Workshops

The Vermont Weavers Guild is proud to offer special workshops with outstanding teachers. Some workshops are for a single afternoon, following the guild morning meeting. Other workshops are several days long. Space is limited and advance sign-up is necessary. There is also a workshop fee.

There is usually a short presentation by the workshop teacher at the guild’s morning meeting. This is offered free of charge to all guild members.

Unless otherwise indicated, workshops are usually held at the Kimball House, Randolph, Vermont.

We are planning to have members sign up for the spring 2008 workshops and the October 2008 workshop after January 7, 2008. Listed below are the workshops and the fees. As you decide that you would like to take a workshop, drop a note in the mail to Nancy McSparran at 49 Countryway, Barre, VT 05641.  Include a check for the workshop(s) you want to attend, the name(s) of workshop(s) you want to attend, your name and address. Please indicate how the program committee can contact you to let you know about requirements for the workshop(s) - by mail, by email (include your email address), by Yahoo list, or by phone (include your phone number).

If you decide later you want to attend another workshop, just sign up when you are ready.

Workshop Registration Policy

Fall 2008

September 13 – Beth Guertin – GARBAGE WARPS AKA Cleaning Out Your Yarn Closet
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October, 17 -19: (3-day workshop) Sarah Fortin: Weaving in 3-Dimensions
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November 8:  Ruby Leslie – Lost in Translation...or Why Color Theories Do Not Guarantee Good Cloth
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Spring 2009

February 2009 – potluck and show-and-tell.

March 2009 – Jennifer Hoag – felting

April 2009 – Time to turn in your entries for the Guild Show

May 2009 – Guild Show Opening

Fall 2009

September 2009 – Habu Textiles – what to do with all those luscious and exotic yarns you’ve seen at NEWS and Convergence.

October 2009 – Robin Spady – 3 day workshop, which will be either Extreme Warp Makeover or Fab Four (exploring the potential of 4 shaft looms)

November 2009 – Charlotte Hamlen – Japanese tapestries and kasuri (Japanese ikat)

Spring 2010

February 2010 – potluck and show-and-tell.

March and April 2010 are open but have several possibilities

November  2010 – Ruby Leslie – the 3 Ds of 3D: Deflection, Differential Shrinkage, and Doubleweave.
 

Directions to Kimball House

From I-89 take exit 4 onto Rte-66, head down hill to Randolph. At the stop sign, keep going straight (south on rte 12). Bear left (west) onto Rte-12 (N. Main St.), Go past Chandler Arts Center. Before the gazebo, bear left onto South Pleasant Street. Take the next road on the left, which is Randolph Ave. Kimball House is at the end of the street, sitting at the top of the hill. The drive to the right leads to a parking area. See map.

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Welcome, Weavers!
If you’re a weaver--beginner or pro--the Vermont Weavers Guild welcomes you. Plan to join us at one of our regular meetings at the Kimball House, Randolph, Vermont.