Classes at the Center

Many of our classes are taught by recognized masters in their field, and we proudly offer instruction in Northern New Mexican traditions such as Chimayó-Style Weaving, Jerga, and Colcha Embroidery. Current classes are listed below. The two prices listed are for members/ nonmembers.  Become a member today to save 20% off all classes! 

January - March 2012 

Class Schedule

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January

SOCKS ON ONE CIRCULAR NEEDLE with Bethe Orrell - $65/80
If you are a knitter that is curious about socks but afraid to try them, (double pointed needles, skinny yarn, heels and toes), this class will set your socks free.  Knitting with one circular needle, learn how to make socks that fit, learn the techniques of sock architecture, and even experiment with knit patterns on a small scale – try lace or cables!  Making socks could well become an addiction so be careful! You’ll take home the skills and a basic pattern with your socks. Bethe is the Executive Director of EVFAC. She is a skilled knitter, spinner and primarily a weaver.  She is noted as a gifted instructor in fiber arts, including beads in fiber, dyeing, felting and dressmaker sewing.  Her weaving is primarily fabric for clothing (mostly hand painted silk) but she has studied overshot techniques and other antiquarian weave structures for household linens and table ware.  
3 Saturdays: January 7, 14, & 21; 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

 OFF-LOOM HANDWEAVING PLUS with Caroline Rackley – $96/120; $10 materials fee.   - Canceled

 

 CHIMAYO-STYLE TAPESTRY with Lisa Trujillo - $176/220
Begun in the early years of the twentieth century, the Chimayo style is basically two stripes and a center design. This class is an opportunity to absorb the basics of this local New Mexican weaving tradition from a master practitioner. Students will learn how to combine angles and forms to create this unique form of woven expression. Students need to warp a Rio Grande loom prior to the class (please call EVFAC for warp specifications) and will work with Clasgen’s 4-ply (EVFAC has a wide color variety). Students should have enough weaving experience to control edges well in weft-faced weave, but confident students with only limited weaving experience should also consider taking this class. Lisa’s work has received numerous awards at Spanish Market and other venues and is part of collections around the world. She and her husband, Irvin, have dedicated much of their lives to weaving, building their successful business, Centinela Traditional Arts in Chimayo, and to the preservation of traditional fiber arts in New Mexico. Learn more about Lisa and see some of her weavings at www.chimayoweavers.com.
Friday - Sunday, January 13-15; 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM

 

BEGINNING RIO GRANDE WEAVING with Karen Martinez - $392

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Learn to create elegant tapestries and rugs in a traditional weaving style from a master. Karen will cover the shuttle techniques of Wave, Double Shot, Beading, and Pick and Pick, plus how to draft and weave several Dovetail patterns. This 8 week class will be held January 18^th through March 7^th.  Students must register directly through Northern New Mexico College - call Cecilia Romero to register at 575-581-4117.  Sign up soon - space will be limited!   Karen Martinez is an award-winning seventh-generation master weaver who specializes in the Rio Grande Style, a centuries-old weaving tradition in northern New Mexico. EVFAC is very pleased to welcome back Karen as a teacher.  Registration is through NNMC’s Continuing Education, but classes will be held at EVFAC. 
Mondays & Wednesdays, January 18 – March 7; 8:30AM – 2:30PM

 

