Conference of Northern California Handweavers – Sharing knowledge and inspiring passion for the fiber arts

Workshops & Classes

Classes? Workshops? What’s the difference?

Workshops are intensive courses covering one subject with one teacher for 2 ½ days. In the past, workshops have been held either before or after the conference. This year they will be held concurrently.

Classes are shorter; either 3 or 6 hours. They may be lectures or a hands-on learning experience. The conference registration includes 9 hours of instruction which may be any combination of 3 or 6 hour classes. Additional blocks of classes may be purchased.

Title Focus Teacher Class #
8/2 Cotton: Versatile, Beautiful and Inexpensive CANCELED Weaving Mary Berent W101
Dyeing Without a Dyepot Dyeing Holly Brackmann W102
Chatelaine in Tablet Weave CANCELED Weaving Diana Brenna W103
Woven Dévoré CANCELED Weaving Anne Field W104
Cabochon in Macrame Setting CANCELED Weaving Marion Hunziker-Larsen W105
Weaving with Wire and Metals CANCELED Weaving Susan McGehee W106
Software, Structure, and Design Design Jannie Taylor W107
More than Just Black and White: Weaving Beautifully with Neutrals CANCELED Color Betty Vera W108

Classes (Listed Alphabetically)

Title Focus Teacher Hours Class #
A “Greener” Indigo FULL Dyeing Barbara Shapiro 6 CC338
A Sewer’s Perspective: Tour of the Juried Fashion Show Weaving Daryl Lancaster 3 C526
Antler Sea Grass Basket FULL Basketry Sharon Gunter 6 CC310
Basic Rigid Heddle FULL Weaving Syne Mitchell 6 CC134
Cartoon Development for Tapestry Design James Koehler 6 CC117
Classic Crackle and More Weaving Susan Wilson 6 CC152
Color and Design for Tapestry Design James Koehler 6 CC318
Color Theory Color Linda Kubik 6 CC120
Community in the Classroom: Inspiring Creative Learning Education Cameron Taylor-Brown 3 C548
Custom Fit and Fabulous: Simple, Unstructured Jacket FULL Sewing Daryl Lancaster 6 CC325
Designing Multi-Shaft Crackle Weaving Susan Wilson 3 C353
Dyeing Machine Knitted Silk for Weaving Dyeing Nancy Roberts 3 C537
Felt Greeting Cards FULL Felting Pat Spark 3 C545
Felted Gnome (Nisse or Tompte) Felting Pat Spark 6 CC344
Fiber: The Inspiration for Planning a Warp Weaving Heather Winslow 6 CC156
Fun, Fat, and Fulled FULL Spinning Judith MacKenzie McCuin 3 C533
Garden Palettes: Creative Design from Glorious Gardens Color Cameron Taylor-Brown 6 CC347
Inkle Loom Weaving Weaving Robyn Spady 6 CC139
Jewelry: from Thrums and Weftovers Jewelry Robyn Spady 3 C340
Linen Weaving: Techniques for Success Weaving Kati Meek 3 C529
Lunch or Knitting Tote FULL Basketry Sharon Gunter 3 C511
Missoni Style Shawl Weaving Linda Kubik 6 CC321
Needles and Beads Basketry Rae Hunter 4 C514
Overcoming Weaver’s Block with Blocks Weaving Robyn Spady 3 C441
Patterned Scarves: Using the Silk Laminate Technique Felting Pat Spark 6 CC143
Photographing Your Work Business Daryl Lancaster 3 C123
Polychrome Crackle Weaving Susan Wilson 3 C555
Rigid Heddle Weaving: Beyond Plain Weave FULL Weaving Syne Mitchell 6 CC335
Russian Old Believer Tassels Embellish-
ment
Kathe Todd-Hooker 3 C551
Shimmering Silk: An Inspiring Fiber to Spin Spinning Heather Winslow 6 CC357
Soumak: Something Old, Something New Weaving Kathe Todd-Hooker 6 CC350
Special Fabrics, Special Techniques Weaving Linda Kubik 3 C522
Spice It Up: From Bland to Beautiful Color Cameron Taylor-Brown 6 CC146
Spinning for Color FULL Spinning Judith MacKenzie McCuin 3 C432
Structure of Yarn FULL Spinning Judith MacKenzie McCuin 6 CC130
Studio as a Business Business James Koehler 3 C519
Surprising Color-and-Weave Weaving Susan Wilson 3 C454
Tapestry 101: Intro Level Tapestry Weaving Kathe Todd-Hooker 6 CC149
Tartan: Designing, Weaving, Wearing Design Kati Meek 6 CC127
The Total Tote Basketry Sharon Gunter 6 CC109
Theo Moorman Inlay Technique Weaving Heather Winslow 3 C558
To Spin a Fine Thread FULL Spinning Judith MacKenzie McCuin 3 C331
Turning Straw into Gold Spinning Kati Meek 6 CC328
Warp Fast! Weaving Daryl Lancaster 3 C224
Weaving TNT: Dynamite Tips ‘n Tricks Weaving Robyn Spady 3 C542
Weaving with Handspun Weaving Phyllis Karsten 3 C215
Websites, Podcasts, and Special Networks. Oh My! Business Syne Mitchell 3 C536
Wild Lantern FULL Basketry Rae Hunter 6 CC112
Zippy Lady Basketry Rae Hunter 6 CC313

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