be done with 4 shafts or LESS

• Back Home Again: Choose this category if your creativity can’t be corralled into any of the other categories.

Awards: Award Ribbons will be given for each category. If a category has fewer than five items, only one award may be presented. More than three awards may be given in categories with greater than 20 entries.

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Those winning awards will also receive points toward earning the MWA’s new Fiber Artist of Distinction Award. First place or named awards earn 3 points; second place earns 2 points; and third place, 1 point. The names of weavers who accumulate 25 points will be placed on an honor roll on the MWA website.

Calendar:

• Entry form deadline: May 15 • Check-in for entries: Thursday, June 15,

noon to 4pm • Entry pick-up (ID required): Saturday,

June 17, 4pm to 6:30 pm

GUILD/STUDY GROUP EXHIBIT

Theme: The Road Not Taken Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” can symbolize the many different journeys that can be taken as a weaver. Put your thoughts together to create your vision of a road that led to unexpected surprises and discoveries.

Entry fee: $20

Awards: Criteria in selecting award recipients are interpretation of theme, originality and creativity, quality of individual craftsmanship, documentation of guild involvement, and overall appearance. First place will be awarded $100; second place, $75; and third place, $50. A People’s Choice prize will also be awarded.

Calendar:

• Entry form deadline: March 1 • Exhibit setup: Thursday, June 15, 2 pm

to 5 pm • Exhibit teardown: Saturday June 17, 4

pm to 6:30 pm

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Friday, June 19, 4:45 to 5:30 pm

Complex Weavers Join fellow complex weavers. This is a great chance to actually meet people you only know through the mail and also for those interested

in Complex Weavers to learn what this group is all about. We'd love to have you join us!

Facilitated by Amy Norris

Rag Rug Show-and-Tell Rag rug weavers are invited to a show-and-tell meeting facilitated by Nedra Granquist and Jo Hill. Bring your favorite rugs to share and be inspired by others.

TWIST (Tablet Weavers’ International

Study & Techniques) The purpose of TWIST is to promote the appreciation of tablet weaving and the development of tablet weaving skills through the journal, an Internet discussion group and website, and exhibitions.

Facilitated by Nancy Smothergill Old Looms Do your weaving interests include antique looms? Are you now, or have you ever been involved in efforts to preserve, restore, or research an old loom? Would you like to restore one? If so, please join us for an informal sharing of interests and information. Discussion leaders Phyllis Dean and Pat Hilts will start the ball rolling with brief slide shows about their various old loom projects.

CONFERENCE SOUVENIRS These items will be available to purchase when you register, and you will receive them when you check-in. They will NOT be for sale at the conference!

• Conference Shuttle: A special shuttle just for this conference made by Jim Hokett of Hokett Wood Works in Magdalena, NM

• Conference Pin

TEACHERS’ SALES EVENT The Teachers’ Sales Event will be held on Saturday night prior to the business meeting. Participating teachers will have the chance to offer their wares and will be available to autograph books.

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VENDORS Will you have an opportunity to buy fabulous books, tools, threads and fibers? Absolutely! The Vendor Hall is always a highlight of Midwest Weavers conferences, and Midwest 2017 will not disappoint. The market will offer a great variety of supplies for weaving, spinning, knitting, dyeing, and other fiber arts. Come prepared to shop!

STRATEGIC PLANNING FORUM At recent MWA conferences, the Board has held Leadership Breakfasts to bring together prospective conference host committees with other members who had served in that role. The breakfasts were a chance to explore the benefits, opportunities, and challenges that come with hosting a conference.

At the Indianapolis conference, the Board is looking to both increase participation in this informal gathering of motivated members and to broaden the scope of the discussion by replacing the breakfast with a strategic planning forum.

Topics that we hope to address at the forum include

• the future format of MWA conferences in the absence of local host committees,

• ways to grow the MWA membership, • collaboration with other regional fiber

groups, and • agenda issues for future business

meetings.

If you are interested in participating in this important discussion, please check off the Strategic Planning Forum on the registration form. There is no fee associated with this event.

The time and location for this forum has yet to be determined. Details will be posted on the conference website by early spring 2017.

SCHOLARSHIPS If financial assistance would make it easier to attend Textiles at the Crossroads, read on!

Several scholarships are available from the MWA Board.

Three of the scholarships include conference registration fees, room, and board. The Jack Baker Memorial Scholarship, which honors the memory of a long-time friend and board member of MWA, is given to a weaver with less than five years experience. The other two all-inclusive awards will be given to applicants who demonstrate financial need. Several scholarships that cover only the conference registration fee will also be awarded.

To apply, submit a letter that explains the role weaving plays in your life and why you would like to attend the Midwest Weavers’ Conference. Please indicate which of the scholarships you are applying, and be sure to include your name, address, phone number, and email address. Previous scholarship awardees are not eligible.

Application deadline is February 1, 2017.

Send your application letter to:

Emily Say Scholarship Chair 625 Garfield Street Emporia, KS 66801

[email protected]

VOLUNTEERING Volunteers are needed to assist instructors as classroom aides. If you'd like to serve in this way, please indicate this on your registration form.

We are also recruiting volunteers to help in many other ways during the conference and preconference. Please check the conference website (midwestweavers.org) for a link to sign up online. You can also email the volunteer co-chairs directly at [email protected].

REGISTRATION We strongly encourage you to register for this conference online. Online registration will allow you to see instantly for which seminars you are registered. If a seminar you want is

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already full, you will be able to place yourself on a waitlist and register for another seminar in the same time slot.

Material lists for workshops and seminars are included in the descriptions online and in this book. If further materials and information are needed, the instructor will send them to you before the conference.

Online registration begins on January 8, at

noon EST.

Simply go to: www.midwestweavers.org and click on the "Register Now" button. If you register online, you may pay with a credit card or PayPal. When your registration has been

verified and entered into the system, you

will receive an e-mail confirmation.

Registration closes April 2

If you prefer to register for the conference by mail, you may do so using the registration form found on our website. Complete and mail the registration form, along with a check payable to MWC 2017, to:

MWC 2017 c/o Barb Gallagher 24647 Zimmer Rd Guilford, IN 47022

Please make sure you have fully completed the information on the entry form, and double-check the information for accuracy. We strongly recommend you keep a copy for your records.

Registrations received by mail will be processed in the order they are received. Registrations received prior to January 8 will be held until registration opens on that day.

If you have questions regarding registration, please send email, with subject REGISTRATION, to:

[email protected]

Note: You must be a member of MWA to attend seminar sessions. If you are not currently a member, you may join using the appropriate lines on the registration form to pay the membership fee. Guests may visit exhibits and the vendor area. They may also purchase tickets for the keynote address and fashion show. Guests may not attend any workshops or conference sessions.

Children under the age of 18 must have the approval of the teacher and the conference staff in order to register for a seminar.

Reminder -- Important Dates to Remember

January 8 Registration Opens

February 1 Scholarship Applications Due

March 1 Vendor Applications and Guild Exhibit entry forms due

April 2 Registration Closes at Midnight

May 15 Entry Forms due (Member Exhibits, Fashion Show)

May 1 Conference Bag Items Due

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Monday, June 12 through Wednesday, June 14 PC401: E-WEAVE DESIGN INSTRUCTOR: MARG COE

Designing liftplans using graphics design software is one of the latest additions to our arsenal of weaving tools. Come find out what all the excitement is about—learn the tools of our time! This workshop is a detailed step-by-step presentation of current trends in digital weave design using graphics software such as Adobe® Photoshop® or Adobe® Photoshop® Elements. Participants follow the presentation in real time as they develop their own liftplans. Among the structures covered (time permitting) are: twills, satins, double weave, double-faced, diversified plain weave, deflected double weave, 3-dimensions, tied weaves, polychrome summer and winter, and taqueté. Time permitting, also included are: drawing for the drawing challenged, and additional design techniques for straight and point threadings.

Skills needed: Digital design is appropriate for looms of 16 shafts or more. Weavers should be familiar with basic weaving terminology. Photoshop or Photoshop Elements experience is not required.

Materials fee: $13.

Participant to bring: Note taking supplies. Laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements and a weave design program installed.

PC402: CUTTING LOOSE WITH TIED WEAVES

INSTRUCTOR: ROBYN SPADY

Tied weaves create patterned fabrics with floats of limited length. One threading can provide a multitude of different treadling options from singles and pairs to Dukagang and taqueté. Participants will learn the fundamentals of tied weaves and explore a variety of treadling techniques. There will also be a portion of the workshop dedicated to design. If you’re a weaver interested in

understanding terms like summer and winter, single two-tie, taqueté, and samitum, then this workshop is for you! Four- shaft loom minimum; eight shafts recommended.

Skill level: Intermediate-to-advanced (and adventure-seeking beginners).

Materials fee: $15.

Participant to bring: four-shaft (minimum, eight-shaft recommended) pre-warped loom (instructions will be provided as soon as class list is received); shuttles; extra bobbins; scissors; weft; pen or pencil.

PC403: TABLET WEAVING AROUND THE WORLD

INSTRUCTOR: JOHN MULLARKEY

Tablet weaving is truly an international art. We’ll study three different techniques from three different areas of the world and three different time periods. Kivrim, from Turkey which gives us the popular Ram’s Horn design and is fairly contemporary, Coptic Diamonds, from Egypt from over 1000 years ago, and Anglo-Saxon card weaving from the British Isles from around 1500 years ago.

Skill Level: No weaving experience required.

Material Fee: $15.

Participant to bring: scissors, five balls or cones of 10/2 mercerized or unmercerized cotton or #10 crochet thread. Each ball should be at least 1/2 ounce. Three balls of one color, and the other two balls of two different highly contrasting colors.

PC404: GARMENT CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHING TECHNIQUES FOR HANDWEAVERS AND OTHER FIBER ARTISTS

INSTRUCTOR: DARYL LANCASTER

A crash course in garment construction, fit, finishing, and all around fun! For weavers or anyone interested in learning to construct great

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looking and great fitting garments. Learn to be creative with your seam finishes, buttonholes, closures, linings, and embellishment. From sampling to sett to fabric finishing, this is a terrific class for those wanting to learn to sew clothing from their handwoven or other special fabric, as well as for those more experienced wanting polished and professional results. Participants will have the opportunity to draft a custom pattern for a simple unlined jacket, vest or tunic.

