Weaving Workshops and Classes
Instructor lead-workshops and classes
Intro to Brioche Knitting:
Two-Color Brioche in the Round
Instructor: Jennifer Miller
Date: Saturday October 25, 2025, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Level: Advanced beginner
Cost: $50
Materials Fee: TBD
This is a great class for learning the basis of brioche knitting which creates a beautiful vertical stripe, a thick, cushy fabric (especially useful for a fingering weight yarn), and a great, useful basis for cowls, hats, scarves, and more! After a brief review of the brioche stitch worked flat, we will move on to two-color brioche in the round which is a great way to learn and create something unique!
Jennifer Miller is the owner of Theodora's Pearls
Breed Study: Shetland
Instructor: Deb Robson
Dates: Saturday & Sunday January 24 & 25, 2026
Level: Intermediate
Cost: $200
Materials fee: TBD (includes all samples and handouts)
This class will give you hands on experience with Shetland wool and their varieties.
Equipment students should bring: Spinning wheel, any fiber prep tools you have, extra bobbins, niddy noddy, anything you might need to help your wheel function properly, and lunch.
There will be a drum carder at the workshop as well as a variety of combs and hand cards.
To learn more about Deb and her vast experience and accomplishments click here: https://independentstitch.com/about-deb-robson
Ondulé Weaving
Instructor: Anu Bhatia
Dates: Saturday-Monday
February 28 through March 1-2 (3-day class)
Level: intermediate
Cost: $275
Materials fee: TBD
Are you ready to take your weaving to the next level? Do you want to create fabrics that are simple to weave yet are so complex in looks that practically everyone wants to touch and feel. Well, then this Ondulé Weaving workshop is for you!
Description:
Ondulé is a French word meaning “wavy” or “corrugated.” Weaving ondulé textiles requires a special reed called a fan reed that has fanned-out dents in place of the typical straight vertical dents. In this workshop, you will learn the ondulé method to manipulate the warp ends using a special fan reed or segments of plain and fan reed and to create wavy patterns on your handlooms. Join Anu and Paula to explore the basics of creating waves in your weaving.
In this workshop you will learn:
- How to manipulate warp using a fan reed and fan-plain reed combination
- How to design an Ondulé project
- How to optimize use of color and texture
Day 1: AM session: Discussion followed by setting up the Ondulé project on a pre-warped loom by sleying the fan reed and tying up the warp.
PM session: Ondulé weaving by manipulating fan reed
Day 2: Discussion; Q & A; Weaving continues.
Day 3: AM session: Switching looms to continue with Twill/Huck samples
PM session: Closing discussion; Q & A.
To register: email paula@westwindfibers.com
Beginning Weaving
Instructor: Paula Becker
Dates: Please contact us at paula@westwindfibers.com if you're interested. When there at least four people who would like to sign up, we'll coordinate dates that work for everyone.
Level: Beginner
Cost: $225 for six sessions plus materials (varies by project)
Contact us
Telephone: 970-481-9518
E-mail: paula@westwindfibers.com
Address: 3001 Colt Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526