Beginning Weaving

From yarn to warp to cloth, weaving on a floor loom can be so much fun! Explore every step of the weaving process, including selecting yarn, measuring warps, dressing a loom, looking at a draft, throwing a shuttle, and finishing your cloth. Weave and finish a sampler and leave the class with a toolkit of skills and ideas, a special zine commemorating the week’s community, and ready for the “what’s next” of your weaving journey.

$20-$50

Margaret Dugger is an artist currently residing in Chicago, IL. Her practice primarily features weaving, stitching, and other textile processes. Originally from North Carolina, she studied hand weaving at Haywood Community College through a 2 year program. She has exhibited at Blue Spiral Gallery, The Folk Art Center, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, among other places. Margaret is inspired by the history of textile work and is passionate about teaching others these ancient skills. She is currently attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jamie Boyle is an artist and weaving teacher who recently moved back to Pittsburgh after living for more than a decade in a studio apartment in Brooklyn, NY with a partner and two cats. They attended public school from grade school through graduate school. Jamie's first weaving teacher was the artist Ann Hamilton, in whose studio they worked for several years after completing an MFA in sculpture. Subsequently, Owyn Marisol Ruck, Kira Silver, Isa Rodrigues, Kelly Valetta, and Jose Picayo taught Jamie how to use a multi-harness floor loom as a tool for weaving. They have had the great honor of sharing a love of weaving with communities of learners at the Park Slope Center for Successful Aging, the National Council of Jewish Women NY Lifetime Learning Center, the Museum of Arts and Design, the Textile Arts Center, University of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Public Schools, among others. Jamie has participated in artist residencies at the Textile Arts Center (Brooklyn, NY); the Museum of Arts and Design (New York, NY); through the SU-CASA program administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council; and Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh, PA). Currently, they serve as Fibers Program Manager in the studios at Contemporary Craft.