Learn To Weave Weekend 2026
DATE: APRIL 18-19, 2026
TIME: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (doors open at 9 a.m. for loom setup. Instruction starts promptly at 10 a.m.)
LOCATION: Fairview Terrace Mobile Estates Clubhouse: 700 E Fairview Ave, Meridian, ID
CONTACTS: Cindy Griewe (208-761-7679) or Robin Conrads (208-440-0506)
COST: $40 (includes yarn) Print and mail your payment and Registration Form
LIMITED TO 14 PARTICIPANTS
Description
• Bring your loom, shuttle, bobbins and weaving tools to this 2-day weekend of learning the basics of drafts, warping, and weaving on your loom.
• Basic instruction, discussion, and mentor assistance will help you better understand the art of weaving.
• Mentors available to give basic directions and assistance as you warp and weave on your loom.
Specifics
• Rigid heddle or shaft looms (table or floor) can be used for this weaving experience.
• You will need a 6-8 epi reed, at least 12 inches wide.
o Rigid heddle must have 6-8 epi reed. No adjustments can be made to epi on rigid heddle.
o Shaft looms can have a different epi and we can help you calculate the adjustment
• Some looms and tools are available on loan from the guild on a first come first serve basis.
o If you need a guild loom and weaving tools, contact Vila Cox asap to reserve.
• Mentors and participants can bring larger tools to share with the group.
• Warp and weft will be provided to create approximately 6 dishcloths in either twill or plain weave.
TIPS: Start learning now with Learning to Weave by Deborah Chandler
TOOLS: Bring your loom, shuttle(s), bobbins (if needed for your shuttle), reed (6-8epi), scissors, waste yarn (old yarn to use as spacer material), any tools specific to your loom.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS: bring a warping board, warping pegs (rigid heddle), bobbin winder, yarn needle, t-pins, other weaving tools that you like.
FINAL DETAILS: bring a lunch, bring a snack to share, get comfy (wear comfy clothes, fuzzy socks or slippers, a sweater, etc), bring your own chair or bench if desired
Understanding Profile Drafts
by Deb Essen
June 19-21, 2026
Learn how to use profile drafts as a powerful weaving design tool! We will learn how to translate a profile draft into thread by thread drafts for several weave structures. We will also discuss what kind of weave structures can use profile drafts and what structures can’t. Samples in round robin format, so everyone will go home with a sample of at least 5 weave structures discussed in class and have a chance to play with them.
Deb Essen is the author of “Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps”. Deb completed HGA’s Certificate of Excellence, Level 1 (2004) and is an inducted member of the Montana Circle of American Masters in Folk and Traditional Arts (2011). Her passion is teaching the wonders of weaving.
Color-and-Weave: A Design Technique
By Rebecca Winter
Fall 2026
“Color-and-weave … occurs when there is a combining of two elements of weaving. These two elements are the weave structure and the use of two contrasting yarns as stripes in both the warp and the weft. A visual patterning is created that is seemingly unrelated to the weave structure or the use of color.” Winter, Rebecca. The Enigma of Shadow Weave Illuminated. Atglen, PA., Schiffer Publishing Co., Inc., 2022.
Does this definition intrigue and excite you? I have to admit, it always has for me. Is it possible to weave Color-and-Weave on any loom Absolutely!! This workshop is a round robin style exploration. Participants will receive drafts before the workshop, and will arrive with their loom warped and ready to weave. Each participant will weave on the looms of others, for a full learning opportunity, involving many color-and-weave drafts. Each loom will have a different draft. In round robin workshops, participants provide the yarn for their warp and enough yarn for each of the other participants to weave on their loom. This 3-day workshop is primarily for rigid heddle or shaft looms. The Weaving Drafts will be for 2, 4, 6, or 8 “shafts” and participants will need looms with these configurations to match their assigned draft. Participants will be given all the drafts in a multiple page binder filled with colorful handouts. Through this process, as described, participants will leave the workshop with an understanding of how to weave color-and-weave drafts, how it creates the third thing, and how to create their own unique color-and-weave drafts.
Weaving Intensive—Double Weave
January 17-19, 2026
This year’s study and workshop will be focused on Double Weave. As you study this structure and decide on your particular project, please share that information with Rebecca Winter so there are a variety of projects for the attendees to work on. Looms are available to borrow from the guild, but they go fast. Contact Vila Cox to reserve a loom. If you are using it for the Intensive, the rental fee is waived for that month. More information and registration will be announced in the October 25 Newsletter.
Intensive Committee: Chelsea Grigsby, Kelly Sandusky, Cindy Griewe and Rebecca Winter.
Pay for 2026 Intensive