INTRO TO PUEBLO SPINNING with Louie García – $170/210

Explore ancient Pueblo fiber preparation and spinning techniques from the ancestral period to the present with expert Pueblo fiber artist Louie García.  Louie will share textiles from his own collection to examine the spinning techniques used in the Pueblo weaving tradition.  Learn the difference between "Z" and "S," worsted and woolen spinning as well as how to tell the difference between Pueblo, Hopi, and Navajo spindles or malacates.  Participants will spin their own yarn on two types of Puebloan hand spindles.  Students will also learn how to set the spin of their newly spun yarn.  We will use both raw wool and cotton as well as commercially spun worsted weight wool yarns.  Don’t miss Intro to Pueblo Weaving in February to learn how to weave with your hand spun yarn.  Louie García is Tiwa and Piro of the southern Pueblos of Socorro del Sur and Ysleta del Sur from the El Paso, Texas area.  He began learning the art of Pueblo weaving from his grandfather as a young boy and teaches with the hope that future generations of Pueblo people will carry on this ancient art. Another of Louie's goals is to share the basic techniques with a larger audience in an effort to inform, promote, and create appreciation for this ancient art. He uses a variety of materials, including his own home-grown cotton, wool, feathers, and natural plant fibers such as yucca as well as synthetic fibers for traditional Pueblo spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and embroidery work.

Saturday – Sunday, January 21-22; 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

 

BEGINNING WEAVING ON THE CRICKET RIGID HEDDLE LOOM with Trish Spillman - $96/120; students supply yarn; optional loom purchase, $145
Learn to weave on Schacht’s sturdy, portable, and user-friendly Cricket rigid heddle loom. Trish will lead you through the basics of selecting yarns, dressing the loom, weaving a piece, and removing it, with tips for easy finishing techniques. If students make the time to weave on days between classes, they can make three small projects during the week of class. Bring yarns you’d like to weave with or come early and buy a small amount of yarn at EVFAC. This class is for those new to weaving, or those who have done some weaving and want to explore the rigid heddle. Note: if you wish to purchase the loom, please make arrangements to acquire and assemble your loom before the first class meeting. Trish Spillman is EVFAC’s founder and currently serves as board president. A native New Mexican, Trish began her career in New York City as a fashion merchandiser at Bloomingdale’s and eventually found the love of her life in weaving and in teaching others to weave. Trish’s signature weaving style makes use of yarns that mix color and texture with wild abandon and harmonious results.
Sat, Sun & Sat, January 21, 22 & 28; Saturdays 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM & Sunday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 

BEGINNING CROCHET with Madeline Stark – $55/70
Crochet is a wonderful free-form way to be creative. Once you have learned the basics, you can make scarves, hats, and handbags. This class covers the basic crochet stitches: the foundation chain, slip stitch, and single & double crochet, plus pattern reading. You’ll have time to get started on a small project, such as a scarf. Materials needed: one crochet hook (size G or H) and a skein of worsted weight yarn in a light color (available at EVFAC). Madeline has been crocheting and knitting since she was 10 years old. She participates in local fiber craft shows, guilds and demonstrations regularly. It brings her joy to pass along an ancient craft that joins women together and develops their creativity.
Saturday, January 28; 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

 

THE FOUR-OUNCE FELTED HAT with Libby Casarez – $86/107, $45 materials fee.
This fun and easy class will take students through all the necessary steps to make a beautiful hand felted hat with only 4 oz of wool!  Libby will start students with preparing the fiber, and move through felting, fulling, shrinking and finishing techniques. Students will take home a full set of instructions, tips, a resist pattern, and a felted hat with the hat form.  Optional brim and sweatband finishing kits will be available for sale ($10).  Libby Casarez is a fiber enthusiast who creates sewn bags, purses & hats, felted hats & scarves, and knitted & crocheted items for sale in New Mexico and Texas.  She balances a focused attention to detail with artistic interpretation in her work, pushing her students to create their own experience from what they learn with her and others.

Sunday, January 29; 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

 

February

  

LOVE TO WARP! with Lauren Storm - $200/250

Learn to warp back-to-front and all by yourself. Never fear a warp again! This three day class introduces tools and techniques to streamline your warping experience, providing ample time to design, prepare and warp two distinct projects using methods suitable to most fibers.  Each student will have access to two looms, allowing advanced weavers more scope in project design.  On days one & two, we will warp two looms with very different fibers using the same back to front technique. Day one’s project is a wool rug warp for a 3 end block sampler.  Day two’s will be mixed fiber for a scarf or runner and introduce the warping paddle.  On day three, we will cover helpful weaving habits and weave off those fearless warps. Bring any rug wool you have lying around and all that yarn you love but fear to warp!  Lauren has been weaving for over 20 years, if you don’t count weaving up the ladder-back chairs in the family dining room as a 5 year old.  Until last year, Lauren saw fiber arts as a very personal pursuit, and then she met EVFAC.  Now you can find her work in the gallery at EVFAC and at Weaving Southwest in Taos.
Friday-Sunday, February 3-5; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

