If you wish to sign up for a particular session, please contact Jodi Welliver to determine if there is an opening and insure that you are placed on the list and receive any workshop instructions. Registration in also available at each Guild meeting. Please note that your spot is not secure until your non-refundable deposit of $75 has been received. Deposits may be mailed to the Guild, PO Box 795, Coupeville, WA 98239
Non-Guild members may send inquires via the form on our home page.
NOTE: By registering for a workshop, please understand that you have made a financial commitment to the entire cost of the workshop. If you cancel and you are unable to find a replacement from either, first, the waiting list, or second, your own efforts, you will still owe the Guild the remaining cost of the workshop. Fairly, as we only break-even on our workshops, this remaining amount should not be incurred by the other participants.
If anyone is interested in hosting an instructor, please contact Jodi. It is a great opportunity to get to know one of our wonderful visiting fiber artists and have your own private time to talk shop. The commitment involves providing overnight accommodations, all meals (including lunch for workshops) and transportation to and from the workshop. In return the Guild will provide a $40 voucher for each night's stay that can be used at any Guild workshop.
Non-Guild members may send inquires via the form on our home page.
NOTE: By registering for a workshop, please understand that you have made a financial commitment to the entire cost of the workshop. If you cancel and you are unable to find a replacement from either, first, the waiting list, or second, your own efforts, you will still owe the Guild the remaining cost of the workshop. Fairly, as we only break-even on our workshops, this remaining amount should not be incurred by the other participants.
If anyone is interested in hosting an instructor, please contact Jodi. It is a great opportunity to get to know one of our wonderful visiting fiber artists and have your own private time to talk shop. The commitment involves providing overnight accommodations, all meals (including lunch for workshops) and transportation to and from the workshop. In return the Guild will provide a $40 voucher for each night's stay that can be used at any Guild workshop.
NOTE: to learn the current opening of any workshop, please contact Jodi directly.
Workshop supply lists will be added as they are received.
Workshop supply lists will be added as they are received.
Check out the workshop descriptions below for the coming year. Registration will begin at the September meeting. If you are unable to attend this meeting registration will be available at future meetings or by sending your non-refundable $75 initial payment to the Guild. Please review our workshop policies at the top of this page, about cancellations and waitlists. I hope you find a workshop that gives an opportunity to try a new fiber adventure or add knowledge to something you already have in your repertoire.
2018 Workshops
Elisabeth Hill: Deflected Doubleweave: September 7-9, 2018 - Camp Casey Conference Ctr.
Workshop is Full – Waitlist Only
Description: Mystery Weave, Deflected Double Weave, Cell Weave – it has as many names as it does possibilities according to Doramay Keasbey. In this workshop, we explore the dramatic possibilities of deflected double weave.
More information on Elisabeth’s work can be found at https://plainweave.net/
Students will be provided with an individual warp and draft for their 8 shaft looms with full instructions for warping. The students will begin class weaving their warps as-drawn-in in order to get a feel for the structure. I will then give a lecture/presentation that gives a detailed explanation of the structure with slides, drafts and many examples. Next we will experiment with the myriad variations possible on a single threading by changing our tie-up, treadling and weft colors to create a mini sampler. Finally, we will choose a tie-up treadling colorway from our sampler to weave a scarf.
Ability Level:
Able to warp a loom, change tie-up and follow a draft
Maximum Class Size: 15
Supplies, Equipment, Preparation Student Must Supply:
An 8-shaft loom, 2 shuttles, 4 bobbins, notebook/pen, scissors, tapestry needle, measuring tape. I will
send warps with full instructions, but the students must have their looms well warped and ready to
weave at the beginning of class.
Supplies, Equipment Teacher Will Provide:
A 6-yard warp for each student with a detailed draft and set of instructions for warping,
coordinating weft material and detailed handouts. I will also bring a digital projector
and many woven samples.
Price: The preliminary fee of $175 is based on 12 students.
Your workshop spot is secured with your $75 non-refundable deposit.
