Flamboyant Blankets & Rugs
Warm and fuzzy for fall
These cozy luxurious blankets and vibrant durable rugs are favorites in our Vävstuga living room
Instructors: Becky Ashenden & Eva Gaultney
Dates offered 2024: Nov 18–22
These beautiful blankets are cuddled and admired by everyone who spends time in our living room. A special weft-faced technique with two broken twill layers woven together produces a thick and luxurious blanket, with front and back sides showing two different colors and patterns. You will have the opportunity to choose a block design and will receive coaching with your color and pattern choices for weaving. The Dubbelbindning rug is in a related but different structure that uses the same designing method.
See our class preview video below.
Materials
Blanket:
22/2 cottolin warp
6/2 Blanket wool weft
Rug:
8/3 linen rug warp
1.3/1 Mattgarn wool weft
Projects
On your own loom:
Each student will have a “home base” loom with a 3-meter blanket warp to thread and weave on.
Shared looms:
Three small rug looms will be shared, both in the threading and weaving.
Classroom sessions
- Designing
- Drafting
- Profiles and blocks
- Project sheet details
class preview video
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Prerequisites: Vävstuga Basics (Why does everyone need Basics?)
Max enrollment: 6
Location: Farmhouse
Course fee: $975 (includes all instruction and studio time, course handouts, lunch Mon–Fri, dinner Thu)
Materials fee: $225
Days offered: Five-day session, Mon–Fri
Schedule: Instruction time 9:00–noon and 1:30–4:00. Exceptions: on the last day, checkout must be completed by noon.