Program Night — Creating Weave Structures for Color and Texture using Novelty Yarns, Robyn Spady
Thursday, March 10, 2022
7:00 to 9:00 pm CDT
Zoom link will be sent out via the Googlegroup
Perhaps you have walked into a yarn shop and been fascinated with stunning novelty yarns. But as a weaver, it can be a challenge to figure out how to incorporate them into weaving projects in order to showcase the yarns without breaking the bank. Or you may have been inspired by the fabric used for a Chanel-style jacket that was created by Linton Tweed, Lesage, or Bernat Klein and would like to understand how these fabrics were created so you can design and weave your own. In this program, Robyn Spady will share a small collection of weave structures that let you take advantage of fun and exciting yarns and to add new dimensions to your weaving.
Robyn is a master weaver who has been weaving for over 50 years. She completed HGA’s Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving (COE-W) in 2004 with the specialized study Loom-controlled Stitched Double Cloth. Robyn is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of crossing threads and loves coming up with new ideas to create fabric and transform it into something new and exciting. She is committed to turning the weaving world on to double-faced fabrics, four-shaft weaves, uncommon and advanced weave structures, and passementerie techniques. Robyn is also the founder and editor of Heddlecraft® magazine.
https://www.spadystudios.com/
https://heddlecraft.com/
Other meetings in March see newsletter or Googlegroup for contact info and zoom links
Hands-on Night resuming TBD
Friday, March 4 – The Jane Stafford Study Textiles Group
1:00 – 3:00 pm. Meeting via Zoom
Saturday, March 5 – Tapestry Study Group
11:00 am- 1 or 1:30 pm. Meeting via Zoom
Saturday, March 12 – The Spinning Study Group
1:00 – 3:00 pm. Meeting via Zoom. Luxury fiber breed study
Thursday, March 20 – Explorers Club
1:00 – 3:00 pm. Meeting via Zoom
Saturday, March 26 – Sit ‘n Spin
1:00-3:00 pm. Meeting via Zoom