Beginning Weaving Part 2 | Next Steps with Megan Karlen (MAY 12-16)

MAY 12 - 16 (TUES-SAT, 9 AM–4 PM) Once you have the foundation skills of weaving (winding a warp, dressing the loom and throwing the shuttle), the next step is to build a knowledge-base of weave structures. In this energizing and “building on skills” workshop, instructor Megan Karlen will take you on a journey through multiple weave structures: Color and Weave, Shadow Weave, Double Weave (and Double Weave Pick Up) and Designing with Blocks (Summer and Winter). Using the 64-color palette of Shetland and Highland wools, you can choose to deep-dive focus on one of these structures or work through all four. You’ll leave the class with a new-found understanding of weave structures to apply to your own projects at home! 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 loom, and weave independently on a floor loom. 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: 2/24/2026 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.