  

SPINNING NOVELTY YARNS: Part I with Glenna Dean - $72/90, $15 materials fee.
We will focus on "novelty plying effects," including uneven plying of smooth and slubby yarns, uneven plying of different sized yarns, plying different colored yarns, plying variegated yarn with a solid color, wrapped yarns, Navajo 3-plying, 3 plies and beyond, and more, time available. Participants must be able to spin a coherent yarn and will use their own yarn spun in the class.  Instructor will provide additional commercial or handspun yarns.  Bring your wheel, lazy kate, extra bobbins, lunch, and a sense of humor and adventure.  Finished yarns will be suitable for knitting or as weft for weaving. Don’t miss Spinning Novelty Yarns Part II in March. Recently retired from the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Glenna Dean holds degrees in archaeology and botany and specializes in archaeobotany, the study of human interaction with plants, pollen grains, basketry, sandals, and other plant material. She is a talented spinner, knitter and weaver, specializing in ancient techniques and having fun!
Sunday, February 5; 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

COLOR THEORY IN THE DYE STUDIO with Cornelia Theimer Gardella – $250/310, $15 materials fee
This course is a combination of color theory and practical work in the dye studio. It is mainly aimed at tapestry weavers but is open to anybody interested in color and design. Hand-dyed yarns are an essential part of creating unique works of textile art. This workshop teaches the use of Lanaset/Sebraset dyes for wool and silk and explores color theory right in the dye pot. “What happens if I add some red to this blue? How can I create a smooth color gradation? What are the dyer's color wheels?” Students will become familiar with the color characteristics hue, chroma and value, explore basic color relationships and learn how to create their desired colors in the dye studio. Students will receive samples and formulas of all colors dyed in this workshop and may work out their own dye formulas for an individual project.  In addition to experimenting with color, the class will teach the development of dye formulas and stress the importance of record keeping for easy reproduction of colors. When taken in combination with Color and Design for Tapestry Weavers in March, both classes together offer students the entire artistic process - from design to dye studio to loom. Cornelia Theimer Gardella weaves abstract tapestries using her own hand-dyed wool. Born, raised and educated in Germany, Cornelia came to New Mexico in 2005 to study traditional Fiber Arts at NNMC under Karen Martinez and contemporary tapestry with James Koehler. Together with James Koehler and Rebecca Mezoff, she was part of the international tapestry exhibition Interwoven Traditions: New Mexico and Bauhaus which was shown in Albuquerque and Erfurt, Germany in 2010. She teaches at Ghost Ranch and EVFAC. Be inspired at www.corneliatheimer.com.
Friday – Sunday, February 10-12; 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  

INTRO TO PUEBLO WEAVING with Louie García - $170/210

Explore a brief history of the Pueblo textile tradition from the ancestral period to the present with expert Pueblo fiber artist Louie García.  Louie will share textiles from his own collection to examine Pueblo weaving styles and designs.  Participants will have the option to use their own hand spun to warp a frame loom to weave a traditional Pueblo hair tie using the warp-faced weaving technique.  By the end of the workshop, students will have two completed projects and have a deeper understanding and appreciation for Pueblo textiles. Don’t miss Intro to Pueblo Spinning in February to create yarns for Pueblo weaving.  Louie García is Tiwa and Piro of the southern Pueblos of Socorro del Sur and Ysleta del Sur from the El Paso, Texas area.  He began learning the art of Pueblo weaving from his grandfather as a young boy and teaches with the hope that future generations of Pueblo people will carry on this ancient art. Another of Louie's goals is to share the basic techniques with a larger audience in an effort to inform, promote, and create appreciation for this ancient art. He uses a variety of materials, including his own home-grown cotton, wool, feathers, and natural plant fibers such as yucca as well as synthetic fibers for traditional Pueblo spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and embroidery work. 

