The Weaving School

Learn to weave. Learn new techniques.

Overview

WGGB sponsors the Weaving School in cooperation with the Catonsville Recreation and Parks Council and the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks.  Classes are open to all adults in the community and are held at Hillcrest Elementary School in Catonsville.  For most classes, looms are provided.

The Weaving School is open to the general public and to Guild members.

Skill Levels

• Novice – No previous weaving experience
• Step-Up – Completed a Beginning Weaving class and understands concepts of reading a draft, warping and weaving. Classes designed to extend skills of beginning weavers.
• Step-Out – Completed a Beginning Weaving class and is able to independently plan a project, warp a loom and weave. Classes designed to expand knowledge of weave structures and techniques.

Registration Process

The WGGB Weaving School is operated through the Catonsville Recreation and Parks Department – online registration is now open.

To register or to be placed on a waitlist, visit: https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

2024 Class Descriptions

WINTER BEGINNING WEAVING – Sat, Jan 4, 2025

Weaving classes for someone with no previous weaving experience.

4 shaft loom floor loom and yarns are provided.

This class is designed for adult beginners with no previous weaving experience. The instruction focus is on teaching a simple, efficient method for warping and weaving with a 4-shaft floor loom. Projects will be completed using both cotton and wool fibers. This class will allow students to become confident about planning projects, choosing yarns, warping the loom and finishing their cloth. Students will use our “Wolf Pup” floor loom and all materials are included. Projects will be started in class and completed at home. Students should expect to spend several hours weaving at home per project.

Registration will open November 1, 2024 at 12pm

For more details, to register, or to be placed on a waitlist, go to https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

DOUBLEWEAVE SAMPLER – Sat, Feb 22, 2025

Explore beyond the horizons of any loom! This class will guide you through a variety of doubleweave techniques, allowing you to create a stunning sampler showcasing the versatility of this captivating method. The sampler includes: separate layers, double-width cloth, tubular weave, color-and-weave, stitched cloth, stuffed ribs (pique), and quilting (with the option to explore top layer laces and/or pick-up, as time allows). After the sampler is finished, and using the same warp, you’ll create a double-weave project using one or several techniques learned in the sampler.

Whether you’re a seasoned weaver or just starting to explore your own projects, this class will ignite your creativity and inspire you to push the limits of your loom!

Skill Level: Step Up –Completed a Beginning Weaving class and understands concepts of reading a draft, warping and weaving. Classes designed to extend the skills of beginning weavers. 

For more details, to register, or to be placed on a waitlist, go to https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

DWDW – Double Your Fun with Doublewidth Doubleweave – Sun, Mar 16, 2025

Have you always wanted to make blankets, throws and tablecloths wider than your loom?

Here is the solution! Learn to weave doublewidth cloth.

In this class we will use wool to weave a small doublewidth shawl. You’ll learn the techniques to use in future projects using any yarn to make anything wide—another shawl, a bigger shawl, a coverlet, a blanket, a tablecloth, bedsheets, a shroud…

With four shafts, you can weave two layers of plain weave. Two shafts will weave one layer, and two shafts will weave the second layer.

It sounds like magic but it’s just weaving. Which may be the same thing, actually.

Skill Level: Step Up –Completed a Beginning Weaving class and understands concepts of reading a draft, warping and weaving. Classes designed to extend the skills of beginning weavers. 

For more details, to register, or to be placed on a waitlist, go to https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

SPRING BEGINNING WEAVING – Sat, Apr 12, 2025

Weaving classes for someone with no previous weaving experience.

4 shaft loom floor loom and yarns are provided.

This class is designed for adult beginners with no previous weaving experience. The instruction focus is on teaching a simple, efficient method for warping and weaving with a 4-shaft floor loom. Projects will be completed using both cotton and wool fibers. This class will allow students to become confident about planning projects, choosing yarns, warping the loom and finishing their cloth. Students will use our “Wolf Pup” floor loom and all materials are included. Projects will be started in class and completed at home. Students should expect to spend several hours weaving at home per project.

Registration will open February 1, 2025 at 9am

For more details, to register, or to be placed on a waitlist, go to https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

REP WEAVE – Sat, Jun 7, 2025

This plain weave structure was traditionally woven with a fine thread warp in 2 contrasting colors.Now we have more contemporary designs and lots of color in our rep weave. And, as a result, rep weave has a very different look. The warp is closely set to totally cover the weft, and the structure is woven with alternating thick and thin wefts.

Designing is great fun as 4 blocks can be woven on 4 shafts.

This class will focus on winding a multi-colored warp two ends at a time, threading from a color block profile and a technique for weaving the hem so that it will be the exact same width as the woven piece. Students will weave a set of coasters.

Registration will open March 15, 2025 at 9am

 For more details, to register, or to be placed on a waitlist, go to https://wggbweavingschool.corsizio.com/

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