Our Swedish Weaving Heritage

Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2

9:00am to 4:00pm (both days)

Instructor: Deb Todhunter

$150 WGGC member/$175 non-member

$65 Materials fee

Limited to 15 participants

Chair: Sue Griebling

Learn about Swedish Weaving in this Round Robin workhop. You will weave a variety of traditional Swedish fabric samples suitable for tablecloths, runners, rugs, towels, curtains, and bedspreads. Some of the samples are turned rosepath, lace, plain weave checks, rep, a Swedish snowflake, fancy twills, and honeycomb, to name a few. Setts range from 8 epi (Krokbragd) to 80 epi (40 doubled ends for rep.) Students will weave with cottons and some linen and wool. You will need to bring your pre-warped floor or table loom to the Guild for this workshop, as well as your lunch and beverages. (A refrigerator and microwave are available to use.)

Materials fee includes:

• Notebook with the drafts, treadlings, extensive bibliography, notes
• Pre-wound warp
• Pre-wound bobbins required for draft weft to make samples before workshop
• All the warp and weft threads
• Pre-workshop packets will be shipped to the Guild and distributed prior to the workshop

About Deb Todhunter: Deb has always been interested in all things textile. After taking copious weaving workshops on a variety of subjects, she offered to develop a class for her local guild. That was 17 years and about 14 workshop topics ago. Starting out as a librarian, she enjoys the research, learnng about the structures, and most of all, sharing that knowledge with others. The resource materials she has created are meant to be used, referenced, and serve as a jumping off point for the student’s further exploration. There’s always something new to learn and discover, and so much to share with other weavers!

Questions about this workshop? Contact the Chair, Sue Griebling, at sjgriebling @ gmail.com.

WGGC Cancellation Policies Regarding Student Fees

• If a teacher or the Guild cancels a workshop – full refund to all registered students. Generally, the teacher or the Guild may cancel the workshop three (3) or more weeks before the start date. This is stipulated in the contract but can be flexible if both parties agree.
• If a registered student wishes to cancel, they must:
• Contact the Workshop Chair
• If canceling thirty (30) or more days before workshop start date, student receives a refund of the workshop fee minus a $50 cancellation fee.
• Cancel twenty-nine (29) or fewer days before the workshop start date:
• Refund workshop fee minus $50 cancelation fee only if vacant spot is filled by another person (from waitlist or otherwise).
• No refund if spot remains vacant.
• A registered student may independently find someone to take their place at the workshop with no extra fees involved as long as no cancellation is performed through EventBrite. Workshop Chair MUST be notified. In this situation; the primary registered student is responsible for all fees, passing on information to their replacement, etc.
• Eventbrite and credit card processing fees are not refundable.