Sunday – Monday, February 19-20; 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

 

DISH TOWEL ROUND-ROBIN with Bethe Orrell - $176/220
Using cotton, each student will warp a four or eight shaft loom for one structured towel pattern.  Most of these warps are sett at 24 ends per inch.  Students will get drafts for each pattern and will have the chance to weave a sample towel in each structure.  Set ups will include at least  hounds tooth, log cabin, deflected doubleweave, turned twill and overshot – more depending on number of students.  For rug weavers this will be an introduction to structured cloth – for beginner weavers a chance to try something on eight shafts, or to collect exciting samples to use yourself or send as gifts. See Socks on One Circular Needle above for teacher bio.
Saturday & Sunday, February 25 & 26; 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

 

March

 

MARKET BASKET with Irene Smith - $68/85; $20 materials fee.
To Market, to Market. Any rectangular or square basket with a handle is known as a market basket. In this introductory level class, students will learn the techniques required and will complete (honest!) an 8” x 12” market basket. This is a pre-requisite for the Double Wine Basket class on March 31. Irene has been making baskets and fiber vessels for over 30 years, and has many years’ experience in restoring Native American baskets for galleries and private collectors.  Irene maintains Metier, her fiber studio and gallery in Dixon, NM.  Since 1989 she has participated in the Dixon Studio Tour, exhibiting baskets and weaving. See more of Irene’s work at www.metierweaving.com
Saturday, March 3; 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

 

SPINNING NOVELTY YARNS: Part II with Glenna Dean - $72/90
We will focus on "constructed novelty yarns" for lack of a better title, mostly core-spinning, including snarl yarns, knot yarns, boucles, popcorn, feathered yarn, beaded yarn, and more.  Participants must be able to spin a coherent yarn and will use their own yarn spun in the class.  Instructor will provide additional commercial or handspun yarns.  Bring your wheel, lazy kate, extra bobbins, lunch, and a sense of humor and adventure.  Finished yarns will be suitable for knitting or as weft for weaving. Don’t miss Novelty Yarns Part I on February 5. See Spinning Novelty Yarns: Part I above for teacher bio.
Sunday, March 4; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

 

BRIGHTER COLORS FROM NATURAL DYES with Bethe Orrell-$144/180
Rescheduled for May 11-12

 

REP WEAVE PLACEMATS with Melodie Usher - $200/250
In this class you will learn all about rep weave; what it is, how to plan it and how to weave it.  To put your new knowledge to use, each student will plan and warp a loom to create a set of Rep Weave placemats.  A choice of patterns will be available for each student to individualize so that everyone will be able to create a project that is uniquely theirs.  The project will be planned and the weaving will be started in class but the student will finish the project on their own having learned everything required to complete a successful rep weave project. Melodie Usher has been working toward becoming a weaver her entire life. After various majors and universities, Melodie’s last major was Interior Design at Purdue University & she ran her own Interior Designer business in Cincinnati, Ohio. Life changed completely for Melodie when she inherited her Grandmother-in-Law’s loom, a four shaft Bexell Cranbrook loom that was built in the late 1930’s or early 1940’s. Once the first warp was on Melodie found her true passion in life.  The loom allowed Melodie to use her love of color and design as well as her love of textiles. In September of 2010 Melodie received her Certificate of Excellence in Weaving, Level I from the Handweaver’s Guild of America.
Friday – Sunday, March 16 – 18; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

 

