“Pancakes & Waffles: Exploring Waffle Weave and Summer and Winter”
(three day in-person workshop)
TO REGISTER:
This workshop will open to Guild Members at noon November 8, 2025 via the link below (or visit the Workshop Registration page in the Member Area):
https://www.seattleweaversguild.com/workshop-registration
The registration page requires your Member Area password - please confirm access before attempting to register;
email website@seattleweaversguild.com if you need assitance.
Dates:
Day 1: February 27, 9am - 4:30pm (Friday)
Day 2: February 28, 9am - 4:30pm (Saturday)
Day 3: March 1, 9am - 4:30pm (Sunday)
Class Description:
Drazzle your loom in maple syrup and butter and watch your woven “pancakes and waffles” come to life! Through this workshop, students will create their own series of circles and squares through the use of two different weave structures — waffle weave and summer & winter — sharing looms in a round-robin approach throughout the duration of the workshop. From creating the warp for these two different weave structures to dressing the loom, students will learn how to set up both 4 and 8-harness multi-shaft floor looms, and will leave with many samples for future playful projects!
This is a round robin.
Skill Level:
Participants should have basic weaving knowledge and the ability to dress a loom and be able to read a pattern. Beginners and advanced weavers are welcome; the workshop will be tailored to accommodate various skill levels.
Materials required:
Floor Loom - 8 harness if you have it, 4 harness if you don’t! Undressed please
weaving bench / stool
warping board for at least 7 yards length
clamps to secure your warping board
scissors
one small bottle of Aleene’s STOP Fray glue
raddle (if needed to warp your loom)
at least 336 heddles for your loom
a pair of lease sticks at lease 14” wide
warping/beaming on paper at least 14” wide
measuring tape
6, 8, or 12 dent reed at least 14” wide
sley hook
at least 2 shuttles each
at least 2 bobbins, up to 20 if you have them!
1 cone of strong yarn that can be used for creating slings, tying things like your raddle down to your loom, etc.
a small amount of t-shirt weft yarn to get your warp spaced out to begin
graph paper pad & notebook
colored pencils
Warp yarn: 8/2 size yarn strong enough to be warp : can be cotton, linen, rayon, wool, silk, or whatever you feel most comfortable warping with!
2400 yards of 8/2 size cotton yarn
Registration:
SWG Members: noon on November 8, 2025.
Non-members: noon on November 29, 2025.
Class size:
Max 14
Cost:
$100 Deposit
Estimated final cost $300 based on 12 students enrolled, $255 based on maximum enrollment. In addition, there is a material fee of $10. The final cost will depend on the number of students enrolled. $100 deposit due at time of registration. Final payment is due during the workshop.
Location:
About Hannah:
https://www.hannahwatsontextiles.com/
Hannah Watson is a weaver, dyer, & mixed media artist whose work is driven by deep diving into the psychology of human development and connection to place, rhythm, color, and pattern. As her grandmothers were both textile artists and her parents jointly ran an architectural firm, her childhood was heavily influenced by cloth, architecture, and drawing. After earning her B.S. in cultural anthropology and costume design from the College of Charleston, she worked with a women’s weaving cooperative in the Sacred Valley, Peru in 2014 and then returned to South Carolina to work with an indigo grower & dyer. Hannah pursued natural dyeing, weaving, and collage education at Penland School of Craft and John C. Campbell Folk School in western North Carolina and completed a Professional Craft degree in Textiles at Haywood Community College in 2019. In 2018, she won a design award through the Handweavers Guild of America and has shown her work at galleries across the Carolinas, including Cloth Fiber Gallery, the Fine Arts Center, the Folk Art Center, and the Asheville Area Arts Council. She currently lives and works in Portland, OR as a textile artist and instructor at WildCraft Studio School.