Skill level: all levels.

Materials fee: $30.

Participant to bring: cardboard cutting board with printed grid (check www.joann.com) 36" x 56" (can also use a large piece of corrugated cardboard or foam core 36” x 36”); two or three good quality color pencils (e.g. Sanford Prismacolor); see-through straight-edge ruler; bulletin board push pins; tape measure; 6" SEAM GAUGE with sliding marker; thread; pins; sewing machine in good working order with manual and accessories; power strip and/or extension cord; good scissors or dressmakers shears; embroidery scissors; notebook and pen (highlighter also suggested); lots of scraps for sampling techniques (at least 8” square and can be any fabric that allows easy sewing of techniques, such as denim); any show and tell, questions or problems; and don’t forget your camera!

PC405: COLOR AND CREATIVITY FOR SPINNERS

INSTRUCTOR: KATE LARSON

Inspiration is everywhere. The challenge for fiber artists is in translating interesting architecture, a sunset, or a memory into yarn and textiles. In this workshop, Kate will walk you through her own design process and help you begin a spinner's creativity notebook. Building upon color studies and explorations you develop in class, the workshop will cover fiber preparation and spinning techniques used to manipulate color, managing hand-painted fibers for different color effects, finishing techniques, and more. You'll leave with an organized notebook filled with samples and

ideas, and the tools needed to turn them into beautiful yarns.

Skills needed: Ability to spin and ply a basic yarn.

Materials fee: $25.

Participant to bring: A spindle or working wheel, extra bobbins, and lazy kate. You will need hand cards for this class—some will be available to borrow. Optional: Knitting needles, crochet hooks, or pin-looms for sampling.

P406: PREDICTING THE UNPREDICTABLE: COLOR IN TAPESTRY

INSTRUCTOR: REBECCA MEZOFF

Yarn reflects light differently than paint does. The weft-faced weave of tapestry creates different effects than other kinds of weave structures. This class explores basic color theory as it applies to tapestry. We will experiment with various color combinations, practice mixing colors in the weft bundle, and discuss how color interacts and how best to weft and how best to create desired effects in the medium of tapestry. All of this is built upon a discussion of color theory. Through our exploration of color we will begin to learn to make intentional color choices that work for us.

Skill level: Basic tapestry skills required.

Materials fee: $40.

Participant to bring: Warped tapestry loom, weaving tools, scissors for fiber and paper, clear tape, notebook.

PC407: DEFLECTED DOUBLEWEAVE INSTRUCTOR: MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

Watch warp and weft threads deflect to form round circles and curvy waves. This unique variation of doubleweave allows total contrast between two or more colorways on as few as four shafts. Even more excitement comes when a different fiber is used for each weave, one that shrinks and one that doesn’t. Marvelous puffs and shapes form in a variety

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of finishes, from puckered to fulled to felted. Participants bring pre-warped 4-shaft or 8-shaft looms, choosing from a wide range of fibers, colors, and designs and exchange looms for a comprehensive library of samples.

Skills needed: Basic warping skills. All levels.

Materials fee: $15.

Participant to bring: threaded loom ready to weave.

PC408: WEAVING SHIMMERING SILKS

INSTRUCTOR: HEATHER WINSLOW

Ah, the mystery, elegance, and shimmering beauty that is inseparable from the word silk! Included in this class will be the history of silk production; an introduction to the four main types of silk with samples of their cocoons, yarns, and fabrics; and a discussion of the properties and characteristics of silk, and how these relate to the weaving of silk. The workshop will consist of a round robin in which each participant will weave eight to ten samples of silk fabric using different silks and weave structures. These fabrics are all suitable for clothing and other finished products. Examples of Heather’s silk garments will be on display. Workshop requires pre-warped loom (4 or 8-shaft). Instructions and pre-wound warps will be sent to student.

Skill level: advanced beginner or intermediate. Student must be able to dress a loom, read a weaving draft, and be willing to work at 24 epi or more.

Materials fee: $55.

Participant to bring: pre-warped loom and specific supplies listed at end of your instruction sheet; boat shuttles(s), bobbins, several film containers or pill bottles for weighting or mending warp threads; one or two toilet paper rolls (the core); embroidery floss in four to six harmonious colors and floss bobbins if you have them; tape measure; scissors for paper and cloth; fabric glue; notebook, pencil, masking tape, and transparent tape; ten 1” cardboard hang tags to label samples; twenty ½” x 10” pieces of

cardboard to separate samples; (optional) silk fabrics (handwoven or commercial) for show and tell.

PC409: WEAVING WITH HANDPAINTED YARNS

INSTRUCTORS: DIANE SMITH & CATHERINE

CHUNG

Do handpainted yarns call to you until you get them home and then fall silent? Explore how handpainted yarns combined with the choice of weave structure can create extraordinarily magical results.

In this workshop, you will study the effects hue, value and thread size have on structure. Weaving in round-robin format, the class will explore classic weave structures using variegated yarns in both warp and weft to create surprising and unique fabrics.

You will warp your loom prior to class with yarn and draft provided by Just Our Yarn (JOY). Participants will be assigned weft colors as a jumping off point and from there weave multiple samples using a variety of JOY yarns and colors—exploring beyond the expected. Through presentation, discussion, and weaving you will gain the confidence to weave with multiple variegated yarns and revel in the unlimited color possibilities.

Skill level: beginner to advanced (must be able to warp the loom).

Materials fee: $75. (Includes warp and weft yarns, drafts, handout, and shipping.)

Participant to bring: harness loom in good working order.

PC410: CRIMP AND CREATE INSTRUCTOR: DIANNE TOTTEN

This is an on-loom workshop taking fiber in a new direction by creating crimp cloth. Using a variation of woven shibori for both warp and weft, learn to create fabric with permanently crimped designs that hold their memory even when washed. Apply this stash-busting technique to any threading and, learn the thought process that will lead to endless possibilities for creating this magic cloth.

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Participants will draft, weave, and crimp their samples in class. Learn how the fabric can be used for scarves and shawls that won’t fall off your shoulders as well as for entire garments. See how permanently crimped pleating can replace knitted ribbing for a sweater or can add a knit look to the collar area of a jacket. Sewing tips for using crimp cloth will be included in this round-robin workshop. No dyeing is involved.

Skill level: advanced beginner and beyond.

Materials fee: $3.

Participant to bring: pre-warped loom (minimum of 4-shafts, 8 or more is even better!) and a basic knowledge of drafting. Workshop preparation information will be sent to the registrants.

PC411: OVERSHOT ODYSSEY INSTRUCTOR: RITA HAGENBRUCH

Embark on an adventure exploring the overshot weave structure. Be inspired by the designs of historical coverlets and Scandinavian linens. Learn creative use of color and explore pattern with different yarns. Learn how to read overshot pattern drafts, how to balance them, and how to create your own designs. This workshop covers both 4-shaft and 8-shaft overshot instruction. Students will learn how to expand their draft for a future coverlet, table runner, or pillow.

Skill level: Intermediate.

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: For this workshop, students prepare a warp of 354 ends using 10/2 cotton. I will send 4 shaft drafts before the workshop to use allowing you to come to the workshop with your looms threaded and ready to weave. One will need a 15-inch weaving width on their loom.

PC412: SCOTTISH WEAVING SAMPLER

INSTRUCTOR: MELISSA WEAVER DUNNING

Experience several Scottish weaving traditions while you sample traditional tartans, tweeds

and district check patterns. The timeless beauty of traditional Scottish tartans is so appealing and weaving colorful tartan is great fun. Tweed cloth has been woven in Scotland for centuries, using natural sheep colors and local plant dyes that imitate the colors of the heather hills. The earliest simple patterned cloth was the Shepherds Check, from which many simple variations have been created. All the great houses of England's Borderlands and the Lowlands of Scotland eventually had tweed patterns that were woven in quantity to clothe their groundsmen, grooms and foresters; even Downton Abbey has a registered tweed pattern! This workshop includes a slide lecture on tartan and tweed history and instruction in translating tartan setts into warp plans. This round robin class will produce a notebook of samples for future independent exploration.

Skills needed: basic weaving skills.

Materials fee: $25.

Participant to bring: a warped loom; 1-5 boat shuttles and bobbins; scissors; measuring tape; T-pins; notebook, pen, and pencil.

PC413: NATURAL DYEING ON COTTON

INSTRUCTOR: EILEEN HALLMAN

Learn to scour, mordant, and dye cotton with natural dye extracts. We will use small yarn and/or fabric samples to develop a notebook. We will learn the importance of proper scouring and explore the properties of cotton and its dyeability with bleached, unbleached, mercerized, and Dye-Lishus® cotton samples in a matrix of alum, tannin, and aluminum acetate mordants. We will also print mordants and iron modifiers onto cloth before dyeing to explore a range of colors that can be achieved with one dip in a dyebath.

Skill level: Beginner.

Materials fee: $50.

Participant to bring: Apron, gloves, plastic bag for carrying damp yarn home, enthusiasm. Optional: each student may bring 100 grams of cotton yarn, hair dryer.

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Full-Day Seminars

Friday, June 16

FF101: THE ULTIMATE WEAVER’S BASKET

INSTRUCTOR: BEV LARSON

What do you look for in a great crafting basket? In this one-day workshop, basket-maker Bev Larson will help you make your own Ultimate Weavers Basket—perfect for weavers, spinners, and knitters alike. The basket has side pockets to hold shuttles and scissors, a generous central compartment for cones or handcards, and is approximately 10 x 14 inches in total size without handle or side pockets. You do not need previous basketry experience to join the workshop and all tools and materials will be provided.

Skill level: beginner.

Materials fee: $35.

Participant to bring: none. Instructor will supply all tools and materials.

