Learn to weave woven shibori on a rigid heddle loom! Woven shibori (a technique developed by Catharine Ellis) creates unique designs with dye on handwoven fabric. We’ll warp up the loom and weave with the help of a couple pick-up sticks. Then, we’ll prep and dye our fabric. You’ll walk away with a sample that shows off your new skills and can be kept as a sample or turned into a project.

Workshop Details: 

This workshop will take place over 2 sessions, one week apart giving attendees time to finish weaving their sample for the dyeing session. 

• Session 1 at Kestrel Fields Studio Fort Collins: Warping & Weaving (Please Note: This location has a set of stairs to access the studio) 
• Session 2 at The Beet Education Center Loveland: Prepping for Dyeing and Dyeing Your Fabric

Prior skills needed: Ability to warp a rigid heddle loom independently. No dye experience is needed.

Materials needed:

3/2 perle cotton in two colors (must be 100% cotton)

• 500 yds of a light color (natural or white are best, you could also use a very light yellow, pink, blue, etc.)
• 100 yds of a medium value color (anything that contrasts well from your light color)

Equipment needed:

• Rigid heddle loom with a minimum 10” weaving width
• 12 dent rigid heddle reed
• warping peg and clamp
• loom clamps
• threading hook
• 2 stick shuttles
• paper or cardboard warp separator (2 yds)
• 2 pick up sticks at least 10” wide
• dust mask or respirator (Session 2) 

If you need to rent equipment from the guild, visit our equipment library page for more information. 

Sienna Bosch Instructor Bio: 

Sienna received her BFA in fiber art and art education from Colorado State University where she originally learned to weave. Sienna went to school to study sculpture, but after sitting down at the loom for the first time, she knew it would be a part of her life forever. She then decided to focus on textiles. Sienna is a lover of all things weaving. Her studio in Boulder, Colorado where she creates weavings with hand-dyed yarn. She has published articles/projects in Little Looms, Schacht's online project collection, as well as the John C. Campbell Folk School blog. Her work has been displayed throughout Colorado in solo and group exhibitions. At heart, Sienna is a teacher. She has taught makers of all ages how to weave. She works at Schacht Spindle Company (a manufacturer of high-quality looms and spinning wheels) where she is their Content Developer and Education Specialist. Sienna's role at Schacht is developing curriculum, teaching classes, making educational videos, editing weaving patterns and designs, testing products in product design, and more.

Follow Sienna on instagram @sienna.bosch.art, find her online at siennabosch.com