Learning to Weave - Sara Goodman

Weaving is an endlessly fascinating and multi-layered creative pursuit. Learning to weave can be a life-long process but you have to start at the beginning. This class is meant for the rank beginner, and for those who are returning to the loom after a long absence and need a refresher. The class will cover all phases of weaving: designing, warping the loom, and working through the basic weave structures on a four harness loom. Students will learn to wind a warp, dress the loom from front to back, read a pattern draft, and fix the variety of inevitable problems that occur as they weave their first pieces of cloth. By the end of the five days students will have the tools and understanding to continue  their exploration  of weaving with pleasure, patience and satisfaction. No Prior Experience Necessary.

SARA GOODMAN is a textile artist with a studio/school, House of Dreams, in Lyme, NH. Her work has been featured in Handwoven and Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot, and the fashion show at Convergence. Her one-of-a-kind garments have won awards from Complex Weavers and the New England Weavers Seminar. Sara's work can be seen at Julie's Artisans Gallery in NY and the League of NH Craftsmen. As a board member of the Rugmark Foundation, an organization dedicated to elimination of child labor from the handmade carpet industry in south Asia, and an active member of Warp, Weave a Real Peace, Sara is deeply committed to improving the social and economic conditions for weavers in developing countries. She has had a lifelong interest in Indonesian textiles, ikat, and natural dyes. Recently she traveled to Guatemala to teach sectional warping to women in the Mayan Hands Weaving Cooperative.