FF102: FUNDAMENTALS OF PLY SPLIT BRAIDING

INSTRUCTOR: LOUISE FRENCH

Learn the basics of ply-split braiding in this introductory class by making a keyring fob and your choice of one of several necklaces. You will also have an opportunity to make cords of your own to use for your next project.


Materials fee: $28.

Participant to bring: Pen or pencil; task light, if you have one; 10/2 or 5/2 pearl cotton in a variety of colors for making cords (optional).

FF103: UNDERSTANDING BLOCKS INSTRUCTOR: MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

You can have a perfectly happy weaving life doing what’s been done before—following project instructions or using someone else’s design ideas. But that’s like saying you can have a perfectly happy life without leaving

your town. Understanding block weaves is your ticket to the wider world of weaving. This one-day seminar is your passport to travel, teaching you the basics of using unit weaves (threading and treadling) and profile drafts.

Skill level: Advanced beginner and up.

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: Pencil with a good eraser.

FF104: SPINNING ON THE CHARKA INSTRUCTOR: EILEEN HALLMAN

Learn to spin cotton the easy way! (Anything is easy with the right tools; the charkha was designed specifically for spinning cotton.) Learn how to tune and maintain the charkha. We will also cover cotton types, preparations, and properties.


Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: Charkha or great wheel if they have one (Charkha rental available: $15); enthusiasm.

FF105: SHIMMERING SILK SPINNING INSTRUCTOR: HEATHER WINSLOW

Explore the beauty, mystery, soft shimmer, and elegance of silk! Enjoy the tactile pleasure as this exquisite fiber passes through fingers to become a beautiful, luxurious, versatile yarn. Its incredible strength allows its use for weaving, kumihimo, needle-laces, and other needle-arts, as well as knitting. Learn the properties and characteristics of silk; spin several samples of bombyx and tussah silks, and blends of silk and luxury fibers.

Skill level: advanced beginner to intermediate spinner.

Materials fee: $25.

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Participant to bring: spinning wheel in good working order, lazy kate, extra bobbins, carders, small niddy-noddy, labels to tag samples, yarn to tie samples, ten sandwich bags, pen and paper.

FF106: TAPESTRY ANSWERS: DO I WANT TO BE A TAPESTRY ARTIST?

INSTRUCTOR: REBECCA MEZOFF

Have you ever wanted to try tapestry weaving but weren’t sure you were really going to like it and didn’t want to buy new equipment until you were sure? In this one-day class, we will explore all your basic questions about tapestry. The morning presentation is about tapestry weaving as a practice, what it entails, what looms work, and warp and weft yarns to consider. In the afternoon we will try some beginning tapestry techniques, look at ways to warp various looms, and learn why certain looms are great for this weave structure and others are not so good. Rebecca will bring some small looms to try. No experience necessary. Bring your sense of adventure, a notebook, and any small loom you might have at home you want Rebecca’s opinion about. If you’d like the class to try your loom, bring it warped!

Skill level: No tapestry experience necessary.

Materials fee: $15.

Participant to bring: Notebook, pen.

FF107: DISCOVER YOURSELF THROUGH WEAVING

INSTRUCTOR: CHIAKI O’BRIEN

SAORI is very different from traditional weaving, placing more importance on free expression and creativity than on technical skills or regularity of the woven cloth. This is a therapeutic and healing weaving technique that allows students to relax, enjoy, explore, and develop positive thinking through weaving. Even though there are only two harnesses, students can still enjoy weaving with many colors, textures, and exploration! The warp will be set for students so they can

start weaving right away. Irregular selvages and accidental skips of thread add to the un-programmed beauty of SAORI cloth; we admire this irregularity as the unintentional beauty resulting from our natural creativity. Be ready to feel like you are five years old! Just have fun following your hearts! If you have special materials you’d like to use for your weaving project, please feel free to bring them.


Materials fee: $35.

Participant to bring: willingness to explore! Nothing is needed, but if students have materials that they would like to use for a project such as homespun yarn, ribbon, your own animals’ fleece, that is welcome.

FF108: BE INSPIRED IN YOUR COTTON RUG WEAVING

INSTRUCTOR: WYNNE MATTILA

Wynne will share her passion for colorful cotton fabrics and knowledge of weaving her Finnish-style rugs in this workshop. She will walk you through her design process from inspiration to rug. You will be guided through an exercise to create a design plan using snippets of fabric in your own stash and go home with greater confidence in your color choices, as well as good techniques to use in your rug weaving.

Skills needed: none.

Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: snippets of fabric, scissors, note-taking materials, camera or phone to take digital images.

FF109: SCARF IN A DAY INSTRUCTOR: RITA HAGENBRUCH

The purpose of this class is to show the method Rita uses to wind a warp and dress a loom. Participants will be able to wind a scarf warp in class and dress their loom according to Rita’s method and may even get their scarf woven before the day is over. Rita has woven over eighty commissions during 2013-2015

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while babysitting her granddaughter who is now four years old and who helps Rita with hand weaving. One can dress a loom by themselves with ease and will enjoy the process. Rita has been weaving for forty-four years and has seen many different ideas of dressing a loom. She hopes participants will be inspired by her method and always keep their looms dressed.


Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: Warp and weft yarns on cones or pre-wound into balls; loom with a reed that is appropriate for warp yarns; warping board; lease sticks; raddle; two sets of curtain rods; shuttles; scissors; sticks to separate warp layers on back beams (yard sticks, screen molding, etc.); pen and paper for taking notes. Optional: adjustable drying rack for hanging warping board.

FF110: BLENDING COLORS AT THE WHEEL

INSTRUCTOR: AMY TYLER

Learn to make unique multi-colored yarns at the wheel, without dyeing or the use of carding/combing equipment. In this workshop, we will take rovings and tops of different colors and combine them by pre-drafting in several simple ways to create yarns that produce more colorful and more textural fiber projects. We will cover techniques that allow you to create the same blends of color from skein to skein. We will practice making singles yarn as well as 2- and 3-ply yarns. We will also cover techniques for making marl yarns.

Skill level: Advanced beginning to intermediate spinning.

Materials fee: $20

Participant to bring: Spinning wheel in good working order, four bobbins, and a lazy kate.

FF111: TRADITIONAL WOOL PREP INSTRUCTOR: MELISSA DUNNING

We will start at the sheep with sorting and grading fleece, moving on to washing, picking, and carding with handcards. Wool combing and preparation for worsted spinning and a unique approach to using the drumcarder to produce small rolags will also be covered.

Skills needed: All levels.

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: Handcards, handspindles, and/or a spinning wheel.

FF112: DESIGN (GOING BEYOND THE RECIPE)

INSTRUCTOR: SARA NORDLING

Have you wanted to design your own textiles but don’t know where to begin? This class can help! The elements and principles of general artistic design will be applied to the weaving process to create exciting and dynamic art, scarves, table runners, clothing items and even…dish towels! In the first part of the class we will learn the building blocks of good design, and in the second half you will apply these to creating original designs. Please bring paper/graph paper, colored pencils, and one or two items you have woven that you think could have been a more interesting or exciting. This class is designed for advanced beginners to advanced weavers who want to design their own textiles.

Skill level: Beginners to advanced weavers, anyone who wants to design their own textiles

Materials fee: none.

Participant to bring: Paper/graph paper, colored pencils, one or two items you have woven that you think could be more interesting.

FF113: INTRO TO FABRIC ANALYSIS INSTRUCTOR: ROBYN SPADY

It’s exciting to find a textile that inspires us to design our own fabric to weave; however, translating the fabric into a draft can feel like an insurmountable challenge. In this hands-on

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workshop, participants will be introduced to techniques and tools to assist them in analyzing a fabric, discover the subtle characteristics that make some fabrics unique and truly remarkable, and understand how to create a design and weave their own creations.

Skill level: intermediate-to-advanced (and adventure-seeking beginners).

Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: pen or pencil.

FF114: NUNO FELT WAVE SCARF INSTRUCTOR: DAWN EDWARDS

Nuno, which means fabric in Japanese, is a term now used to describe the felting of natural fibers (we’ll be using Merino wool) into a sheer woven fabric base (in our case,

silk) to create a unique, light-weight fabric. Dawn will share with you a fun resist technique which creates a wave-like design element. Come explore the ancient art of feltmaking with a modern twist. Your finished piece will be highly textured, flexible, and very beautiful.


Materials fee: $35.

Participant to bring: three bath-sized towels; scissors; plastic bucket or beach pail for water; ball brause or laundry sprinkler bottle (several will be available to share); old pantyhose or an old t-shirt which can be cut into ties. Optional: you may wish to purchase a set of plastic bed risers (which run about $10/set) to raise the height of your table to a more comfortable working height.

Full-Day Seminars

Saturday, June 17

SF201: PAINTED WARPS INSTRUCTOR: CARRIE MAY

Many weavers often feel limited when it comes to choosing colors for their weaving projects by the cone. Variegated yarns are nice, but when woven, colors blend together creating something else entirely. Warp painting is the answer. This class will teach the students how to work with Procion MX Dyes. These are cold water dyes and are very safe. A demonstration of mixing the dyes will be given, and use of the dyes will be discussed. Students will bring their own 4-yard warps of cotton or other cellulose fiber, or may buy them from the instructor. These dyes are not suitable for wool. The students will then have a variety of mixed colors to choose from to paint their own warps. Students will have time to paint at least 2 warps with guidance from the instructor. Handouts will be given with instructions on rinsing their warps after returning home.

Skill level: Beginner—no experience required.

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: one or two 4-yard warps that are wound and ready to dye; two buckets/dishpans; plastic saran wrap to cover painted warps; one clean gallon milk jug; old hand-towels; dust mask; and gloves. Please wear clothes or an apron appropriate for dyeing. The instructor will have blank warps ready for dyeing available for $25.

SF202: INKLE LOOM WEAVING INSTRUCTOR: DARYL LANCASTER

No weaving experience necessary! The inkle loom is portable, easy to warp, easy to weave off, and makes beautiful belts and bands. Daryl uses it to trim her garments and thinks every weaver should own one. Starting with a PowerPoint presentation, participants will learn to make heddles for the loom, follow a draft and warp the inkle loom. Proper techniques for weaving a tight even band with good selvedges will be explained. A more intermediate technique of inkle loom pick-up for interesting design options will also be demonstrated as well as supplemental weft.

