Eden Prairie Art Center
Spin on a Spindle
Are you interested in spinning, but don’t own or have room for a spinning wheel? In this introductory, one-day course, students will learn to use a drop spindle and prepare fibers for spinning. Drop spindle spinning is fun and an engaging method to create yarn. It’s also a wonderful way to become familiar with the spinning process. Materials fee $25, payable to the instructor, includes everything you’ll need for this class.
Location: Eden Prairie Art Center. 7650 Equitable Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Saturday, March 10: 10:00am – 4:00pm | Instructor: Judy Payne | Level: Beginning
To Register visit www.edenprairie.org/artcenter
Ready, Set, Weave: Make a Wool Scarf
Learn the basics of the rigid heddle frame loom and create a cozy scarf. Students will learn the direct warping technique, a quick process that gets you weaving in a short time. This is a great introduction to weaving and the ideal class for students who want to find out if weaving is for them. Bring your rigid heddle frame loom in good working condition and a 10 dent reed, if you have them. Rigid heddles are available for use during class. Upon registration, please indicate if you need to use a WGM rigid heddle. Students should come prepared to purchase of wool yarn, payable to the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. Handout fee $5, payable to the instructor
Location: Eden Prairie Art Center. 7650 Equitable Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12: 10:00am – 4:00pm | Instructor: Carol Johnson | Level: Beginning
To Register visit www.edenprairie.org/artcenter
Bloomington Theater and Art Center
Spin Green – Learn to Spin on a Drop Spindle
Are you interested in spinning? Are you interested in living lightly on the planet, but don’t own or have room for a spinning wheel? In this introductory, one-day course, students will learn to use a drop spindle, prepare fibers and spin GREEN. Drop spindle spinning is an inexpensive and portable way to spin. Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Bring a bag lunch.
Location: Bloomington Theater and Art Center. 1800 West Old Shakopee Road. Bloomington, MN 55431
Saturday, March 17: 10am -2pm
Instructor: Susan Hensel | Level: Beginning
$64/M (BTAC or WGM); $69/NM (includes supplies)
To Register call 952-563-8575
Beginning Spinning Wheel
Discover the joy and beauty of making handspun yarn by learning to spin wool. The focus will be on understanding how to prepare fiber and use tools and equipment. After getting acquainted with the fiber and spinning wheel, all that comes next is practice. Student are welcome to bring their spinning wheel in good working condition if you have one. Otherwise, all equipment, including spinning wheels, are provided by WGM during the class. When you register, please indicate if you need to use a WGM spinning wheel. Bring a bag lunch.
Location: Bloomington Theater and Art Center. 1800 West Old Shakopee Road. Bloomington, MN 55431
Saturday & Sunday, April 14 & 15: 10am – 3pm
Instructor: Anne Burgeson | Level: Beginning
$116/M (BTAC or WGM); $125/NM (supplies included, unless specified)
To Register call 952-563-8575
Weaving for Knitters
A scarf can be woven on a rigid heddle loom in a fraction of the time it takes to knit. So knitters with a “stash” of left over knitting yarn can learn to weave on this portable loom and create a stylish scarf. Yarn that is no thicker then worsted weight – DK, worsted, sport, sock yarn, and novelty yarns is best for weaving. (Do not mix hand wash and superwash yarns.) Students will design a warp, learn the direct warping technique and throw the shuttle. Bring a rigid heddle frame loom in good working condition and a 8 or 10 dent reed, if you have them. Otherwise, rigid heddle frame looms are available upon request through WGM fo use during class. When you register, please indicate if you need to use a WGM rigid heddle. Depending on the project, students should come prepared to purchase yarn, payable to the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. Bring a bag lunch.
Location: Bloomington Theater and Art Center. 1800 West Old Shakopee Road. Bloomington, MN 55431
Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6: 10am – 4pm
Instructor: Jan Johnson | Level: Beginning
$107/M (BTAC or WGM); $120/NM (supplies included, unless specified)
To Register call 952-563-8575
American Swedish Institute
Beginning Inkle Weaving Workshop
Inkle weaving is a fun and creative craft. By using this small, portable loom students can make bands, belts, straps, accessories, bookmarks, dog collars, trims and more! Students will learn how to read and design a draft, warp the loom and weave a simple project. After learning the basics, students will develop a colorful design of their own patterns or learn more intermediate techniques incorporating colors, inlay or pick-up. This class is taught by Carol Johnson of the Weavers Guild of MN (WGM), who has been weaving since the 1990′s, using tablets, rigid heddle and floor looms, and is co-founder of Studio Tupla…A handout fee of $2 will be collected in class, payable to the instructor. Yarns will be available for purchase from WGM.
Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24: 10am – 4pm
Instructor: Carol Johnson | Level: Beginning
Ready, Set, Weave: Make a Wool Scarf
Learn the basics of the rigid heddle frame loom and create a cozy scarf. Students will learn the direct warping technique, a quick process that gets you weaving in a short time. This is a great introduction to weaving and the ideal class for students who want to find out if weaving is for them. Bring a rigid heddle frame loom in good working condition and an 8 or 10 dent reed, if you have them. If not, rigid heddle frame looms are available upon request to use during the workshop. When registering, please indicate if you need to borrow a loom. This class is taught by Carol Johnson of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM), who has been weaving since the 1990′s, using tablets, rigid heddle and floor looms, and is co-founder of Studio Tupla…A handout fee of $5 will be collected in class, payable to the instructor. Yarn will also be available for purchase from WGM.
Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24: 10am – 4pm
Instructor: Carol Johnson | Level: Beginning
Shadow to Light Workshop with Master Textile Artist Helena Hernmarck
Helena Hernmarck, our era’s legendary trompe-l’ oeil weaver, offers the rare opportunity to get an insight into her weaving technique in a three-day workshop to take place at the American Swedish Institute (ASI) July 27 -29, 2012. Hernmarck will take students on a private tour of the ASI exhibition In Our Nature: The Tapestries of Helena Hernmarck. She will explain and demonstrate her weaving technique, assisted by two-three master students. Hernmarck will also illustrate her use of color when selecting yarns and will demonstrate how she uses color blended “butterflies,” or yarn bundles, to make her creations. Students will then work under the guidance of Hernmarck to create their own sample piece that goes from “shadow to light,” as they work on the illusion of a shadow on their own frame or table loom. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 27, 28 & 29: 9am – 5pm
*NOTE: Applying for the Workshop — Those interested in participating in “Shadow to Light: Workshop with Master Textile Artist Helena Hernmarck” are required to complete the Workshop Application, due to ASI by April 1, 2012. Only intermediate to advanced weavers will be considered. Applications are available online at www.ASImn.org or by calling 612-871-4907. Applicants will be notified of their application’s status by April 15, 2012.
About the Exhibit — In Our Nature: The Tapestries of Helena Hernmarck is an assemblage of fourteen textiles by Helena Hernmarck. The exhibit will feature monumental works that immerse the viewer in the best of nature-lush blooms, rich green forest scenes, and a sunny poppy pasture. Hernmarck’s work represents a lifetime of closely honed weaving techniques which combines intensely sensitive attention to color with one-of-a-kind combination of textures, creating layered shaded effects. Hernmarck’s works will be augmented by pieces created by a cross-Atlantic group of twelve students “disciples,” self-dubbed “Team Hernmarck,” who offer a set of pieces on the them “Nordic Forest.”
This activity is made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) from an appropriation by the Minnesota Legislature.