CREATIVE KNITTING with Valentina Devine - $68/85
Shed your fears about fiber, texture and most of all … gauge. Join Valentina in this incredible class to learn her secrets of creative knitting, the emphasis will be on knitting without a pattern. Discover how to combine linear shapes such as rectangles, squares and strips, along with linear areas of color. Combine all that with textures and embellishments and Viola! Explore simple shaping ideas for sweaters, coats and shawls in this hands-on class and your will be well on your way to completing a good portion of a garment in class. Don’t miss Valentina’s next class, Knitting Without Boundaries. Born in Moscow, Russia and growing up in Berlin, Germany, Valentina has always been knitting.  Since the mid-eighties, she has been creating one-of-a-kind garments and wall hangings and teaching a technique called “Creative Knitting.” She is a contributor to many knitting books and publications, and shows her art-to-wear garments in different boutiques throughout the US. Valentina cannot imagine life without knitting and she hopes to continue inspiring many more knitters here and abroad.
Saturday, March 17; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

KNITTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES with Valentina Devine - $68/85
In this class, the next step beyond Creative Knitting, Valentina guides you through free form knitting at its best, such as circles, swirls, scrumbles and more. Discover how to create extraordinary and beautiful designs while using up all those wonderful yarns left over in your knitting basket. Recommended: Start with Creative Knitting on March 17. See Creative Knitting above for teacher bio.
Saturday, March 24; 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

COLOR AND DESIGN FOR TAPESTRY WEAVERS with Cornelia Theimer Gardella - $360/450, $25 materials fee.
This course will help students put basic design and color principles into practice at the loom. Students will first work on a tapestry design for a small tapestry or a sampler for a larger tapestry which they will then weave during the class. Each day, students will also be given color and design exercises to complete on paper. The practical weaving part of the course will be tailored to each student's previous knowledge and all necessary tapestry techniques will be covered. Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own tapestry ideas and designs to class. Cornelia Theimer Gardella weaves abstract tapestries using her own hand-dyed wool. Born, raised and educated in Germany, Cornelia came to New Mexico in 2005 to study traditional Fiber Arts at NNMC under Karen Martinez and contemporary tapestry with James Koehler. Together with James Koehler and Rebecca Mezoff, she was part of the international tapestry exhibition Interwoven Traditions: New Mexico and Bauhaus which was shown in Albuquerque and Erfurt, Germany in 2010. She teaches at Ghost Ranch and EVFAC. Be inspired at www.corneliatheimer.com.
Wednesday-Sunday, March 28 – April 1; 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

 

DOUBLE WINE BASKET with Irene Smith - $68/85, $20 materials fee.
In this unusual variation on the basic market basket, you’ll create a lovely, functional basket that carries two bottles of wine in style, and with the basket’s woven-in divider, safely. You’ll have the option of weaving in a decorative color border or leaving your basket “au naturel.” Pre-requisite: Must have made a Market Basket (See March 3). See Market Basket above for teacher bio.  
Saturday, March 31; 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

 
UPCOMING CLASSES

COLCHA EMBROIDERY with Beatrice Sandoval
Join us at EVFAC to learn the basic colcha stitch and absorb the history of this uniquely New Mexican fiber art tradition from one of its master practitioners. Sabanilla labrada, or wool-on-wool colcha embroidery work, is distinct because it may be one of the few textiles developed in New Mexico during the Spanish colonial period. Yarns for class are supplied, and you can purchase colcha yarn and for a future project at EVFAC.  Making her home in Las Vegas, NM, Beatrice is an accomplished spinner, dyer, weaver, embroiderer, and tinsmith whose work has won many prestigious awards. She is passionate about preserving New Mexico’s fiber traditions, and her warm and encouraging teaching style has made her a favorite with many EVFAC students.