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Participants will be able to finish a small band by the end of the day.


Materials fee: $15.

Participant to bring: two ounces or more of 5/2 or 10/2 perle cotton in three different high-contrast colors (for example navy, light grey, and red) cones or balls; scissors; tape measure; If you own an inkle loom and would like to use it, feel free to bring it along. Please no inkle looms with warp and cloth beams like the Gilmore and the Glimåkra. They require specific equipment for warping and this class does not focus on beaming chain warps. If you are bringing your own inkle loom, don’t forget to bring a small belt shuttle, like a stick shuttle except with a more tapered edge along one side.

Contact Daryl ([email protected]) in advance if you would like to rent or purchase a loom. Rental is $10.00 which can be applied to the purchase if desired ($68.00 - $70.00).

SF203: FIBER BASICS INSTRUCTOR: PAT MALEY

Have you ever wondered why a fiber, yarn, or cloth behaves the way it does? Want to know which fibers and yarns can be mixed without problems? What are the so-called new age fibers and how can they be used? This course for weavers, spinners, knitters, felters, quilters, and anyone who uses fabric, will study natural, manufactured, and synthetic fibers. You will learn about the fiber variations and characteristics that effect spinning, weaving, wearability, and care of the fiber. You will learn to identify fibers using the microscope and other methods.


Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: optional: If you have a small microscope (100x min), please bring it to class with a light source if necessary.

SF204: NUI SHIBORI INSTRUCTOR: EILEEN HALLMAN

Learn about stitched shibori with commercial fabric that has the gathering threads woven in. Learn how to gather and tie, how to manipulate stitches, and how to dye using different dyes and paints for varied effects. We will use woven shibori from a mill, but will learn the hand stitching techniques as well. If you plan to weave your own, this class is an easy introduction to the effects you can achieve with dyeing after the fabric is gathered.


Materials fee: $15.

Participant to bring: Participant to bring: apron, gloves, needle and strong thread, thread snips, plastic bag for carrying damp fabric home, enthusiasm.

SF205: 4 – 8 WEAVE INSTRUCTOR: MARG COE

Why, you may ask, should we bother using a computer for 4 and 8-shaft designs? Isn’t it a tool for those who weave on 16 shafts? 32 shafts? Maybe even more? The focus of 4-8 …Weave! is not on what a program does but what we can do with it—how computers enable us to weave in a way we could never have envisioned in the past. This workshop presents methods for creating exciting designs: 4-block doubleweave on 4 shafts, interleaving, polychrome, the many ways to make use of parallel threadings, Jin (turned taqueté), turned S2T (summer and winter)…. Weave design programs come with manuals that explain the features of the programs, but not how to implement them. Just as a car’s manual tells you the car’s features, but it doesn’t teach you to drive! This class fills that gap. Appropriate for weavers with any number of shafts.

Skill level: All levels. Participants should have a rudimentary knowledge of both basic weaving terminology and computer use.

Materials fee: $13.

Participant to bring: Notetaking supplies. Laptop computer with specific software,

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defined by instructor, installed prior to the workshop (free version is adequate).

SF206: FLOATING RIBBONS SCARF WITH SUPPLEMENTAL WARP

INSTRUCTOR: SUSANNE HALVORSEN

Create a luscious, richly colored scarf and learn about the supplemental warp technique. Participants will choose a skein of Welch hand-dyed Giotto ribbon from Colinette Yarns as their supplemental warp. The background will be Silk City Fiber’s Bamboo 7. Similar to Suzanne’s signature doubleweave scarves, blocks of colorful ribbon will dance up the center of the piece. Part of the workshop is focusing on color choices, so looms will be dressed in class. Participants must be able to warp their four-harness looms in about three hours without assistance. Scarves most likely will need to be completed at home. Weavers will have two design choices, both utilizing the same warp and set-up. Suzanne’s inspiration for this design came from studying antique French ribbons.

Skill level: Intermediate. Must be able to dress a loom in 2-3 hours without assistance.

Materials fee: $40.00.

Participant to bring: Four-harness loom (table or floor) and all equipment needs to dress the loom: threading hooks; 8, 10, or 12 dent reed (preferably 12 dent); paper to wind on back beam; tie-ups; and warping board. Two sets of lease sticks required, in addition to other supplies: scrap yarn such as carpet warp for guide thread and tying lease sticks; scissors; notebook and pencil; cloth tape measure; two boat shuttles; and four bobbins.

SF207: CRIMP CLOTH PRIMER INSTRUCTOR: DIANE TOTTEN

Discover crimp cloth techniques to add to your weaving repertoire. Using a non-dye variation of woven shibori, learn to create permanently crimped fabric for clothing that flatters any figure and scarves and shawls that won’t fall off your shoulders. Or, think beyond wearables to create your own unique project.

Through lecture and visual presentation, learn to draft and get tips for weaving both warp and weft crimp, then how to process the crimp. Sewing tips for using this magic cloth will be included. Leave with a plan you create for your own crimp project, if time permits.

Skill level: advanced beginner and beyond.

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: note-taking materials; scissors (small with a good snipping point if possible).

SF208: PLY SPLIT BRAIDED VESSELS

INSTRUCTOR: LOUISE FRENCH

Take ply-split braiding to the third dimension. The next step in ply-split braiding is moving from flat braids to vessels. You will learn how to make simple baskets, the importance of color placement of cords, and the theory of going from a flat two-dimensional piece to a three-dimensional vessel. The class will conclude with finishing options. Time permitting, students may make additional cords for future projects.

Skills needed: Some ply-split braiding experience or the “Fundamentals of Ply-Split Braiding” offered at this conference.

Materials fee: $20.

Participant to bring: Task light, if you have one; Gripfid, if you have one or a loaner will be available; pen or pencil. Variety of 5/2 or 10/2 pearl cotton for additional projects (optional).

SF209: DOUBLE CARD DOUBLE TURN DIAGONALS

INSTRUCTOR: JOHN MULLARKEY

Also called Egyptian Diagonals, this workshop will focus on weaving diagonal patterns with tablets. We will use the circular warp setup and learn how to use two packs to create interesting diagonal designs. Patterns will be provided, but individual exploration will be encouraged. No previous tablet weaving experience required.

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Skill Level: beginner-intermediate. No weaving experience required.

Material Fee: $15.

Participant to bring: scissors, four balls or cones of 10/2 mercerized or unmercerized cotton or #10 crochet thread. Each ball should be at least 1 ounce. Two balls of one color, and two balls of a different highly contrasting color. There will not be time in class to wind off, so please come prepared with four yarn sources.

SF210: CREATING THE YARN YOU WANT

INSTRUCTOR: AMY TYLER

This workshop is designed for the spinner who wants to gain greater control over the final characteristics of the yarn she or he spins. We will practice methods for controlling the thickness and twist of yarns. We will cover practical techniques for creating yarns that are consistent from bobbin to bobbin, and that match already existing yarns, either hand spun or commercial. We will also touch on techniques for plying a “balanced yarn”.

Skill level: advanced beginning to intermediate spinning.

Materials fee: $20.

Participant to bring: Spinning wheel in good working order, three bobbins, and a lazy kate.

SF211: BE INSPIRED IN YOUR RUG WEAVING

INSTRUCTOR: WYNNE MATTILA

Wynne will share her passion for colorful cotton fabrics and knowledge of weaving her Finnish-style rugs in this workshop. She will walk you through her design process from inspiration to rug. You will be guided through an exercise to create a design plan using snippets of fabric in your own stash and go home with greater confidence in your color choices, as well as good techniques to use in your rug weaving.


Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: snippets of fabric, scissors, note-taking materials, camera or phone to take digital images.

SF212: PATTERN WEAVING ON A RIGID HEDDLE LOOM

INSTRUCTOR: CONSTANCE HALL

Pattern weaving on a rigid-heddle loom is a fun and easy way to turn that simple looking loom into a weaving powerhouse. Using a pick-up stick or two you will weave patterns that it would take a six-harness loom to weave. This is a no-worries, step-by-step workshop. We will warp the looms and weave a sampler of patterns from warp floats and weft floats to leno and lots in between. Come learn to make magic happen on your loom.

Skill level: beginner with some experience to intermediate

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: scissors; pen; and five sheets of printer paper; tape measure; glasses if needed and comfortable shoes. This workshop requires a Rigid-Heddle Loom. If you are bringing a loom, contact [email protected] with any questions about what you need to bring. Please make sure you have all the pieces and parts that go with the loom including: two shuttles, two pick-up sticks, a 10 dent reed, warping peg and clamps. Some pick-up sticks will be available for use in class. A Schacht Cricket loom may be borrowed to use in class with option to buy at the end of class, if notified in advance.

SF213: FINISHING TECHNIQUES INSTRUCTOR: BETTY KIRK

Once your woven piece is off of the loom, it is time to finish it! See samples of what can be done on the loom and once your fabric is off of the loom. There are many rules or tricks of the trade that can be used to finish handwoven cloth such as how to deal with fringe, decorate edges, join pieces, and use beads. After examining the samples, participants will practice several techniques.

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Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: scissors, blunt tapestry (large eye) needle, seed beads, beading needle, and beading thread. Optional: magnifier, task light.

SF214: TRAPEZES AND WEIGHTS AND WHACKINGS – OH MY!

INSTRUCTOR: KATI MEEK

With demonstration, participants practice the speed and ease of beaming a beautifully tensioned warp all alone, using the warping trapeze, athletic weights and a spanking stick. Live-weight tensioned weaving shows how

any loom can have a self-adjusting automatic brake on the warp beam. The focus is on developing ease and simplicity in loom dressing and developing rhythm in weaving. Kati will show you how fine tuning the loom, the bench, the shuttles, and the weaver leads to beautiful cloth, comfortable weaving, and healthy bodies, eliminating wasted and risky motion. Workshops often emphasize the end product; this one focuses on the details of the process resulting in a better product, whatever it is.


