Get creative with color, texture, and fiber in this hands-on weaving workshop with artist Brooke Berger! Over two sessions, you’ll learn the fundamentals of creating a woven wall hanging while experimenting with natural fibers, vibrant colors, and interesting textures to develop your own unique style.
Perfect for beginners and students with some weaving experience, this class offers plenty of room to grow. Learn how to prepare a frame loom, build your weaving skills, and explore techniques for combining different fibers and textures. With two sessions to work, students may even have the opportunity to complete more than one weaving!
You’ll learn:
How to prepare and use a frame loom
Essential weaving techniques and finishing methods
How to combine colored, natural, and textured fibers
How to finish and prepare your weaving for display
Whether you’re picking up a loom for the first time or looking to take your weaving skills further, you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind fiber artwork.
Two Wednesdays: November 4 and 18
Please note: There is no class on November 11
3:30 - 5:00pm
$20
6th - 12th grade
Brooke Berger
Brooke Berger is an artisan who has been making weavings for the past five years. She has taught weaving workshops to adults and kids. Her strong passion for creative arts has her encouraging people to tap into their hands and heart by crafting, utilizing earth skills mediums. She works with natural fibers in her weavings and uses crystals, shells, and beads. In the past, she has worked with pottery, painted, and made jewelry. In the late spring-fall, she vends her wares at the Stowe and Waitsfield farmers markets, and in the winter she has a booth at the Boca Raton, FL Farmers Market. Her business is Cosmic Earth Wellness ~ other offerings include sound healing, life coaching, gentle yoga, reiki, oracle card readings, and numerology. Find more about her through Instagram @cosmicearthwellness and www.cosmicearthwellness.com