Saturday, April 7; 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM

BEADED LACE SHAWL with Bethe Orrell
Beads, beads and more beads!  In this class, we will introduce beads into knitted lace.  Once you know the methods, you will make a beaded lace triangle shawl.  If you know how to knit, but would like to learn lace techniques an pattern construction, this is the class.  This beading techniques loads beads onto individual stitches – no pre-strung beads.  Beads and lace are a stunning combination in knitting – once you learn this, you can add beads to all your lace knit patterns. Bethe is the Executive Director of EVFAC. She is a skilled knitter, spinner and primarily a weaver.  She is noted as a gifted instructor in fiber arts, including beads in fiber, dyeing, felting and dressmaker sewing.  Her weaving is primarily fabric for clothing (mostly hand painted silk) but she has studied overshot techniques and other antiquarian weave structures for household linens and table ware.  
2 Saturdays: April 7 & 21; 1:00 – 3:30 PM

8 SHAFTS, ONE THREADING with Diane de Souza
Have you always wanted to weave on a many shaft loom?  With the generous donation of the 16 shaft AVL to the center, you have that opportunity.  Not sure how to get started?  Then this class is the class for you.   We begin with 8 shafts and explore the options of a straight draw threading.  How many do you think there are?  The class will be a mix of lecture, design, and weaving on 8 shaft looms.  The lectures will hone your drafting/design skills.  The design portion will reinforce the different ways you can modify a draft to realize an idea.  The weaving will explore the different structures available on an 8 shaft straight draw.  Many weavers thread multi shaft looms with just a straight draw or a point draw as the options are endless.  Once you understand the concepts, the idea can be expanded to 16+ shafts so you have an easy threading with many design possibilities.
Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

IKKANBARI with Chris Conrad
April 21 **Free Friday Talk on April 20

PUEBLO BACKSTRAP WEAVING with Louie Garcia
April 28 & 29

KNIT WITH BEADS: A Beginner’s Scarf with Bethe Orrell
Many students learn to knit but soon give it up because- well – it’s only a scarf.  I have learned that to fall in love with knitting, students need to make something they can show off or be proud to give as a gift!  This scarf is stunning and looks intricate and complex, but a beginning knitter can make this.  You will learn to cast on, knit, load and set beads, edge stitch artistry, and other techniques that will improve your scarf and your next knitted project.  You can purchase all necessary supplies at the time of the class. Bethe is the Executive Director of EVFAC. She is a skilled knitter, spinner and primarily a weaver.  She is noted as a gifted instructor in fiber arts, including beads in fiber, dyeing, felting and dressmaker sewing.  Her weaving is primarily fabric for clothing (mostly hand painted silk) but she has studied overshot techniques and other antiquarian weave structures for household linens and table ware.  
2 Saturdays: May 5 & 19; 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

WEAVING BASICS with Beatrice Sandoval
Learn traditional weaving skills from a master New Mexican fiber artist. Learning about looms, how to dress the loom and weave, students will create a small Rio Grande–style piece and a jerga-type twill piece. Take this class if you have never woven, or as a refresher course if you are rusty and would like a review. Making her home in Las Vegas, NM, Beatrice is an accomplished spinner, dyer, weaver, embroiderer, and tinsmith whose work has won many prestigious awards. She is passionate about preserving New Mexico’s fiber traditions, and her warm and encouraging teaching style has made her a favorite with many EVFAC students.
2 weekends: Saturday & Sunday, May 5-6 & 12-13; 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

BRIGHTER COLORS WITH NATURAL DYES with Bethe Orrell
The book Indigo, Madder and Marigold promotes a method of natural dying with recipes using less mordant and more dyestuff.   In this class we will dye pre-mordanted fibers including wool, alpaca silk, and perhaps others using the methods from this book.   Each student will work with one dyepot, preparing dyes using several methods, then dye their skeins and apply various afterbaths to create a range of hues and shades from each kettle. On day two of the class each student will have yarn samples and recipes to distribute to everyone.  Each student willñ learn the techniques, the recipes and have a stunning sample book of re-createable colors for their own dye library. Bethe is the Executive Director of EVFAC. She is a skilled knitter, spinner and primarily a weaver.  She is noted as a gifted instructor in fiber arts, including beads in fiber, dyeing, felting and dressmaker sewing.  Her weaving is primarily fabric for clothing (mostly hand painted silk) but she has studied overshot techniques and other antiquarian weave structures for household linens and table ware.  
Friday & Saturday, May 11 & 12; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