Workshop is Full – Waitlist Only
Description: Mystery Weave, Deflected Double Weave, Cell Weave – it has as many names as it does possibilities according to Doramay Keasbey. In this workshop, we explore the dramatic possibilities of deflected double weave.
More information on Elisabeth’s work can be found at https://plainweave.net/
Students will be provided with an individual warp and draft for their 8 shaft looms with full instructions for warping. The students will begin class weaving their warps as-drawn-in in order to get a feel for the structure. I will then give a lecture/presentation that gives a detailed explanation of the structure with slides, drafts and many examples. Next we will experiment with the myriad variations possible on a single threading by changing our tie-up, treadling and weft colors to create a mini sampler. Finally, we will choose a tie-up treadling colorway from our sampler to weave a scarf.
Ability Level:
Able to warp a loom, change tie-up and follow a draft
Maximum Class Size: 15
Supplies, Equipment, Preparation Student Must Supply:
An 8-shaft loom, 2 shuttles, 4 bobbins, notebook/pen, scissors, tapestry needle, measuring tape. I will
send warps with full instructions, but the students must have their looms well warped and ready to
weave at the beginning of class.
Supplies, Equipment Teacher Will Provide:
A 6-yard warp for each student with a detailed draft and set of instructions for warping,
coordinating weft material and detailed handouts. I will also bring a digital projector
and many woven samples.
Price: The preliminary fee of $175 is based on 12 students.
Your workshop spot is secured with your $75 non-refundable deposit.
Janet King: October 5-7, 2018 @ Camp Casey Conference Center, Lower Company Quarters F
Workshop is Full - Waitlist Only
3D Felting: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Fabulous Art
Expand your artistic horizons by learning how to create hollow felt forms like bowls, pods and freeform sculptures. Then kick that up a notch by learning how to embed things like stones, glass and metal into your felt structure as well as creating protrusions like spikes, loops and cords. Add interesting yarns, locks and silk if you like. Experiment by layering your wool around resists that will later reveal areas which you can carve, bead or cut for intricate detail.
Class Limit: 16 Students
Price: The preliminary fee of $225 is based on 12 Students and includes all materials.
Carol James: February 8, 9, 10 2019 @ PNWAS
Openings Available
Exploring Sprang
Sprang is an ancient textile method, dating as far back as the Bronze Age. Evidence of this technique can be found among the ancient Persians, Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, and some scholars suggest it was the method used to create the vertically striped leggings of Medieval times. Sprang was known across Europe until the time of the Industrial Revolution. It produces textiles with amazing elasticity. Even more intriguing, you get an amazing two rows of cloth for every one row of work.
Participants begin with an already-warped frame and receive instruction on the basic stitch, how to hold the threads, how to manipulate them to create cloth. The goal of the workshop is confidence with the basic technique, but to keep things interesting, we can explore variations including lace, cables, and twining. Irregularities (mistakes) are viewed as an opening into these variations. Pattern reading and pattern writing are introduced as a vehicle to understand and record structure. Participants will learn two different manners of warping: flat warp and circular warp. We will discuss shaping techniques required to create diverse garments: bonnets, bags, vests, mittens, socks, leggings, as well as shawls and sashes. Participants leave with several items of their own making, and a frame warped for a future project.
Class Limit: 12
Price: The preliminary fee is of $225 is based on 10 students.
Sarah Jackson: May 3, 4, 5, 2019 @ Pacific Rim
Openings Available
Color Confidence
Students will explore color compositions, weave samples in 2 weave structures, and discover fresh ideas for effectively translating color combinations into woven cloth. This workshop is a combination of presentation, discussion, and weaving; it is not a round robin workshop. Students will complete the workshop with a greater understanding of how colors interact in woven cloth. They will know how to sample effectively and how to evaluate ideas for cloth using their sample color combinations. They will leave the workshop with woven samples and confidence in their own creativity and ability to work successfully with color.
This workshop includes a pre-wound warp (mailed 1 month prior to the workshop) and a selection of over 100 colors of 8/2 cotton for weft. You will need a 4-Shaft loom with a 12-dent reed.
Class Limit: 18 Students
Price: The preliminary fee is of $205 based on 12 students.