This workshop is ideal for anyone wanting to try their hand at weaving. In this one-day taster workshop, Truro Wool's expert tutor and experienced weaver, Julie Cowan, will guide you through the steps needed to create your own beautiful scarf using one of our Ashford Rigid Heddle Looms.
After a warm welcome, it will be straight on with getting to know and understanding the Rigid Heddle Loom you'll be using for the day along with learning key weaving terms and, of course, the all important techniques you'll master over the course of the session.
You'll be making your scarf using one of six stunning shades from the new Stylecraft Colour Burst range (choose from shades Pixels, Festival, Catherine Wheel, Fireworks, Stars or Northern Lights)*. This yarn's unique colour-shifting effect naturally creates beautiful, check-like patterns as you weave, producing a fabric that both looks and feels amazing. Simply choose your favourite shade from the six pictured, let us know your selection using the Customer Order Notes section on the checkout page, and when you arrive, your Rigid Heddle Loom will be pre-warped with your selected yarn, ready for you to start weaving straight away.
By the end of the session you should achieve a scarf that will be 1.5 meters long by 23cm wide. The maximum length you could achieve for your scarf will be 1.8 meters dependent upon the speed of your weaving.
Included:
1 x 7 hour workshop
2 of 100g Stylecraft Colour Burst DK yarn (Choose from 6 colourways)
Use of Ashford Rigid Heddle Looms
Morning & afternoon refreshments
Techniques covered:
Understanding a Rigid Heddle Loom
Understanding all the common weaving terms from 'epi' to 'shed' and lots more
Weaving plain weave using a stick shuttle
How to create and maintain a neat selvedge edges
How to remove your weaving from the loom
Making simple knotted tassels
The importance of 'wet' finishing
Skill Level:
Beginner
Location:
St Clement's Parish Hall, St Clement, Truro, TR1 1SZ
Lunch:
Please bring a packed lunch
Price:
£75.00
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