Class Description

Peg loom weaving is a great way to use up scraps of yarn, fabric and even plastic bags! This class will show you how to set up and weave on this very simple to set up tool. In this class you will be able to make a seat cushion, placemat or front for a pillow. This class will give you the tools to move on to bigger projects such as rugs, throws and shawls. Materials provided, but you are welcome to also bring your own fabric scraps, yarn scraps etc. Looms will be available to borrow during class or purchase, just choose which option on sign up. You will also have the option of borrowing the loom after class if you to want finish your project at home. There will be five looms available but if you want to share a loom with your child, the child may attend the class free.

Registration:

Please register at least 24 hours in advance at heronsllynfarm.com the sooner the better! Payment collected on instructor’s website. Ages 5+

Class cost: $30

You may also choose to purchase a peg loom from the instructor for an additional $25

Class length: 2 hours

Spots: 5 (minimum 2)

Instructor Bio

Aja Ewing (she/her) is a 3rd generation fiber artist who specialises in fiber education and how textiles are connected with our natural resources. She has a BS in Natural Resource Management from Green Mountain College and a MS in Wildlife Conservation and Management from Unity University. She has 20+ experience in spinning and dyeing as well as knitting, crocheting and weaving. She's spent the last 5 years in pollinator studies, including her masters course, Cornell's Master Beekeepers course, as well as working for commercial native plants nurseries and apiaries. Through her education she has focused on ways that our textile industry impacts our natural environment and ways to improve the ways we source, process and market textiles in a method that can reduce harm or even benefit native pollinators. Aja's teaching style is engaging and hands-on and she takes care to create a learning environment that is a safe place for all. She raises sheep and bees as well as sells her handspun yarn out of her farm in Orwell, VT.