Materials fee: none

Participant to bring: standard note-taking; digital camera if desired.

Half-Day Seminars

Friday morning, June 16

FM121: BEGINNING SPINDLING INSTRUCTOR: PAT MALEY

Do you want to learn to spin but you don’t have a wheel? In this class, you will learn to use several types of drop spindles that make spinning fun and portable. This is an easy and inexpensive way to spin a lot of yarn in the little bits of time that are scattered through the day. You will learn the basics of spinning on a drop spindle, the difference between top and bottom whorl spindles, how to spin a couple of different fibers, and how to use your spindle while you sit, stand, or walk. A spindle will be included in your materials fee, and you are encouraged to bring any spindles you already own.

Skill level: beginner. No experience necessary.

Materials fee: $25.

Participant to bring: any previously purchased spindles.

FM122: E-WEAVE DESIGN INSTRUCTOR: MARG COE

Designing liftplans using graphics design software is one of the latest additions to our arsenal of weaving tools. Come find out what all the excitement is about—learn the tools of our time! This mini-session is an overview of current trends in digital weave design using graphics software such as Adobe® Photoshop® or Adobe® Photoshop® Elements. Among the structures covered (time permitting) are: twills, satins, double weave, double-faced, diversified plain weave, deflected double weave, 3-dimensions, tied weaves, polychrome summer and winter, and taqueté. Time permitting also included are: drawing for the drawing challenged, and additional design techniques for straight and point threadings.

Skills needed: Digital design is appropriate for looms of 16 shafts or more. Weavers should be familiar with basic weaving terminology. Photoshop or Photoshop Elements experience is not required.

Materials fee: $13.

Participant to bring: Note taking supplies.

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FM123: 3 WAYS TO WARP A RIGID HEDDLE LOOM


Do you have questions about warping? What is that warping board and why do I want one? What are those weaving charts? How in the world do you warp with two heddles? If this sounds like you, then this is your class. We will warp rigid-heddle looms with three different techniques. Skills learned will be: refresher for direct warping and when to use it; how to use a warping board and when and why you would choose to use it; understanding drafts and how to follow a weaving pattern; and what types of yarn come in 3/2 or 5/2 and what that means. Plus, learn some tricks and tips to improve your weaving including yarn choices and how heddle size changes your finished project. This is a demo and hands-on class using class looms.

Skill level: beginner with a bit of experience

Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: none.

FM124: COUNTERMARCHE LOOMS FOR THE INTERMEDIATE WEAVER

INSTRUCTOR: SARA VON TRESCKOW

This presentation is for intermediate weavers new to countermarche looms or contemplating acquiring a countermarche loom. A brief history of the loom type and overview of the various forms the countermarche loom form the heart of the presentation. Variations in warping and/or tying up the loom as well as considerations for efficient use of the loom are included. Skeleton tie-up for Summer and Winter or other treadle intensive techniques will be discussed. Differences in commonly available looms will be presented with emphasis on how each model affects the fabric woven. Time will be available to answer questions from countermarche loom owners, and a small countermarche loom will be available for testing and demonstration.

Skill level: intermediate.


Participant to bring: notebook and pen.

FM125: TIN THREAD NECKLACE INSTRUCTOR: KATHERINE BUENGER

The Sami people in Scandinavia have used tin thread since the Middle Ages. Using Swedish tin thread (4% silver,) students will learn how to make a 5 strand braid and then use the braid to create a necklace! Students can choose the necklace length and thread gauge, and the closure will be made with reindeer horn and leather.

Skill level: Beginning.

Materials fee: $35.

Participant to bring: Small, sharp scissors.

FM126: KUMIHIMO – REPEAT OF FA146

INSTRUCTOR: BETTY KIRK

Kumihimo is the art of Japanese braiding. Learn how to make several basic braids (spiral, square, flat) on a maru dai with eight bobbins. Example of many braids will be presented as well as applications of braids. Participants can easily make a maru dai (out of a stool), or purchase one before the workshop.


Materials fee: $1.

Participant to bring: maru dai or kumihimo disc (maru dai strongly recommended); eight tama (bobbins); counter weight (half the weight of the total weight of the bobbins); two or more colors of 10/2 cotton or #10 cotton crochet thread; tape measure; paper clip, S hook (hardware store); two chopsticks or pencils; and scissors. Students can contact the instructor with questions:

[email protected]

FM127: LINEN: TAMING THE FLAX INSTRUCTOR: DONNA HUDSON

Linen has the unfortunate reputation of being difficult to use. This class will dispel your fears and offer helpful strategies for planning and weaving a successful linen project. The class will include a brief history of flax and

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linen, how to process flax, hints for weaving with linen, and finishing techniques for your handwoven linen cloth. Donna will demonstrate different strategies and allow students some hands-on experience as well. This workshop is open to weavers who are new to linen and welcomes those with experience to share with the group.

Skill level: all levels


Participant to bring: notebook and pencil.

FM128: THROUGH THE LONG EYE OF THE HEDDLE OR DRAW-LOOM IN A BAG

INSTRUCTOR: KATI MEEK

The device we call a drawloom begins with an ordinary treadle-controlled loom. It might have four or more shafts that move both directions with treadles. Think counter-balance loom or countermarche loom, not jack looms whose shafts move in only one direction. The only real change is to make all the heddles have big eyes—about two inches long! This loom will work exactly as it did with small-eye heddles, the treadle just travels a wee bit before moving the warps. Any threaded-in pattern can be woven with this loom using the treadles to lift and sink the

shafts as desired. Plain weave, twill, overshot...whatever you choose, but now in addition we have all the potential extra patterning of a drawloom. A few sticks and a bit of cord and IS a drawloom. This lecture-demo includes students acting as loom frame and treadles.



Participant to bring: bring your camera.

FM129: GREAT GARMENTS FROM HANDWOVEN CLOTH

INSTRUCTOR: DARYL LANCASTER

Hold onto your seats, this is a whirlwind tour of creating great garments from handwoven cloth. Starting with design inspiration, what to weave, sett choices, sampling and finishing the cloth, we will then move onto fitting garments, making a test garment, and then cover basic sewing techniques for handwoven fabrics. Lots of seam and edge finishes!


Materials fee: $10.

Participant to bring: notebook and pencil.

Half-Day Seminars

Friday afternoon, June 16

FA141: SAMI–INSPIRED BRACELETS – REPEAT OF SM221

INSTRUCTOR: KATHERINE BUENGER

These bracelets are based on the designs of the Sami people, who are the native people from the far northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The bracelets are constructed with traditional materials including reindeer leather, tin thread (4% silver), and reindeer antler buttons. Students will learn to make a four strand braid using tin thread, and then they will hand sew their piece

to reindeer leather to finish an elegant bracelet.


Materials fee: $20.


FA142: SPINDLES AROUND THE WORLD

INSTRUCTOR: PAT MALEY

Spindle spinning is the oldest form of spinning in the world. It connects us to other people and times. In this class, we will look at the

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spindles used in various parts of the world and from other time periods. The anatomy of various spindles will be covered, the different characteristics of spindles, and how to make a spindle.



Participant to bring: any unusual spindles that students would like to share.

FA143: MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIAN & GERMAN WOVEN TAPESTRIES

INSTRUCTOR: ANN REAVES

This three-hour class is a slideshow and object survey of medieval European tapestries, their techniques, equipment, and styles. Works in progress will be included using a standard tapestry loom and a small warp-weighted loom, which was used for medieval Scandinavian-style tapestries. No previous knowledge of tapestry is required. A handout will be provided with resources for those who would like to explore more of this after the conference. Join us to see how your own work can be influenced by the past!



Participant to bring: notebook and pen or pencil.

FA144: LITURGICAL WEAVING-THE KINGDOM, THE POWER & THE GLORY - REPEAT OF SA245

INSTRUCTOR: JOHN SALAMONE

Come and explore liturgical weaving in this three-hour session. As all weave structures are appropriate, this will not be a technique workshop. There will be woven items and photo images to study. We will discuss design issues such as design inspiration, colors of the church year, texture, and weave structures. We will discuss practical issues such as measurements for stoles and chasubles for men and women, paying attention to the details of the room in which your work will be

seen, fiber choice, working with a committee, funding, and payment. On your weaving journey, it is very special to use your creative energy to deepen your faith while letting the work of your hands enrich the worship of the congregation. Come weave that journey with us.

Skill level: All levels.


Participant to bring: Supplies for taking notes.

FA145: PINWHEEL SCARF ON THE RIGID HEDDLE LOOM


Learn to make pinwheels on your rigid-heddle loom. Pinwheels go great on everything from table linens to scarves! Once you learn to make them in class, you can use them on many projects at home. Step-by-step warping during class will make sure everyone is ready to weave. Skills learned will be: project planning for pinwheels, warping with two colors, how to weave stripes, weaving with two colors, and a pick-up pattern using pick-up sticks in a new way.

Skill level: beginner with a bit of experience

Materials fee: $10

Participant to bring: scissors; pen; and five sheets of printer paper; tape measure; glasses if needed and comfortable shoes. Bring a rigid heddle loom with an 8 dent heddle. Please bring all loom parts including warping peg, table clamps, two shuttles, two pick up sticks, threading hook.

FA146: KUMIHIMO – REPEAT OF FM126

INSTRUCTOR: BETTY KIRK

Kumihimo is the art of Japanese braiding. Learn how to make several basic braids (spiral, square, flat) on a maru dai with eight bobbins. Example of many braids will be presented as well as applications of braids. Participants can easily make a maru dai (out of a stool), or purchase one before the workshop.

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Materials fee: $1.

