Often times when someone is curious about weaving, they imagine a daunting affair with towering floor looms and neverending warps. While that kind of weaving is certainly stunning and satisfying, let’s get you started on something a bit more small-scale and portable: the Inkle loom!
Big in the 70’s but mentioned as long ago as Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Inkle weaving is a great way to get results faster than with other types of weaving. Ready to get to it? Learn the basics of weaving on a loom and make your own camera strap, guitar strap, belt, bracelet, or headband.
Cost covers an Inkle Loom to keep and students will learn to warp, follow a basic pattern draft, and weave their own strap. Give it a bit of practice between classes and get help where you need it most. Once you’ve learned the basics of Inkle Weaving there is no limit to the wonderful woven objects that you can create! (Please note: though the supply fee for this class is high, you will not find a more affordable Inkle loom out there! Please email us, though, if you would like to borrow a loom for class.)
Find out more about The Homestead Atlanta and register for this course at:http://thehomesteadatl.com/classes/beginning-weaving-inkle-loom/
About the Instructor:
Katie Miller has been weaving for 14 years. She was initially trained at Berry College through a program started by Martha Berry to preserve Appalachian Craft. Katie also participated in a weaving training program in New Mexico following her undergraduate training. Katie is drawn to weaving because of the satisfaction that she finds in making something with her hands. She also enjoys preserving a tradition and skill that combine elements of design, art, craftsmanship, and fashion. Katie primarily weaves on an 8 harness Glimakra Floor Loom but also does smaller projects on Inkle and Table Looms.
Location & Time:
Saturday, November 16 9-12 & Saturday, November 23 9-11
MAMA Collective @ Martha Brown United Methodist Church
468 Moreland Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Find out more about The Homestead Atlanta and register for this course at:http://thehomesteadatl.com/classes/beginning-weaving-inkle-loom/