THE SILK WEAVING STUDIO OFFERS MANY EXCITING SPINNING
& WEAVING CLASSES
sPINNING CLASSES VIA ZOOM IN SEPTEMBER
Scheduling of our WEAVING classes is currently on hold
please contact us AT SILKWEAVEDIANA@GMAIL.COM TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT FUTURE CLASSES
Select from beginners weaving 101 and level 102, with Ana Sousa or Amanda Wood, introduction to tapestry with Ruth Jones and silk spinning with Kim McKenna
Sanjo Silk Spinning Workshops led by Kim McKenna
Both clinics for Sept 2020 are sold out. They will be offered again in March 2021.
"Silk hankies and yellow bombyx" will be offered in November 2020
Registration will begin 2 months before each class.
In September Sanjo Silk is offering the first two on-line workshops of a series. The workshops have been developed by Kim McKenna to help improve your spinning skills and introduce you to the beautiful silk fibres we carry here at The Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island.
Workshops are limited to 6 participants. A size that allows for more intimate interactions with the instructor as well as one another as we explore some of Sanjo Silk beautiful silken treasures.
The registration fee for each workshop is $85.
This includes 200 grams of fibre, worth approximately $37 retail, as well as a 4-hour workshop via Zoom.
In each 4-hour session Kim will first look at your signature spinning method, aka default spinning, and give you tips on how to tweak your technique. Then after showing you how to improve your handspun with subtle adjustments to both your wheel and technique you will move on to work with two very different silks.
#1 Muga and Tasar Skills Clinic
September 12, 2020
9:30am – 1:30pm
In this workshop you will be provided with 100 gms each of Muga and Peduncle Tasar silk (photo).
Muga is an enticing fibre with a rich lustrous gold colour and a silky hand.
The Tasar fibre sourced for the class is breathtaking. It is a unique blend of silk from the silkworm’s cocoon and its peduncle (stem). The colour reminds one of aged bronze. Once spun, Peduncle Tasar shows off sparks here and there of lighter silk filaments against the darker grey-brown silk ground, giving it a soft metallic sheen. Handspun Peduncle Tasar’s most surprising characteristic is that it feels similar to wool. A rare and spectacular spinning fibre.
to register:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/silk-spinning-workshop-muga-and-tasar-skills-clinic-tickets-113226236722
#2 Red Eri and Camel/Silk Blend Skills Clinic
September 19, 2020
9:30am – 1:30pm
In this workshop you will be provided with 100 grams each of Red Eri silk (photo) and a Silk/Camel Blend.
Often Eri fibre feels more like cotton than silk, lacks luster, may be lumpy, and has short staples. Not so with the Eri sourced by Sanjo Silk. Their Eri fibre has wonderful pearl-like lustre, is silky to the touch and extremely well prepared.
The Silk Camel Blend sourced by Sanjo Silk is exquisite. This 65% silk, 35% camel sliver is perfectly blended and results in a slightly heathered effect once spun. Pure luxury.
to register:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/silk-spinning-workshop-red-eri-camelsilk-blend-skills-clinic-tickets-113227007026
"Silk hankies and yellow bombyx" will be offered in November 2020
Registration will begin 2 months before each class.
In September Sanjo Silk is offering the first two on-line workshops of a series. The workshops have been developed by Kim McKenna to help improve your spinning skills and introduce you to the beautiful silk fibres we carry here at The Silk Weaving Studio on Granville Island.
Workshops are limited to 6 participants. A size that allows for more intimate interactions with the instructor as well as one another as we explore some of Sanjo Silk beautiful silken treasures.
The registration fee for each workshop is $85.
This includes 200 grams of fibre, worth approximately $37 retail, as well as a 4-hour workshop via Zoom.
In each 4-hour session Kim will first look at your signature spinning method, aka default spinning, and give you tips on how to tweak your technique. Then after showing you how to improve your handspun with subtle adjustments to both your wheel and technique you will move on to work with two very different silks.
#1 Muga and Tasar Skills Clinic
September 12, 2020
9:30am – 1:30pm
In this workshop you will be provided with 100 gms each of Muga and Peduncle Tasar silk (photo).
Muga is an enticing fibre with a rich lustrous gold colour and a silky hand.
The Tasar fibre sourced for the class is breathtaking. It is a unique blend of silk from the silkworm’s cocoon and its peduncle (stem). The colour reminds one of aged bronze. Once spun, Peduncle Tasar shows off sparks here and there of lighter silk filaments against the darker grey-brown silk ground, giving it a soft metallic sheen. Handspun Peduncle Tasar’s most surprising characteristic is that it feels similar to wool. A rare and spectacular spinning fibre.
to register:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/silk-spinning-workshop-muga-and-tasar-skills-clinic-tickets-113226236722
#2 Red Eri and Camel/Silk Blend Skills Clinic
September 19, 2020
9:30am – 1:30pm
In this workshop you will be provided with 100 grams each of Red Eri silk (photo) and a Silk/Camel Blend.
Often Eri fibre feels more like cotton than silk, lacks luster, may be lumpy, and has short staples. Not so with the Eri sourced by Sanjo Silk. Their Eri fibre has wonderful pearl-like lustre, is silky to the touch and extremely well prepared.
The Silk Camel Blend sourced by Sanjo Silk is exquisite. This 65% silk, 35% camel sliver is perfectly blended and results in a slightly heathered effect once spun. Pure luxury.
to register:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/silk-spinning-workshop-red-eri-camelsilk-blend-skills-clinic-tickets-113227007026
WEAVING 101
From warping to finishing, learn how to weave on a rigid heddle loom with teaching artist and weaver Amanda Wood.
