In-person Workshops
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Lasqueti, June 30, 2026, 10:00a.m.
Art Centre – Studio
$25*
* Valid only for this particular workshop and residents of Lasqueti; payment on site; maximum 20 participants; first come, first serve.
This workshop is one-time, exclusive offer to residents of Lasqueti at the actual cost. With several educational manuals I am preparing, I wanted to make sure my teaching method provides proper instructions to absolute beginners, and, since I have close friends on the island, we all thought it would be lot of fun too.
The session is designed as full hand-on combination of lectures with some visual materials (flip chart with diagrams), demonstration on larger version of a loom so everyone can follow, and personal advice to each participant as they work on the weave.
Materials and tools you will receive
To enable everyone to learn at the same pace, I made sure to provide basics for this workshop. You will receive:
1. One miniweaver, made out of cardboard. If handled with care, it can last for a long time. Colours vary.
2. One plastic needle with wide eye. Colours vary.
3. Two shed sticks
4. One spool with white yarn for dressing the loom
5. Two skeans of embroidery floss, 6 strands, sufficient for one coaster. Colours vary.
In addition
After the workshop, each participant will receive a digital copy of Miniweaving for Absolute Beginner (see description on Etsy, value $7, included for free in the workshop) with special edition of instructions how to make this particular loom (still unpublished for wide audiences).
What will you learn
1. Basic terminology in weaving
2. Basic types of weaving
3. Density of the warp
3. How to dress a loom
4. How to start the weave
5. Various plain weave patterns
6. Most common mistakes in weaving
7. How to finish the weave
As shown on the photo, there are many ways to manipulate plain weave to get different patterns. We will learn as many as we can fit into the time allotted.
What will you make
In this session we will make one coaster as a sampler of different weaves. The coaster, if done properly, will be fully functional. Then you can experiment on your own and make a whole set.
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