October 19, 2024
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Personalize your weaving shuttles with woodburning
Enjoy decorating UNFINISHED shuttles or other fiber-related wooden items. Shuttles will be available for purchase on that day.
Instructors: Elaine, Lydia, and Terrilynn Beagley; and Joanne Hall
Class fee: $5 for members
Lucet braiding
Learn the art of making braided craft items using a fork-shaped tool. Bring your own fiber if you wish, but some will be also available in class. Lucet tools will be available to use/purchase on that day.
Instructor: Melanie Dayton
Class fee: $5 for members
Kumiko braiding
Learn this useful type of Japanese-style braiding of fibers using a disc with a central hole. A cardboard circle or a paper plate will work to get you started on this fun craft. Some will be available or you can bring your own. The tool will be available at class, as well.
Instructors: Trudy and Hadassah Moffett
Class fee: $5 for members
*You may sign up for one or ALL of these classes. Please indicate which you would like to take. The class stations will occur simultaneously and students may rotate between them as space is available.
November 16 and 17, 2024
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Beginning weaving
Learn the basics of weaving from the best! In this class, you will wind a warp, warp a loom, and weave a beautiful set of towels.
Instructor: Joanne Hall (Joanne will also communicate directly with you after signing up with all the details needed for success.)
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
January 4, 2025: ROC Day
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Weavers’ study group
Continue your weaving journey as you make a beautiful M’s-and-O’s baby blanket using a FLOOR LOOM.
Instructor: Joanne Hall (Joanne will also communicate with you directly after you sign up)
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
*Project continues January 18 and 19, 2025.
January 18 and 19, 2025
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Spinning wool to felt
Enjoy some time behind your spinning wheel as you learn to spin wool in a manner suitable for later felting. This hand-spun fiber can be used in the Wadmal class later in the year, if you would like.
Instructor: Jane Fournier
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
Weavers’ study group
Blanket project continues from January 4, 2025.
February 15 and 16, 2025
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Tapestry selfie
Have fun creating a woven “selfie” using tapestry techniques.
Instructor: Joanne Hall
Class fee: $5 for members
Materials fee: $20 for weft yarns
Drumcarding and combing (2/15 only)
Learn to prepare fiber for spinning, from sheep to spindle.
Instructor: Trudy Moffett
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
March 15 and 16, 2025
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Tablet weaving
Learn to tablet weave with an industry expert. Classes will be held as two separate programs:
Saturday, March 15: Ram’s Horn
Sunday, March 16: Coptic Diamonds
Instructor: John Mullarkey, a nationally-recognized instructor known for both skill and for conducting a fun workshop.
Class fee: To be determined after signups are closed. Since this is a well-known speaker, expect fee to reflect that.
March 15 and 16, 2025
9am–3pm, Montana City School
Weavers’ study group
Weaving with wool and making a scarf is the theme for this weekend program. Beginners will be making the scarf with three colors and selecting a fourth for weaving. This will provide an experience of using color values for selecting and mixing colors for weaving. Looms will be provided by the guild if you do not have a portable loom. We will prepare the wool yarns and weave a scarf which can be completed in these two days, with instructions on Sunday afternoon for finishing, including fringe techniques and final washing and brushing.
Those who have woven before can use the same wool yarns to create a tartan pattern with three colors in the warp, using a twill threading with color effects.
Instructor: Joanne Hall
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
April 12, 2025
Saturday morning, 9am–noon, Montana City School
Project finishing techniques
This is your chance to learn the skills you need to get a professional finish on your fiber projects.
Instructor: Dawn Ahlert
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
April 12 and 13, 2025
Saturday afternoon, 1pm–4pm and Sunday, 9am–4pm, Montana City School
Wadmal
Make fabric using the Wadmal technique to make a small project. Reference materials for ideas will be available in class. This could be a great way to use the wool you spun with Jane Fournier in January.
Instructor: Milly Dover
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.
May 17, 2025
9am–4pm, Montana City School
Wadmal finishing
Finish the projects you started in April using this technique.
Instructor: Milly Dover
Class fee: $5 for members for initial fee; other costs TBD by instructor.