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Scholarships Available - download form or contact Sandra at cbweavenet@gmail.com.
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Fall Workshop and COVID 19 - The deadline for registering for the 2022 Fall Workshop has been set at August 28. By September 1 a decision will be made as to whether we are able to hold the workshop. This decision will be made based on COVID 19 restrictions and the numbers registered.
Deflected Double Weave with Natalie Drummond
Instructor: Natalie Drummond
Location: The Gaelic College
Date: November 4, 5, and 6th, 2022
Class Minimum: 10 Class Maximum:14
Registration Deadline: August 28, 2002
Natalie will be combining two of her workshop for us: “Color Lab” and “Where Shuttle Meets the Shed”. Besides learning about color and how it works in Deflected Double Weave, Natalie will cover selvedge methods to produce beautiful finishing; various finishing methods, differential shrinkage vs. movement and deflection. You will have the opportunity to weave various treadling samples and, if you desire, a scarf. Using an 8 shaft loom for this workshop will provide you with the most benefit, however plans will be provided for 4 shaft looms as well.
Costs:
Day Student- $365 (includes tuition, lunch each day and 1 snack break per day for 3 days)
Live In Single-$580 (includes tuition, single room for 2 nights, and meals and snacks from Friday midmorning to Sunday Lunch)
Live In Double-$505 (includes tuition, shared room for 2 nights, and meals and snacks from Friday midmorning to Sunday Lunch)
Additional Options:
Thursday Night Dinner $21
Thursday Single Room and Friday Breakfast $90
Thursday Shared Room and Friday Breakfast $50
Please note that the Weavers’ Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 3, 2022 and will begin at 1pm and include tea with sandwiches and sweets. The cost will be around $15.00 - $20.00. Registration will open in the fall.
Natalie Drummond
Natalie Drummond is a former educator and fiber artisan living in Fremont, Indiana. Born and raised in Virginia, she developed a love of science, teaching, and fiber. Her earlier work focused on sewing and needlefelting and she was trained as a Singer Sewing Machine Manager while living in Ann Arbor in 1992. She later learned to weave from a Fort Wayne Weaver’s Guild instructor, Marianne Fitzpatrick in 2016. Continual learning in fiber expanded from instructors within the Fort Wayne Weavers Guild and the Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild. In addition, Natalie has taken workshops with notable weavers and instructors in HGA, MAFA and Midwest Weavers.
To register contact Sandra at cbweavenet@gmail.com
Instructor: Natalie Drummond
Location: The Gaelic College
Date: November 4, 5, and 6th, 2022
Class Minimum: 10 Class Maximum:14
Registration Deadline: August 28, 2002
Natalie will be combining two of her workshop for us: “Color Lab” and “Where Shuttle Meets the Shed”. Besides learning about color and how it works in Deflected Double Weave, Natalie will cover selvedge methods to produce beautiful finishing; various finishing methods, differential shrinkage vs. movement and deflection. You will have the opportunity to weave various treadling samples and, if you desire, a scarf. Using an 8 shaft loom for this workshop will provide you with the most benefit, however plans will be provided for 4 shaft looms as well.
Costs:
Day Student- $365 (includes tuition, lunch each day and 1 snack break per day for 3 days)
Live In Single-$580 (includes tuition, single room for 2 nights, and meals and snacks from Friday midmorning to Sunday Lunch)
Live In Double-$505 (includes tuition, shared room for 2 nights, and meals and snacks from Friday midmorning to Sunday Lunch)
Additional Options:
Thursday Night Dinner $21
Thursday Single Room and Friday Breakfast $90
Thursday Shared Room and Friday Breakfast $50
Please note that the Weavers’ Gathering is scheduled for Thursday, November 3, 2022 and will begin at 1pm and include tea with sandwiches and sweets. The cost will be around $15.00 - $20.00. Registration will open in the fall.
Natalie Drummond
Natalie Drummond is a former educator and fiber artisan living in Fremont, Indiana. Born and raised in Virginia, she developed a love of science, teaching, and fiber. Her earlier work focused on sewing and needlefelting and she was trained as a Singer Sewing Machine Manager while living in Ann Arbor in 1992. She later learned to weave from a Fort Wayne Weaver’s Guild instructor, Marianne Fitzpatrick in 2016. Continual learning in fiber expanded from instructors within the Fort Wayne Weavers Guild and the Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild. In addition, Natalie has taken workshops with notable weavers and instructors in HGA, MAFA and Midwest Weavers.
To register contact Sandra at cbweavenet@gmail.com