PUEBLO EMBROIDERY with Louie Garcia
May 19-20

 

Jason Collingwood:

INTRO TO RUG WEAVING with Jason Collingwood - $TBD
Calling all weavers – it’s time to venture into the world of rugs.  Jason’s depth of weaving knowledge promises a thrilling experience for weavers of all levels.  Students will learn how to make a strong serviceable rug, with plain weave being an excellent structure for rugs. Designs will begin with weaving stripes and spots using two colors, learning how to overcome the selvage problems inherent in each different design.  Class will include clasped wefts, crossed wefts and compensated inlay, all techniques giving the weaver more freedom with design.  Finishing techniques for rugs will also be reviewed and demonstrated. Jason Collingwood has taken the lessons learned at the feet of his father, the renowned British weaver, teacher, and innovator Peter Collingwood, and built his own brilliant career around weaving. Not only has Jason woven thousands of commissioned rugs over the past 24 years & exhibited widely throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, but he has developed a richly deserved cult following as a teacher. He spends eight to twelve weeks per year teaching rug weaving techniques in the United States and Canada.

Saturday – Monday, May 26-28; 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

ADVANCED BLOCK WEAVES with Jason Collingwood - $TBD
Join us to explore three end block weaves, the same structure Jason uses to weave all his rugs.  Beyond the basics, students will learn how to design using such theories as constant color, constant lift and clasped wefts.  Special emphasis will be placed on Shaft Switching and every one will be able to adapt their looms in class to try this exciting technique.  Jason will also cover 2 / 1 double faced twill and demonstrate rug finishing techniques in class.  Jason Collingwood has taken the lessons learned at the feet of his father, the renowned British weaver, teacher, and innovator Peter Collingwood, and built his own brilliant career around weaving. Not only has Jason woven thousands of commissioned rugs over the past 24 years & exhibited widely throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States, but he has developed a richly deserved cult following as a teacher. He spends eight to twelve weeks per year teaching rug weaving techniques in the United States and Canada.
Thursday – Saturday, May 31 – June 2; 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

COLOR THEORY AND DESIGN with Barbara Arlen
June 8-10

OFF-LOOM FIBER TECHNIQUES with Ferne Jacobs
June 23-24 **Free Friday Talk on June 22!

 


 
 

Ongoing Learning at EVFAC

WALK IN AND WEAVE
For those who want to make a 2’ x 3’ rag rug but have no experience in weaving, EVFAC staff will get you started for just $25. Bring your own rags or purchase materials here at EVFAC. Please call 505-747-3577 to reserve a time.

 

NEW INTEREST GROUPS!

Sundays from 12:30 PM—3:30 PM.
Drop by anytime—it’s always free.
 

Bring Yarn Over, Knit Together with Bethe & Rachel 
Back by popular demand, join us for a relaxed knitting circle at your favorite fiber shop.  Bethe, our Executive Director, is ready to help you solve your toughest problems, especially with beading and sock knitting. Rachel, our Education Coordinator, will be on hand to get you started on a new project or catch those dropped stitches on your projects in process. 
First Sundays, Feb. 5 and March 4.

 

Spinning Sunday with Glenna Dean
A talented spinner and EVFAC Board member, Glenna will pick up where Jen left off with a fun and friendly spinning group.  Meet other spinners, bring your questions and take home new tips and tricks.
Second Sundays, Feb. 12 and March 11.

 

Quilting in the Valley with Terry Meyer
Stuck on a quilt? Come brainstorm with us! Join Terry, owner of Wild Wind Quilting, to learn new techniques, share experience and ideas, and meet a network of talented quilters. 
Third Sundays, Feb. 19 and March 18.

 

Cricket Looms with Trish Spillman
Bring your Cricket and enjoy the company of other weavers, led by EVFAC Founder and Board President Trish.  Be inspired by Trish’s enthusiasm and creativity while working on your projects under her careful eye.
Fourth Sundays, Jan. 22, Feb. 26 and March 25.