THURSDAY* MORNING SEMINARS*
9:15 am–10:45 am

S102 Drafts for Specialty Weaving
Judie Eatough
There are some excellent software programs for specialty weaving techniques. Explore design methods for tablet weaving, inkle bands, pick-up drafts and kumihimo braids using several types of software.
Materials fee: $2.00. Level: All.

S103 Beneath The Surface— Creating Woven Texture
Stacey Harvey-Brown
Old techniques such as piqué,matelassé, stitched double cloth and overshot all produce amazing textural effects. Learn a variety of ways in which they can be used to create texture or be combined for a contemporary twist. Be inspired to enthusiastically try old techniques that have been largely unsung in the handweaving world. A PowerPoint® presentation will be given with accompanying real-life samples of techniques and mounted artwork.
Materials fee: $2.00. Level: All.

S104 Fibers and Fabric
Linda Kubik
Natural, manmade, synthetic, elastic— how do different fibers affect the hand and drape of fabric? What factors contribute to clothes that are easy to wear and maintain? Why do we prefer some fabrics over others? Explore the diversity and complexity of fibers and fabrics. Learn how to identify fibers and how they influence fabrics.
Materials fee: $5.00. Level: All.

S106 The New Fibers
Marcy Petrini
Starting from Tencel®, there has been an explosion of manufactured fibers made from natural materials: bamboo, SOYSILK®, corn silk, SeaCell®, latte, and even eco-spun from recycled plastic bottles. We will discuss these fibers, their characteristics, and how to use them.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: All.

S107 Political Knitting
Adrienne Sloane
This lecture/slideshow will discuss the current trends in knitting with a focus on how knitting has moved into the realm of the political.
Materials fee: $0.00 Level: All.

FULL    S108 Fan Reeds: A Creative Design Challenge
Sara von Tresckow
A fan reed is a reed made with fanshaped segments—some fanning out in upward direction, others downward. In the middle, dents are spaced evenly. Cramming and spacing occur when the weaver moves the reed up or down from the center. Raising or lowering the reed will cause wavy warp line undulations to occur. Frequency and amount of adjustment vary the effect. Discussion of the design and use of the fan reed and a demonstration will be included.
Materials fee: $3.00. Level: Intermediate.

MORNING SUPER SEMINARS*
9:15 am–12:15 pm

SS101 Mini Books
Judy Dominic
Take the mystery out of making a book while you create a number of small samples using different book-binding techniques. Great for pocket journals, notes, and short stories!
Materials fee: $12.00. Level: All.

FULL     SS105 Play with Color!
Daryl Lancaster
Through a series of creative exercises, participants will learn to place yarns of different colors and textures together confidently to make beautiful warp combinations. This is an entertaining, hands-on class, and participants will be asked to bring a bag of assorted odds and ends of yarns to work with and to share with others. In addition, participants will learn to create palettes using Color-aid® blocks and photographs. Based on Fabric Forecast columns from Handwoven, participants will experiment with palettes based on mood using photos for inspiration and see illustrations of how to translate them into handwoven fabrics, and ultimately a garment.
Materials fee: $10.00. Level: All.

SS109 Drafting Thread-by-Thread
Lillian A. Whipple
This seminar consists of explanations and exercises in drafting, from doing a draw-down given the threading and treadling, to figuring the threading and treadling from a given drawdown. Color and weave and profile drafting are also explained and explored.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: Beginner

WORKSHOPS*
9:15 am–12:15 pm and 1:00 pm–4:00 pm

FULL    WA201 Fabulous Jackets from Handwoven Fabric
Thursday* and Friday
Fred Bloebaum
This inspiring workshop is for handweavers who are afraid to cut into their fabric! Join pattern designer Fred Bloebaum as she guides you through the process of making beautiful, figure-flattering jackets that are more than just squares and rectangles. Fred will help fit patterns, explain types of interfacing, and demonstrate a wealth of seam finishing and lining techniques to make your jacket unique and professionally constructed. Note: Sewing machines provided.
Materials fee: $0.75. Level: Intermediate.

WA203 Beaded Kumihimo Color Block
Thursday* and Friday
Lynn M. Caldwell
Take beaded Kumihimo to the next level! This class is designed for intermediate/advanced braiders. We will design and braid complex color blocks in beads for a bracelet or necklace. Basic Kumihimo braiding experience required.
Note: Maru Dai required.
Materials fee: $30.00. Level: Intermediate.

