Classes

Swedish Classics

Instructor: Becky Ashenden

Prerequisites: Vävstuga Basics

Max enrollment: 8

Course fee: $750 (includes all instruction and studio time, course handouts, lunch Mon–Fri)

Materials fee: $50+ (we weigh the woven projects and charge by the ounce)

Room & board: $300 (includes lodging Sun–Thu evenings, breakfast Mon–Fri, dinner Mon–Thu)

For more detail: See also costs & logistics, food & accommodations

Days offered: Five-day session, Monday–Friday

Dates offered: (2010) March 22–26, September 20–24 (two spots remaining), November 8–12

Do you gaze at Swedish weaving books and think, "I'd love to make that... and that!"?

If so, this is the class for you. Come to a weaving week where the looms have all been dressed ahead of time and you have the opportunity to hone your weaving skills while experiencing the beauty of Swedish yarns and patterns. A variety of projects will be represented, inspired from the Scandinavian Weaving Library at Vävstuga. Students will be exposed to a multitude of techniques at a variety of skill levels, from perfecting plain weave to achieving agility with two shuttles, managing complicated treadlings, and obtaining an even beat. You will have the unique opportunity to concentrate on perfecting fully realized pieces of weaving, not merely generating samples.

Some projects will be large and some will be small, so the number of woven pieces will vary according to each student's interest. Drafting classes corresponding to the projects on the looms will be given daily, as well as specific project sheets for the dressed looms. At least one project will be pre-sleyed, beamed, and partially threaded during the week in order to review these techniques for those who are interested.

Any student who signs up for this week early enough may be able to influence the project choices to suit their interests. As it gets closer to class time, we will post pictures online of some of the chosen projects to entice you.

As always during Vävstuga classes, students are welcome to peruse the library and consider patterns for future use. Time permitting, students may want to wind warps to take home.