Come Raku your pots! Bring 2-4 peices of bisqueware that is raku ready.

Learn macra-weave, a combination of macramé and weaving. In this beginner-friendly workshop, we’ll cover basic knots, how to build a rope-based warp and simple weaving techniques to create a textured and colorful wall hanging.Students will leave with a finished piece and the skills to continue exploring this versatile fiber art form. All materials are provided, but if you have special yarns or fabric you’d like to incorporate, feel free to bring them along.

Color theory, color harmony and developing color palettes will be explored using the Zollie Palette Scout Color Cards and Tool Kit. This hands on interactive class will inspire and give you the confidence to develop unique and eye catching designs. This class is appropriate for those using yarn, fabric and other fiber in their work.

Dolls are symbols of life and have potential to hold personal story, imagined qualities, hopes, fears, and love. In this workshop, participants will learn how to weave their own dolls, creating a sculpture that will be entirely unique and meaningful.

This is part 3 of a 4-part series that will include projects from Susan Barrett Merrill’s The Art of Weaving a Life. Bradie is a Weaving a Life leader having studied with Susan back in 2017.

Weaving one’s own doll is a powerful practice in contemplation and expression. As we enter the season associated with extroversion and cultivation, the doll will help us find our footing and identify our chosen path.

Part 4 will be offered over the summer. They do not all need to be taken to enjoy their benefits.

Weaving experience is not necessary to enjoy this workshop.

Materials Included

Note: this class is scheduled to be held upstairs in the fiber studio. If stairs present a barrier that would interfere with being able to take the class, please write to fiber@shelburnecraftschool.org to let us know.

This three-day workshop offers an opportunity to weave with abandon, following the directions of instinct, whimsy, and one’s own uniquely creative expression. Do you have sticks, stones, fabrics, or papers you’ve been hanging onto because you know they’d be beautiful in something? This is the class where they might find their place!

Students need not have any weaving experience to explore the boundaries of warp and weft. We will be using a variety of frame and circular looms to create one of a kind pieces that embody the weaver and this “once in a blue moon” moment. The only requirement will be to come ready to play and break some rules.

How will this workshop be organized?

Each day we will meet from 10am - 4pm. We will be able to work both inside and out (weather depending). Weavers can bring lunch/snacks each day or can access the local markets/restaurants or the Shelburne Farmer’s Market on Saturday that runs from 9am - 1:30pm. Lunch breaks will hover around 12:30. There is a refrigerator, microwave, and tea kettle available for use.

On Sunday, we will roll into our third day of weaving together with the Full Blue Moon energy as our guide. There will be also be some time of reflection on how we’d like to harness our creative energy throughout the summer months.

Have you always wanted to weave or fit more weaving into your day but struggle to find the time? Using simple frame looms and other "unique weaving frames" this class will present several easy, elegant, and fun projects that can be made in a day. 

Small projects using various weaving techniques will be explored. You will go home with your project and hopefully be inspired to continue your weaving journey. 

Class is appropriate for beginners and experienced weavers.

Go anywhere in the world and you will find some relationship between people and masks. What they represent depends on place, culture, intention, and the purpose behind its making. The weaver will determine for themselves what their mask is articulating in that moment. 

This is part 4 of a 4-part series that include projects from Susan Barrett Merrill’s The Art of Weaving a Life. Bradie is a Weaving a Life leader having studied with Susan back in 2017.

Weaving experience is not necessary to enjoy this workshop.

This will be a peaceful, powerful, and highly creative weekend workshop. 

Materials:

Looms, yarns, and other materials will be available for use in this class. If you have sticks, driftwood, yarns or other fibers you like, as well as other materials that speak to you and that you might want to consider as an adornment for your mask, please bring them along!

Saturday will be spent weaving your mask. 

Sunday will be spent shaping, adorning, and finishing your mask. 

Participants will learn the art of needle felting and create a three-dimensional wool sculpture of an owl using a special barbed needle. Instruction will be hands-on and will include demonstrations.

Students between the ages of 9 and 12 are welcome to enroll with an adult.

Materials: Included