June bandloom special, 10% off plus free videos

Save 10% on your order of a Vävstuga band loom and bandloom accessories during the month of June. Sale accessories include the lease stick holder, pattern spreader, and Becky’s newly designed treadle (so new it’s not even in the store yet!). Email your order to orders@vavstuga.com.

Act now and also receive 3 FREE months of Vävstuga Video Classes, a series of intensive video classes that demonstrate process and technique. Our extensive Band Weaving class is the latest addition to our VVC lineup on Vimeo. We’ll ship a redemption code for the video courses with your new Vävstuga band loom.

Bandloom enthusiasts will note that we still have a few class openings for Vävstuga Bandloom and Bandfest; see below.

Class openings

We have a few spaces open, including a brand new September session of Drawloom ABC:

• 7/8–16 — Linens: Seed to Cloth (special 9-day class)
• 7/29 – 8/2 — Swedish Classics
• 8/5–9 — Bound Plattväv & Rya Variations with Åsa Viksten Strömbom
• 8/12–16 — Vävstuga Bandloom
• 8/12–16 — Bandfest
• 9/16–20 — Drawloom ABC (new session added by popular demand)
• 11/18–22 — Flamboyant Blankets & Rugs

Väv Immersion applications open

Fabric of Life is currently accepting applications for Väv Immersion Weaving Intensive 2024. This year’s program runs from August 26 until October 18, and is open for up to 6 participants. The early application deadline is June 28; the final deadline is July 26. Find full details on their website: course description, lodging information, as well as tuition and scholarship information.

Recent class activity

We started the month with Drawloom ABC and Palmgren Party classes, and most recently hosted two weeks of Rag Rugs with our friend and guest teacher Monica Hallén.

Just for fun

• Why textiles are all the rage in the art world right now
• John Leni Marcy in the news — Congratulations to our own John Leni Marcy, recently recognized nationally among his peers for his photographic printing prowess.