UPCOMING WORKSHOP

April 19-20, 2018

‘Collapse Weave Techniques on 4 and 8 Shafts’ Workshop with Leader: Denise Kovnat

Workshop registration closed.

Weaving Demo Wanted

We were contacted that Westland Historical Village is looking for someone to demonstrate weaving at an event on June 23.  If interested please contact Nicki Westwood.

Nicki Westwood
westwoodnicole@yahoo.com

See Marketplace for:

— Leclerc Loom for Sale

— Books and equipment from former BBAC instructor Germaine Smith

HIDDEN TAPESTRY (Northwestern University Press: April 15, 2018) by Debra Dean

“The teamwork demanded by the making of tapestries as
we practice it is one of the purest forms of romance and
personal fulfillment.”
—jan yoors

A biography of the tapestry artist Jan Yoors is being published.  See this link for information sent to our guild regarding.

April 21, 2018

Speaker: Denise Kovnat, ‘Paint Two, Beam One’

Wind two identical warps, paint them in different but harmonious color palettes, beam them together on your loom – and create ever-changing beauty as you weave. Warp stripes woven in plain weave or in twill blocks work well with this approach, as do warp-faced structures like twill, Turned Overshot and Turned Taqueté. For more advanced weavers, we will see how this works with the technique of “extended parallel threading” explored by Marian Stubenitsky in her seminal book, “Echo and Iris.” Whether you’re a “color person” or a “structure person,” this technique can help you maximize the visual interest in your handwoven fabric. Come listen and learn more!

Bio:  I’ve been weaving for 20 years and knitting forever – all because of the joy and satisfaction that comes from working with yarn and figuring out what it wants to do. My favorite work at this point involves the organic mysteries of collapse weave and the colorful delights of painting warps for extended parallel threaded structures like Turned Taqueté and Echo Weave. I enjoy making garments that show off what handwoven fabrics can do – and to that end I have had garments juried into every HGA Convergence fashion show since 2008, most recently winning the Seattle Weavers Guild Award for Best Use of Color for my coat, “Blue Rills.” I’ve taught at Convergence, at MAFA conferences, and at guilds throughout the eastern United States.