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Experienced teacher, weaver, spinner and natural dyer. I have taught children and adults in the various forms of fiber arts and have been endorsed by Alaska's Artist in Residency Program.

My class offerings and workshops include: Learning to Spin on a Spindle; Spinning on a Spinning Wheel; Rigid Heddle Weaving; Four and More Multi-shaft Weaving; You Can't Fool Mother Nature: Natural Dyeing.

Feltmaking mother/daughter team with
25 years of experience in feltmaking.
Accredited teacher at U of Az. Wet felting, nuno, hats, bags, sculpture, garments, vessels, dolls, flowers. Fun workshops. We provide all equipment and materials. Students bring only a towel and scissors.

Teacher of knitting and spinning for 20 years. Lace knitting and cotton spinning are favorites. I have taught workshops around the country and am a regular teacher for the Arizona Federation of Weavers & Spinners Conferences, Southwest Regional Spinner Retreat and shops throughout Arizona. Classes include Spinning for Knitting and Knitting with Handspun, Spinning Color, Spinning for Lace and Lace Knitting, Fair Isle Knitting, Spindle Spinning, Comprehensive Cotton Spinning and Knitting with Handpaints and Novelty Yarns.

We offer beginning and advanced classes in spinning, rigid heddle weaving, dyeing, wet felting, nuno felting, knitting, crocheting, and beading classes. Our teachers have had many years experiences in their fields of fiber arts.

BS in Teaching from Spfld.College, Massachusetts. Learned to spin in New Zealand in 1972 and have been teaching ever since all across the U.S. My specialty is spinning cellulose fibers but I teach all kinds of spinning and all levels. Also I teach beginning weaving from Inkle loom to Four Harness Weaving. I have produced a DVD called Cotton Spinning Made Easy. Since my workshops are designed around the needs of my students and desire of the group hiring me to teach, I do not have “pat” workshops per se. However my web site does list a variety of basic classes and lecutures that I give at guilds and conferences.

Navajo Weaving Boot Camp
(2-3 day intensive workshop in Navajo weaving, taught with Navajo weaver Jennie Slick)

Indigo Blues with a Cochineal Chaser
Dyes that Madder
(Combine three primary colors to create a natural rainbow)

Spinning with the Navajo Hip Spindle
Navajo Rug Appreciation
(Navajo rug analysis)

Navajo Rug Reunion
(Informal appraisal of Navajo rugs in a group setting).

I have been teaching beginning crochet and knitting for over 30 years and weaving and spinning for the last 15 years. My beginning spinning students all seem to catch-on and become hooked on their craft. I usually teach out of my home-based business.

Weaving · Spinning · Tapestry

Lou Grantham is a textile artist. In her 40 years of textiles, she has worked as professional fabric weaver, rug maker, tapestry artist, as well as doing her own commissioned works. She is the creator and owner of San Francisco Fiber Company, a weaving equipment and supply company. Besides teaching privately in either your home or her studio, Lou teaches ongoing textile classes and weekend workshops for Walnut Creeks Civic Arts and the Mendocino Art Center.

Deborah Jarchow creates fiber art for sale and exhibition across the country. Known mostly for her success with rayon chenille wearable art, she weaves many one-of-a kind items including large scale wall pieces. Deborah s work appears in national and international exhibits, she's won numerous awards and has written for Handwoven Magazine. She was instrumental in developing the Fiber Art Studio at Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA, where she is an Artist-in-Residence, teacher, and full time weaver. Deborah teaches many fiber art classes, including beginning weaving, technique and pattern classes, and much more.

Classes in weaving, spinning, dyeing, and sheep management. Classes are small and students get a lot of individual attention. I bring my years of production weaving experience to the classroom and students find satisfaction in their completion of successful projects. Popular classes include: Weave a V Shawl, Weaving with Chenille, Spinning in Color, and One-Pot Rainbow Dyeing. Class descriptions are on my website. Weekly Weaving Workshop is a unique drop-in class that has many returning students.

