Twined Jean Rugs - February 22 and March 22, 2025
February 22 and March 22, 2025
9am-4pm
This class will meet in two sessions. In the first, we will warp and beginning weaving the rug, then students will continue to work at home. In the second session, we will finish and remove the rugs from the loom.
Working on a frame loom, we will construct a rug approximately 2 foot by 3 foot. Twining is a straightforward, beginner friendly technique, using two strips that are twisted around a third. Utilizing old jeans we will make an indestructible, long lasting rug in a re-cycle, re-use fashion. This hands on weaving approach is a great introduction to more complex weaving techniques.
Students have the option to either prepare their own jean strips or pay a $75 materials fee for pre-cut strips from the instructor.
Preparing Your Own Strips
Materials Needed:
12 pairs of jeans (equivalent to about 10 yards of fabric)
Fiskars rotary cutter
Self-healing mat
Preparation Steps:
Cut the jeans into 1-inch wide strips that are the full length of the jeans, avoiding any pockets or hems.
Tip:
For easier and more precise cutting, use a Fiskars rotary cutter on a self-healing mat.
If you have any questions about preparing your own strips, reach out to us at info@avonhillsfolkschool.org
Tuition: $205
Materials: $75
This course is for students 16+.
If you're bringing your own material, use discount code JEANRUGS to subtract the materials fee from the cost of the class.
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.