'Make Mine a Combo' Online Weaving Workshop with Qualicum Weaver's & Spinners' Guild

​**Weaving Workshop for advanced beginner or novice weavers** (more advanced weavers would also benefit)

Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild presents- ‘Make Mine a Combo’ with Linda Wilson Online Workshop- This Workshop will allow you to discover how combining various elements of design and colour can result in a woven piece that is both unique and exciting. Linda Wilson, our instructor will guide you through your discovery by examining basic design and principles through a series of yarn exercises. You will experiment with line, shape, focus and dominance to create different weaving results. Next you will use these principles in combination with colour exercises and colour theory to enable you, the weaver to see how balance and repetition can be used to add interest to the woven cloth. Once you have decided on a design for your personal project, you will make your warp and the magic begins on the looms in week 2. In Week 2 students will then apply these principles to a woven project geared to their level and/or the loom available. Pre-requisite – Ability to warp a loom. Each zoom class is offered both during the week and on the weekend

Make Mine a Combo will be offered in an online Zoom format with the same class being taught during the week and again on the Saturday of that week. The class during the week will be recorded and sent out to all participants (week and weekend). Lesson information to be sent out ahead via email – 6 lessons in total, run over 8 weeks – the students need time to do the weaving after lessons 1 and 2 – lessons 1 and 2 have exercises they need to do to proceed to the next lesson. Zoom classes are 1 hour (all Zoom meetings are optional)

Dates: Thursday 16, 2023 – April 27, 2023 – 10:00am BC time, 11:00 AB time.
Saturday class Start date - Saturday Mar 18, 2023 –  April 29, 2023 – time of class to be determined by a vote by participants. Cost - $50.00 for QWSG members $75.00 non guild members.

Students to supply: Loom, all materials for warp and weft Have coloured pencils, paints, yarn scarps or photos on hand for inspiration!

About the instructor:
Linda Wilson Instructor Linda is a very qualified teacher and weaver with over 40 years of experience and has taught at QWSG, as well as at other guilds across the country. Linda is an instructor at Olds College, Alberta, Master’s program for weavers as well as a current guild member and past vice president and president of the Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild.

Workshop Registration - Please contact Caron Byrne at [email protected] for more information and to register for the online workshop. If possible indicate whether you will be attending the Saturday class or the class during the week. Registration/Payment deadline is March 10, 2023.

Any questions? please contact me [email protected] or Linda Wilson [email protected] Guild Membership If you would like information about how to become a Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild member, please contact Carol Hunter [email protected] Yearly Membership is $60.00