Stick Weaving with Margaret Trousdale
Too many yarn odds and ends? Use them in a stick weaving project. It’s easy, fun, and ancient. Participants may choose to make a trivet, rug, seat cushion, pet pad, artistic fossil wall hanging, a purse, or an "Oobie" for those who need sensory a sensory object. Discussions will include purposes, color choices, and textures- - based upon the yarns they’ve brought as well as any inspirations from the donation table. We’ll weave and make merry. A half day workshop, participants will walk away with a completed or started project, a pair of weaving sticks, a needle, and a tip sheet. We will weave and make merry.
This workshop is open to students age 12+
Date & Time
Saturday May 31, 9am-12pm
Skill Level
Skills Required:
Making a knot
Winding yarn in a figure eight
Hiding tails
Nipping ends
Sewing with a tapestry needle
Most difficult skill:
Pushing the woven yarn down on the warp and making it a snug weave.
Specialized terms:
Warp (the stationery yarn)
Weft (the yarn that’s woven around and about)
Wormies (strands of woven yarn)
Materials Fee
Workshop bag, $10, includes:
Clover Stick Weaving Handouts
One set of wooden weaving sticks with a bent needle and instructions
Scissors for snipping yarn
A pen and an index card to create a name tent and for noting emails, phone numbers, etc.
On a side table are a variety of yarns participants may like to incorporate into their project. Most of these were offered by previous stick weaving participants. :-)
*The materials fee is included in your registration.
Students Should Bring
Participants are encouraged to bring any natural or colorful handspun yarns, commercial yarns, or novelty yarns they may like to use. Great way to use up leftover yarns from projects! You may only bring for yourself or donate any unwanted yarns to the supply table. You may like to bring a project bag for the yarns you'll need to finish your stick weaving.
About the Instructor
Margaret Trousdale has taught stick weaving twice at the Flag Wool and Fiber Festival; the Taos Wool and Fiber Fest; at the Yarn Shop at Nob Hill, Albuquerque; and the Orange County Spinners Guild, California. She's been an active spinning guild member sharing wool and fiber joy for ten plus years. She raised and spun Angora rabbits five years. She likes crocheting too. She’s a retired public school teacher from California, now living in Albuquerque, recording her fiber adventures on https://theyarnmarm.blogspot.com/.
Workshop Refund & Cancellation Policy
http://www.flagwool.com/workshop-refund-and-cancellation-policy.html