Intro to Weaving
Weaving for Stress Relief
Biography

Eileen Easterly

Intro to Weaving
Sunday October 16, 2011
9:00AM - 12:00 PM
Class Fee: $75.00
Class Size: 12 students
Have you been wanting to try weaving, but don’t know where to begin? Come to this workshop! You’ll learn about the tools and terms of weaving, experiment with patterns, and make your first woven project! This workshop will introduce you to the art of weaving in a fun and easy way. Students will create a handbag during the workshop to bring home. Materials fee includes: Frame loom, shuttle, pickup stick, yarn for your project and written instructions. No experience required.

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Weaving for Stress Relief
Sunday October 16, 2011
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM   
Class Fee: $90.00
Class Size: 10 students
We all are challenged by stress in our lives. Learn to use weaving and the fiber arts to overcome the negative effects of tension and rediscover the joy in your life. This course may be of interest to both novice and experienced weavers, but will focus on the use of Japanese Saori weaving (“free-weaving”) techniques to release your inner creativity and reduce stress. Students will create a Saori hanging during the workshop to bring home. Materials fee includes: Frame loom, shuttle, pickup stick, yarn for your project and written instructions. No experience required.

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Instructor Bio:
Eileen has a love of weaving and fiber arts. Her goal is to make the fiber arts fun and accessible to people of any ability level. She has a Master’s degree in Education and 15 years experience teaching hands-on classes. Eileen works with her husband, Mike, in their fiber arts-tools business, Millpoint Emporium. Her home is in Amsterdam, NY.