Amazing Yarns is a fiber arts studio/shop that specializes in unique yarns and fibers for weaving, knitting, crochet, spinning and felting. We teach beginning weaving and encourage a creative approach. We can help you turn your creative ideas into exciting reality. Work on rigid heddle or 4 harness looms to create wonderful garments. Combine knitting and crochet into woven pieces. Fiber, yarn, tools and looms available.

I hold two life-time teaching credentials in the State of California. I have taught in the Adult Education Department of Santa Barbara City College.

I teach all levels of spinning and fleece preparation.

I will travel to teach, but also have another job sixty hours a week, so prefer to teach in my home.

Private lessons in my studio in Marin County, California, near San Francisco. Well-known teacher and author of 3 books on weaving and a new one for beginners

Tapestry weaving
Weaving for knitters
Weaving for beaders

Fiber workshops cover a wide range of techniques and explore design, color, creativity and the collaborative process.

Topics include Color in Cloth, Hands-on Color, Garden Palettes, Ready Sett Go and much more. These workshops are taught at conferences, guilds, retail shops and schools around the country.

Instructors:
Christie Dunning, Rebecca L. Smith

I teach beginning and intermediate level weaving and spinning privately. I teach regular public classes at the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. These classes are once a week for 6 weeks and are offered on a quarterly basis. They are open to ages 13 and up. I also teach spinning classes at the Urban Craft Center in Santa Monica. At both facilities equipment is provided.

Our weaving instructor is Deb Greer, she teaches 2–4 harness weaving, Navajo saddle cinches, drop spindling, Navajo hip spindle, processing raw product, natural plant dyeing and has been weaving since 1982.

1. Beginning inkle weaving
2. Beginning rigid heddle weaving
3. Rigid heddle patterns and textures—intermediate

I have taught adult education and childrens classes, including guild workshops in fibre arts for the last 20+ years. Owner of In Sheeps Clothing Fibre Arts Studio, I have been specializing in teaching rigid heddle weaving. I also teach basic weaving on multi shaft, tapestry, triangular and inkle looms.

Children and adults classes are available in knitting, crochet, felting and spinning. Demonstrations are available on any of the wheels, looms, and spindles in the shop.

Long time spinning and knitting teacher. Offers private lessons or group lessons for those that have their own wheels.

The following classes I have taught at Sievers:

Beginning Weaving
Weaving Refresher
Overshot Odyssey
Warmly Clad in a Lacy Plaid
Halvdräll and Monk's Belt
Weaving a Tradional Coverlet

I have taught in the Midwest at Conferences, Convergence, and workshops to guilds.

I am working on new classes:
Pillow Talk
Weaving Mountain Colors to Wear on The Plains

I have been weaving for about 30 years, and have been teaching spinning, weaving and knitting in our shop for 10 years.

I have been weaving for over 30 years and teaching for the last 15. I've taught workshops for guilds, classes at conferences, and fiber shows, and I have ongoing classes at the Cinti Weavers Guild.

I also teach one-on-one beginning and intermediate weaving at the Weavers Loft including weaving on a rigid heddle loom.

Workshops are on weaving S&W and rugs.

Classes include warping 101, many weave structures and dyeing with fiber reactive dyes.

We put out three class schedules a year—one for Jan–May, one for Jun–Aug, and one for Sep–Dec. The spring and fall schedules offer 60 or more classes; the summer one has a few less. Our classes cover weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet. In addition to our talented teachers, we also bring in guest lecturers. A listing of classes can be viewed each semester on our web site.

Halcyon Yarn’s talented instructors offer beginner to advanced classes in weaving and spinning. Looms and wheels are available for use or rent for all class offerings.

Become certified to lead Weaving Circles on the seven keyforms, elemental forms that guide us through the process of creating sustainable life patterns. Weaving a Life Weaving Circle Leadership Training provides you with a compelling one-on-one distance-learning experience in the Weaving a Life philosophy and teaching process.

Our knowledgeable staff offer classes in beginner and intermediate 4 harness weaving, beginner and intermediate spinning, dyeing protein fibers and wet and dry felting.

