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Ongoing

Virtual Weaving Workshops – Private & Small Group

Virtual via Zoom

Although the pandemic kept the Fiber Garden from opening its home for workshops for a couple of years, virtual learning was the next best thing!  And why stop after the threat of the pandemic subsides?  In some ways, virtual learning can be better. Imagine your own private weaving coach! All workshops will be conducted via Zoom with the Fiber Garden’s masterful weaving instructor, Susan Frame. Susan has been teaching weaving at the Fiber Garden for more than 20 years and Continue reading →

Rigid Heddle Weaving at Sievers School of Fiber Arts

Sievers School of Fiber Arts 986 Jackson Harbor Road, Washington Island

This class offers instruction for “beginning and beyond” rigid heddle weavers. Beginners will start with a basic scarf followed by a sampler of pick-up and lace techniques to show the versatility of the loom. There will be time to weave one or more additional projects you choose to expand your learning even further. Those with experience on the loom will focus on weft-faced weaves. We will weave a set of mug rugs to sample three different weft-faced techniques. Then you’ll Continue reading →