SHOWS   

Convergence 2010

Albuquerque Convention Center

Albuquerque, NM

www.weavespindye.org

SCHG Weaving and Fiber Festival

Torrance Cultural Arts Center

Torrance, CA

www.schg.org

Designing Weavers Show and Sale

Pasadena, CA

www.designingweavers.com

             GUILD AND CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS  

Ventura County Handweavers and Spinners Guild

Ventura, CA

www.venturaweaveandspin.homestead.com

Weaving with Yarn and Beads

Desert Weavers and Spinners

Palm Desert, CA

www.iehg.org/regionalgroups.html

2010 STUDIO WORKSHOPS

All studio workshops are taught by Rebecca Smith, an accomplished tapestry weaver and teacher. She is the creator of the Loom in a Tube products. Workshops will be held in San Diego, CA on the adjoining outdoor terrace of her home studio, weather permitting (in San Diego, the weather usually cooperates year-round). A delicious lunch is included for full-day workshops.

A Loom in a Tube will be provided for the class, and may be purchased at the end of the class, or you may bring your own small loom. Transportation is available from local hotels for out-of-town participants. Please ask us for a list of hotels.

March 20 or August 21   

10 am-4 pm   

Learning to weave yarn and beads together in a single fabric will open up new creative pathways. This one-day workshop introduces how to weave a small pouch on a loom using a variety of textured and hand-dyed yarns as well as beads. If you are a knitter with a stash of yarn tidbits, or a bead weaver with a love of texture, this class will provide the perfect solution to your creative puzzle.  

May 15 or September 18   

1-5 pm   

Bead weaving on a loom is fast and easy. This beginner’s level class teaches you all the basics: warping the loom, weaving with different sizes of beads, and finishing the project. You will complete the workshop with a bracelet custom fit to your wrist.  

June 26-27 or October 16-17   

10 am - 4 pm      

Tapestry Weaving Techniques

Part I Geometric shapes (Saturday)

Part II curves and color transitions (Sunday)

Learn to weave geometric and pictorial tapestries in this two part workshop. Part I presents techniques for geometric designs (as in Navajo rugs). Part II covers techniques for weaving pictorial and abstract designs. Register for one or both parts, depending on your interest. Part I is a prerequisite for Part II.

Fee includes all materials    

July 10 or November 13   

1-5 pm   

You will be enchanted to learn these methods for working fiber into your bead projects. In this class you will combine wire coiling techniques with textured or metallic yarns to create beautiful beads suitable for earrings, pendants, necklaces, pins and bracelets. Learn three bead designs, along with basic wire techniques for coiling wire, joining beads, and attaching findings. A variety of unique yarns will be on hand for creating large and small beads.