Participant to bring: maru dai or kumihimo disc (maru dai strongly recommended); eight tama (bobbins); counter weight (half the weight of the total weight of the bobbins); two or more colors of 10/2 cotton or #10 cotton crochet thread; tape measure; paper clip, S hook (hardware store); two chopsticks or pencils; and scissors. Students can contact the instructor with questions:

[email protected]

FA147: CONE TO CLOTHING INSTRUCTOR: DIANE TOTTEN

Need inspiration for your next wearable? In this power point presentation of her work over the years, Dianne shares her approach to

designing one-of-a-kind garments. See what steps she takes to make her artistic visions materialize and hear the tips and tidbits learned on the journey. It concludes with her current work, crimp clothing, and what led her to it. With paper and pencil, you will be encouraged to put together a plan for your next weaving project that starts with planning the warp. Bring a leftover piece of handwoven fabric and a needle and thread for some hands-on finishing tips. Questions and discussion will be welcomed.


Materials fee: none

Participant to bring: unlined paper and a pencil with eraser, a piece of handwoven fabric (a scrap will do), a hand-sewing needle and thread.

Half-Day Seminars

Saturday morning, June 17

SM221: SAMI BRACELETS – REPEAT OF FA141

INSTRUCTOR: KATHERINE BUENGER

These bracelets are based on the designs of the Sami people, who are the native people from the far northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The bracelets are constructed with traditional materials including reindeer leather, tin thread (4% silver), and reindeer antler buttons. Students will learn to make a four strand braid using tin thread, and then they will hand sew their piece to reindeer leather to finish an elegant bracelet.


Materials fee: $20.


SM222: 4 HARNESSES AREN’T COMPLEX – AU CONTRAIRE

INSTRUCTOR: ROBYN SPADY

Who says weaving on four-shaft looms can’t be complex? Too many people! In fact, four-

shaft looms are capable of much more than many weavers realize. Tapping into the potential of four-shafts helps weavers learn how to maximize undervalued looms and better understand how to exploit the capabilities of looms with more shafts. From turned swivel to integrated doubleweaves, this is an opportunity for participants to see just how amazing a four-shaft loom can be.

Skill level: intermediate-to-advanced (and adventure-seeking beginners).

Materials fee: $5.

Participant to bring: pen or pencil.

SM223: REP WEAVE: 4 BLOCKS FOR FUN

INSTRUCTOR: DONNA HUDSON

Rep weave is a traditional structure that allows you to have four blocks on four harnesses. Learn how the four blocks work together through using profile draft. You will then create your own unique designs and plan a

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project. PixieLoom™ will be demonstrated as a design tool. Colored pencils and graph paper will also be used to make sure we understand how rep structure works. The adventurous can plan a design for eight-shaft looms using eight blocks.

Skill level: basic understanding of block profiles.


Participant to bring: colored pencils.

SM226: SPINNING - SHIMMERING SILK

INSTRUCTOR: HEATHER WINSLOW

Explore the beauty, mystery, soft shimmer, and elegance of silk! Enjoy the tactile pleasure as this exquisite fiber passes through fingers to become a beautiful, luxurious, versatile yarn. Its incredible strength allows its use for weaving, kumihimo, needle-laces, and other needle-arts, as well as knitting. Learn the properties and characteristics of silk, and spin several samples of bombyx, tussah, eri, and muga silks.

Skill level: advanced beginner to intermediate spinner.

Materials fee: $20.

Participant to bring: spinning wheel in good working order, lazy kate, extra bobbins, carders, small niddy noddy, labels to tag samples, yarn to tie samples, ten sandwich bags, pen and paper

SM227: HANDWEAVER’S DREAMLAND, LAPLAND TO DALSLAND

INSTRUCTOR: RITA HAGENBRUCH

Travel on a virtual weaving tour to Sweden and be inspired by many beautiful handwovens. I will share my images of my travels to Lapland to meet my pen pal, Doris Wiklund, a handweaver and author of four wonderful weaving books. See weavings of the Sami people and view a Norrbotten Hemsjold’s display. You will be amazed at bureaus from Lapland to Dalsland filled with a

handweaver’s dream. I will include a trunk show of linens woven by my relatives in Dalsland.

Skill level: All levels, beginner to advanced.

Materials fee: $0.

Participant to bring: Nothing.

SM228: UNDERSTANDING DRAFTING INSTRUCTOR: SARA NORDLING

Are weaving drafts a mystery to you? Do they seem like a code you can’t break much less use to create a weaving unique to you? Then this class is for you. It will start at the beginning and take you step-by-step. We will look at how weaving drafts are written and how seemingly minor changes can radically change the look of what you weave. Class is designed for beginning weavers or others who want a refresher on drafting.

Skill level: Beginners

Materials fee: none

Participant to bring: Note taking material and graph paper

SM229: INTRODUCTION TO SAORI WEAVING – REPEAT OF SA244


SAORI is very different from traditional weaving, placing more importance on free expression and creativity than on technical skills or regularity of the woven cloth. This is a therapeutic and healing weaving technique that allows students to relax, enjoy, explore, and develop positive thinking through weaving. Even though there are only two harnesses, students can still enjoy weaving with many colors, textures, and exploration! The warp will be set for students so they can start weaving right away. Irregular selvages and accidental skips of thread add to the un-programed beauty of SAORI cloth; we admire this irregularity as the unintentional beauty resulting from our natural creativity. Be ready to feel like you are five years old! Just have fun following your hearts! If you have special

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materials you’d like to use for your weaving project, please feel free to bring them.


Materials fee: $20.


SM230: FABULOUS FELT FLOWER FASCINATOR – REPEAT OF SA242

INSTRUCTOR: DAWN EDWARDS

In this fun hands-on workshop, we will transform Merino wool roving into a beautiful felt flower (or two) using just our hands, imagination, and a little soap and water. This magical process is called wet felting. From here, we will transform a foundation base (provided in your materials fee) into a lovely fascinator suitable to wear on your next special outing.

What is a fascinator you ask? A fascinator is a fun and beautiful alternative to a hat, a headpiece that acts as an accent for the hair. Kate Middleton is frequently photographed wearing a fascinator, as it’s one of her favorite accessories.


Materials fee: $25.

Participant to bring: two bath-sized towels; sharp scissors; needle and thread for attaching

your flower(s) to the fascinator base; and a fine needle, thread, and beads if you'd like to add beads to your flower.

SM231: INTRO TO COUNTERMARCHE LOOM

INSTRUCTOR: SARA VON TRESCKOW

Meet the countermarche loom, the traditional loom of professional weavers, with shafts moving both up and down, great sheds, and light treadling. Thanks to the invention of Texsolv buttonhole cord, the difficulties experienced by prior generations of home weavers (setting-up and tying-up the loom) have been greatly simplified. This makes the countermarche one of the best and most versatile looms available. Join Sara to learn about the various models currently available and discover how this loom type can enhance your weaving repertoire.

This presentation is for new weavers, including those with rigid-heddle looms, to present the features of this often misunderstood loom type. A small loom will be available for hands on testing and verifying operation. Floor looms are a major investment, and countermarche looms are not found in every weaving shop or guild—make use of this opportunity to meet a great loom.



Participant to bring: Notebook and pen.

Half-Day Seminars

Saturday afternoon, June 17

SA241: CREATING WITHOUT PAIN-ERGONOMICS FOR FIBER ARTISTS

INSTRUCTOR: REBECA MEZOFF

In my first career as an occupational therapist, I taught many people how to use appropriate body mechanics in their everyday lives. Now I apply that knowledge to fiber pursuits. This

lecture reviews basic anatomy and talks about body positioning, common injuries, and pain mechanisms for all kinds of fiber artists. How we treat our bodies is extremely important if we are to pursue our art and crafts for many years to come. I include a discussion about best practices for maintaining your most important tool: your body. We’ll talk about and try various stretches, discuss proper

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lighting and positioning, and learn when and how to take breaks. This class is not just for weavers. It is for all fiber artists. We all think we know how to keep it injury-free until it happens to us.


Materials fee: $3.


SA242: FABULOUS FELT FLOWER FASCINATOR – REPEAT OF SM230

INSTRUCTOR: DAWN EDWARDS

In this fun hands-on workshop, we will transform Merino wool roving into a beautiful felt flower (or two) using just our hands, imagination, and a little soap and water. This magical process is called wet felting. From here, we will transform a foundation base (provided in your materials fee) into a lovely fascinator suitable to wear on your next special outing.

What is a fascinator you ask? A fascinator is a fun and beautiful alternative to a hat, a headpiece that acts as an accent for the hair. Kate Middleton is frequently photographed wearing a fascinator, as it’s one of her favorite accessories.


Materials fee: $25.

Participant to bring: two bath-sized towels; sharp scissors; needle and thread for attaching your flower(s) to the fascinator base; and a fine needle, thread, and beads if you'd like to add beads to your flower.

SA243: PROFILE DRAFTS INSTRUCTOR: SARA NORDLING

Remember building with blocks as a child? Towers and towns you could topple at will? Well, you can still play with blocks. In weaving these blocks are profile drafts and you can build designs with them. After the block design is made, you can substitute weave structures and you are ready to go! This

class will unlock the secrets to creating and designing with blocks and allow you to play with designs of your own. This class is for anyone who can read and follow a weaving draft and wants to explore their own designs.

Skill level: For advanced beginners to intermediate weavers


Participant to bring: Paper for notes and graph paper, pencil/pen.

SA244: INTRODUCTION TO SAORI WEAVING – REPEAT OF SM229


SAORI is very different from traditional weaving, placing more importance on free expression and creativity than on technical skills or regularity of the woven cloth. This is a therapeutic and healing weaving technique that allows students to relax, enjoy, explore, and develop positive thinking through weaving. Even though there are only two harnesses, students can still enjoy weaving with many colors, textures, and exploration! The warp will be set for students so they can start weaving right away. Irregular selvages and accidental skips of thread add to the un-programed beauty of SAORI cloth; we admire this irregularity as the unintentional beauty resulting from our natural creativity. Be ready to feel like you are five years old! Just have fun following your hearts! If you have special materials you’d like to use for your weaving project, please feel free to bring them.


Materials fee: $20.


