LDWS Classes and Workshops

2023-2024

This is the current list of workshops and classes that are planned for the next year. Once full details are determined the registration will open. Some details may need to be changed.

  1. Beginning Weaving on 4 shaft looms
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    Dates: Sunday, October 15, 22, 29 and Nov. 5 and 12
    Instructor: Kathy Morgan

  2. Next Step:  Spinning Woollen
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    Date: Wednesday, October 11 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Janice Watterworth

  3. Beginning Inkle Weaving
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    Dates: Wednesday, October 18 and 25 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Dan Lajoie

  4. Beginning Spinning Classes
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    Dates: Saturday, October 21 and 28 & November 4 – 10:00 – 1:00
    Instructor: Diny Warren

  5. Beginning Knitting
    Registration: to be announced
    Dates: Monday, October 30, Nov. 6 and 13 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Joan Janes

  6. Next Step: Spinning Singles
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: Wednesday, November 15 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Janice Watterworth

  7. Next Step: Pick Up on Inkle Weaving
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    Date: Wednesday, November 22 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Dan Lajoie

  8. Beginning Weaving on 4 shaft looms
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: Sunday January 14, 21, 28, Feb 4 and 11
    Instructor: Kathy Morgan

  9. Next Step Twill: Round Robin format
    Registration: to be announced
    Dates: Saturday, January 13 10:00 – 2:00 – Drop in class for help with warping
    Saturday, January 20 and 27 10:00 – 2:00 Weaving
    Instructor: Lee Donely

  10. Introduction to Card or Tablet Weaving
    Registration: to be announced
    Dates: Wednesday, January 17 and 24 –  6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Dan Lajoie

  11. Next Step Worsted Spinning
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: Wednesday, February 14 6:30 – 8:30
    Instructor: Janice Watterworth

  12. Joan Janes – Fixing Knitting Mistakes
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: February 18 1:30 – 4:30
    Instructor: Joan Janes

  13. Next Steps Spinning: Through Thick and Thin
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: Wednesday, March 20th
    Instructor: Janice Watterworth

  14. Beginning Twined Weaving
    Registration: to be announced
    Dates: Wednesday, April 17, 24 and May 1
    Instructor: Dan Lajoie

  15. Spinning Class
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: Saturday, May 4
    Instructor: Beth Showalter

  16. Advanced Twined Weaving
    Registration: to be announced
    Dates: Wednesday May 22 and 29
    Instructor: Dan Lajoie

  17. Dyeing Yarn with food safe dyes
    More info: Class Cancelled due to insufficient registrations
    Date: May be rescheduled at a later date
    Instructors: Colleen Pavlech and Marsha Davidson

  18. Spinning Angora
    Registration: to be announced
    Date: To Be Rescheduled – tentatively in spring
    Instructor: Leslie Samson

More Classes in planning stage

Kathy Broughton – Designing from a weaving draftLinda Elkins and Lee Donely
Class 1 – The theory of colour and weave
Class 2 – Rigid Heddle – Linda
Class 3 – Shaft Table Looms – Lee
Meg Cheesman – Intermediate Card Weaving
Sherry Dailey – Beginning Drop SpindleJanuary Dye Class – Protein Fibre Dye class with Roving and Warps using commercial weak acid dyesLinda Elkins – Beginning Rigid Heddle Class and Next Step Rigid Heddle Pick up
Diny Warren Beginning Spinning ClassesCatherine Schaus – Beginning Cable Knitting (spring)