Teen Weavers!!! Weeklong Weaving Intensive with Margaret Dugger

Weeklong Teen Intensive: Weaving with Margaret Dugger

Date: Monday, July 20 - Friday, July, 24

Time: 10am - 5pm (daily!)

Description: Learn to transform thread into cloth using magical spells such as math, songs, design, planning, rhythm, an so on!

Learn to decipher historic weaving codes and write your own, while weaving on the "world's first computer" (the loom)!

In this introductory weaving class designed for young artists, Margaret will share their love of the craft and will guide students through the full process of using a floor loom! From initial design ideas, through super fun weaving math, onto the loom and off, and over to sewing machines and sergers to complete works of art; this weeklong workshop is a serious dive into the craft of weaving.

Students in this workshop will weave on the same type of floor looms that Contemporary Craft artists-in-residence, community weavers, weaving instructors, and students within the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University weave on! These are multi-harness floor looms, which means that there are really neat, magical, and complex (but approachably complex!) possibilities for patterns and weave structures!

At the close of the week, friends and family will be invited to attend a special celebration and showcase of the students' work!

This promises to be a fun adventure!

But, wait! What exactly will we make?? Think rectangles..... towels, placemats, scarves, totebags ..... it's up to you!!!!! Those are just some of the possibilities! Margaret will assist you in deciding exactly what to make and how to do it!

No experience with weaving, yarn, sewing, etc is expected or required. This is a beginner-friendly course!

Tuition: $425 + $35 materials fee

Note: We really want you to join us in the studio! Full and partial tuition scholarships are available to offset some of the financial burden of attending a class.

Please fill out the application here! You can expect to hear from someone on the CC staff within 2 weeks.

If you have any questions, email Jamie Boyle, Fibers Program Manager, at jboyle@contemporarycraft.org, or leave a voice message for them at 412-465-1628.

Materials: All materials will be provided

Location: Contemporary Craft, Timmons Studios (5688 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201). Note, this workshop will take place in the Fleischner Family Fibers Loft, which is on the second floor of the building.

There are 2 entrances to the Timmons Studios.

• One entrance is facing Butler Street. To access the Fibers Loft from the Butler Street facing entrance, there are a total of 32 stairs to ascend.

• One entrance is facing 57th Street. This entrance is accessible by ramp, with no stairs to ascend. There is a lift inside the building to access the second floor.

If there are accessibility accommodations we can provide, or if there is anything you would like us to know before you arrive, please feel free to call Jamie Boyle at 412-465-1628 or email jboyle@contemporarycraft.org.

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided two weeks before the start date of the intensive. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded by check, to your credit card, or Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $35 cancellation fee for weeklong intensives. No refunds will be given without two week's notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.