2-day Workshop Time – 9:00am – 5:00pm

Presenter – Nancy Crampton

Workshop fee - $150 Materials fee - $25. Includes cloth strips for weft and handouts. Deposit - $100, due at time of sign up

Maximum number of participants - 15

Skill level - Advanced Beginner to Intermediate weaver.

Weave samples of rosepath with tabby, double-face rosepath, unbalanced rosepath, and many others. Participants need to come with a warped 4-shaft loom and will get warping directions ahead of time using 8/4 carpet warp. There won't be time to do a finished project or tote, but a person could put a long enough warp to continue to weave when they get home. Small folding looms work well as do larger table looms. Rigid heddle looms aren't appropriate. Materials fee: $25. Includes cloth strips for weft and handouts. Using the simplest interlacement of threads, Nancy Crampton's rugs and tapestries show her involvement with color. According to Nancy, she weaves not only because she loves weaving but also because she loves the way color works on yarn and cloth. The rugs and wall hangings all use an age-old technique called tapestry. In tapestry, different color weft threads are used in adjacent areas of the piece allowing the weaver to make a picture or shape in the cloth. These fiber pieces are woven using traditional materials, linen warp and wool weft. These materials have been time-tested for strength and wearability. A source of artistic interaction and stimulation in the Kalamazoo area is her involvement with the Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo, Michigan League of Handweavers, and the Kalamazoo Arts Council.