Classes offered include beginner four-shaft weaving, rigid heddle weaving, and workshops to strengthen and refresh weaving skills. Workshops for miniature needle punch embroidery and color exploration are taught also. Misti Dayton has been weaving over 10 years. She studied weaving at Springwater Fiber Workshop in Alexandria, VA, for several years, then apprenticed to teach. Misti has been designing and making miniature needle punch art for more than 12 years. Currently, she practices several other fiber arts including sew, spin, felt, latch hook, knit, and crochet. She continually practices color exploration and incorporates basic color concepts in all her classes. Misti Dayton's BS is in communications.

Teaching since 1995 with Master Weaver certification from Hill Institute. Past President of Complex Weavers, and currently Dean of Weavers Guild of Boston. Have taught for Convergence, Complex Weavers, NEWS, and many guilds and shops, and written many articles.

As editor/publisher of the quarterly newsletter, The Spinning Wheel Sleuth, I offer a variety of lectures about different types of spinning wheels. The presentations include “In Search of Moving-Spindle Wheels;” “Yankee Ingenuity—Two-handed Spinning Wheels and more;” and “Anatomy and Physiology of Spinning Wheels.”

Longtime weaver and and knitwear designer. My current interest is in designing woven clothing and accessories that can be made on a rigid heddle loom and that include knitted or crocheted elements.

I offer classes in rigid heddle weaving and clothing design.

Webs offers over 180 different classes per year in Weaving, Knitting, Crochet, and Spinning covering all levels of proficiency from beginner to advanced, as well as specialized topics. Teachers, both local and national, are experts in their fields who also know how to teach. Register online or get further information through online contact.

Over the last five years I ve been spinning, collecting antique spinning wheel, and raising a flock of purebred Bluefaced Leicester sheep and a small herd of Huacaya alpacas. Along the way I also have been informally teaching spinning, demonstrating drop spindle, and promoting the wonders of wool and exotic fibers. I’m currently a student of the Master Spinner Program at Olds College in Alberta, Canada and a member of two local spinning guilds. My beginning spinning program includes a historical look at spinning, spectrum of breeds/wool overview, fiber preparation, and spinning.

I have 25 years teaching experience and have completed all 3 levels of the TKGA master knitter program. I teach all types and levels of knitting classes (please request list), beginning and intermediate crochet, and crochet for knitters. I also love to teach spinning, especially using hand spindles. My teaching philosophy is the more fun students have the more they learn.

Nancy McRay has taught floor loom and tapestry weaving for nearly 20 years in the mid Michigan community. She earned an MFA in fiber art from the University of Michigan in 1994. Now the owner of Woven Art, a fiber art shop and gallery in mid-Michigan, she loves to teach tapestry, Rigid Heddle weaving workshops and floor loom techniques, including loom controlled Shibori and Theo Moorman.

In my home studio, I offer 3-day weaving retreats, weekly sessions and private tutor. I am a production weaver with many tricks and tips up my sleeve!

I place emphasis on the beginning phases of weaving with calculations and winding a great warp.

I also offer mini sessions in sectional warping, winding a warp on a reel, winding a warp with a paddle, beaming with a trapeze, and calculating your warp and weft needs.

Classes available: rigid heddle at all levels, multi shaft looms, spinning, knitting foundation classes.

I've been teaching spinning since 2006 in my shop and at local fiber festivals. I specialize in beginning spinning as well as fiber samplers and Breeds Studies. All drafting methods can be covered as well as classes covering woollen/worsted tequniques, fiber prep, fleece washing, hand carding and combing. See my website for full class descriptions.

I have a fine arts degree in Modern Dance, and graduate degrees in Kinesiology and Physiology. I have been knitting/designing for 20 years, spinning for 10 years, and teaching for 30 years. I have taught spinning and knitting workshops throughout the Midwest and beyond. See my website for details about my workshops and my teaching schedule.