WA207 New Visions—Ancient Paths: Wedge Weave
Connie Lippert
Wedge weave is a tapestry weave which was practiced by the Navajo in the late 1800’s. In contrast to most weaving, which is woven horizontally on the loom, wedge weave is woven on the diagonal, which gives it its characteristic scalloped edge. Participants will explore wedge weave on their pre-warped looms with emphasis on the unique problems presented by this technique.
Note: Pre-warped loom with at least a 12-inch wide weaving width required.
Materials fee: $2.00. Level: Intermediate.

FULL    Please see WB222 Saturday and Sunday
   WA208 Introduction to Rio Grande Style Weaving
Thursday* and Friday
Karen Martinez
Learn the four basic shuttle techniques on a Rio Grande high tension standing loom, creating a seven-banded traditional Rio Grande weaving. Participants will complete a table runner approximately forty inches long while learning about balance, tension and carrying a straight edge. Warped looms will be provided.
Materials fee: $55.00. Level: All.

FULL     WA209 Unlocking the Magic of Geometric Design and the Golden Proportion
Thursday* and Friday
Jennifer Moore
In this fun and action-packed workshop, explore geometric shapes and their symbolism, create beautiful mandala-type designs, learn how to use the golden proportion and the Fibonacci series, work with dynamic rectangles, plus a few surprises. There will be lots of coloring and paper cutouts, and participants will go home with greater design confidence, a tool kit full of skills, and a new way of seeing the world.
Materials fee: $30.00. Level: All.

WA210 The Thick and Thin of Rep
Thursday* and Friday
Rosalie Neilson
Thick and thin wefts combine with two different warp colorways to become the exploratory pathway in warp-faced rep. Learn ways of treadling to maximize the number of design possibilities. Discussions will focus on color, movement of blocks in independent and linked fashion, skeleton tie-ups, threading systems, and designing for multi-shaft looms. Prior to the workshop, participants will receive color suggestions and threading drafts for preparing their 4- or 8-shaft looms.
Note: Pre-warped loom required.
Materials fee: $12.00. Level: Intermediate.

WA213 Synchronicity of a Cord
Thursday* and Friday
Marjorie Preece
Try out cords and braids from many cultures—Japanese, Chinese, European, Viking, Andean—for a start. See how different techniques make similar cords, and explore the history of each. At least fifteen technique samples plus variations will make a great reference book. Participants will experience twisted cord, basic braiding, fingerloop braiding, Kumihimo braiding on a disc, Viking whipcord braiding, three types of fingerweaving, ply-split braiding and other miscellaneous techniques.
Materials fee: $5.00.Level: All.

FULL    WA214 Machine Knitting to Dye for
Thursday* and Friday
Nancy Roberts
Participants will learn how to operate a basic knitting machine to produce yardage for dyeing. Dyeing knitted fabric, unlike dyeing a skein, produces a self-striping yarn with long repeats of color. These specially dyed yarns have infinite textile applications, including weaving, knitting, crocheting, and felting. Participants will have the opportunity to machine knit and dye yarn for several projects such as a woven scarf, a knitted hat, a felted bag, or knitted socks. Knitting machines provided with option to purchase.
Materials fee: $80.00. Level: All.

FULLWA215 Exploring Surface Design Techniques
Thursday* and Friday
Teresa Ruch
After taking a look at several surface design techniques, there will be a discussion as to how they work, why they work, and if they will work on other fibers. These techniques will be explored: Devoré, the removal of pile in pattern on rayon velvet, pole-wrapped shibori, a stencil technique, de-gumming silk, and clamp resist techniques. Synthetic fabrics with thermoplastic properties will be wrapped, clamped, and heat set to new shapes. Commercial fabrics will be used, but application on handwoven fabrics will be discussed.
Materials fee: $50.00. Level: All.

WA222 Spinning Four Cellulose Fibers —Hemp, Ramie, Bamboo&Tencel®
Thursday* and Friday
Patsy Sue Zawistoski
Bamboo, Tencel®, hemp, and ramie are all important cellulose fibers for today’s spinners to understand. Two are very old and two are very new. We will prepare, dye, spin, and ply all of them to fully understand their differences. Blends, novelties, and combination yarns will be discussed in order to spin the ultimate cellulose yarns for summer shawls, tops, and scarves.
Note: Spinning wheel required.
Materials fee: $20.00. Level: Intermediate.

STUDIO CLASSES
9:15 am–12:15 pm and 1:00 pm–4:00 pm

UA101 Digital Photography: From Capture to Output in Web and Print
Gregory Case
Join textile photographer Gregory Case in this day-long class which incorporates all Convergence 2010 digital photography seminar/super seminar classes into one presentation: Digital Photography: Professionally Photographing Your Own Artwork; Understanding Image File Formats for Print and Web and Why File Size Matters; Who Are You Going To Believe, Your Camera or Your Lying Eyes?; and Digital Photography and Photoshop: It’s All About the Color. This class uses a laptop/digital projector, hands-on demonstration, and a Microsoft® PowerPoint presentation with handouts.
Materials fee: $15.00. Level: Intermediate.

