Color Interaction with Megan Karlen (JUL 21-25)

July 21 - 25 (TUES-SAT, 9 AM–4 PM) Start to define your own personal journey with color! This class is the critical next step after learning how to weave: learning how to successfully design your own work. Inspired by the legacy of renowned weaver Tom Jipson, and with a background steeped in abstract art and the slow-art movement, instructor Megan Karlen will highlight the profound color interactions between elements within a design. You’ll be encouraged to take chances you might not normally attempt by concentrating on specific attributes of color. You’ll learn what questions to ask in order to get the project results you desire - and discover how color design can be the most satisfying component in producing beautiful fabric. You’ll leave this workshop feeling inspired to take your weaving to the next level using color and design principles. A Harrisville Designs Model A4 loom is provided, along with all necessary equipment and our 100% woolen yarns in 64 colors. Skill Level: Advanced beginner. Students must be able to wind a warp, dress a floor loom, and weave independently. Materials List: Notebook, slippers or socks, pens, pencils, scissors. *If you reserve a room in the Boarding House, your room fee is due at the end of your stay. Please scroll down to read more important information about the Cheshire Mills Boarding House. Cancellation Deadline: 5/26/2026 MEET YOUR TEACHER MEGAN KARLEN is an award winning-painter who loves bringing her strengths of abstraction to textile art. Her specific focuses include limited-edition kitchen cloths, scarves and masks. Each is inspired by the slow-art movement and the recognition that hand-made quality-conscious pieces bring with them an intrinsic feeling of satisfaction simply by having them around. Megan resides in North Adams, MA, a turn-of-the-century textile mill town in the Berkshires. She's a student in the Hill Institute Master Weaver program.