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SA245: LITURGICAL WEAVING-THE KINGDOM, THE POWER & THE GLORY – REPEAT OF FA144

INSTRUCTOR: JOHN SALAMONE

Come and explore liturgical weaving in this three-hour session. As all weave structures are appropriate, this will not be a technique workshop. There will be woven items and photo images to study. We will discuss design issues such as design inspiration, colors of the church year, texture, and weave structures. We will discuss practical issues such as measurements for stoles and chasubles for men and women, paying attention to the details of the room in which your work will be seen, fiber choice, working with a committee, funding, and payment. On your weaving journey, it is very special to use your creative energy to deepen your faith while letting the work of your hands enrich the worship of the congregation. Come weave that journey with us.




SA246: TAMING OF THE HUE INSTRUCTOR: ROBYN SPADY

Does incorporating more color in to your projects appeal to you, but leaves you feeling a little intimidated at the same time? Do you long to break out of a color rut? If so, you are not alone! In this seminar, a variety of tools and techniques will be covered to assist you in exploring different ways of incorporating color into your projects and give you more confidence in discovering new color horizons.

Skill Level: All Levels

Materials Fee: $ 5

Participant to Bring: Scissors, glue stick, paint chips (like found in hardware stores) - minimum of five colors you like and one you don't like. A complete supply list will be sent to conference members after registration.

SA247: 18TH CENTURY HISTORICAL HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES

INSTRUCTOR: MELISSA DUNNING

What kinds of cloth did typical 18th century home weavers produce? Cotton toweling, linen napery, linsey-woolsey, overshot, Venetian carpeting, and wool blanketing among other things. We will examine a variety of original and reproduction textiles. Students are welcome to bring old textiles to identify and discuss.


Materials fee: $0.

Participant to bring: notebook; pen; and camera.

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INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES KATHERINE BUENGER

Katherine has a degree in studio art from Macalester College. She enjoys many fiber-related arts, including weaving, spinning, ply-split braiding, and braiding with Sami tin thread. Whether it is spinning the yellow pages, computer tape, or adding telephone wire to weavings, she likes finding something different and fun to do with her art. She is not afraid to break the rules and try something new, and encourages others to do the same. Katherine has taught Sami-inspired bracelets at The Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Midwest Weavers Conference, Minnesota Federation of Weavers and Spinners, and other venues in Minnesota and Wisconsin. After teaching hundreds of students, she is still having fun sharing this Nordic craft with others.

MARG COE

Margaret, the daughter of a burler and mender, was born and raised in Bradford, Yorkshire, for centuries the center of the United Kingdom wool and worsted trade. The weaving industry has been an integral part of her entire life. She cannot remember when she learned to knit or crochet. Margaret's early introduction to computers (1970s) at the same time as teaching spinning, dyeing, and weaving, led her to focus on digital design and weave structures. She has completed college studies in graphic design with concentrations in web design and digital approaches to weave design. Margaret is the author of: 4-8 . . . Weave!; Fit

2 Be Tied—A Digital Approach; Designing 4

the Future; and 2 Be Tied or Not 2 Be Tied—

Book 1 Not Tied.

MELISSA WEAVER DUNNING

Melissa Weaver Dunning is an avid tartan and linen weaver, skilled spinner, and compulsive knitter. She loves to share the history and context of traditional textiles. Melissa lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband Peter, where they run the Bluemont Concert Series, an award-winning regional arts organization.

Melissa is a singer of traditional ballads specializing in the music of England, Ireland, and Scotland; her powerful and clear unaccompanied singing brings the old story songs to life and weaves vibrant pictures of life in another age. Melissa is a traditional handweaver working on antique equipment to produce 18th and 19th century style textiles. She has had the great good fortune to study with Scottish master weaver and singer Norman Kennedy since 1980. She is dedicated to carrying on some of the traditions gleaned from this apprenticeship in weaving and in music.

DAWN EDWARDS

Dawn Edwards is a felt/fiber artist specializing in fun, out-of-the ordinary felt hats. She lives and works from her home studio, Felt So Right, in Plainwell, Michigan. Dawn has taught extensively within the United States and also internationally. Her felt works have appeared in exhibitions, art shows, magazines, and books. Dawn recently won the Mad Hatter's Society Annual Hatmaking Competition judged by couture milliner, Arturo Rios. Dawn is the co-coordinator of Felt United, which now has over 6,000 members worldwide. Felt United is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of October, with the goal of connecting feltmakers all around the world. Dawn states, “I love and appreciate so many of the arts, but I have found my passion through feltmaking. Feltmaking has truly opened windows to the world for me and I am grateful for this most wonderful opportunity.”

LOUISE FRENCH

As a fiber artist I am continually intrigued and amazed by the interplay of color, fiber and structure, whether I am weaving or creating a ply-split braided piece. I began ply-split braiding in 2004 when I was introduced to the technique in Peter Collingwood's book, The

Techniques of Ply-Split Braiding. I was delighted with the portability of the technique, the way colors worked together (which is

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somewhat different than weaving), and pleased that I could use yarns from my stash. The more I ply-split braid, the more I realize the endless creative possibilities. The technique enhanced one of the color studies as I earned the Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving from HGA. My teaching experience includes Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Midwest Conferences, the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, and numerous guilds throughout the Midwest. My articles on both weaving and ply-split braiding have been published in Handwoven.

RITA HAGENBRUCH

Rita’s interest in handweaving began in high school when she was presented an overshot tablecloth woven by her great aunt in Sweden. She studied Swedish as a foreign language in college and while there, traveled to Sweden to visit relatives. It was there that she first sat at a loom and wove Monk's Belt. Since then, she has returned to Sweden four more times and has collected many photographs of handwovens. Since 1998, she has corresponded with Doris Wiklund, the author of four Swedish weaving books. Rita has been filling her linen closets with her own handwovens since 1973 and enjoys sharing her love of weaving at seminars and workshops throughout the Midwest. Rita has received numerous awards for her handwoven textiles and has woven commissioned works for people all over the United States.

CONSTANCE HALL

Constance Hall feels so lucky to be a teacher of rigid heddle weaving and spinning in this reincarnation of her creative life. After thirty years of glass blowing and running a glass studio she gets to return to her first love. It was fiber that she first started learning at age five when her cranky grandmother began teaching her to crochet. Introducing fiber-lovers to weaving is the most fun there is! Weaving is magic and teaching new weavers to do magic always inspires Constance in her own work.

EILEEN HALLMAN

Eileen Hallman has an educational background in engineering. She has been spinning and weaving cotton since the early 1980s. While she does spin and weave with other fibers, the environmental cottons are her passion. She worked previously for Sally Fox, managing Vreseis Limited and overseeing research on fiber, yarn and fabric made of the naturally pigmented cotton. With New World Textiles, she is involved in research on organic, naturally pigmented, and recycled cottons and in the development of spinning slivers and yarns from these cottons. She also develops tools and techniques such as the Khadi Khanoo shuttle, which holds the spindle for a book charkha allowing the use of singles as weft. The simplicity of technique and the availability of colored fiber allow the spinner and weaver to create dynamic fabrics. She dyes cotton with indigo and other natural dyes and introduced Dye-Lishus® cotton fiber, yarn, and fabric.

SUZANNE HALVORSON

Suzanne Halvorson is a studio artist and from Bloomington, Indiana. She is currently a visiting lecturer at Purdue University and Indiana University. She has taught at Earlham College, Convergence, Midwest Weavers Conference, Ghost Ranch (New Mexico), the Grunewald Guild (Washington), and at countless conferences and weavers guilds across the country. Her work is represented by By Hand Gallery and The Columbus Visitors Center in Indiana, and Marigold Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work has been published in Handwoven, Shuttle Spindle and

Dyepot, and Weaving for Worship.

DONNA HUDSON

Donna Hudson’s interest in weaving began with collecting coverlets and textiles for her antique shop. Eventually this led to weaving and learning by doing, as well as attending many workshop sponsored by her local guild, Weaving Indiana. She has also attended several classes at Vavstuga Weaving School, which extended her interest in flax and linen and led to growing her own small plot of flax.

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Donna has presented to her local guild and taught classes at her local weaving shop.

BETTY KIRK

Betty Burian Kirk was introduced to the fiber arts as a child. Her grandmother did marvelous crochet work and her mother taught her embroidery. In college she majored in the field of art education and was bitten by the weaving bug. Betty continued her education with a MA from Northern Illinois University and classes at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Peters Valley, and John C. Campbell Folk School. Betty taught elementary school art for thirteen years, weaving at Joliet Junior College for three semesters, and multiple workshops for guilds, Midwest Weavers Conference, Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Conference Fair, Convergence, as well as the 2007 Wild Fibers Conference hosted by the Handweavers, Spinners, and Dyers of Alberta.

DARYL LANCASTER

Daryl Lancaster, a hand-weaver and fiber artist known for her hand-woven garments, has been sewing for more than fifty years. She gives lectures and workshops to guilds, conferences, and craft centers all over the United States. The former Features Editor for Handwoven, she frequently contributes to various weaving and sewing publications. Daryl maintains a blog at www.weaversew.com/wordblog

BEV LARSON

Bev Larson has been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. She loves to share the joy of basket weaving with those around her and has done so by teaching in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and the Caribbean on the Basket Weaving Cruises. Making basket weaving fun, relaxing, and inspiring is Bev’s goal for each workshop she teaches. In 2009 she added broom making as an outshoot of weaving and it, too, is now a passion. In 2003 she won the Eiteljorg Museum’s Weavers Challenge and was honored to be named an Indiana Artisan in 2016.

KATE LARSON

Kate Larson loves using fiber arts as a bridge between her passions for art and agriculture. Her fiber journey has led her to a degree in soil chemistry, travels through northern Europe in search of textile traditions, and back to the farm where her family has lived for six generations. She keeps an evergrowing flock of Border Leicester sheep and teaches handspinning and knitting regularly in central Indiana and around the country. Kate is the author of The Practical Spinner's Guide: Wool (Interweave, 2015), and her articles and designs have appeared in Spin-Off Magazine,

Jane Austen Knits, Enchanted Knits, Knitting

Sweaters from Around the World, and more. She has several handspinning videos available, including How to Spin Yarn to Knit (Interweave, 2016). Follow her woolly adventures at KateLarsonTextiles.com.