Woven Art hosts classes on multiharness weaving, rigid heddle weaving, tapestry weaving, spinning, knitting, crochet, and more. Classes are taught by staff, local guilds and guest artists. Please visit our web site for an up-to-date class list.

Spinning and weaving since the early 70's, Lil is basically a self-taught fiberholic. She offers classes in spinning as well as inkle, rigid heddle and 4-harness weaving at her shop or at retreats. Visit the shop website for more details.

Weaving and Spinning instructor, 15 years, University of Missouri Extension, HGA Rep MO Rigid Heddle quick warps, tapestry weaving, spinning for weaving projects, spinning super fine yarns, and working with shetland wool.

I have been a spinner and weaver for a number of years and enjoy teaching new students.

My current class offerings are:
Beginning Spinning
Spinning Techniques
Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving

I teach beginning 4-shaft weaving.

I have enjoyed weaving since 1988; I am a member of a weaving study group. I advance my knowledge by taking classes in various weave structures.

Basic knitting, “there is no right way to knit,” finishing techniques for garments, taught at Fiber Retreat x 5 years. Locally 10 years. Certified teacher's CYCA.

Offers classes in garment construction for Handweavers and other fiber artists, weaving and other related topics. Daryl has been teaching for more than 25 years to guilds and arts centers all over North America.

Weaver, knitter, spinner, dyer and maker of buttons. BFA University of Houston. Selected for NM Fiber Arts Trails. Awards for knitting, weaving and spinning: Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta, Taos Wool Festival, Contemporary Handweavers of Texas.

The Yarn Tree has classes for all levels in spinning (both drop spindle & wheel), weaving, felting (both wet & dry needle), knitting & crochet. There are also workshops in low impact dyeing (chemical dyes) and a 3-day natural dyeing workshop. For weavers we are offering a warp Ikat workshop using our natural indigo vat. Linda LaBelle is the author of The Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing published by Potter Craft.

Loop of the Loom introduces a unique improvisational style of hand weaving "SAORI," also refered to as Zen weaving. Instead of trying to perfect complex patterns, SAORI weaving encourages one to find harmony with the moment, so that the accidental skipping of threads or the spontaneous integration of contrasting fibers and textures only add interest to the cloth. Students create from tapestries to wearable items such as shrugs, jackets, hats, and bags—instruction using SAORI’s pattern book that borrows from origami (Japanese paper folding).

Beginners: $45 for 2 hours, plus material cost. Walk-ins welcome.

Also offered Advanced Class, Kids Afterschool Class, Instructors Training Course, Group Session, and more.

Classes include:
Beginning Spinning (1- or 2-day classes), Spinning the Next Steps: How to create a more consistent yarn, Spinning the Long & Short of It: Learn to spin "special" fibers, Spinning Novelty Yarns, Learn to Weave on a Rigid Heddle Loom, Weaving on a Triangular Loom, Weaving on a Four-Shaft Loom

I have been working with yarn and fiber all my life and began to teach spinning over 10 years ago.

The Folk School is a 360-acre campus that offers craft classes of all types. The weaving studio is one of the best equipped studios in the country.

Pam Howard is the Resident Weaver who not only teaches at the school but makes sure that the Folk School offers a wide selection of weaving classes each year.

Have been teaching beginning and intermediate weaving for over 30 years. Group classes in my studio offered for the fall are: Theo Moorman Tapestry Technique; Beginning Weaving I—an introduction to the loom-controlled weaves, fast warping techniques; Beginning Weaving II—an introduction to the weaver-controlled weaves, fast warping techniques; Beginning III—an introduction to rug techniques, fast warping techniques; Refresher Course—Time to weave for Christmas Gifts? Can't remember how to do what you want to do? This class will solve your problems.

Classes and one-on-one instruction in weaving and spinning.

