Past Programs - prior 2021
2020-2021
September - Syne Mitchell
Morning: Inventive Weaving: Big Ideas, Little Loom + Science! Part I
Afternoon: Inventive Weaving: Big Ideas, Little loom + Science! Part II
October - Linda Kubik
Morning: Sewing Handwoven Fabric
December - Marilyn Romatka
Morning: Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth
Afternoon: The Handicrafts of Gujarat
January - Marg Coe
Morning: Double Weave
Afternoon: Deflected Double Weave
February - Jennifer Moore
Morning: Mathematical Design: Geometry in Textiles
Afternoon: Chromatic Fantasy: Music, Mathematics and Magic in Doubleweave
March - Sally Eyring
Morning: Loom Interventions - Making That Loom Work For You
Afternoon:Loom Interventions - Part II
April - Susan Balascio
Morning: Oh, So Fine! - The Exciting World of Fine Threads
May - Denise Kovnat
Morning - Dorset Buttons: A Heritage Craft
Afternoon: Echo and Jin: The Possibilities of Extended Parallel Threading
2019-2020
September - Judith Mackenzie
Morning: Repairing the King's Carpet
Afternoon: Fibers and Cloth from First Nation Weavers and Spinners
October - Joan Ruane
Morning: Cotton from the Field to your Loom
November - Susan Weltman
Morning: Weave a Real Peace
Afternoon: Finger-Loop Braiding with Marilyn Romatka
January - Linda Hartshorn
Morning: Color Fundamentals for Fiber Artists
Afternoon: Textile Tour of Guatemala
February - Laura Viada
Morning: Southeast Asia - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore
Afternoon: Sweden
March - Program cancelled because of COVID-19
April - Program cancelled because of COVID-19
May - Program cancelled because of COVID-19
2018-2019
September - Maren Beck and Josh Hirschstein
Morning: Traditional Silk Weaving in Hill Tribe Laos
Afternoon: Above the Fray Trunk Show
October - Sandra Swarbrick
Morning: Weaving Traditions in the Peruvian Highlands
November - Marilyn and Rainer Romatka
Morning: Interlacements: Threads and Lives
Afternoon: Interlacements: Threads and Lives, continued
January - Janet Dawson
Morning: Weaving Traditions of Turkey
Afternoon: Overshot on Four or More
February - Sarah Saulson
Morning: Window into Weaving: My Life as a Weaver
Afternoon: Handmade Cloth: Exploring Ritual
March - Joanne Hall
Morning: Swedish Weaving: The Weavers and Their Weaves
Afternoon: The Vavstuga and the Swedish Loom
April - Wendy Garrity
Morning: Kushutara: Weaving My Way Across Bhutan
Afternoon: Kushutara: Single-faced Brocaded Techniques
May - Karen Donde
Morning: Spice Up Your Recipe Weaving: Project Design Tips
Afternoon: Go BIG with Color-and-Weave Effects
2017-2018
September - Rosalie Neilson
Morning: The Power of Blocks
Afternoon: Kumihimo - From Defense to Decoration
October - Teresa Ruch
Morning: Inspiration From Commercial Textiles
November - Children's Hospital Volunteers
Morning: Vintage Fashion Show: The History of American Fashion as Represented by the Nation's First Ladies
Afternoon: Vintage Hat Show
January - Pat Spark
Morning: Pat Spark - Growth of a Feltmaker
Afternoon: Felt - Understand and Manipulate the Basics for Creative Design
February - Jannie Taylor
Morning: Echoes and Iridescence: Designing Rainbows
Afternoon: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Tied Weaves, But Were Afraid to Ask
March - Sarah Fortin
Morning: The Design Process - From Inspiration to Finished Project
Afternoon: Shadow Weave in Polychrome
April - Kris Abshire
Morning: Esoteric Cloth
Afternoon: Plaid Llama Sale
May - Ruby Leslie
Morning: Lost in Translation...or Why Color Theories Don't Guarantee Good Cloth - Part 1
Afternoon: Lost in Translation...or Why Color Theories Don't Guarantee Good Cloth - Part 2
Summer: Amy Green
Felted Animals
2016-2017
September - Jane Stafford
Morning: Jane's Big Adventure to India
Afternoon: Jane's Big Adventure to Africa
October - Marilyn Moore
Morning: Wire as Fiber: Where Inspiration Meets Technique, Color, Form and Texture
December - Robyn Spady
Morning: Couture Passementerie Through the Eyes of a Fiber Artist
Afternoon: How to Create Couture Braids
January - Kelly Marshall
Morning: Weaving by Design
Afternoon: Designing in Rep
February - Kathrin Weber
Morning: Seeing Color in Everything
Afternoon: From Thread to Fabric
March - Anastasia Azure
Morning: Dimensional Double-Cloth
Afternoon: Weaving with Fishing Line
April - Barbara Herbster
Morning: Understanding Supplementary Warp: Creating and Developing Designs for Handwoven Cloth
Afternoon: LENO Yesterday's Design, Today's Application
May - Elizabeth Buckley
Morning: From Idea to Woven Form
Afternoon: The Element of Light in Tapestry
Summer - Kathleen Carpenter
Locker Hooking
2015-2016
September - Sarah H. Jackson
Morning: One Thread at a Time; A Weaver's Journey
Afternoon: Sample is Not a Four-Letter Word!
October - Anita Osterhaug
Morning: Weaving in the Digital Age
December - Melanie Burgess and Marcy Johnson
Morning: The Art of Costume Design and Fabric Modification (Burgess)
Afternoon: Wheat Ornaments (Johnson)
January - Giovanna Imperia
Morning: Weaving with Unusual Materials
Afternoon: Braiding with Wire
February - Jette Vandermeiden
Morning: The Noble Napkin
Afternoon:Blocks and Profiles
March - JoAnn Bachelder
Morning: Towels: Transcending Tradition
Afternoon: Transcending Tradition continued
April - Sandra Swarbrick
Morning: John Landes Sample Project
Afternoon: Plaid Llama Sale
May - Inge Dam
Morning: Fashion Show
Afternoon: Threading and Turning Defined Patterns
Summer - Kathleen M Hewitt with Barbara B. Suess
Temari - Long Live the Chrysanthemum!
2014-2015
September - Elaine Palmer
Morning: The Making of ‘Interlaced’
Afternoon: Photographing and Styling Handwovens
October - Polly Adams Sutton
Morning: Sardinian Basketry
December - Jan Paul
Morning: The Art of Japanese Paper Weaving
Afternoon: Baumschmuck ‘Tree Jewelry’ with Marilyn Romatka
January - Madelyn van der Hoogt
Morning: On the Shoulders of Giants
Afternoon: Tips and Tricks for Weavers
February - Tien Chiu
Morning: Evolving Designs
Afternoon: Wedding Adventures
March: Dianne Totten
Morning: Cone to Clothing
Afternoon: Commenting on Crimp
April - Daryl Lancaster
Morning: Parallel Threads that Parallel Life
Afternoon: Color and Inspiration
May - John Marshall
Morning: Dealing with What's Been Dealt
Afternoon: Treasure and More Treasures: John Marshall Trunk Show
Summer - Flora Carlile Kovacs
Make a Felted Pouch