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2nd Annual Weaver’s Retreat
This retreat is brought to you by the Colour: Green and the Structure: Krokbragd
Where: Gaelic College, St. Ann’s, Cape Breton, NS
When: April 19 – 21, 2024
Times: Friday - 7pm to Sunday at 2pm
Deadline for Registration: Early Bird – March 1
Final Deadline – March 31
Program
A relaxed weekend with like-minded weavers to weave what you want or to try the Challenge Structure
Stash Sale
Do you have yarn, books, or equipment that you are wanting to part with? Slap your name and a price on it and it may find a new home! It’s a great time to reduce or increase your stash. There is no cost to participate, just make sure your name and a price (or “Free”) is on everything you are selling/giving away, and be prepared to manage your own sales. Tables will be set up in a room so everyone will have all weekend to “shop”.
Looms
Accommodations
All accommodations will be in MacLeod House. There are 5 single rooms and 8 twin rooms. We are encouraging participants to share a room. Once the 5 single rooms have been assigned, anyone else wishing a single room will have to wait until after the registration deadline to see if any twin rooms have not be assigned.
Costs
Package Early Price Regular
before Mar 1 Mar 1 - 31
Live in Single $350 $375 includes registration, meals From Saturday Breakfast to Sunday Lunch, wine and cheese, single
Live in Double $275 $300 includes registration, meals From Saturday Breakfast to Sunday Lunch, wine and cheese, twin
Non Live In $175 $200 includes registration, lunch Sat & Sun, Wine & Cheese on Fri, Dinner on Sat.
Day Pass $135 $150 include registration lunch and dinner on Sat.
Friday Night Dinner $25 $25 Dinner at 5pm on Friday
To register: Send an email to cbweavenet@gmail.com
This retreat is brought to you by the Colour: Green and the Structure: Krokbragd
Where: Gaelic College, St. Ann’s, Cape Breton, NS
When: April 19 – 21, 2024
Times: Friday - 7pm to Sunday at 2pm
Deadline for Registration: Early Bird – March 1
Final Deadline – March 31
Program
A relaxed weekend with like-minded weavers to weave what you want or to try the Challenge Structure
- Saturday Night Keynote Address
- Challenge: This retreat is brought to you by the Colour: Green and the Structure: Krokbragd
- There will be three People’s Choice prizes in these categories:
- Items woven in green,
- Items woven in Krokbragd
- Items woven in Krokbragd which are green
- There will be three People’s Choice prizes in these categories:
Stash Sale
Do you have yarn, books, or equipment that you are wanting to part with? Slap your name and a price on it and it may find a new home! It’s a great time to reduce or increase your stash. There is no cost to participate, just make sure your name and a price (or “Free”) is on everything you are selling/giving away, and be prepared to manage your own sales. Tables will be set up in a room so everyone will have all weekend to “shop”.
Looms
- Bring your own loom. We have room for small looms like Rigid Heddle, Inkle, Back Strap, Tablet, Tapestry, Table looms and small floor looms (no wider than 30” overall width and 30” overall depth)
- A limited number of 4 and 8 shaft table looms are available to borrow on a first come first served basis. Contact us for information.
Accommodations
All accommodations will be in MacLeod House. There are 5 single rooms and 8 twin rooms. We are encouraging participants to share a room. Once the 5 single rooms have been assigned, anyone else wishing a single room will have to wait until after the registration deadline to see if any twin rooms have not be assigned.
Costs
Package Early Price Regular
before Mar 1 Mar 1 - 31
Live in Single $350 $375 includes registration, meals From Saturday Breakfast to Sunday Lunch, wine and cheese, single
Live in Double $275 $300 includes registration, meals From Saturday Breakfast to Sunday Lunch, wine and cheese, twin
Non Live In $175 $200 includes registration, lunch Sat & Sun, Wine & Cheese on Fri, Dinner on Sat.
Day Pass $135 $150 include registration lunch and dinner on Sat.
Friday Night Dinner $25 $25 Dinner at 5pm on Friday
To register: Send an email to cbweavenet@gmail.com
Spring Workshops 2024
Using Handweaving.net's Online Draft Editor
Instructor: Janet Dawson
Location: Via Zoom
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
Time: 2 – 4pm AST
Cost: $35
Registration Deadline: March 18, 2024
Members of Handweaving.net or the Handweaving Academy all have access to Handweaving.net's Draft Editor free of charge. Although it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a fully featured drafting application, it has some functions that other bigger applications like Fiberworks don't. This seminar will cover all the basic functions of the Draft Editor, including entering, modifying, saving, and printing drafts, plus a peek at the more advanced features if time allows.
Janet learned to weave at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design in 1994 and has been teaching in person and online since 2000. In 2023 she launched the Handweaving Academy, an online school and community for weavers. She’s also known for her Floor Loom Weaving class on Craftsy.com and Zoom weave-alongs on Facebook. She also teaches at guilds, schools, and conferences across the US and Canada. Her classes are so popular that they regularly fill before the topic can even be announced!
To register: Send an email to cbweavenet@gmail.com
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 it's 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 it's 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.