The course offers excellent tuition in 4 Shaft Weaving covering traditional structures and contemporary applications. A combination of thorough weave theory, practical design skills and experimental approaches is provided. Participants gain experience combining yarns, altering setts, appropriately finishing fabrics and applying Colour Theory to Woven Cloth Design. Students complete the course with a comprehensive folio of samples illustrating their competence in weaving over a dozen structures, plus variations.The Handweavers and Spinners Guild (Carlton North) offers the 4 shaft Certificate of Weaving course as 12 x Sunday classes, (once a month for a year). The 4 shaft course runs from August, 2019 – August 2020. The 8 shaft program is likely to be offered the following year, dependent on student numbers.
