Cape Breton WeaveNet
The purpose of Cape Breton WeaveNet is to promote communication between weavers all over the island, to organize activities and educational opportunities, and to pass on fibre related information of interest to the group.
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Spring Workshops 2024
Shaft and Drafts to Heddles and Eyes: 3 shaft weaving structures on 2 heddles for the rigid heddle loom.
Instructor: Carly Jayne
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 2-5pm Atlantic Daylight Time
Cost: $65
Registration Deadline: May 18, 2024
Curious about how to utilize your rigid heddle's double heddle block to its full capacity? Ready to jump from plain weave to the exciting world of huck, corduroy and twills and so much more? This class is for you! Almost any 3 shaft draft is possible with just two heddles on most rigid heddle looms.
Learn to read a 3 shaft draft, then translate the draft to two heddles. Students will leave the class with basic understanding of drafts, how to thread two heddles on the rigid heddle and examples of 3 shaft drafts and threadings to use in future projects.
Carly Jayne is a weaver and pattern designer at Love Like Salt. She specializes in innovative rigid heddle weaving that pushes the boundaries of what you accomplish on the humble little loom. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family and a quircky rescue pup.
Instructor: Carly Jayne
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 2-5pm Atlantic Daylight Time
Cost: $65
Registration Deadline: May 18, 2024
Curious about how to utilize your rigid heddle's double heddle block to its full capacity? Ready to jump from plain weave to the exciting world of huck, corduroy and twills and so much more? This class is for you! Almost any 3 shaft draft is possible with just two heddles on most rigid heddle looms.
Learn to read a 3 shaft draft, then translate the draft to two heddles. Students will leave the class with basic understanding of drafts, how to thread two heddles on the rigid heddle and examples of 3 shaft drafts and threadings to use in future projects.
Carly Jayne is a weaver and pattern designer at Love Like Salt. She specializes in innovative rigid heddle weaving that pushes the boundaries of what you accomplish on the humble little loom. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her family and a quircky rescue pup.
Painting Sock Blanks for Weaving or Knitting
Instructor: Kari Fell
Location: Outside at Kari’s home in Sydney
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 (rain date June 22)
Time: 1-4pm Atlantic Daylight Time
Maximum: 12 students max
Cost: $65
Materials fee: To Be Determined
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2024
Join us for this outdoor class in which you’ll paint a knitted sock blank with acid dyes. The superwash wool yarn can then be used for weaving or knitting. The class includes some colour theory instruction as you develop a colour palette. Examples of finished items using various dyeing/weaving/knitting techniques will be shown and explained.
Material fees include one sock blank of your choice (lace or fingering weight, single of double stranded). Additional blanks may be purchased and dyed during the class.
Kari attended the Alberta College of Art as a textiles major, with weaving as the focus.
Instructor: Kari Fell
Location: Outside at Kari’s home in Sydney
Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 (rain date June 22)
Time: 1-4pm Atlantic Daylight Time
Maximum: 12 students max
Cost: $65
Materials fee: To Be Determined
Registration Deadline: June 1, 2024
Join us for this outdoor class in which you’ll paint a knitted sock blank with acid dyes. The superwash wool yarn can then be used for weaving or knitting. The class includes some colour theory instruction as you develop a colour palette. Examples of finished items using various dyeing/weaving/knitting techniques will be shown and explained.
Material fees include one sock blank of your choice (lace or fingering weight, single of double stranded). Additional blanks may be purchased and dyed during the class.
Kari attended the Alberta College of Art as a textiles major, with weaving as the focus.