Band Weaving on an Inkle Loom - 8am to 12pm - AAMC 2025
Learn to weave bands using an Inkle Loom- a remarkably transportable loom able to make bands up to 8 feet long and 3 inches wide. This beginner friendly craft will introduce you to basic project preparation- how to “warp” the loom and use a simple but clever system of string heddles. We will learn how to select yarn colors to create unique patterns. Students can expect to go home with a band approximately 1 inch wide and 3-4 feet long (some after class time may be required) and the knowledge to continue crafting bands of many patterns. Material fee covers rental fee for the looms from my local Guild, and yarn.
Meet Your Instructor
Josie Cooke
Josie is enamored with all things craft since childhood, when she attended programs at the local nature center making sumacade and wild blackberry jam with churn butter. In her twenties, an inordinate amount of time was spent in the pursuit of wild edibles and wild wine making, joined shortly thereafter by an insatiable interest for all things baskets. Throughout this, fiber has been the constant companion, a compendium of knowledge and experience on a slow boil. In backwards fashion, from knitting to fiber studies, to growing her own flax, the journey continues. Craft in all forms is the path to a greater connection with the earth, ourselves, and each other, all of which could use greater unity.
Each year she teaches at the Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering, and taught/assisted classes as an intern at North House Folk School. Currently, she occasionally renovates turn of the century houses and endeavors to have a life full of learning, teaching, and creating craft.
Course Details:
Cost: $20 materials fee
Date: September 27, 2025
Time: 8am - 12pm
Prerequisites or Skill Level: Beginner Level
Age Requirements: 18+
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What happens after I book the class?:
After you book, we will send you a confirmation email from Squarespace. A few days before the class, we will send you an email with more details about our meeting locations and some housekeeping items.