Learn to Design and Weave on an Inkle Loom
with Annie MacHale:

Saturday, May 24th
10:30am-5:30pm

Members: $100
Non-Members: $130
Youth (Ages 12-18): $75
Class Minimum: 3 Students
Class Max:12 Students

This is an advanced inkle weaving class. Students must be able to warp and weave on an inkle loom without help.

Grab your Inkle Loom and join Annie May 24th!

The horizontal bar pickup technique is commonly used by indigenous weavers in North, Central and South America. We will look at woven samples to discover several variations on this technique and discuss charting methods.

Students will warp their looms, and work with printed patterns to develop their own designs on the loom. Annie will share tips for warping, making heddles, fixing mistakes, starting and stopping, and keeping selvages straight. She will also demonstrate how to temporarily remove and replace the warp, as well as how to cut the final project off the loom and handle it when it is complete.

As time and student interest allow, we can also explore a free online tool for creating patterns.

Materials Students Must Provide:
Inkle loom 30 string or Texsolv heddle to fit the loom
Belt shuttle
Sharp scissors
Smooth non-stretchy yarn in 3 contrasting colors (1 dark, 1 light, 1 medium)
Yarn should be 24 wraps per inch or less.
Optional: laptop or tablet to use with the online design program

Materials Provided by Instructor:
Handouts
Pattern charts
Rubber mats
Popsicle sticks

If you have Loom related questions for this class, please contact Annie MacHale at iweavestraps@gmail.com

Please note: this is a 7 hour class! There will be breaks, but please bring lunch, snacks, beverages and a water bottle to keep up your strength.

About Annie MacHale: At the age of seventeen, Annie MacHale first discovered the inkle loom, sparking a lifelong love affair. She built her first loom in 1976 with the help of her dad and a library book. Since then she’s woven miles of bands including over 1,200 guitar straps. She loves to play with color and pattern and finds the inkle loom a very satisfying way to do this. Annie is known to many through her blog, ASpinnerWeaver.com. The popularity of her patterns shared there has led to the 2019 publication of a book, “In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color and Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers”. This was followed by another book in 2021, “Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers: A Modern Look at an Ancient Baltic-Style Technique” in which she shares a rare, older Lithuanian technique which has fallen out of use. In her workshops she shares her decades of experience as a weaver working exclusively on inkle looms, her unique insight into working with color, and her discovery of three-color pickup. You can see Annie’s work at: www.ASpinnerWeaver.com

Class COVID-19 policy: There are no COVID-19 restrictions for this class. Please do not come to class if you are feeling sick, and it is always advised to wear a mask if you are comfortable doing so.

Class cancellation policy: Please note: All Class cancellations are charged a $15 processing fee in addition to the following policy: Class cancellations 7 days or less prior to first day of class will receive no refund. 8-13 days before beginning of class, students will receive an 80% refund. 14 days or more before beginning of class: Full refund.