Learn to weave on the simplest loom, the Ashford Knitter’s Loom. Over the course of three weeks you will create a sampler that explores a number of materials and techniques. Bring the loom home between classes to practice techniques learned in class. You'll also learn finishing and warping methods specifically for rigid heddle weaving. Some materials are included as well as a 10% discount on yarns and looms purchased through the studio while enrolled.
This course runs over 3-weeks. Watch for classes with Amanda in spring 20201.
Amanda Wood is a member of the Canadian Guild of Weavers and the Craft Council of BC and she exhibits her handwoven structures across the country. Her work is grounded within the context of traditional hand weaving yet lives in the interstitial space between art and craft. amandawoodstudio.com
From warping to finishing, learn to weave on a rigid heddle loom with professional weaver, Ana Isabel
Learn to weave on the simplest loom, the Ashford Knitter’s Loom. Over the course of three weeks you will create a sampler that explores a number of materials and techniques. Bring the loom home between classes to practice techniques learned in class. You'll also learn finishing and warping methods specifically for rigid heddle weaving. Some materials are included as well as a 10% discount on yarns and looms purchased through the studio while enrolled.
This course runs over 3-weeks.
Watch for classes with Ana for 2020
Ana Isabel Sousa weaves modern, minimalist, tapestries and wall hangings. She designs, dyes and weaves using traditional equipment and processes. Ana works with mainly silk and other natural fibers. She is heavily inspired by the woven grid and it's relationship with other materials. www.anaisabeltextiles.com
Learn to weave on the simplest loom, the Ashford Knitter’s Loom. Over the course of three weeks you will create a sampler that explores a number of materials and techniques. Bring the loom home between classes to practice techniques learned in class. You'll also learn finishing and warping methods specifically for rigid heddle weaving. Some materials are included as well as a 10% discount on yarns and looms purchased through the studio while enrolled.
This course runs over 3-weeks.
Watch for classes with Ana for 2020
Ana Isabel Sousa weaves modern, minimalist, tapestries and wall hangings. She designs, dyes and weaves using traditional equipment and processes. Ana works with mainly silk and other natural fibers. She is heavily inspired by the woven grid and it's relationship with other materials. www.anaisabeltextiles.com
WEAVING 102
For students that have completed WEAVING 101 and are excited to take rigid heddle weaving to the next level. Over the course of three weeks, you'll learn to plan and execute a weaving project. Like the 101 class you will be able to work on your project at home between classes. All materials are included as well as a 10% discount on yarns and looms purchased through the studio while enrolled.
We'll begin by thinking about design principles and structures used in weaving and discuss yarn choices. A number of options for a project will be discussed with the instructor before developing a plan and creating a final piece of your own design. Bring your inspiration and ideas for colour and patterns.
This course runs over 3-weeks
Amanda Wood is a member of the Canadian Guild of Weavers and the Craft Council of BC and she exhibits her handwoven structures across the country. Her work is grounded within the context of traditional hand weaving yet lives in the interstitial space between art and craft. amandawoodstudio.com
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Tapestry Weaving with Ruth Jones
Tapestry Weaving with Ruth Jones
Tapestry is a weft-faced cloth. The weaver lays the wefts into the warp in a discontinuous pattern, based on his or her artistic plan.
Ruth Jones is an Aubusson-trained tapestry designer and weaver with a background in Classics and Fine Arts. She believes that patience, required for skill-building, pays off in gained visual and manual dexterity.
An article about Ruth’s work appears in the Winter 2019 issue of the magazine Surface Design. Among other venues in Canada and the UK, her work will be exhibited in 2020-2021 in America Tapestry Alliance Biennial exhibition 13.
The course fee of $195 includes instruction, two bobbins and silk and wool yarns for class time. You can bring your own loom pre-warped or purchase a pre-warped loom for $90. Please email silkweavediana@gmail.com if you wish to order a loom.
Class size is limited to 5, allowing personal instruction.
The course scheduled for 3 consecutive evenings: Please contact us if you are interested in being notified when we have new dates.
Ruth is planning an advanced tapestry workshop and would like to structure it around the students needs and availability. Please write to silkweavediana@gmail.com if you are interested or to be on the contact list.
Tapestry is a weft-faced cloth. The weaver lays the wefts into the warp in a discontinuous pattern, based on his or her artistic plan.
Ruth Jones is an Aubusson-trained tapestry designer and weaver with a background in Classics and Fine Arts. She believes that patience, required for skill-building, pays off in gained visual and manual dexterity.
An article about Ruth’s work appears in the Winter 2019 issue of the magazine Surface Design. Among other venues in Canada and the UK, her work will be exhibited in 2020-2021 in America Tapestry Alliance Biennial exhibition 13.
The course fee of $195 includes instruction, two bobbins and silk and wool yarns for class time. You can bring your own loom pre-warped or purchase a pre-warped loom for $90. Please email silkweavediana@gmail.com if you wish to order a loom.
Class size is limited to 5, allowing personal instruction.
The course scheduled for 3 consecutive evenings: Please contact us if you are interested in being notified when we have new dates.
Ruth is planning an advanced tapestry workshop and would like to structure it around the students needs and availability. Please write to silkweavediana@gmail.com if you are interested or to be on the contact list.
For registration- see links for Eventbrite with each class
Refund 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
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
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