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Fiber Arts/Textiles:Handweaving - All LevelsInstructor: Rachel Brunhild
Handweaving can produce a range of artisticpieces from scarves and towels to wall hangings,artifacts for the home, fabric for garments, or astudy of a particular weave structure. Beginningstudents will start with the basics of how to preparethe warp and weft for their project guided by theinstructor, and weave structures and materialswill be suggested. Intermediate and advancedstudents can work on suggested projects orindependent projects, supported by the instructor.Students in this class must provide their own yarn,shuttles, and bobbins for their projects.Loom assignments will be based on project;however, beginners will start on the rigid heddleloom or 4-shaft loom.
All LevelsTuesdays, January 12 – March 239:00 am – 12:00 pm, 11 sessions$393 Members, $433 Guests, $35 Loom Fee$10 Materials Fee
Weaving Open Studio - No InstructionThis is an opportunity to work on your classprojects outside of your regular class time.Students must be registered in the current termweaving class on Tuesdays (9 am–12 pm)to attend this open studio and be able to weaveon their own.
Wednesdays, January 13 - March 249:00 am – 12:00 pm, 11 sessions

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Fiber Arts: Handweaving - All Levels
Instructor: Rachel Brunhild

Materials List

Students must provide their own yarn, shuttles, and bobbins for their projects.

• Suitable yarn for weaving
• A pair of sharp scissors
• 8 x 8 Graphing Paper Pad available at Blick Art Supplies store or online.
• Pencil, eraser and notebook
• Soft tape measure (inches)
• Calculator
• 1 x Boat shuttle. The 11” (regular and slim) are used in the studio.
• 1 x Heddle Hook
• 1 x Reed Hook
• 1 x Bag of Bobbins suitable for your shuttle

Resources for Equipment:

Heddle hook

Brass Reed hook

Heddle and Reed hook

Schacht 11” Open Bottom is recommended. Either slim or regular

Schacht closed bottom shuttle

Leclerc 11 “ closed bottom shuttle

Schacht 4” bobbins fit the 11” shuttle

Forged 4” Embroidery Scissors

Resources for Yarn:

Heritage Spinning and Weaving is our local handweaving and spinning store.

Located in Lake Orion. Joan Sheridan has a wide range of weaving yarns, Please mention you are a student at the BBAC if you go, and encourage everyone to shop locally when possible as it is by far the best way to choose colors seeing them in person.

Webs

Eugene Textile Center

The Woolery

Gist Yarn

Lunatic Fringe Yarns

Course Medium

Fiber Arts

Location

Studio 7 at BBAC Campus

Instructor

Rachel Brunhild