FULL UA102 Ply-Split Garlic Basket
Linda Hendrickson
Only a small number of old men in the desert in India and Pakistan still make ply-split girths for camels. We can keep this wonderful tradition alive by using their skills in new ways. Learn about different plysplit twining techniques and structures while making Linda’s original design for a ply-split garlic basket with Danish cord, a commercial 3-ply paper cord. Bring yarn and other linear elements to experiment with cordmaking.
Materials fee: $24.00. Level: All.

FULL     UA103 Emotional and Psychological Aspects of Color
James Koehler
Four lectures will be presented relating to the emotional and psychological aspects of color. Lectures will focus on the theories of Goethe, Klee, Kandinsky, and Josef Albers. In response to each lecture, participants will develop designs using various materials.
Materials fee: $10.00. Level: All.

FULL UA104 Warp Painting on the Loom
Jannie Taylor
Using fabric paints and pens, try out several warp painting techniques—everything from applying a color wash to reproducing drawings from a cartoon. Painting the warp under tension is a fun and easy way to add a new dimension to your weaving. Note: Two or more shaft loom with at least a ten-inch weaving width required.
Materials fee: $40.00. Level: All.

AFTERNOON SEMINAR
1:00 pm–2:30 pm

S203 Hand? Drape? Fashion Fabric?
Linda Kubik
Are these terms compatible with handwovens? Learn what makes a handwoven fabric suitable for clothing. Linda will give garment options and how to avoid pitfalls, real and perceived, from her fifty years of sewing experience. She will also provide lots of sample garments and ideas.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: All.

AFTERNOON SUPER SEMINARS
1:00 pm–4:00 pm

SS201 Gutsy Stuff Sampling
Judy Dominic
When not being used to hold sausage together, gut is a very elastic material that sticks to just about anything and dries firm and semi-transparent when stretched. It can hold structures together, be used like a string, create walls, or form a flexible shape. See what this great material can do for you!
Materials fee: $18.00. Level: All.

SS202 Computer Software: An Overview
Judie Eatough
An illustrated lecture will explore the features of current weaving software available for Microsoft® Windows® and Mac® operating systems. Strategies for data entry for weaving drafts will be shown. Add colors for warp and weft, create borders, count heddles, and print drafts. Creating profile drafts, making block substitutions, doing calculations, and keeping records are in many software programs. Tools to make designing easier will be demonstrated.
Materials fee: $2.00. Level: All.

SS204 Warp Fast: Learn to Warp More Than One Thread at a Time!
Daryl Lancaster
With the aid of a PowerPoint® presentation, students will learn to use devices that allow warping multiple ends at the same time. Discover the inexpensive rigid heddle warping paddle and the fast method of sectional warping. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of these production techniques. Detailed information on calculating warps, especially for multiple thread repeats, will be given.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: All.

SS205 Free Form Knitting
Adrienne Sloane
Love the fiber arts but want to be free of patterns? Students will problem solve the geometry of knitting as their projects grow organically in a variety of textured stitches of their own design. This is a great way to integrate leftover yarns creatively while designing as you knit. Bring favorite stitch ideas and a selection of needles and crochet hooks. Also bring yarns in a variety of textures and colors that work together, as well as your creative ideas.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: All.

SS206 Navajo Weaving and Warping Demonstration
Jennie Slick and Mary Walker
Master weaver Jennie Slick and her assistant Mary Walker will demonstrate the art of warping and weaving on a Navajo loom. Jennie has been weaving professionally for thirty years, and she will share her tips and tricks for that perfect warping and weaving experience.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: All.

SS207 Playing with Blocks
Lillian A. Whipple
Have you ever wondered how to begin designing your own weaving patterns? After an explanation of blocks and profile drafts, participants will have the opportunity to play with block designs for handwoven fabrics. The leader will have many samples of her designs and some of the same designs woven in different structures.
Materials fee: $0.00. Level: Beginner.

NEW
S208 Fan Reeds: A Creative Design Challenge
Sara von Tresckow
A fan reed is a reed made with fanshaped segments—some fanning out in upward direction, others downward. In the middle, dents are spaced evenly. Cramming and spacing occur when the weaver moves the reed up or down from the center. Raising or lowering the reed will cause wavy warp line undulations to occur. Frequency and amount of adjustment vary the effect. Discussion of the design and use of the fan reed and a demonstration will be included.
Materials fee: $3.00. Level: Intermediate.

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