Weaving Classes in San Francisco, CA

Experienced weaving students will receive individual attention to plan and design a project on our 4-, 6-, 8-, 12- and 16- shaft looms.  $5 materials fee included.

Let the loom guide your hand! What is it like to weave without a pattern, without preconceptions? Immerse yourself in the joyful free weaving style based on the Japanese philosophy of Sairi, which teaches that everything has its own beauty and dignity. Be inspired by the abundance of traditional and unusual materials that can be used in weaving. ...

Learn the basics of setting up and weaving on a small table top loom. Students choose their own projects and work at their own pace. $5 material fee included. Required supplies for this program: Scissors Notebook

Simple or complex, colorful or neutral, smooth or textured: find your own balance of elements. Beginners will learn the fundamentals of weaving. Experienced students pursue individual projects. $5 materials fee included. Required Materials: For the first class bring a pen or pencil and a good pair of scissors. We will discuss what yarn is best for...

In this workshop learn to pick yarns, measure them out and set up your loom to make a strip of fabric approx 8" wide with many color and texture experiments. Your piece will contain examples of the techniques we'll explore as a group, and serve as a memory aid for you to move forward weaving on your own at home. Please Note: Materials fee of $25 due...

Using a small frame loom and simple tools we will explore some simple woven structures and make patterns with texture and color. We'll each create a sample weaving including all techniques you are interested in and you take home the loom kit to make further discoveries on your own! Please Note: Materials fee of $20 due to instructor day of.

Discover simple weaving techniques on a frame loom, back strap loom, and weaving tablets! Students will come away with looms to keep. Required supplies for this program: $40 materials fee, includes 2 looms to keep!

This class is about using repurposed materials like rope, plumbing hardware, and leftover yarn to make a hand wrapped rope necklaces. Students will learn how to make tassels, hand wrap a rope and take home their own tassel necklace. All materials will be provided ( cotton rope, yarn in different colors, copper hardware, glue, and needles) This is a...

Discover simple weaving techniques on a frame loom, backstrap loom, and weaving tablets! Students will come away with looms to keep!

Students will learn to dye pre-knitted silk to use as warp or weft yarn. By dyeing knit fabric “blanks” rather than 2- and 3-yard skeins, weavers can produce color repeats of any length. It is surprisingly easy to create one continuous strand of yarn with subtle or bold color transitions.

Make your own yarn! Spin unique yarn for your projects using a drop spindle, supported spindle, or spinning wheel.  Learn techniques to spin wool, silk, cotton, flax, and other fibers, and explore the endless possibilities in making your own carded or combed blends, yarn structure and yarn design.  Get individual help in your projects and...

Explore what fiber combinations hold you! We will blend, card and comb unspun wool, mohair, cotton, silk, bamboo, and many more different fibers. Whether you spin your creations into yarn, or weave, knit, crochet, or felt directly with  your blends, in this workshop we will experiment and get inspired to...