Workshops

Warping Your Loom:A Weavers Helping Weavers Session March 13, 20271:00 p.m. This afternoon session will be an informal Weavers Helping Weavers event designed as a refresher and skill-building exercise on warping looms. Come prepared to learn, be reminded or share what you know about warping back-to-front, front-to-back, the “Swedish way,” using a trapeze — or…

Color Paletteswith Penny Lacroix November 15, 202610:00 a.m. Register by October 31, 2026 (see below)$40.00 members, $60.00 non-membersThis bonus half-day workshop will be held in Colchester, Vermont Penny Lacroix will teach a hands-on workshop designed for all fiber artists who love color, want to understand it more and be more deliberate about their color choices….

Designing Motifs Using Overshotwith Margery Erickson January 9, 20271:00 p.m. Register by November 3, 2026 (see below)$40.00 members , $60.00 non-members Margery Erickson will teach a 2 hour Zoom class demonstrating how to make motifs using the Overshot weave structure. She will show a range of motifs and provide a glimpse into designing one’s own…

Designing with Plain Weavewith Pam Wilson April 10, 20271:00 p.m. Register by February 9, 2027 (see below)$40.00 members, $60.00 non-members Vermont artist, Guild member and White River Craft Center Weaving Studio manager Pam Wilson will offer a beginner-friendly workshop that will explore supplemental weft and warp methods which allow for spontaneous on-loom design, approaching cloth…

Using Color to Create Pattern with Turned Taquetewith Suzi Ballenger April 24 & 25, 202710:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Register by February 16, 2027 (see below) $270.00 members, $310.00 non-members Participants must provide their own 4-shaft loom. Guild rental looms may be available. Turned Taqueté offers a perfect opportunity to step into the fun of…

The Whys of SamplingA Members Presentation September 12, 20261:00 p.m. Free Workshop; no registration required. Ever wonder why you should sample? Or what you could learn from your samples? Perhaps you would like to know what people do with their weaving samples besides squirreling them away in bins, boxes or drawers? Why do some weavers…

Yarn Explorations with Penny Lacroixof the Nashoba Valley Weavers November 14, 20261:00 p.m. Register by October 31, 2026 (see below)$40.00 members, $60.00 non-members Penny Lacroix, a member of the Nashoba Valley Weavers, Weavers’ Guild of Boston and a long-time weaving teacher, will offer a half-day workshop on exploring yarns for textiles. The workshop will be…