“Cutting Loose with Tied Weaves”
(two day in-person workshop)
TO REGISTER, visit: https://www.seattleweaversguild.com/workshop-registration
SWG Members: noon on November 7, 2026.
Non-members: here on December 5, 2026.
Please email the Workshops Chair with questions.
Dates: February 27-28, 2027
Time: 9am – 5pm
Location: Phinney Neighborhood Association
6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103.
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Maximum Students: 20
Estimated Cost:
$125-225 based on the number of students. The workshop cost is determined by the actual costs of putting on the workshop including rent, instructor fees and travel divided by the number of students. Note: SWG does not add any overhead to the cost of the workshop.
Deposit: $100 due at registration
Registration:
SWG Members: November 7, 2026 at noon
Non-Members: December 5, 2026 at noon
Description:
Tied weaves are whole group of different ways to create patterned fabrics with floats of limited lengths. Plus, one threading can provide a multitude of different treadling options – from singles and pairs to Dukagang and taqueté. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of tied weaves and explore a wide variety of treadling techniques to create different results. For weavers interested in understanding terms like summer and winter, single two-tie, taqueté, samitum, and exploring Quigley or Bergman tied weaves, then this workshop is for them! Four- shaft loom minimum; eight shafts recommended. (Note: This is not a round-robin workshop.)
Material Fee: $15
What is covered by the Materials Fee?
100+ page color-printed, spiral-bound workshop notebook
Skill Level/Prerequisites:
Intermediate to Advanced (and adventure-seeking beginners). Participants will pre-warp their loom with the threading of their choice selected from a small collection of tied weave threadings provided by the instructor approximately 6-8 week in advance. Participants need to be able to warp a loom, read a draft, wind a bobbin, etc.
Student Supplies:
Pre-warped loom (floor or table) with a minimum of four shafts, eight shafts recommended
Two shuttles with at least two bobbins
Weft yarns per the warping instructions
Scissors
About Robyn:
Robyn Spady was introduced to handweaving as a baby with her handwoven baby blanket woven by her great-grandmother. Inspired by her blankie, she learned to weave at a young age and has been weaving for over 50 years. She completed HGA's Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving (COE-W) in 2004 with the specialized study Loom-controlled Stitched Double Cloth. Robyn is fascinated by the infinite possibilities of crossing threads and loves coming up with new ideas to create fabric and transform it into something new and exciting. She is committed to turning the weaving world on to double-faced fabrics, four-shaft weaves, uncommon and advanced weave structures, and passementerie techniques. Robyn is also the founder and editor of Heddlecraft® magazine.