Workshops, Classes and Events at Weaving Southwest
Interweave, A Study in Angles
This three-day class in an introduction to or expansion of weaving angles. You will arrive at our studio in the morning and will be assigned your very own Rio Grande Walking Loom. Once everyone gets to know each other, you will learn how to tie up and prepare
your loom for weaving. We will briefly discuss color and design before choosing our colors and preparing our yarn. We will begin by weaving a small amount of plain weave… Then come the angles!
We will zig! We will zag! We will create steep angles and shallow angles. We will create diamonds… and diamonds within diamonds! We may even create a circle (which is really just a series of modified angles)! We will cover every type of angle you could imagine and any angle related questions you could have.
Once we have zigzagged our way to the end we will cut our tapestry off the loom and start the finishing process. We will cover “cleaning up” a weaving, various ways to work with fringe, and our favorite trick of the trade: how to make any weaving beautiful!
You will walk away with your own tapestry runner to hang on your wall, put on your dining table, turn into a pillow or tuck away in your studio to use as a reference when questions come up in your future tapestries. All materials are included, and you will have a huge verity of our hand-dyed yarns to choose from!
This class is limited to 5 students. 3 days, all materials included.
Habitat, A Study in Verticals
Whether you are interested in weaving traditional Navajo-style designs, contemporary, abstract or even pictorial pieces this class is sure to meet your fancy! During your three days 
with us you will learn everything you need to know about squares and vertical lines.
Upon arrival to our studio in Arroyo Seco, NM, you will be assigned your very own Rio Grande Walking Loom! After introductions and a brief history of Weaving Southwest, we will discuss color and design and prep our yarn. Before we start weaving we will sketch out our design, creating as many variations on squares as we can. We will start out with a little bit of plain weave, and then jump right into the complex world of vertical joints!
During our time together we will go over both traditional and contemporary aesthetics to join or create vertical lines. We will do this by creating squares within squares, within squares. Some of the techniques we will cover include Dovetailing, Interlocking and the Slit Technique. You will even learn how to create the illusion of an angle, while only using vertical lines!
Once we have created all the different kinds of joints we possibly can, we will cut our tapestries off the loom and start the finishing process. We will cover “cleaning up,” various ways to work with fringe and (our favorite trick of the trade) how to make any weaving beautiful!
You will walk away with your own tapestry runner to hang on your wall, put on your dining table, turn into a pillow or tuck away in your studio to use as a reference in your future tapestry endeavors. All materials are included, and you will have a huge variety of our hand-dyed yarns to choose from!
This class is limited to 5 students. $390 for 3 days, all materials included.
Neptune, A Study in Building
This class is great for the free-spirited people out there! However, this style of weaving can have many practical applications as well. During your three days with us you will have your very own Rio Grande Walking Loom and access to all the hand dyed yarn you can get your hands on.
More info coming soon…
This class is limited to 5 students. $390 for 3 days, all materials included.
Weaving with Sticks, Andean Pebble Weave on a Backstrap Loom
In this Andean-style backstrap weaving class learn how to weave beautiful designs using only straight sticks and yarn! Weaving does not have to take up a lot of space, or money! Sometimes the most intricate things are made with the simplest tools. In three days we will learn to set up a backstrap loom and weave basic pebble weave. This class is open to all ability levels, including beginners and experts. Weavers start with a basic pattern and can move on at their own pace. Patterns, structures, colors... the sky is the limit!
This class is limited to 10 students. $390 for 3 days, all materials included.
Warping Workshop
This is a one-day class focusing on warping floor looms. Students will wind a warp, tie it on and roll it on. If time allows students will wind a second warp to take home.
1 Day Course - $125.
Instructor: Teresa Loveless
See Calender above for dates.
Please call to reserve a space, 575.758.0433.