Weekend Workshops
Starting this winter, The Weaver's Croft will be offering hands-on workshops devoted to specific topics relevant to the weaving, spinning, dyeing, sewing, basket making and historic research.
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Project Planning for Handspun Yarns

taught by Abby Dove
Grow your understanding of project planning and utilize your handspun yarns for beautiful finished pieces in this one-day workshop covering- project planning for weaving from start to finish.
Project Planning for Handspun Yarns will include yardage calculating for weaving in handspun, understanding gauges, using color combinations and textures in complementary ways, the pros and cons of sampling, and handspun fabric finishing. You will go home with a complete project plan suited to your unique spinning and weaving style, with room to keep growing independently for years.
If you already have a stash of handspun yarn, you are welcome to bring some along for planning purposes. As this class is only a one-day workshop, spinning and weaving experience is required as most of the day will cover writing, discussion, and demonstrating pieces.
This workshop is the perfect addition for those taking either Abby's Intro to Spinning or Color Techniques in Spinning classes.
Dates:
July 20, 2024 9 am - 5 pm with a break for lunch
Cost: $150
Distaff Spinning

taught by Rebecca Ranta
Long before the invention of the spinning wheel and modern "drop" spindle, our ancestors spun both wool and flax with a distaff and hand spindle. Students will learn about the history of the distaff and hand spindle and then get an introduction to the use of this tool
Dates:
August 24, 2024 9 am - 12 pm
Cost: $75 materials icluded

Glazed & Figured Calimanco
led by Kate Smith
When I acquired the Anders Berch Tals Textil book in the 1990's I immediately fell in love with the calimanco fabrics shown there. I spent the next 15 years looking at samples in museums, reading whatever I could find written on the subject and actually reproducing as accurately as possible some of the Anders Berch designs. Along with this research into calimancos I then moved into the whole world of embossed and calandered fabrics resulting in a whole new arena of Eaton Hill Textile fabric offerings. I am now ready to return to these areas of research - especially as I never cracked the code of how to make a truly glazed fabric - and I welcome those who also share this fascination with those amazing fabrics. Let me know if you would be interested in sharing this topic with me!