Holiday Season Table Centerpiece Mat Beginner Loom Weaving Workshop

Join us for a fun Holiday Season Table Centerpiece Mat Beginner Loom Weaving Workshop at Amy C Lund Handweaver Studio & Gallery! This hands-on event is perfect for beginners looking to learn the art of loom weaving. Create your very own festive table centerpiece mat to impress your holiday guests. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn a new skill and add a personal touch to your holiday decor.
In this Studio Workshop, you will learn the basics of weaving on a 4 shaft floor or table loom to create a Handmade Woven Holiday Season Centerpiece Mat or Short Table Runner. This is a Beginner Workshop. Focus is on introduction to loom weaving techniques with seasonal colors, textured yarns, and simple patterns.
No experience necessary. All materials will be provided, just bring your creativity and enthusiasm!
Studio Floor and Table Looms are pre-threaded for weaving,. The size and length of each student piece may vary depending on the yarns they choose to work with and individual skills. See photos of student work shown as examples, finished items may vary from pictures. Work is finished to take home at the end of the session.
This is teen, young adult or adult workshop, limited to 4-6 students.
5 hour Session, Date & Time are noted above.
Classes are small with 4 floor looms and 2 table looms, allowing for individual attention. Spaces and equipment are reserved and prepped for each person ahead of time, no rescheduling, refunds or cancellations, unless due to weather or illness. Costs cover materials, equipment maintenance, and instruction.
Students should be prepared for controlled physical activity, to sit for periods of time and move arms and legs to operate the looms, with breaks.
Bring a snack or bag lunch, a microwave is available.
Wear comfortable clothes. The studio is in an old mill, which can be warm in summer, drafty in winter. Jewelry and loose clothing, such as draped sleeves, are not recommended and will catch on threads and in equipment. Shoes are often removed for operating loom pedals, so bring socks.

Amy C. Lund has been working with textiles most of her life, beginning with handspinning yarn to knitting, weaving and other aspects of the fiber arts, in history and art museums both demonstrating and in collections management. She completed a Masters in Science Degree in Textiles and Related Art from the University of Rhode Island in 1993, eventually starting a weaving studio and gallery for teaching and creating artisan handspun yarns, hand knit and handwoven accessories and home decor textiles (scarves, handbags, table linens, blankets, rugs, tapestries), mixed media fiber art collages, textile repair and restoration work.

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