Workshops: Led by national and regional fiber artists
This activity is made possible, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
AVL Compu-Dobby Weaving
This is an informative AVL loom weaving opportunity taught by professional dobby loom weaver Jannie Taylor. Jannie will present a well-rounded learning experience on the AVL that includes AVL mechanics and advanced techniques. Emphasis will be on loom set-up, ease and use of the AVL systems, and various trouble shooting aspects unique to the compu-dobby loom. This session will also include warping the AVL and incorporating the warping wheel into the weaving process. Participants will walk away with a complete understanding of this state-of-the-art loom.
1021 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, August 13, 14 & 15: 9am – 4pm
Tuition before July 13: $210/$150 Members | Tuition after July 13: $225/$165 Members 
Hands on Color: A Practical Exploration of Color, Fiber, and Weaving
with Cameron Taylor Brown
Dive up to your elbows into big piles of luscious yarns and discover the exciting world of color in this hands-on exploration. This workshop explores the glorious color components of hue, value, and intensity - while noting the added effects of fiber and yarn texture. You create harmonious color compositions while learning the language of monochromatic, analogous and complementary color relationships. Then experiment with how colors mix in plain, twill and satin structures and create fabrics with your new color, fiber and weave vocabulary. By the end of the workshop you’ll have a confident "eye for color" and a notebook overflowing with beautiful color combinations and original designs.
881 Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 10, 11 & 12, 2010: 9am-4pm
Looms are available to pre-warp August 23 – 25 and September 7 – 9th
Level: Advanced Beginning - Advanced
Tuition before August 10: $345/$285 members | Tuition after August 10: $360/$300 members
Materials Fee: $25
Extreme Warp Makeover
with Robyn Spady
Hate to warp, but love to weave? Want more versatility from a single warp? Then this is a workshop for you! In this workshop, participants will warp their loom with their choice of one of three four-shaft threadings and perform an extreme makeover and weave it many different ways . . . from twill, lace, and overshot to swivel, corduroy, deflected weft, and double-faced. At the same time, participants are presented with the basics of different structures and how to adapt a single threading to weave a number of different weaves, including concepts such as star vs. rose fashion, weaving on opposites, and echo treadling.
882 Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 15, 16 & 17, 2010: 10am-4pm
Looms are available to pre-warp October 11 - 14th
Level: Advanced Beginning - Advanced
Tuition before September 15: $345/$285 members | Tuition after September 15: $360/$300 members
Materials Fee: $10