PAT MALEY

Pat has been a spinner and weaver for over forty years. She was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning, Master Spinner by the Handweavers Guild of America for her work in spinning bison fiber. Originally self-taught as a spinner, she has taken workshops throughout the country. Pat is a former instructor of textiles at Edgecliff College and the College of Mount Saint Joseph in Cincinnati. She has taught at Convergence, Midwest Weavers Conference, Michigan Fiber Festival, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, and for many guilds. She has written articles for Spin-Off and Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot. Pat has judged fiber competitions at Fiberfest, Michigan Fiber Festival, Ohio State Fair, Kentucky State Fair, and has judged the Certificate of Excellence in Handspinning. Pat is currently the primary spinning teacher for the Weavers Guild of Greater Cincinnati.

WYNNE MATTILA

Wynne Mattila has been weaving Finnish-style cotton rugs for twenty-six years and teaches primarily at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. For her the design process starts with color. The way she sees color creates a feeling that becomes the basis for each design. Her rugs have twice won first place in a

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Members’ Exhibit at Midwest Weavers Conferences. Wynne is writing a book describing her artistic and weaving processes, which will be available in 2017.

CARRIE MAY

Carrie May began dyeing, or hand-painting, her own warps in 2008 after taking a workshop with a local weaver’s guild. She fell in love with the process and the product and continued to learn through workshops with Carol Soderlund on the process of dyeing and mixing dye colors, and through experimentation. Carrie started selling her warps through a local weaving shop, Tabby Tree Weaver, and began teaching the technique of warp painting as well. During this time, Carrie partnered with Mindy McCain to found an online shop, Loominarias, to sell their hand-painted, handwoven scarves. They have traveled to many art shows around the Midwest and have won several awards for their scarves. Carrie has also sold her hand-painted warps at several Midwest Weavers Conferences. Recently, she started her own online business called Iridescent Fibers, where she sells her hand-painted warps.

KATIE MEEK

Kati was a pioneer in the Artist-in-the-Schools program of the National Endowment for the Arts, with a year’s residency in Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1972-73. Her weaving has been featured in popular and academic journals over the years. She has been an invited lecturer at regional, national, and international textile conferences and for guilds throughout North America. Because arthritis threatens her ability to weave, Kati integrates body mechanics and fitness into her life and into her teaching. She has published two books: Reflections from A Flaxen Past: For Love of

Lithuanian Weaving, and Warp with a Trapeze

and Dance with your Loom, available through selected retailers and her website; katimeek.blogspot.com, where she also presents work in progress. Her finished work is available through Thunder Bay Arts Council Gallery in Alpena, Michigan. Kati continues to push the limits of skills, equipment and materials to keep her joy and her brain limber.

REBECCA MEZOFF

Whether splashing dye on her shoes or walking a long trail, spindle and loom stuffed in her backpack, Rebecca Mezoff loves fiber. Her cup of tea beside her on the loom bench, she can most often be found weaving large contemporary art tapestries and contemplating where the next magic carpet might take her. She grew up climbing the mesas and red rocks near Gallup, New Mexico, and has won numerous awards for her tapestries which are in various public and private collections. She teaches workshops throughout North America and online and currently resides somewhere in the Southwestern United States where she doesn’t mind having to dump the sand out of her shoes. You can find out where she is currently on her website at www.rebeccamezoff.com.

JOHN MULLARKEY

Internationally-recognized teacher John Mullarkey has been tablet weaving for over a decade. His work has been displayed in the Missouri History Museum, and garments using his card woven bands have been featured in international fashion shows. His designs are featured frequently in Handwoven. John is the primary author of A Tablet

Weaver's Pattern Book and has produced two DVDs for Interweave Press: Tablet Weaving

Made Easy and Double-Faced Tablet

Weaving. He is the developer of the Schacht Zoom Loom.

SARA NORDLING

Sara Nordling has been involved in fiber art in many forms for most of her life; weaving however, didn’t enter until Sara was an adult and she was hooked immediately. What began as a hobby turned into a passion and a return to school for a BFA and then an MFA in studio art/textiles. Sara currently is a limited term lecturer at Indiana/Purdue Universities, Fort Wayne where she teaches drawing, painting and design. She has also give workshops to guilds in Indiana and has taught at Contemporary Handweavers of Texas Conferences. Her current work focuses on various forms of double weave including double weave pleats, pick-up techniques,

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networked and blocks. Sara enjoys the technical side of weaving as well as the color, textures and rhythms weaving provides.

CHIAKI O’BRIEN

Chiaki O’Brien is a SAORI Leader Committee Certificate Recipient. She graduated from the SAORI one-year course and worked at the SAORI head office in Japan until moving to Minnesota in 2004. She teaches at fiber festivals in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and South Dakota every year and is a teaching artist for The Textile Center (Minnesota), the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, and others. She taught at the Midwest Weavers Conference 2015 in St. Paul and the Michigan League of Handweavers Conference in 2015. She was a resident artist of the Blake School (private school in Minnesota) in the 2015-16 school year and has taught Pre-K through 12th grade levels. Also a teacher of Bengala Mud Dye techniques, Chiaki received the Jerome Fiber Artists Project Grant in 2012 and went to Japan to study Bengala Dye. She enjoys teaching both SAORI and Bengala Dye to people of any age and ability!

ANNE REAVES

Anne Reaves teaches medieval British literature at Marian University and gives professional papers on textiles in medieval literature (knitting, various kinds of weaving, etc.)

JOHN SALAMONE

John A. Salamone has been weaving for a little over thirty years. He enjoys teaching spinning and weaving and starting people on their fiber journeys. John has a special place in his heart for liturgical design and weaving and wishes to encourage all who are interested. For the past few years, John’s personal focus has been on double weave with eight shafts.

Diane Smith/Catherine Chung

Cathie Chung and Diane Smith are owners of Just Our Yarn (JOY), a company specializing in handpainted yarn for weavers. JOY was founded on their experience teaching and managing a retail shop for a fiber arts school. They weave, braid, spin, bead, dye, knit and

crochet. Between them they have over forty years of fiber experience... For the last twelve years they have traveled the country sharing their love of color and helping weavers overcome their fear of variegated yarns.

ROBYN SPADY

Robyn Spady learned to weave in 1969. She completed the HGA's Certificate of Excellence (COE) in 2004 with the specialized study Loom-Controlled Stitched Double Cloth. Robyn is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of crossing threads and loves coming up with new ideas to create fabric and transform it into something new and exciting. She is committed to turning the weaving world on to double-faced fabrics, four-shaft weaves, uncommon and advanced weave structures, and passementerie techniques. Robyn is also the founder and editor of Heddlecraft, an e-magazine for weavers.

DIANNE TOTTEN

Dianne Totten, a weaver for 30 years and teacher for 20, uses a variation of woven Shibori to produce what she calls “crimp cloth” to create one-of-a-kind garments with the heat-set fabric. Her expertise in sewing complements her passion for weaving. In addition, she enjoys creating whimsical rag rugs and wall hangings with design inlay in an attempt to use up her fabric stash. Dianne’s award-winning work has appeared nationally and internationally. She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk School and Harrisville Designs as well as nationally and internationally for guilds, at Convergence 2012, and has been published in SS&D, Handwoven, Weavers, Complex Weavers Journal, and Vävmagasinet. Väv chose her crimp jacket as ”Best in Show” in its category at the National Convention Fashion Show.

AMY TYLER

Amy was first a dancer, then a neuroscientist and professor. In 2004 she left the academic world behind to pursue fiber arts full time. Since then she has taught spinning and knitting workshops at venues across the country and is known for her animated and engaging teaching style. Her fiber work is

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informed by her art and science background; she has a keen understanding of learning movement skills, composition, pattern recognition, and systematic exploration. The result is her focus on spinning and knitting technique, texture, three-dimensional structure, and knit designs that exploit handspinning techniques. She is the author of Spin-Off Magazine’s column, “Ask a Spinning Teacher.” You can find additional articles by Amy in Spin-Off and PLY Magazine. Find her at www.stonesockfibers.com.

MADELYN VAN DER HOOGT

Madelyn van der Hoogt first learned to weave on a backstrap loom in Guatemala. From that introduction grew a passion for textiles, weaving, and looms. She was editor of Weaver’s magazine from 1986 to 1999 and Handwoven from 1999 to 2012. She is the author of The Complete Book of Drafting, editor of the Best of Weaver’s Series, and workshop instructor in seven videos, Warping

Your Loom, Weaving Well, Block Weaves, Lace Weaves, Overshot, Summer and Winter, and Deflected Doubleweave. Madelyn teaches weaving at The Weavers’ School in Coupeville, Washington.

SARA VON TRESCKOW

Sara is a weaver, spinner, dyer, and business owner (she and her husband, Hans, own Woolgatherers.com) who considers life as a work of art. She loves the process of creating a unique environment, personally designed and crafted, with beautiful textiles. She believes

working with fibers is intensely satisfying and loves to begin with fiber at a point early in its existence, developing it into the finished product. She has even raised her own sheep and flax at times, although there is not always enough time or land to do this on a regular basis. She began spinning and weaving in Germany beginning in late 1970's. Sara began with a rigid heddle loom, switched to a countermarche floor loom in 1981, and has been weaving on and collecting them ever since then. She is a dealer for Öxabäck and Glimåkra looms. Sara is the author of a book on double harness weaving techniques: When

a Single Harness Simply Isn't Enough.

HEATHER WINSLOW

Heather Winslow is a teacher and textile artist who is known and respected nationally. Her educational background is in teaching and after forty-eight years, she still has a passion to share her knowledge with others. She is chairman of the textile department of The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, Illinois, where she teaches weaving, knitting, and spinning. She teaches regularly at guilds and shops, and at state, regional, national, and international conferences. Her one-of-a-kind garments have been exhibited internationally and are in several private collections. Her articles have appeared in several fiber-related magazines such as Handwoven, Spin-Off, and Weavers, and her garments have been published in a number of books. She is the author of the book, More on Moorman: Theo

Moorman Inlay Adapted to Clothing.

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