I have been weaving for over 25 years and started teaching weaving about 15 years ago. I have mostly done small groups and individuals. I also teach knitting and crocheting, for over 30 years

Suzie Liles has taught weaving for 23 years. Suzie is very enthusiastic and loves to share her knowledge. She has taught workshops and seminars for adults and children in the US and Canada. Suzie has a MFA in Fibers from the University of Oregon. She is a member of the Handweavers Guild of America, Surface Design Association, and Spinning and Weaving Association. She is very active in the fiber arts community; In March of 2008 Suzie Liles and Marilyn Robert opened the Eugene Textile Center in Eugene, Oregon. Many weaving classes offered at the Eugene Textile Center. She also teaches workshops called "Linen and Lace" and "Double Weave Double Cloth."

I was taught to knit and crochet by my German grandmother, who felt these were necessities for my future. I took it one step further and earned a degree in Art, learned weaving and spinning, participated in exhibits and shows and picked up numerous awards and blue ribbons. I've been teaching handspinning professionally for over 4 years, and developed a curriculum covering beginner classes as well as more advanced techniques such as novelty and color-effect yarns. I like to show my students the traditional ways of spinning, and then encourage them to break the rules in whatever ways they can while still creating a stable and useable yarn.

I have created and sold beginning spinning DVDs and beginning rigid heddle weaving videos.

I teach beginning spinning (wheel and/or spindle) and beginning rigid heddle weaving classes.

Freehaven Farm hosts an annual fiber event—From Hoof to Handspun and Beyond—to promote the fiber arts with demos of shearing, fiber prep, spinning, weaving, felting, dyeing, knitting, rug hooking as well as an introduction to the different fiber animals.

The farm teaches small groups and individuals according to interests. Workshops and classes are offered in spinning—on wheel or spindle, weaving on small looms (inkle, card, rigid heddle) as well as fiber prep, needle and wet felting, dyeing, etc. Fiber supplies, equipment, and items for inspiration and purchase are available at the farm.

I have been weaving on a variety of looms for 12 years now. I have several looms available at my home. I will teach traditional weaving on 2, 4, or 8 harnesses, as well as inkle and tape weaving.

I have been spinning since 1982 and weaving since 1985. Spinning classes I teach include: beginning spinning with a drop spindle, beginning spinning with a flyer wheel, spinning on a charkha, spinning the yarn want!, several fiber prep workshops, including blending on hand carders for color and fiber content, and more. Weaving classes include: beginning rigid heddle weaving, hand-manipulated textures for RH weaving, weaving finer, thinner on the RH loom (requires 2 heddles), understanding 4-H weaving, overshot workshop and more.

We are a small fiber arts shop providing equipment & accessories for ALL fiber arts. We provide classes upon request—we are currently planning the following: spinning, weaving on the frame and tri-loom, and knitted socks. Suggestions always accepted.

Mary Scott entered the fiber world while enjoying a career as a public school educator. Fiber won!

Serendipity Farm has produced wonderful wool for almost 30 years. We now offer classes in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, broomstick lace making, and more at two different locations. Detailed class descriptions are available upon request.

Introductory private lessons in handspinning or weaving on a rigid heddle or portable harness loom.

25 years spinning experience. Teaches beginning spinning at the Warehouse Woolery.

Editor of WeaveZine. Published in numerous craft magazines. Taught at conferences, stores, and private lessons.

Color Crossing offers classes or individual instruction in weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet. Find out more on our website. 

Offering beginner spinning classes.

Offering instruction in weaving, spinning, felting, knitting, crocheting, tatting and naalbinding. Contact for detailed resume and class listing.

Terri has studied Saori weaving in Canada, the US and Japan, and offers Saori freestyle weaving classes, workshops and retreats (with B&B option). For all ages and all abilities.

Part of our studio is a production dye studio, so our focus in spinning and weaving is colour and texture. Previously a graphic designer, I bring this knowledge and experience into my textile work and teaching. We offer year-round ongoing classes in spinning and weaving.

I have been a textile designer and artist since 1972. Silk weaving, fusion, colour, surface design and embellishing are my passion. I have shared my creative approach at guilds, conferences, Convergences and internationally. Three day classes include Silken Kaleidoscope and Silk Fusion, other on request.