Classes & loom time · Winter 2026–27

Learn on a loom that is already threaded.

Classes include yarn and the use of a studio loom. We tell you what each yarn is made of.

Prices

First Weave Saturday
One day, 10am–3pm, on a loom we have threaded for you. You weave a table-runner sampler and take it home.
$95
Four-week beginner course
Thursdays 6–9pm, January 14 to February 4. You warp your own loom and weave a pair of tea towels.
$220
Open loom time
A three-hour session on a studio loom, Wednesday–Saturday, 10am–1pm or 2pm–5pm. After any class.
$18, or 10 for $160
Warp-along evening
Bring yarn or buy ours and dress a loom with help, start to finish. Thursdays on the calendar, 6–9pm.
$40

Every warp starts on a board like this one, counted thread by thread.

Meet your loom
Your loom is already threaded when you arrive. We point out the warp, the treadles, the beater and the shuttle, and you sit down on the bench.
Step, pass, beat
Press a treadle and the threads part. Pass the shuttle through the gap, then pull the beater toward you to pack the new row in. That is weaving.
Find a rhythm
By lunch most people stop counting. In the afternoon you change colors and try a simple pattern.
Cut it off and take it home
We cut your piece off the loom and show you how to tie the fringe. It goes home with you that day.

Measure the warp
Wind yarn back and forth on a warping board until you have enough threads, all the same length.
Thread the reed
Pass each thread through a slot in the reed, the comb that keeps them evenly spaced.
Thread the heddles
Each thread goes through the eye of one heddle, in an order that decides the pattern.
Wind on and tie up
Roll the threads onto the back of the loom under even tension, tie them at the front, and the loom is ready to weave.

Do I need to know how to knit or sew?

No. Weaving is its own craft, and the first class assumes you have never touched a loom.

What is the yarn made of?

It depends on the project. Cotton for tea towels, wool for scarves, linen for some runners. We tell you what each yarn is made of before you start.

Can I finish a project during open loom time?

Yes. Many people warp a loom at a warp-along evening and weave it off over a few open loom sessions.

What if I miss a course night?

Come to an open loom session that week at no charge and we help you catch up.

The First Weave day is how most people find out whether the loom is for them.