Private Weaving Lessons
We offer the following three private classes opportunities with Virginia Murphy to learn and improve your weaving expertise:
1. One Day Weaving Workshop
- Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm
- Cost: $125.00 - if a Rigid Heddle loom is purchased from Silver Threads, the student will get $25.00 off the price of the class.
- Students will learn how to warp a Rigid heddle loom and weave a sampler. The sampler includes the following patterns: Plain Weave, Leno, Brooks Bouquet, Clasped Weft. They will also learn how to use a pick-up stick with these patterns.
2. Two Day Weaving Workshop
- Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm over a two day period
- Cost: $200.00 - if a Rigid Heddle loom is purchased from Silver Threads, the student will get $25.00 off the price of the class.
- Day One: Students will learn how to warp a Rigid heddle loom and weave a sampler. The sampler includes the following patterns: Plain Weave, Leno, Brooks Bouquet, Clasped Weft. They will also learn how to use a pick-up stick with these patterns.
- Day Two: Students will warp a Rigid Heddle loom for the second project which is a scarf. Students will choose from a select group of yarns for the weft and the warp.
- During the course of this two day class, students will also receive instruction on the following:
- Types of fibers to use in weaving
- How to choose color for weft and warp
- How to sew a hemstitch at the beginning and end of a project
- Various pattern variations to use in the sampler and/or scarf
- Troubleshooting tips
3. Rigid Heddle Weaving 101
- Time: class will last two hours, time to be decided by student and Virginia
- Cost: $25.00
- Virginia will use a warped loom to show different techniques. Student will not need to bring their loom to this class.
- During the course of the class, the following topics will be covered:
- Tips and tricks on using the Rigid Heddle loom
- Common mistakes and how to fix them
- Yarn master chart
- Color and weave affect
- How to warp for two threads per slot, one cone and two cones
- Stripes in your warp
- Yarns to be discussed: Gist, Lunatic Fringe, and Maurice Brassard
Give us a call at 828-349-0515 or email us at franklinncyarn@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment with Virginia Murphy.