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Debbie Held - Carding Wild Silk, 2nd workshop added!
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
Debbie Held - Carding Wild Silk, 2nd workshop added!
When: Sunday May 31, 2026
Workshop Fee: $275.00
The course fee includes all materials,
Registration: Registration is on Sweet Georgia Yarn's website
Debbie Held's fabulous workshop, Carding Wild Silks: Rolags, Punis & Puni-Rolags, is sold out, so we've added a 2nd workshop on Sunday May 31.
A full description, and registration is on Sweet Georgia's website. Click "Sunday" and "Carding Wild Silk", and add to cart.
When: Sunday May 31, 2026
Workshop Fee: $275.00
The course fee includes all materials,
Registration: Registration is on Sweet Georgia Yarn's website
Debbie Held's fabulous workshop, Carding Wild Silks: Rolags, Punis & Puni-Rolags, is sold out, so we've added a 2nd workshop on Sunday May 31.
A full description, and registration is on Sweet Georgia's website. Click "Sunday" and "Carding Wild Silk", and add to cart.
- This workshop includes 350 g of various silks, including: Tussah, Red Eri, Peduncle, Tassar, Organic Noil, Muga, plus mohair, super fine alpaca, and fine wool for blending. All silks supplied by Sanjo Silk are sourced directly from India and China.
- You will need fine hand cards with 96 TPI or higher (72 TPI will work, too), scissors, paper and pencil, and spinning tool of your choice: spindle, wheel, or e-Spinner.
- This three-and-a-half-hour workshop will focus on carding and blending silks with wool and luxury (alpaca and mohair) into rolags, punis, and puni-rolags for homogeneity and texture in your spinning.
The fee includes all the materials you'll be using in the workshop. Sanjo Silk will be offering a coupon to use in their shop for all who attend this workshop. Signed copies of Debbie’s book, The Spinner’s Blending Board Bible, will also be available for purchase.
Introduction to Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving
April 2, 9 and 16 2026. 6:30-9:00pm
Next class will be announced soon.
This course will take you from being a non-weaver to being a weaver. It will introduce you to 2 types of weaving on a super portable Knitter’s Loom, a type of rigid heddle loom.
- Balanced, flat weaving – used for wearables, table linens, etc.-
-Textural work – suitable for decorative wall hangings and art
You’ll get a bag full of interesting yarns to use as weft in your work, as well as beautiful Sanjo Silk 50% Silk 50% Merino Wool 12/3 (#10-056 ) for your warps.
You’ll become knowledgeable about the loom, the materials, and the basic technique of weaving; how to put the warp on, and take the finished work off; how to introduce texture to your work.
You’ll learn what you need to know in order to proceed to weaving wearable pieces, table linens or tea towels. You’ll also learn techniques for creating a textural decorative piece. And you’ll know the differences in how to approach these 2 types of weaving.
Join the fun, be part of a real-live class, be inspired by the creativity of your classmates, and become a weaver!
The class will be held at the beautiful and inspiring Silk Weaving Studio (in the Sandbar courtyard on Granville Island)
Maximum class size is 5 to allow for lots of personal attention.
$335, includes most of the materials you’ll need, and the at-home use of the loom for the course and sometime after. (to be announced)
Eventbrite link for registration which opens Feb 7, 2026
When you register please use an email that you monitor regularly in order to see any updates on the class.
Next class will be announced soon.
This course will take you from being a non-weaver to being a weaver. It will introduce you to 2 types of weaving on a super portable Knitter’s Loom, a type of rigid heddle loom.
- Balanced, flat weaving – used for wearables, table linens, etc.-
-Textural work – suitable for decorative wall hangings and art
You’ll get a bag full of interesting yarns to use as weft in your work, as well as beautiful Sanjo Silk 50% Silk 50% Merino Wool 12/3 (#10-056 ) for your warps.
You’ll become knowledgeable about the loom, the materials, and the basic technique of weaving; how to put the warp on, and take the finished work off; how to introduce texture to your work.
You’ll learn what you need to know in order to proceed to weaving wearable pieces, table linens or tea towels. You’ll also learn techniques for creating a textural decorative piece. And you’ll know the differences in how to approach these 2 types of weaving.
Join the fun, be part of a real-live class, be inspired by the creativity of your classmates, and become a weaver!
The class will be held at the beautiful and inspiring Silk Weaving Studio (in the Sandbar courtyard on Granville Island)
Maximum class size is 5 to allow for lots of personal attention.
$335, includes most of the materials you’ll need, and the at-home use of the loom for the course and sometime after. (to be announced)
Eventbrite link for registration which opens Feb 7, 2026
When you register please use an email that you monitor regularly in order to see any updates on the class.
Cancellation policy for all classes:
Eventbrite fees are non-refundable. Class fees are non-refundable unless class is cancelled. In the event of unforeseen instructor absence all efforts will be made to re-schedule missed classes. If for some reason you are unable to attend the course, you may send someone else in your place. Please contact us at sanjosilk at gmail dot com
PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected] TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT FUTURE CLASSES
Eventbrite fees are non-refundable. Class fees are non-refundable unless class is cancelled. In the event of unforeseen instructor absence all efforts will be made to re-schedule missed classes. If for some reason you are unable to attend the course, you may send someone else in your place. Please contact us at sanjosilk at gmail dot com
PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected] TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT FUTURE CLASSES
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