Bound Weaving
Stacy Speyer evening weaving - all levels


open studio

 
Fall 2008 Classes: Sep 16 – Dec 20

Scholarships available for teens taking adult classes – application deadline September 19

DROP-IN POLICY: Per day drop-ins are allowed in some adult classes with the consent of the instructor or where noted in the description. Students may drop-in ONLY 3 times before they are required to purchase a half or full class (no other fractional classes allowed), unless otherwise noted.

= classes appropriate for beginners
= teens under 16 may enroll with instructor's permission


morning weaving – all levels

Instructor: Jan Langdon  

Join this class of beginning and experienced weavers for individual attention planning and designing a fabric or rug. Weekly discussions and critiques. We have added MAC and PC drafting programs to assist designing on our looms with 4 to 16 shafts.

Class: F1T • 10 Tue, Sep 16 – Nov 18, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
(extended if interrupted due to renovation)

RAC Member $190 • Nonmember $220

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evening weaving – all levels 

Instructor: Stacy Speyer

Simple or complex, colorful or neutral, smooth or textured; students will find their own balance of elements. Students may elect to pursue individual projects. Beginners will learn the fundamentals of weaving. Those interested in dyeing will work with the method known as free dyeing, in which the threads are set out on a table and become a blank canvas to be painted with dye.

Class: F2T • 10 Tue, Sep 16 – Nov 25, 6:30 - 9:30 pm (no class 9/30)
RAC Member $190 • Nonmember $220

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weaving open studio

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Students enrolled in classes S1T & S2T may work in the weaving studio during the days and times listed. Changes will be posted

Sep 16 – Nov 25, Wed - Sat, 9:30 - 4:30 pm
Tue, 1 – 4:30 pm; Wed & Thu eve, 6:30 – 9:30 by appt.

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textile workshops

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FREE! tapestry lecture  

Instructor: Alex Friedman

Tapestry weaver Alex Friedman will give a slide lecture presentation on the topic "Perspectives on Tapestry". A discussion along with actual samples of Ms. Friedman’s work will follow in the weaving studio. Alex Friedman weaves and sells her work from her Sausalito studio. She is a board member and former co-director of the American Tapestry Alliance and a current member of Tapestry Weavers West and of the Baulines Craft Guild. Alex exhibits her work throughout the Bay Area and beyond.

Tue, Nov. 11, 1 - 2 pm

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spinning novelty yarns 

Instructor: Robin Lynde

Learn to spin a variety of novelty yarns including cabled yarn, slub yarn, fleck yarn, seed yarn, and knot yarn. You will learn Navajo 3-ply and core spinning and use a variety of fibers to create your designer yarns. Experience level: Must be able to spin a simple 2-ply yarn. $12 Materials fee is due to instructor day of workshop. Bring a snack. Spinning wheels provided but bring your own and extra bobbins if you have them.

Class: F3T • Sat, Nov. 8, 10 am -2 pm
RAC Member $50 • Nonmember $60

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Alex Friedman Bound 45"x 35"x2" 2007
Woven on a cotton warp with wool and embroidery floss.