ROIANA BUCKMASTER currently lives in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, where she is working with her husband Mike and youngest son Nick to build a flock of Icelandic sheep (along with chickens, guinea fowl, ponies, puppies and whatever else she can smuggle into the barn when Mike isn’t looking). Roiana was given knitting needles at the age of 6 (to keep her out from underfoot), embroidery at the age of 10 (to encourage sitting still) and plunged headlong into the shadowy worlds of spinning, weaving, tatting and various other fiber arts from there. It’s a slippery slope, but what a ride!

Introduction to Inkle Loom Weaving—Beginner to Advanced

Have you ever looked at the big harness looms and wondered if weaving was for you? This class is your chance to find out! We will use a mini inkle loom to explore weaving with a simple heddle system to create a basic warp-faced fabric that will introduce you to some of the principles used in weaving on the multiple harness looms. You will learn to warp your loom, e heddles, create 2 different sheds to pass the shuttle through, how to keep your edges tidy, how to fix a broken warp thread, and how to begin and end your project. Class fee includes a handcrafted poplar wood inkle loom and shuttle for you to keep, along with the yarn for your class project.  1 to10 students

 Prerequisite skills: None

Pre-class homework:  None

 Students bring: All supplies are provided by teacher including loom and shuttle FOR YOU TO KEEP (a $65.00 value).  Additional materials for more bands are available for purchase after class, and you can upgrade to a different hardwood wood loom (selection varies) at the beginning of class for an additional $15.00 fee.

 Class fee:  $85.00

 Materials fee: None

 Instructor: Roiana Buckmaster

 Date and time: Friday, June 7, 2024, 9:00am to 1:00 pm